THE sheriff leading the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance has said they’ve gotten no DNA hits after testing a glove found near her home.
The black glove appeared to match the pair warned by a masked suspect who was filmed outside the 84-year-old’s Tucson, Arizona, house the night she was kidnapped.
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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said they haven’t gotten any hits from DNA taken from a glove found two miles outside Nancy Guthrie’s homeCredit: Reuters
Nancy, 84, hasn’t been since since January 31 despite pleas for tips from her daughter Savannah GuthrieCredit: Reuters
A masked suspect who was filmed outside Nancy’s home the night she vanished was seen wearing black glovesCredit: Reuters
Cops have picked up several gloves in or around the sceneCredit: AFP
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said they sent DNA from the glove picked up 2 miles outside her property to a lab in Florida and to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
On Tuesday morning, the department announced, “There were no DNA hits in CODIS.
“At this point, there have been no confirmed CODIS matches in this investigation.”
Speaking with Fox News, Nanos said he was “hopeful that we’re always getting closer” despite facing the setback.
Investigators are still working to identify the masked suspect, and have only released a crude description of his height and build.
While they call for tips, mourning daughter Savannah Guthrie continues to address the kidnapper directly and beg for answers.
“It is never too late to do the right thing,” she said in a video posted on Instagram.
“And we are here. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being, that it’s never too late.”
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Nancy hasn’t been seen since she was dropped off at home by her son-in-law on January 31 following a family dinner.
Spatters of her blood were found on the front porch, and cops say she suffers from physical issues that put her life at risk without medicine.
Detectives have resorted to using cutting-edge technology that can help locate Nancy’s pacemaker, which is Bluetooth enabled.
They’ve hung a so-called signal sniffer to a low-flying helicopter trolling across Tucson, which is programmed to detect the medical device.
DNA that didn’t belong to Nancy was found early on in the investigation, but detectives haven’t announced who it belonged to.
Around sixteen gloves were found inside or around Nancy’s property, and cops said most of them were searchers’ gloves that had been thrown away.
