What To Know
- Nancy Guthrie remains missing after her February 1 abduction in Tucson.
- Sergeant Aaron Cross, president of the Pima County Deputies Organization, called out a “big misstep” and questioned the experience of detectives assigned to the case.
- No suspects have been named despite released evidence and a $1 million reward.
Nancy Guthrie is still missing after her February 1 abduction in Tucson, Arizona — and Sergeant Aaron Cross, the president of the Pima County Deputies Organization, just slammed a “big misstep” in the investigation.
During an interview with TMZ published on Saturday, August 15, Cross detailed issues within the Pima County Sheriff’s Department from the beginning of Nancy’s disappearance.
“The big misstep, in my opinion — and the opinion of many of the detectives and people in the community — is just giving up the scene so quickly,” he claimed. “I think the next day it was given back to the family, and there was no reason for that.”
Additionally, Cross called out the lead sergeant of Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie‘s mom’s case.
“He was promoted to sergeant only in 2023, if I remember correctly, so he very rapidly went inside, from patrol and then was assigned to homicide,” Cross pointed out. “I don’t believe he put in for that — usually those assignments are made by command. So command, for whatever reason despite the fact that he had never been in homicide before, thought he was the right person for that unit.”
Cross speculated that all detectives in Nancy’s case had “three years or less” of experience — and the person to blame, he said, is Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos.
“It was almost unheard of prior to Chris Nanos winning an election, having someone with that little experience in homicide,” he explained. “If they were brought in, it would be one person being brought in, and the rest of the unit would mentor that new detective to show him the ropes and how to be a homicide detective to show him the ropes and how to be a homicide detective.”
Nancy, 84, was last seen at her Tucson home on the evening of January 31. Although investigators released photos of a masked suspect on her front porch and published alleged ransom notes, no suspect has been named in the case. Savannah has also offered a $1 million reward for information leading to an arrest.