Nancy Guthrie Update: True Crime Figure Gives Urgent Advice to Guthrie Family

On a recent episode of Brian Entin Investigates, NewNation Senior National Correspondent Brian Entin spoke with the father of JonBenét Ramsay, a six-year-old girl whose murder swept the nation in 1996.

Ramsay was reported missing on December 26, 1996, and found dead in her family's home just a few hours later. Despite initial investigations against the family, no evidence was found that either her parents or brother had anything to do with JonBenét's death. In 2003, DNA evidence was found to belong to an unidentified male, and the Ramseys were excluded as suspects in the case, which remains unsolved.

Now, speaking with Brian Entin about Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, JonBenét's father, John Ramsey, has revealed the advice that he would give to the Guthrie family as this investigation unfolds.

"Don't assume the police are doing everything they can do," he warned. "They may be, but don't assume that. Really scrutinize what they're doing, ask questions."

Ramsey is clearly drawing from personal experience, as it took over seven years for him and his wife to be cleared of their daughter's murder, and the family faced intense scrutiny as a result. The Ramseys even filed defamation lawsuits against several media outlets in the '90s for falsely implying their guilt.

"It's like when you're in a hospital, you have to have an advocate," he continued. "Make sure the nurses and doctors are doing everything that can be done for the person you're advocating for, your relative."

John continued with his advice to the family, urging them to ask necessary questions to law enforcement to ensure they have all the information they need. "DNA-what's the status of the DNA? Do you have DNA that doesn't match anybody in the family? What are you doing with it? Just putting in CODIS-that's obsolete. That's not going to result. That worked for 30 years ago, that's all we had. But now you can employ IGG [investigative genetic genealogy], and create a family tree, and with pretty good probablity, get a name on the killer."

Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, on February 1, 2026, and has not been seen since. The Pima County Sheriff's Department soon deduced that she had been forcibly taken against her will, and no suspect has yet been confirmed.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has also faced heavy criticism from the public for his efforts during the early days of Guthrie's disappearance, with FBI director Kash Patel even joining in and claiming the PCSD didn't give the Bureau enough room to collaborate on the case.

This story was originally published by Men's Journal on May 21, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Men's Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 6:14 AM.