India, May 1 -- The case of missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie is seeing a new development as experts question whether her reported abduction was genuine or staged.

According to a report by International Business Times, what initially appeared to be a kidnapping involving ransom demands is now being reassessed due to the lack of proof of life and unusual elements surrounding the case.

Forensic psychologist Dr Gary Brucato has suggested the case could fall under what he describes as an "elimination murder."

Speaking to TMZ, Brucato explained that in such cases, a victim may already be dead, while a secondary crime, such as a kidnapping, is staged to mislead investigators.

"When a ransom note is written, the person isn't even with us any...