Nancy Guthrie disappearance fuels rise of ‘mom detectives’ swapping tips and losing sleep

In the search for missing mother Nancy Guthrie, law enforcement isn’t the only force chasing answers.

Across Facebook groups, Instagram threads and neighborhood camera apps, a growing network of self-described "mom detectives" has mobilized — dissecting timelines, swapping Ring footage and organizing shared online files in an effort to piece together what happened.

"I’m crazy about Nancy Guthrie… I’m not even trying to hide it anymore," Melinda Long, a health and fitness coach, content creator and mother of three...