UMVA has learned that the FBI is exploring cutting-edge tech tools to crack the Nancy Guthrie investigation, with sources revealing that a major push is underway to leverage innovative solutions.
The exact nature of these tools remains under wraps, but experts believe they will likely focus on one of three key areas: video forensics, signals analysis, or blockchain technology. Morgan Wright, a leading authority on unsolved cases, thinks that the solution to this case will hinge on something technical, something that involves new ways of analyzing data.
Video forensics could involve enhancing publicly known or unknown footage to identify the suspect or their vehicle. Signal analysis might include analyzing cell-site or ad-tech data. Meanwhile, blockchain technology could expose the individual behind the ransom and extortion attempts.
Wright believes that the publicly available evidence suggests there was only one kidnapper involved, citing the fact that only one person appears on video and no one has come forward to claim the reward of over $1.2 million. He notes that there's no indication of a second person involved.
The suspect's attempts to obscure the camera and eventually take it with them, Wright thinks, were likely aimed at masking their vehicle, rather than hiding their face, which was already covered. A blood trail that stops at the edge of the driveway suggests that a car was involved.
The investigation has already employed state-of-the-art Bluetooth detection technology, deployed via helicopter, in an effort to pick up signals from Guthrie's pacemaker device. The FBI and Google have also collaborated to recover images from Guthrie's Nest doorbell camera.
The Guthrie family is urging anyone with information to come forward, with a combined reward of over $1.2 million for information that breaks the case. Anonymous tips can be sent to local Crime Stoppers.
