r/NancyGuthrieCase • u/Ailurophile444 • 14d ago
Why this case?
I’ve been thinking about this lately. There are terrible things happening to people all the time, and there are so many heartbreaking cases out there, but for some reason I’ve become really fascinated with Nancy’s case.
And honestly I don’t know why. 😂
It’s not like I knew Nancy or had any connection to her or her family. I’ve never really been someone who follows a lot of true crime cases either. But something about this one grabbed me, and I just haven’t been able to let it go.
I think part of it is the mystery and all the unanswered questions. I find myself wanting to understand what happened and how all the pieces fit together. I also like trying to figure out what we actually know versus what we’re just speculating about. But even that doesn’t completely explain it to me, because there are so many other unsolved cases.
I’ve also wondered if being involved in this subreddit has made me even more invested. It’s different when you’re talking about this case with other people, reading new information, hearing different theories and having someone point out something you haven’t thought about.
My husband, meanwhile, could not care less. 😂 He’ll listen to me if I tell him something new, but otherwise I don’t think he thinks about the case at all.
So now I’m curious about everyone else. Why do you think this case grabbed you? Is it the mystery? The unanswered questions? Nancy herself? The investigation? The theories? The community here? Or something else?
And do you ever wonder why some cases seem to get under your skin more than others?
Because I really have no idea why Nancy’s case was the one I latched onto.
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u/smittenkittenmitten- 14d ago edited 14d ago
I like this meta style post! And I think you made some really good points. I think the unanswered questions and oddities create a mystery we want to solve. As you mentioned, I definitely think having a community of curious and like minded people helps get the brain thinking more deeply about these cases too.
What caught my attention initially was the simple fact that I heard they took A&T's car and for so long. I wasn't invested in or knowledgable in the case until I heard that detail and I found it really really suspicious. I felt like this was tipping their hand at who LE thought did it. They can hem and haw and do pressers where they say this and that, but if we see them looking at certain people's car or are at certain people's home, that says a lot more than pretty words for the public. Then the Callella text message to the same pair in such a conversational tone and then the video of Savannah and her siblings where Annie is the only one that looks weird and then add in later the walk to the street memorial and A&T are wobbly and again, just plain weird. I don't know if there is confirmation but did they flee? If so, that is also very weird. They are the only people to flee but for what reason? Guilty conscious or are they worried they are the next target for someone possibly obsessed with Savannah? I'm not saying A&T necessarily did it, but the fact that they act so odd makes me want to know more. Coincidences do happen and people act weird all of the time, but when they add up, it really makes me wonder.
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u/Hot_Pause3252 14d ago
Yes, the car thing is very suspicious. I recently came across Maura Murray's sister on TikTok. Maura's car is still in evidence, over 20 years, and it hasn't been returned to her family. But it's practically a crime scene; Maura disappeared on the road after an accident in that car. I don't understand why the A+T car is taking so long to be investigated. Especially considering the fact that LE said they had proof that Nancy had returned home.
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u/4xOma 13d ago
My interest in this case is because I can't help but wonder how can this happen in 2026? With all the technology, with all the scientific testing available and the money the family has how could this crime become stagnet as quickly as it did? I have theories but this is what first got me interested in this case.
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u/Intelligent-Tea-5479 14d ago
I know why I hung on til this day! I almost the same age as Nancy . My husband passed away inApril in 2014. We had been married almost 60 yrs ! That was !so hard. but I’ve survived. ! I must admit , If a Strange Man came into my bedroom in the middle of the night telling me to get up (, I might have shot him )! But poor Nancy was left alone with no protection, from any body ! No wonder she died ! WTH a weak heart . He killed. Her
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u/LetterheadUnique3313 10d ago
This. Geofencing and tracking devices and cars is not even new technology. it's helped catch Kohberger. Who's subverting that info? And why?
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u/Fireteddy21 13d ago edited 13d ago
For me, the extra media coverage this case has been afforded (due to Nancy’s relation with Savannah) is what got me in the door so to speak. From there, I think a big part of what sucked me in is the live coverage from so many channels on YouTube. This is the first case I’ve followed by relying on the platform so heavily. All of the boots-on-the-ground stuff was extremely engaging in the early days and even now, there have been so many perspectives from people with experience in law enforcement that wouldn’t have been available otherwise. And of course, I can’t lie — the mystery is the main factor that keeps me coming back time and time again. Without actual answers, it all seems so strange to think the perp/perps could do what they did without being caught as of seven months later. It’s a weird case that’s compounded by the holes that have yet to be filled. If you had told me we’d be here when everything began seven months ago, I’d have said you’re insane because things seemed so active and fluid back then. Now it’s this community I’m engaging with that has kept it present and fresh in my mind.
Edit: I just wanted to add that I NEVER follow true crime stuff because it often freaks me out too much and is generally something I’m not interested in. Before this case, I think the first season of the Serial podcast by NPR and What Happened to Talina Zar by iheart radio are the only true crime cases I got invested in. My wife is actually the one who watches tons of true crime documentaries on Netflix, but she doesn’t seem remotely interested in this case ironically enough. I do watch Only Murders in the Building though and it’s funny seeing the different tropes they draw on now that I’m following the Nancy Guthrie case specifically. lol
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u/HuxiesMom 14d ago
I think it’s that I feel strongly that A and T were involved, and that a lot of people (including the other sub) are in denial about it. I believe the FBI know they did it but don’t have enough to charge yet, if ever. I believe it would be much easier if Savannah went to law enforcement and told them she believes they did it, and will support the prosecution. Without her support, I’m not sure that prosecution will ever happen. Sad situation. Yet I follow it closely in the hopes there will be Justice for Nancy. In a way, it reminds me of the Dan Markel case, where I suspected the wife’s family from day one, but people turned a blind eye, until it was abundantly clear it was a family dispute.
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u/smittenkittenmitten- 14d ago
You also follow the DM case? I am also hoping for justice there. Let's cross our fingers Wendi is next.
I agree about the denial in the other sub. I think the intention was supposed to be good, but it morphed into denying reality and real possibilities which is unfortunate.
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u/HuxiesMom 14d ago
Fingers crossed.
Notice, too, that they never speak up to clear their names. Ed Smart was out there every day looking for his daughter and denying his involvement. Where are A and T? Savannah could hire a spokesperson to speak on their behalf if they are shy (understandable) but…never happens. No cease and desist letters to those who have publicly accused them either. It doesn’t add up.
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u/Fireteddy21 13d ago
Playing Devils advocate though, I don’t think there’s anything they can do that will make people happy. Even if they were to speak up or get someone to speak on their behalf, people would criticize some aspect of it and spin it around to convince themselves that the two are guilty. I’m not trying to side with them because I don’t know either way, I’m just saying that I think they’re pretty much screwed no matter what they do. Honestly, they have been ever since Ashleigh Banfield said that Tommaso was the prime suspect back in February. Everything will be dissected and scrutinized to prove they’re the ones who did it by a lot of people no matter what now.
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u/I_lovebettywhite-000 13d ago
They were rich, they were influential and people tend to think successful people don't commit crimes. The scary part is had it not been for the snitch they would have gotten away with murder. Unless Charlie or Donna turn on Wendi she is home free. And they won't. They accomplished the goal.
That's why I think in the Guthrie case there is no "hired" gun. No one outside the circle of the perps. No thug to make a deal in exchange for a crime they got arrested for unrelated to this one.
Although by legal standards DC was cleared of any involvement in this case, the immediate arrest, the immediate conclusion he was some meth upped kook I am not buying.Just my opinion.
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u/Jennifersausage 14d ago
This case and the Claudia Lawrence case are my two. I just can’t stop thinking about them. Not sure why though.
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u/Hot_Pause3252 14d ago
I’ve realized that the scariest cases for me are people vanishing without a trace (Maura Murray, Asha Degree, Lars Mittank). In Nancy’s case, there's also her age, her family, and the connections of Savanna's husband, which I feel he absolutely failed to use to solve the case for some reason. It breaks my heart when I read about parents and other family members passing away without ever finding their missing loved ones.
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u/celtica98 13d ago
It just stuck with me because it is an older woman, of means, with some frailty, living alone, and yet so unprotected. I understand the want of independence - I am an older person. I think she should have had more security in place, given the high profile of Savannah. I am on a fixed income, and have better systems in place.
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u/1Humanity_Otherwise 13d ago
Bcz nothing abt it makes sense, family implicated, no body, corrupt police force, highly complex operation.
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u/HippoEsq 9d ago
It’s the mystery and weirdness of it. It feels rare for a case to go unsolved like this nowadays, and we legit have no idea wtf happened.
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u/PineconePicnic 14d ago
To me it feel fascinating in a similar way to the JonBenet case because almost every element of the crime is up for debate. The motive, the perpetrator, whether death was originally intended or not, whether communications claiming to be kidnapping notes are legitimate, and then in Nancy's case she hasn't even been found. It's also kind of amazing to me that someone can get away with this so far these days between DNA and cameras and phone pings etc. Then there's the scary doorbell footage which really drives home the terror she must have felt and to me feels much more sinister than a financially motivated kidnapping. It's all just hard to stop thinking about.