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Strangers Dug for Nancy Guthrie in the Desert — No Badge in Sight
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- Jun 15, 2026
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Summary
Two searches of the Mariposa arroyos west of Nogales, Sonora, have been conducted based on an anonymous tip to Buscando Corazones Nogales, a volunteer collective that searches for missing persons in cartel territory. Neither search located Nancy Guthrie. A third is reportedly being planned. The anonymous caller contacted the group on Mother’s Day and reported that the eighty-four-year-old was buried near a stream in a specific area of the arroyos, approximately seventy miles south of her Catalina Foothills home. He described clothing and landmarks. Fifteen volunteers searched the coordinates on May 16th and found nothing. The caller subsequently provided revised directions. A second search on June 10th also produced no results. The caller bypassed over a million dollars in combined FBI and family reward money and directed the tip to a volunteer organization rather than a law enforcement agency or established tip line. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department issued a statement acknowledging awareness of the tip but confirmed it has not been contacted by Mexican authorities. The FBI has not publicly commented. Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke examine the procedural and behavioral implications of how this information was routed — and the pattern it shares with prior unverified claims in this investigation, including ransom notes sent to media outlets and earlier reports of international leads that were never corroborated by investigating agencies. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.faceb…