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I have to imagine if there was a an arrest for any involvement in this case, even if it was for being, you know, a
fraudster or deemed not legit and that's why you're arrested, we'd hear about it.
>> Yep. Yeah, it's important. It's not small. You know, to throw something out there like that, it is not small because
these ransom notes have been deemed as the the default now for the police who have nothing else to go on. Therefore,
they are really, really focusing now on these ransom notes. And so to throw something out there that there's just
been a couple of other a bunch of these arrests, it's like it's Sheriff Nanos is
not helping. Let's put it that way. >> No, and and and he I mean, he is aware of the
criticism that has come. I think one thing that stood out to me in the investigation when it came to Sheriff
Nanos, um in the in that press conference, was that he he said something along the lines of like, oh,
well, you guys hold me kind of hold me to the fire for whatever I say and then it goes and it's like, well, well, yeah,
you're the lead detective. You were the the lead official on this massive case. So, yeah, like when you say something,
that's important and we take that as official statement. Yeah, absolutely. And so,
I I don't know. I I think that was a a problem for for me, you know, that was one thing and that that comment just
stuck out to me. For me though, um when gosh, this was Tuesday or Wednesday of that So, that weekend she went
missing, right? Going backwards. Um I was out there in Tucson and we were all out there in front of the house and
I will I will not forget the Pima County Sheriff's Department, they had deputies
out there and they were looking at the scene and we were specifically told, hey, yeah, no problem if you go into the
driveway, if you go up to the front door. That's where you saw the blood. We could obviously see where the doorbell
camera was missing and and we all made sure of that and the neighbors were pissed I and I understand that but that
was something that we were given the okay to do and I so you know me like everybody else went up there and got
video of the blood and obviously it was exceptionally important to the case. And then when we learned that they were
re-securing the scene and the FBI is going to come back in and they didn't get it
and I thought yeah that was there was crazy contamination there and I thought that that was a huge misstep and Sheriff
Dannes himself admitted that but I I couldn't help but think that that seems should have been
secure from day one.

Crime Junkie Breaking News Reporter Briana Whitney discusses key moments in the Nancy Guthrie investigation, including questions surrounding public statements from investigators and re-securing the crime scene.

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Brief Summary

Sheriff Nanos faces criticism over handling a missing person case and the investigation's communication issues.

Key points

Sheriff Nanos Under Fire. Sheriff Nanos faces criticism for his handling of the investigation.
Contamination Concerns. Concerns arise over the contamination of evidence at the crime scene.

Episode highlights

Sheriff Nanos Under FireSheriff Nanos faces criticism for his handling of the investigation.“You're the lead detective on this massive case.”1:04Jul 15, 2026

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You're the lead detective on this massive case.

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