Second Deadline Looms as Investigators Zero In on Circle K Footage in Nancy Guthrie Disappearance

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🗓️ 7 February 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Lauren Matthias is joined by Vinnie Politan for a conversation about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie and the questions surrounding a possible ransom situation. Vinnie shares rare personal insight as someone who knows Savannah Guthrie, adding important context as they walk through what has been confirmed and what remains unclear. They talk about the authenticity of the alleged ransom note, whether a family would realistically pay a ransom, and what law enforcement may be weighing as a reported vehicle of interest draws attention. They also explore a critical possibility: what it means for the investigation if this is not a true ransom scenario at all. Sponsor: Use code HIDDEN at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Shimmer Face Oil with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad About Hidden True Crime What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling. Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, Hidden Gems. I am with Vinny Politan today. Lead Anchor with Court TV host of the Vinny
0:07.4	Paulitan YouTube channel and the Tangent True Crime podcast host. Someone that I actually want to say
0:14.5	right off the bat, you know Savannah Guthrie. We are going to talk today about the Nancy Guthrie
0:20.4	disappearance. This is a
0:21.7	heartbreaking case. It's heartbreaking for everyone following this, but not only that you
0:26.1	know Savannah personally, even, you've worked with her. Yeah. Yeah. When she made her entrance
0:34.8	into the national media world that she dominates now, right, as the host of the
0:40.4	show. She started at Core TV. She was a correspondent. And from the minute she entered the
0:47.8	network, like you could tell that she was something special. But what you really got from her is when you had those personal moments where you
0:56.8	could speak to her. And she always, always talked about her family and her mother. And I mean,
1:04.3	that was from, you know, from the beginning, from the beginning. So when I heard about this,
1:10.2	I was like, this is, this is, this is a gut punch. This is brutal. Like all of the beginning. So when I heard about this, I was like, this is, this is a gut punch.
1:12.8	This is brutal. Like all the stuff we cover obviously is brutal. But I know how important and how
1:19.5	close that bond is with her mother. And people may have seen it, you know, some of the appearances
1:25.1	on the today show. That stuff's legit. Like what you're seeing there, she's not putting on a show. Like that's, that's legit. And that's just, you know some of the appearances on the today show that stuff's legit like
1:27.8	what you're seeing there she's not putting on a show like that's that's legit and that's just
1:31.2	you know a little piece of what that relationship was like because savanna lost her dad
1:36.5	when she was you know graduating high school yeah so you know it was her and her mom and obviously
1:44.1	her siblings as well but like like you have just one parent.
1:47.3	And it's difficult. And then I saw the video of Savannah. And I think all of us saw, you know, what a toll all of this is taking, the reality of it.
1:59.3	And for me, this strange thing, I don't know if this
2:01.4	has ever happened to you before. This is the first story I've covered where I know the victim
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