Nancy Guthrie Update: Sheriff's Department Makes Changes With FBI as Case Scrutiny Grows (Exclusive)

Following reports that Sheriff Chris Nanos was not fully cooperating with the FBI in the Nancy Guthrie case, NewsNation’s Brian Entin tells Parade that things have improved.

“It’s an interesting situation because there’s a lot of animosity towards the sheriff,” Entin, who has been covering the Guthrie case since the beginning, tells Parade. “I’m trying to give him the benefit of the doubt. And I have heard through sources that he’s working better with the FBI now. I know initially there were issues there with him not sharing information with the FBI. I’m told mostly that’s been resolved….I think he has good intentions. I really do.”

Sheriff Nanos has faced criticism over the early handling of the investigation, including the decision to declare Guthrie’s home a crime scene early in the case. There have also been reports questioning the experience level of homicide investigators working the case.

Nanos has denied claims that his office was not cooperating with federal authorities. In early February, he told KVOA that reports suggesting otherwise were “not even close to the truth.”

Entin tells Parade that he thinks Nanos “genuinely cares about the case” and that he “wants to find Nancy.”

Guthrie, 84, has been missing since Sunday, Feb. 1. Authorities believe that she was abducted from her Arizona home in the middle of the night.

For more information on the case, be sure to tune in to NewsNation Presents: The Nancy Guthrie Mystery, which will air on the CW on Wednesday, May 6. The television special, hosted by Entin, will offer a complete timeline and will also give viewers a clearer profile of the suspect.

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