TUCSON, Arizona — FBI agents have recovered a black glove from a roadside near Nancy Guthrie’s house — potentially a major clue in the search for the masked thug who is suspected of abducting the 84-year-old woman, The Post can reveal.

Detectives found the clothing item, which resembles the pair worn by the armed perpetrator caught on video, about one and a half miles from the home of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s mother.

A black glove caught on a thorny bush, with rocks and dried grass in the background.
Detectives have recovered a black glove from the roadside 1.5 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home.Andy Johnstone for NY Post

An FBI officer points at a black item, possibly a glove, in a desert search area.
The glove resembles the one worn by the armed perpetrator caught on video.Andy Johnstone for NY Post
Video and photos show at least one member of the FBI Evidence Response team pulling the glove from the low, desert shrubbery in Guthrie’s secluded desert suburb at the edge of Tucson.

Authorities have not identified any suspects behind the presumed kidnapping, in which Guthrie seems to have been forced from her home, leaving a trail of blood behind.

FBI officer examining an item on the ground next to a truck in a desert landscape.
An FBI officer examines the glove on the ground 1.5 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home.Georgia Worrell/NY Post
However, on Tuesday the FBI released footage of a man with black gloves, a ski mask, and a holstered gun destroying the security camera on her door.

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The footage was the first major breakthrough authorities have revealed after the arduous, 10-day investigation.

The same day, authorities detained a person of interest for questioning near the Mexican border, but the person was released early today without charges.

 

The FBI discovered the glove as part of an “extensive search” of the neighborhood in which agents were out in force combing the roadsides.

Aerial view of a pickup truck parked on the shoulder of a desert road.
Authorities have yet to identify any suspects behind the presumed kidnapping.Andy Johnstone for NY Post
“We appreciate the assistance and support we have received from the Tucson community,” the FBI said in a statement reminding the public of the $50,000 reward for information leading to Nancy Guthrie’s recovery.

Investigators would not comment when asked about the potential piece of evidence.

The person of interest questioned Tuesday was Carlos Palazuelos, a delivery driver from the border town of Rio Rico who was slapped in cuffs after being pulled over south of Tucson.

Surveillance footage of an armed subject wearing a balaclava, attempting to tamper with a front door camera.
This handout photo provided on February 10, 2026, by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department shows a surveillance image of an armed subject in connection with the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie.Pima County Sheriff’s Department/AFP via Getty Images
Palazuelos, now free, insisted he had nothing to do with Guthrie’s abduction, hadn’t even heard of the woman, and demanded an apology from authorities, according to WDBJ.

Meanwhile, a mysterious note was sent to TMZ Wednesday morning demanding a bitcoin transfer in exchange for information about Guthrie’s captor.

TMZ reported that the $67,000 payment would be in exchange for the “name of the individual involved.”