FBI says glove with DNA found near Nancy Guthrie’s home match surveillance video suspect
TUCSON, ARIZONA: A black glove discovered near the Arizona home of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie appeared to match what a suspect was wearing in doorbell camera footage, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Investigators recovered about 16 gloves in areas surrounding the house, most of which were discarded by searchers working the scene. The FBI said that only one glove stood out.
“The one with the DNA profile recovered is different and appears to match the gloves of the subject in the surveillance video,” the FBI said in a statement.
Results pending as analysis continues
The FBI said it was awaiting final test results on the glove, a process that typically takes about 24 hours. Officials declined to comment further on the DNA findings while the analysis remained ongoing.
Following some additional testing today, the DNA profile will be added to the national DNA database managed by the FBI, called CODIS, which stands for Consolidated DNA Index System.
Disappearance believed to be an abduction
Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on January 31 and reported missing the following day. Authorities believe she was abducted from her home during the night.
Last week, investigators released a description of a suspect seen in security footage: A man of average build, approximately 5-foot-9 or 5-foot-10, wearing a black 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack.
Authorities are also working to identify whoever sent a ransom note demanding bitcoin, first delivered to CBS News’ Tucson affiliate KOLD.
The Guthrie family has issued multiple video pleas for her safe return and, at one point, offered to pay despite receiving no proof of life.
Investigators have searched at least two homes in the area as the inquiry continues.
Two sources familiar with the investigation told NBC News that authorities were moving away from viewing the man whose home was searched on Friday night as a suspect.
The sources added that investigators are also leaning away from a man identified as Carlos, who was stopped during a traffic stop earlier this week.
Officials also said they were not focusing on any relatives of Guthrie as suspects at this stage. They cautioned, however, that no one has been formally ruled out and that investigators continue to pursue other leads.
On Friday night, law enforcement executed a federal search warrant at a residence near Guthrie’s home at East Orange Grove Road and North First Avenue.
Authorities confirmed that the search did not result in any arrests. Deputies also conducted a traffic stop linked to the case and questioned one individual, who was later released without being taken into custody.
