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Nancy Guthrie - Past the Deadline | SEARCHLIGHT plus Case Updates

·1 hr 9 min·2 clips

84-year-old woman vanishes leaving behind blood evidence and critical daily medication.

The episode opens on the case of Nancy Guthrie, an 84-year-old woman whose abduction has drawn attention. It notes that some listeners may know the case because it is tied to her daughter, a co-host on the Today Show, but the focus stays on the investigation itself. The host treats the case as something still unfolding. The sheriff's department is described as having a role, with the FBI now handling the matter and providing investigative support. That support includes work on cell phone data and nearby cell towers. The episode spends time explaining why that matters. It lays out geofencing as a way for law enforcement to subpoena Google or Apple for location information about devices that came into a specific place at a specific time. It also notes that the method has faced pushback in some states, and that Apple and Google have changed how that data is stored. Even so, the host suggests Arizona may still be a place where the tactic can be used. The reasoning stays careful rather than dramatic. The episode keeps coming back to what could still be learned from the data. It frames the investigation as one that may turn on whether an unfamiliar device appeared where it should not have been. The host is direct about the uncertainty around that evidence. The conversation also shows the pace of an active case review, with the host revisiting details and adjusting the picture as new information is considered. There is a sense of working through the case aloud. The tone stays serious and measured. It does not try to turn the investigation into spectacle. Instead, it focuses on what stands out and what might matter next. The result is a procedural look at an abduction case with a strong emphasis on evidence and jurisdiction. It is less about flourish than about following the facts where they lead. Listeners hear how a live investigation gets narrowed down, and why a single technical lead can become important.

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A careful update on Nancy Guthrie's abduction case, with the investigation and its data tools treated as the story.

The episode treats the abduction of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie as an active investigation, not a headline. It notes that the sheriff's department is still involved and that the FBI now has the case, with support from cell phone data and nearby cell towers.

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For when you want a missing-person update that follows the investigation, not just the headline.

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