Nancy Guthrie has been missing for eight months, but clues about her whereabouts remain officially unknown.
It is feared that her disappearance from her home near Tucson may have turned into a horrific outcome, as multiple observers previously suggested.
Yet, the authorities have strongly ruled out the case and have gone cold, and they continue searching for leads in the missing case of the 84-year-old.
Amid the search, former FBI special agent Maureen O’Connell said prison inmates could play a role in cracking the case.
When Brian Entin, who is the reporter at NewsNation, asked the retired FBI agent, “Do you think they’re listening to jail calls?”
“Could the jail come into play when it comes to the Nancy Guthrie investigation?” he asked.
To that, O’Connell replied, “The jail could absolutely come into play, and it should.”
She continued, “The narcotics officers at Pima County, I’m sure they’re working their jail informants.”
The ex-special agent further explained, “I’m sure they’re trying to develop informants. It’s what people do. Whenever people get arrested, and you have them at the police station, you can even ask them if there are any cases you know about.”
Given the demand for any credible information about Guthrie, O’Connell said, “They all know that police are really hungry for information about Nancy. Like we all are.”
“But the people being arrested, they know that too, and they’re going to try to figure out a way to perhaps capitalise [on] it.”
Nancy, meanwhile, has been missing since Feb. 1.
