David Lee Stivers

The FBI director told the country his lab is better, and the sheriff of Pima County said, "No, thanks." The homicide unit that caught this case was gutted before Nancy ever disappeared.

Months earlier, Sergeant David Stivers, who headed the unit, was formally disciplined for minimizing evidence at a different crime scene.

The person in charge of preserving evidence at homicide scenes was already in trouble for doing the opposite.

And then this case walked through the door.

The homicide unit that caught this case was gutted before Nancy ever disappeared.

Months earlier, Sergeant David Stivers, who headed the unit, was formally disciplined for minimizing evidence at a different crime scene.

The person in charge of preserving evidence at homicide scenes was already in trouble for doing the opposite, and then this case walked through the door.

The lead sergeant assigned to the Guthrie case had been promoted from patrol into homicide with no prior experience in that unit.

The FBI director told the country his lab is better, and the sheriff of Pima County said, "No, thanks." The homicide unit that caught this case was gutted before Nancy ever disappeared.

Months earlier, Sergeant David Stivers, who headed the unit, was formally disciplined for minimizing evidence at a different crime scene.

The person in charge of preserving evidence at homicide scenes was already in trouble for doing the opposite.

And then this case walked through the door.

The FBI director told the country his lab is better, and the Sheriff of Pima County said, "No, thanks." The homicide unit that caught this case was gutted before Nancy ever disappeared.

Months earlier, Sergeant David Stivers, who headed the unit, was formally disciplined for minimizing evidence at a different crime scene.

The person in charge of preserving evidence at homicide scenes was already in trouble for doing the opposite, and then this case walked through the door.

The lead sergeant assigned to the Guthrie case had been promoted from patrol into homicide with no prior experience in that unit.

The homicide unit that caught this case was gutted before Nancy ever disappeared.

Months earlier, Sergeant David Stivers, who headed the unit, was formally disciplined for minimizing evidence at a different crime scene.

The person in charge of preserving evidence at homicide scenes was already in trouble for doing the opposite, and then this case walked through the door.

The lead sergeant assigned to the Guthrie case had been promoted from patrol into homicide with no prior experience in that unit.