President Donald Trump stated Monday he would direct the Justice Division to hunt the demise penalty in opposition to Nancy Guthrie’s alleged kidnappers if she is killed.
The president first told the New York Post that the suspects would face “very, very, extreme ― essentially the most extreme” penalties if she have been discovered useless. When pressed if that meant he would need the Justice Division to pursue the demise penalty, Trump replied, “Probably the most, yeah ― that’s true.”
Guthrie, the 84-year-old mom of “Right now” host Savannah Guthrie, hasn’t been seen since Jan. 31 and no proof of life has emerged. Messages for ransom and from informants in search of a money reward have surfaced at occasions.
In latest developments, legislation enforcement launched photographs of an armed, masked suspect carrying gloves on the door of the elder Guthrie’s Tucson-area residence the place she was allegedly taken.
Now authorities are awaiting DNA lab outcomes of a glove discovered off-site that may be tied to the kidnapping. Officers decided that the particular person wore a backpack sold at Walmart, which might additionally slim the search.
A viral report citing an insider stated investigators now consider it was a burglary gone bad ― however each the Pima County Sheriff’s Division and FBI asserted the data didn’t come from them.
