{"id":93320,"date":"2026-05-08T16:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/elizabeth-smart-says-nancy-guthrie-could-absolutely-be-alive\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:10:11","slug":"elizabeth-smart-says-nancy-guthrie-could-absolutely-be-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/elizabeth-smart-says-nancy-guthrie-could-absolutely-be-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Smart Says Nancy Guthrie Could &#8216;Absolutely&#8217; Be Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We are just shy of 100 days since Nancy Guthrie\u2019s violent kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>Many believe that we are months past any kind of happy resolution to this family tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>However, Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped as a young teenager and spent months as a captive before finding freedom again.<\/p>\n<p>She wants to emphasize that Nancy could be alive, despite everything.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Elizabeth Smart on CNN.\" class=\"wp-image-554550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped.png 1185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Elizabeth Smart on CNN.\" class=\"wp-image-554550 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped.png 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In May 2026, Elizabeth Smart appeared as a guest on CNN.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: CNN)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nancy-guthrie-has-been-missing-since-the-end-of-january\">Nancy Guthrie has been missing since the end of January<\/h2>\n<p>This week, Smart sat down for an interview with CNN\u2019s Erin Burnett.<\/p>\n<p>Most of what she discussed was her recent passion for bodybuilding.<\/p>\n<p>(The disordered eating and fitness behaviors that bodybuilding requires are common long-term consequences of childhood trauma.)<\/p>\n<p>However, Burnett also referenced Smart\u2019s expertise in the area of long-term kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to ask you about one thing, separate from all of this,\u201d Burnett posed,admitting that she \u201cwas just thinking about it with Nancy Guthrie and being missing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elizabeth Smart Shares Her Advice on Nancy Guthrie&#039;s Disappearance | E! News\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0AH-LNSBWeg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As delicately as possible, she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you were missing and the reason everyone knows your face, everyone wondered,\u201d Burnett acknowledged. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then it was, well, it\u2019s been months, and maybe the worst has happened,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Burnett added: And you came back, and here you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, she asked Smart if she believes that \u201cthere\u2019s any chance\u201d that Nancy \u201cstill could have gotten through it\u201d despite being missing for months.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Elizabeth Smart in May 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-554551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped.png 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Elizabeth Smart in May 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-554551 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped.png 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0508_use_elizabethsmart_03-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Speaking on CNN, Elizabeth Smart discusses her bodybuilding career.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: CNN)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-absolutely\">\u2018Absolutely\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely. Absolutely,\u201d Smart replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe could absolutely still be alive,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are cases that span many more years than mine does and they came back alive,\u201d Smart acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we\u2019re talking years and years,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Smart reiterated: \u201cSo she could absolutely still be alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elizabeth Smart on how she got into bodybuilding and how it\u2019s helping her heal\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/atqM5xuIxu0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>To be clear, Smart is not in denial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course there is the alternative,\u201d she acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>She is very delicately alluding to the widespread belief that Nancy has died \u2014 that she likely passed away very early into her abduction, either due to a lack of her medication or to injuries sustained in the kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut until we know, we have to keep looking,\u201d Smart affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>She very accurately pointed out that Nancy \u201cdeserves, either way, to be brought home.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes We are just shy of 100 days since Nancy Guthrie\u2019s violent kidnapping. Many believe that we are months past any kind of happy resolution to this family tragedy. However, Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped as a young teenager and spent months as a captive before finding freedom again. 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