India, April 27 -- The father of Elizabeth Smart, a woman who was kidnapped more than two decades ago before eventually being rescued, has spoken out about the Nancy Guthrie case, requesting the public to focus on verified information rather than speculation. Ed Smart opened up during an interview with NewsNation amid widespread speculations about Tommaso Cioni and Annie Guthrie.

"I think that it's really important to, one, not go into conspiracy theories. I don't think there's much value in that. Of course, the Guthries have been looked at," Smart told NewsNation. "[The family has] supposedly been cleared. So that should no longer really be out there in the public, regardless of whether people are searching around the house or not."

"I...