Investigators converge on residence near Nancy Guthrie’s home
Ty Oneil
Updated ,first published
Tucson: The FBI said DNA was obtained from a glove found near Nancy Guthrie’s home and that it matched the glove the suspect was wearing in doorbell camera footage at the property the night she disappeared.
The glove was one of “approximately” 16 gloves found near the home of the missing 84-year-old, CNN reported; Most of the gloves belonged to searchers who discarded them while working in the area, the agency said.
“The person whose DNA profile was found is different and appears to match the gloves of the person in the surveillance video,” the FBI said in a statement as part of the search for NBC’s missing mother. Today host Savannah Guthrie is in her third week.
According to CNN, the FBI is awaiting final test results of the glove, which could take up to 24 hours.
Footage obtained from a doorbell camera last week showed an armed, masked man outside Guthrie’s door on the night of the abduction. Experts said videos lasting less than a minute can contain many clues.
Investigators blocked a road and met late Friday (Tucson time) at a residence in an affluent neighborhood near the property.
A convoy of sheriff’s and FBI vehicles, including forensic vehicles, passed through the roadblock set up about two miles from the home.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Saturday that a federal search warrant was executed at a home in connection with the incident. The search warrant was based on a tip the agency received. No arrests were made.
CNN reported that the roads reopened about four hours later.
The two agencies also tagged and towed a Range Rover from a nearby Culver’s restaurant parking lot.
The sheriff’s office also said a traffic stop was conducted and one person was questioned while no arrests were made.
No additional information was released Saturday.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing on February 1. His blood was found on the front porch of his Tucson-area home, authorities said. Supposedly ransom notes were sent to news outlets, but two deadlines for payment have passed.
On Friday, the sheriff’s office said DNA from people other than Guthrie or “those who came into close contact with him” was also collected from his property and that investigators were “working to determine who it belonged to.”
Authorities expressed concerns about Guthrie’s health, as he required daily medication. He is said to have a pacemaker and deals with high blood pressure and heart problems, according to an audio recording of a sheriff’s officer on Broadify.com.
Investigators reviewed surveillance video, sorted through thousands of clues and submitted DNA and other evidence for laboratory analysis.
The FBI said it collected more than 13,000 tips after Guthrie was reported missing. Meanwhile, the sheriff’s department said it received at least 18,000 calls.
AP, Reuters
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