Leslie Guthrie missing case was first reported on February 5, 1977. To date, it is one of the most mind-boggling mysteries.
The third season of a TV show called “Missing” will now be available on Hulu.
ABC Owned Television Stations produce this show and focus on investigating real crimes.
Reporter Kristin Thorne from ABC7 New York Eyewitness News hosts the show.
The show reveals the stories of missing individuals in the New York City area, stories that haven’t been shared before.
“Missing: The Guthrie Family” is the latest episode on Hulu.
Exploring the Leslie Guthrie missing case
Leslie Guthrie, who was 29 years old, disappeared on February 5, 1977.
She and her husband, Tim Guthrie Sr., lived apart, but the police believed they had a good relationship.
On that day, Leslie went to her husband’s house on Grandview Avenue in Katonah to pick up their children, Julie and Timothy, for a one-day visit.
Since then, no one has seen or heard from Leslie Guthrie.
When she went missing, Leslie was driving a green 1974 Ford Maverick. Like Leslie, the car was never found.
Tim Guthrie Sr. spent all his money trying to find his family. He hired private investigators and followed leads across the country.
Despite leaving her belongings behind, which suggests she didn’t plan to start a new life, no bodies have been found.
This leads the police to believe that they may still be alive.
The investigation of the whole case
Bedford detectives Lt. Ted Wyskida and retired Detective Matt DiBiase spent years investigating the case and received attention from the New York media.
Unfortunately, they couldn’t find any answers.
In February 1978, Wyskida and Tim Guthrie Sr., Leslie’s husband, saw a story in a supermarket tabloid about a man with multiple wives in Utah near the Arizona border.
One of the wives in the photo looked like Leslie, but the authorities in Utah confirmed that they weren’t the people they were looking for.
In 1984, the police in Cheyenne, Wyoming, informed law enforcement nationwide about a woman hiding from someone.
She had changed her appearance, dyed her hair, wore colored contact lenses, and had two children.
Wyskida, Tim Guthrie Sr., and Leslie’s sister Stephanie Puckhaber visited Cheyenne.
However, Tim Guthrie Sr. realized that the children were not his own.
In 2006, a relative gave the Bedford police a suitcase that belonged to Leslie Guthrie.
Inside, they found toothbrushes with the DNA of three people. They submitted the DNA for testing but didn’t find any matches.
Leslie’s mother, Anne Locke from White Plains, searched tirelessly for her daughter and grandchildren.
In 1993, she received calls from a woman with a Southern accent claiming to have seen Leslie in Fort Myers, Florida.
The police investigated but found it to be a false lead.
Anne Locke passed away in 1994, and her obituary mentioned Leslie Anne Guthrie of Katonah as one of the surviving family members.
The latest update of Leslie Gathering
The case, which is now 37 years old, is still open after an extended period, and Bedford detectives regularly review it.
Detective Larry Haynes is currently assigned to the case.
He mentioned that they receive leads from time to time when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children releases age-enhanced photos of the missing individuals.
Last summer, they received a lead from a woman in Columbia, Tennessee, who believed she saw Leslie Guthrie at a supermarket.
The police obtained video footage from the supermarket but needed more helpful information.
Haynes expects more calls as the center recently released new age-enhanced photos.
Leslie, Julie, and Timothy Guthrie Jr. are listed on missing persons and missing children websites.
The police have already ruled out the father as a suspect.
Haynes mentioned that the father still lives in the area, and they occasionally communicate with him.
The police have also reported the green Ford Maverick that Leslie was driving stolen.
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