ADomino's driver showed up at an active kidnapping crime scenein Tucson, Arizona, last week. He was not there by accident.
A viewer watching a live YouTube stream had ordered the pizza for the broadcaster sitting outside the home ofmissing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department was not amused. 'We can't believe we have to say this, but media on scene: please do not order food delivery to a crime scene address,' the department wrote on X. 'This interferes with an active investigation.'
The pizza delivery captured something real about what the Nancy Guthrie investigation has become: a content industry, complete with its own economy, ethics, and audience.
We can't believe we have to say this, but media on scene: please do not order food delivery to a crime scene address. This interferes with an active investigation. Please also respect private property laws. Thank you.
People keep pulling into Nancy Guthrie's driveway throughout the day, evening & night.pic.twitter.com/sTOQWgdmWB
Riches is not without history. He spent time in prison for wire fraud, and made headlines in 2012 after driving to Connecticut in the wake of Sandy Hook posing as the shooter's uncle. He filed an estimated 4,000 frivolous lawsuits, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, including one against the Kardashian family for alleged links to al-Qaida, and one filed under the name of the man who shot congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Then there is Jimmy Williams, a former construction worker who streams on Dolly Vision and told an Australian reporter that his flights, hotels and expenses are entirely funded by viewer donations. He spent days parked in a lawn chair outside the Guthrie home for up to six hours at a stretch. One of his videos promised 'shocking chaos' at the scene. It turned out to be a dispute with a neighbour over parking.
Jennifer Youngblood, 52, streams under the handle Jay is 4 Justice and spent most of her career in hospice work before turning to true crime full-time. She is in Tucson mostly shadowing Riches. She does not find any of this troubling. 'I think anybody has the right to report on anything they want,'she told the Guardian. 'The viewers know that Jonathan is not in the know.'
As someone who lives & represents Tucson/ Pima County, I am so sick of watching the "reporting" grifting, insane speculation, lies, and BS by random wannabe journalists and YouTubers who have now caused more harm than good to this entire situation and put this serious case in...
Source: International Business Times UK
