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DNA Mystery: No Suspect in Guthrie Disappearance
18 Feb
Summary
- DNA from gloves found near home did not match national database.
- Security footage shows a masked individual near the home.
- Pacemaker signals are being tracked to help locate the missing woman.
Seventeen days have passed since Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC 'Today' co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, disappeared from her Tucson-area residence. Investigators with the Pima County Sheriff's Department announced on Tuesday that DNA recovered from gloves found approximately two miles from her home yielded no matches in the national CODIS database. This means the forensic evidence has not yet led to a confirmed suspect.
Authorities previously detected the 84-year-old's blood on her porch. A security camera captured an image of a ski-mask-wearing individual, described as approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall with a medium build, near the residence. The discovered gloves appeared to match those worn by this person. Investigators are continuing to analyze additional DNA evidence collected from inside the home.
In an effort to locate Nancy Guthrie, specialists are working to detect signals from her heart pacemaker. Parsons Corp's BlueFly device, capable of detecting signals from medical devices within about 200 meters, has been deployed both from the air and on the ground. Savannah Guthrie has made a public plea for assistance, urging the person responsible to come forward.
