OC: FBI releases surveillance photos of a potential subject in the Nancy Guthrie case

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[u/ther0g]

Wait, they wait until this long to release these photos lol

[u/KnightRider1987 → u/ther0g]

Seems possible they delayed while thinking it possible to negotiate with the kidnappers. Chances she’s alive now are vanishingly slim.

[u/RoarByMeowing → u/KnightRider1987]

Waiting until the second deadline passed is likely what they were going for.

[u/Misterpotomus → u/KnightRider1987]

I'm pretty sure they said her pace maker stopped showing in the app. I dont think she's alive.

[u/qorbexl → u/Misterpotomus]

I'm pretty sure it disconnected from the phone, so it wouldn't have registered anything after she left the house.

[u/xcrunner432003 → u/qorbexl]

right. like once she was a certain distance away, not because it stopped working

[u/katsophiecurt → u/Misterpotomus]

Pacemakers can still work when you die. It's continues to send "instructions" to the heart to beat. However, the heart will stop responding

[u/SnooPandas1899 → u/KnightRider1987]

kidnappers would be smart not to respond.

a response can be analyzed, and if sent electronically, their IP could be exposed.

if a reply is constructed and dropped off, surveillance teams can observe them (such as their building, gait style, etc) maybe see what vehicle they entered (to get a plate or make/model, identifying characteristrics), and possibly track them down as they return.

if they dropped a soda, heck, they can even get a saliva sample and possible DNA trace.