Why Elizabeth Smart Thinks Nancy Guthrie Could Still Be Alive

By New Zealand Blog News Service May 8, 2026

Elizabeth Smart is confident Nancy Guthrie could still be alive.
While Savannah Guthrie’s mom has been missing for more than three months, the activist—who was kidnapped from her Utah home in 2002…
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