The Federal Bureau of Investigation has received DNA evidence recovered from the Tucson, Arizona, home of Nancy Guthrie, including test results from a hair sample, according to sources familiar with the investigation.<\/p>\n
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CeCe Moore, an investigative genetic genealogist with Parabon NanoLabs, said a hair sample is unlikely to be part of a mixed DNA profile that investigators have reportedly been analyzing, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot after it is cleaned for contamination,\u201d she said. \u201cThey have that process in good shape, but it can take some time. \u201d She added of the sample: \u201cI would assume it would be Nancy plus two or more unknowns.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department told Fox the police agency has \u201csharing a lot of things\u201d with the FBI lab regarding Guthrie\u2019s case.<\/p>\n
This is not new information,\u201d the department wrote on X. \u201cThe private lab we utilize in Florida continues to share information with the FBI lab & other partner labs across the country. DNA analysis remains ongoing.<\/p>\n
Sheriff Chris Nanos has said that DNA recovered from the scene has not yet identified a suspect in the Feb. 1 kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the investigation, the sheriff\u2019s department submitted a sample to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for comparison against its Combined DNA Index System. That search did not produce a match, and authorities later ruled out any connection based on that sample. Investigators also identified a separate mixed, partial DNA sample that was not strong enough to generate a profile suitable for CODIS.<\/p>\n
Experts have indicated that the sample appears to be a complex mixture, likely containing genetic material from three or more individuals.<\/p>\n
Authorities have said that at least one contributor to the DNA evidence is male, adding that other forensic testing has already been completed.<\/p>\n
For example, blood found on the front porch was confirmed to belong to Nancy Guthrie. Investigators also examined a glove recovered about two miles from her home, which they said resembled one worn by a masked individual captured on a Nest doorbell camera.<\/p>\n
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Testing through the FBI\u2019s Combined DNA Index System produced no hits, and the sample did not match any other DNA collected from inside the home.<\/p>\n
Investigators and the Guthrie family have made multiple appeals to the public for assistance. There is a total reward of over $1. 2 million related to the case, including $1 million offered by the Guthrie family for information leading to their mother\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n
The family urges anyone with information to call 1-800-CALL-FBI.<\/p>\n
Savannah Guthrie expressed that her family is in \u201cagony\u201d following their mother\u2019s disappearance during a Today show interview a month ago.<\/p>\n
We are in agony, we are in agony,\u201d a tearful Guthrie told co-host Hoda Kotb. Savannah described the situation that she and her family are enduring as \u201cunbearable.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd to think of what she went through. I wake up every night in the middle of the night, every night,\u201d she told Kotb. \u201cAnd in the darkness, I imagine her terror.<\/p>\n
And it is unthinkable, but those thoughts demand to be thought. And I will not hide my face. But she needs to come home now.<\/p>\n
Savannah has since returned to the show full-time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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