{"id":51625,"date":"2026-04-09T20:54:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=51625"},"modified":"2026-04-09T20:54:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:54:34","slug":"nancy-guthries-kidnappers-likely-didnt-know-she-was-so-fragile-and-dumped-her-body-because-she-was-no-longer-of-value-expert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=51625","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Guthrie\u2019s kidnappers likely didn\u2019t know she was so fragile \u2014 and dumped her body because she was \u2018no longer of value,\u2019 expert says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah Guthrie\u2019s nightmare may already have ended in death. An 84-year-old grandmother, snatched from her own home, suddenly becomes \u201cworthless\u201d the moment her frail body gives out \u2014 and is allegedly dumped like trash. A cold-case expert now believes the kidnappers panicked when their ransom plot collapsed, forcing them to get rid of Nan\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"ternalnews.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/ternalnews.com\/ternalnews.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Detective Brian Martin\u2019s theory is brutally simple: whoever took 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie thought she was an easy payday. They allegedly stormed her Tucson home in the dark, ignoring the blood at the door and the reality of her heart problems, high blood pressure and pacemaker. When her fragile body could no longer withstand the ordeal, the plan, he believes, shifted from ransom to disposal. 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