Nancy Guthrie Update: Retired Detective Points to Key Clue Suggesting More Than One Suspect Was Involved
Retired detective Bob Gilliam who has closely followed the Nancy Guthrie investigation believes that more than one suspect was involved in the 84-year-old's disappearance. While this isn't a new theory, Gilliam made a compelling case for folks to consider during a recent panel on The Interview Room.
During a live YouTube broadcast, Gilliam said that he believes there were multiple people involved in Guthrie's alleged kidnapping-at least two, maybe three.
"I think it would be difficult for one person to get Nancy out of the home, regardless of what condition she was in, to get her out of the home, to get her in a vehicle, and get her out of there without some type of a discovery, whether it's from a neighbor or whatever," Gilliam said.
"But the main reason that I think that it was at least two is because 'porch guy,' in my opinion, had a radio in his pocket. And you don't take a radio to a crime scene if you're the only suspect," Gilliam continued.
After the FBI released footage of an armed individual on Guthrie's front stoop taken the night she went missing, many people noticed that the perp appeared to have something in his pants pocket that had an antenna. While some have guessed that it could have been a WiFi jammer, others, including Gilliam, believe it was a two-way radio or walkie talkie.
TheInterview Room panel all seemed to agree that a WiFi jammer has "multiple antennas" so it likely wasn't one of those. Gilliam also said that he doesn't believe it was a police scanner because the perp wouldn't have a way to listen to it.
Former homicide sergeant John Lamb agreed with the assessment put forth by Gilliam, saying that he also believes that there are multiple suspects. Lamb pointed out that walkie talkies don't leave a "digital trace."
"My belief is that we're talking about certainly two, potentially three; two abductors, one person in transport vehicle who was also acting as a lookout," Lamb said.
Guthrie has been missing since Sunday, Feb. 1.
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This story was originally published April 24, 2026 at 5:46 AM.