FBI asking Nancy Guthrie’s neighbors about construction crews at nearby home building site — day 45
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Takeaways
- ❖The FBI has returned to Nancy Guthrie's neighborhood, re-interviewing neighbors and inquiring about a resident who moved out before her disappearance.
- ❖Investigators are specifically asking for names of contractors and workers from several active construction sites near Guthrie's home.
- ❖The FBI is now requesting neighborhood surveillance video from January 11th and January 24th, both Saturdays before Nancy went missing on February 1st.
- ❖Former FBI agent Steve Moore interprets the focus on construction workers as a 'pulling up cushions' phase, indicating a deeper, more exhaustive search.
- ❖Moore believes the crime was targeted, not random, and the interest in contractors stems from their potential contact with Nancy or their ability to 'case' houses.
- ❖The focus on weekend dates for video suggests the perpetrator might have had a weekday job and used weekends for casing the area.
- ❖Moore states that polygraphs are investigative tools, with pre and post-test interviews often being more valuable than the test results themselves, which are not admissible in court.
- ❖Moore expresses skepticism about the sheriff's definitive 'clearing' of family members via polygraph, noting polygraphs are not pass/fail and can be inconclusive or even 'passed' by psychopaths.
- ❖Inter-agency rivalry, particularly from the sheriff's office, and the perpetrators' 'luck' are cited as potential roadblocks to solving the case.
Insights
1FBI's Deepened Neighborhood Scrutiny
The FBI has returned to Nancy Guthrie's neighborhood, conducting more in-depth interviews with residents. They are specifically inquiring about a neighbor who moved out before Guthrie's disappearance and are collecting detailed information, including names, for all construction workers and contractors involved in nearby building projects.
Brian Entin confirmed through sources that the FBI has been back in Nancy Guthrie's neighborhood over the last 24 hours, asking about a neighbor who moved out and specifically requesting names of contractors and workers on construction projects. (, )
2Targeted Casing on Weekends
The FBI is now specifically requesting neighborhood surveillance video from two Saturdays, January 11th and January 24th, which were weekends prior to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. This suggests investigators believe the perpetrator may have cased the residence on weekends, potentially due to having a weekday job.
Neighbors are reporting the FBI is asking for video from January 24th, in addition to the previously known January 11th date, both Saturdays. Steve Moore theorizes this could indicate the person casing the place had a Monday-Friday job and could only get away on weekends. (, )
3Polygraphs as Investigative Tools, Not Definitive Clearance
Former FBI agent Steve Moore clarifies that polygraphs are primarily investigative tools, with the pre and post-interview discussions often being more valuable than the test results themselves. He emphasizes that polygraph results are not admissible in court and do not offer definitive 'clearance,' as individuals, including psychopaths, can appear truthful or yield inconclusive results.
Moore states the actual polygraph test is 'less than half of its value,' with the pre and post-interviews being 'as important or more important.' He also notes that results are not admissible in court and that a sheriff's 'clearing' of family members based on polygraphs is not a definitive declaration, as results can be deceptive or inconclusive, and some individuals (like psychopaths) may not exhibit typical stress responses. (, , , )
4Inter-Agency Rivalry and Perpetrator Luck as Roadblocks
Steve Moore suggests that the unsolved nature of the case may stem from a combination of inter-agency rivalry, particularly from the sheriff's office, and the perpetrators getting 'lucky.' He implies that the individuals involved did not appear highly competent, evidenced by their actions like incorrectly wearing a gun and clumsily attempting to cover a Ring camera with leaves.
Moore points to Sheriff Nanos's alleged 'chip on his shoulder about the FBI' and poor liaison/public relations skills as contributing to inter-agency rivalry. He also describes the perpetrators as 'not Lex Luthor,' citing their visible gun and use of leaves to cover a Ring camera, suggesting their success might be due to luck and stifled information flow. (, , )
Key Concepts
Pulling Up Cushions
Used by former FBI agent Steve Moore, this analogy describes an investigation moving beyond obvious leads to a deeper, more exhaustive search for information, much like searching under couch cushions for lost keys when they aren't in their usual spots. It signifies a stage where standard methods have not yielded results, prompting more granular and unconventional inquiries.
Theory of the Crime
This concept highlights how an initial hypothesis about the nature of a crime (e.g., targeted vs. random) fundamentally shapes every subsequent investigative step. In Nancy Guthrie's case, the consistent theory that it was a targeted crime dictates the types of questions and leads pursued, such as looking for individuals who might have had prior contact with the victim.
Quotes
"They are now obviously to the point where they are pulling up uh cushions in the couch. And I think that would explain they are not actually at day two, though I understand completely why it seems that way. they are um where they would have been if they if all else all normal searches didn't work."
"From the beginning, the theory of the crime has been that this was targeted. That this wasn't a random a random thing where somebody goes to a house, he doesn't know who he's going to find inside."
"The polygraph itself is usually um only the the actual test itself is I would say less than half of its value. uh it is the the realization of the person who who you want to polygraph that they will that we will likely be able to tell uh if they're lying or not."
"If the sheriff says it I'm I'm not confident just because he said it. Uh you know I would have to have some kind of validation because the sheriff have said things that I don't believe to be accurate."
"When you when you show me somebody who's wearing his uh his gun in the wrong holster in his crotch outside the pants and he's trying to cover up a ring camera with leaves. You've you've shown me somebody who is not Lex Luthther, you know."
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