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Nancy Guthrie's Lead Investigator Got Referred For WHAT?!
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- Jun 26, 2026
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Summary
Long before anyone has been charged in the Nancy Guthrie case, the investigation into her disappearance has built a defense attorney's opening argument for them. Joining this legal breakdown are former prosecutor Eric Faddis and retired FBI agent Robin Dreeke. Tony Brueski takes the other side of the table. Start with the man who ran it: the sheriff leading the search testified under oath that he'd never been suspended as a law enforcement officer, and then records emerged suggesting otherwise — enough that his own Board of Supervisors voted to refer possible perjury to the state Attorney General. Tony breaks down what a defense lawyer does with a lead official whose own honesty is now a question for prosecutors. From there it compounds. A crime scene loose enough that a reporter strolled to the front door. Cadaver-dog searches stopped. A DNA result that pointed at the wrong man entirely. A turf war between the local department and the FBI over who controlled the evidence and where it got tested. Each one, on its own, is survivable. Stacked together, they become a theme — and themes are what juries remember. This is a hard conversation about a hard truth: the goal of an investigation isn't just to find who did it, it's to build something that survives a courtroom. Tony lays out where this one may have already failed that test, which problems get evidence thrown out before trial, which ones simply hand a jury a reason to doubt, and what it could all mean for whoever eventually stands accused. Guilty or innocent, everyone gets the same Constitution. This is what that looks like in practice. Listen to the full episode. END_LINKS: Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a vi…