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Sheriff Blocked FBI in Guthrie Case, Officials Compel Testimony

5/13/2026

Summary

Story summary

Director Kash Patel said sheriff kept bureau out of Guthrie case, as Nanos denied and Nancy Guthrie is missing after vanishing from her Catalina Foothills; active.
Investigators are testing a DNA sample from Guthrie’s house sent to Quantico while Ring doorbell video Feb 10 showed a masked individual, generating thousands of tips but no arrests.
Pima County supervisors voted to compel Sheriff Nanos to testify after FBI offered $100,000 and $1 million.

History

Historical Context

After the April 19 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, FBI Special Agent in Charge Bob Ricks coordinated the federal response with Governor Frank Keating, a partnership later strained by disputes over jurisdiction in cases such as the 1995 death of inmate Kenneth Trentadue, which drew DOJ involvement in 1996. Those historic clashes echo today as Pima County Sheriff Nanos again resists FBI assistance in the Guthrie disappearance.

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Story summary

Director Kash Patel said sheriff kept bureau out of Guthrie case, as Nanos denied and Nancy Guthrie is missing after vanishing from her Catalina Foothills; active.
Investigators are testing a DNA sample from Guthrie’s house sent to Quantico while Ring doorbell video Feb 10 showed a masked individual, generating thousands of tips but no arrests.
Pima County supervisors voted to compel Sheriff Nanos to testify after FBI offered $100,000 and $1 million.

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