A MS NOW host was visibly taken aback as a criminologist unpacked the last development in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance case on Sunday.
Guthrie, 84, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, was abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona last week. A ransom note was delivered to TMZ and investigators, demanding millions in Bitcoin in exchange for Guthrie's release. Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have posted numerous videos pleading with the abductors to return their mother safely.
On Sunday, criminologist Casey Jordan joined MS NOW's Alex Witt on "Alex Witt Reports" to unpack some of the latest details released by investigators. What she had to say stunned Witt.
Jordan noted that investigators have been to the homes of Guthrie's children multiple times and searched Guthrie's own residence several times as well. She also said that investigators have been roaming parts of the Arizona desert in search of Guthrie.
She said those instances suggest, but don't prove, that investigators are starting to prepare for the worst-case scenario. The public statements made by the Guthrie children also seem to suggest that the case is moving in that direction, Jordan said.
"It appears they are on a search and recovery mission at this point, more than a search and rescue," Jordan said.
"Whoa," Witt replied. "I had not heard that before. And that's something that strikes heartache for all of us who care about this story so much."