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Lead Detective in Nancy Guthrie Case 'Never Investigated a Homicide Before' - as Calls to Resign Grow Over Handling of Disappearance · Fresh Intelligence

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  [SPEAKER_01]: Here's Fresh Intelligence first to start your day.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Criticism of the handling of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance has intensified as the 84-year-old remains missing over two months after her apparent abduction.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: On April 2, a law enforcement insider revealed that the lead investigator in the case lacks the expected experience for such a high-profile situation.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Not tenured homicide detectives, the source, speaking anonymously, claimed that the personnel involved were not tenured homicide detectives.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: They didn't have a lot of experience in homicide at that point to include the supervisor
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Never investigated a homicide before being installed as the supervisor for the homicide unit, the source told News Nation's Brian Enten.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: They added that the investigation seemed influenced by politics rather than merit.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Sheriff Nano's hit with vote of no confidence, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nano's has faced significant criticism for his management of the case, including allegations of failing to adequately secure the crime scene and offering minimal updates during press conferences.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Former Lieutenant Bob Craigier stated that 98% of the department gave a vote of no confidence to the sheriff for various reasons and a poll conducted years before Nancy's disappearance.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Think about that number.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We have roughly 450 commissioned officers.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This isn't Mayberry.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We need to do better.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Recently, a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors urged Sheriff Nanos to resign, asserting that his continued leadership could jeopardize public safety and departmental morale.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: What not to do last month, private investigator Lisa Rybakov Mooney described the investigation as written into the textbooks on what not to do in a missing person case.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The first mistake made was not securing the crime scene longer, she noted.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This miss-hap could complicate the prosecution of a suspect is apprehended, as evidence handling may be challenged in court.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Nancy Guthrie was last seen on January 31st.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The following day, her belongings, including her phone, wallet, and medications, were discovered in her Catalina foothills home.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Investigators retrieved footage of a masked man at her doorstep that night, but he remains unidentified.
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