Suspect likely cased Nancy Guthrie’s home before her disappearance, expert says
Forensic expert Joseph Scott Morgan told “Fox & Friends First” on Friday that it’s likely the suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie cased her property beforehand.
Morgan made the remark after being asked about a request by authorities for Guthrie’s neighbors to review their security cameras.
Fox News host Todd Piro asked, “Does that lead you to believe that authorities think this house was cased?”
“Yeah, yeah, I’d buy that 100%,” Morgan said. “I think that that’s probably the situation that we’re looking at right now.”
“Somebody has seen something. And, you know, I mean, all of us live in various locations where we have neighbors that can observe things. You know, and they might say, ‘hey, I keep seeing this particular type of car pass up and down the street,’” Morgan added.
“And keep in mind, shoe leather is in effect here. You’ve got door knockers that are going around and asking these people questions. So if they find this common thread between all of these houses that are adjacent to Mrs. Guthrie’s home, that’s significant,” he continued.
“If they have videography that’s out there, you might see the vehicle passing, making rotations, maybe slowing, hey, you might even have an opportunity to see somebody actually get out of the vehicle, walk up, and remember, this is being done under the cover of darkness. We’ve heard lighting isn’t great out there. So you could sneak and peek, if you will, all around this property, try to get an idea of where cameras are, any kind of surveillance equipment, and maybe just the habits or lights left on,” Morgan said. “Is there some kind light I have to avoid? But it’s interesting that an individual would not pick up on this Nest camera that’s out there if they have in fact been casing it. Maybe their skills at casing a location are not that refined.”
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday that, “Investigators are requesting any video showing vehicles, traffic, pedestrians, or suspicious activity,” from Jan. 1 to Feb. 2.
