Retired NYPD detective on Guthrie family: ‘Everyone is a suspect’ | WATCH

Q&A with retired NYPD detective on Guthrie case

Retired NYPD Lieutenant Commander Detective Ralph Cilento answers questions about how the FBI and local police could be handling the Nancy Guthrie case.

NEW YORK - In an interview with FOX 5 NY's Lisa Evers, retired NYPD Det. Ralph Cilento weighed in on the latest developments, saying it would be unrealistic to think the FBI is not watching those closest to Guthrie.

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"[You're] not living in reality if you don't think that those FBI agents are also watching the family very closely, who's running off to make a phone call in private, why is that necessary and --this is the part that's gonna get your viewers upset ... everyone is a suspect," Cliento said.

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Authorities have not publicly named any suspects in the case and have not accused Guthrie’s family of wrongdoing. Law enforcement officials have said the investigation remains active and ongoing.

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Cilento, who spent years investigating major crimes with the NYPD, said it is standard procedure in missing person cases for detectives to examine the movements and statements of family members and others in the person’s inner circle.

Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)

"That doesn’t mean they’re guilty," he said, but added that investigators must "look at everybody" to either build a case or rule people out.