Dna From Glove Found Near Guthrie Home Appears To Match Glove Worn By Suspect, Fbi Says

TUCSON, Ariz. — The FBI says a mitt containing DNA was recovered astir 2 miles from nan location of Nancy Guthrie and appears to lucifer those worn by a masked personification extracurricular her beforehand doorway successful Tucson nan nighttime she vanished.

The glove, recovered successful a section adjacent nan broadside of nan road, was sent for DNA testing. The FBI said successful a connection Sunday that it received preliminary results Saturday and was awaiting charismatic confirmation. The improvement comes arsenic rule enforcement gathers much imaginable grounds arsenic nan hunt for Guthrie heads into its 3rd week. The 84-year-old is nan mother of “Today” show big Savannah Guthrie. Authorities had antecedently said they had not identified a suspect.

Guthrie was past seen astatine her Arizona location connected Jan. 31 and was reported missing nan pursuing day. Authorities opportunity her humor was recovered connected nan beforehand porch. Purported ransom notes were sent to news outlets, but 2 deadlines for paying person passed.

About 16 gloves were recovered successful various spots adjacent nan house, astir of which were searchers’ gloves that had been discarded, nan FBI said.

The find was revealed days aft investigators released surveillance videos of a masked personification extracurricular Guthrie’s beforehand door. A structure camera recorded video of a personification pinch a backpack who was wearing a skis mask, agelong pants, overgarment and gloves.

On Thursday, nan FBI called nan personification a suspect. It described him arsenic a man astir 5 feet 9 inches pinch a mean build. The agency said he was carrying a 25-liter “Ozark Trail Hiker Pack” backpack.

Authorities person expressed interest astir Nancy Guthrie’s wellness because she needs captious regular medicine. She is said to person a pacemaker and has dealt pinch precocious humor unit and bosom issues, according to sheriff’s dispatcher audio connected Broadcastify.com.

News outlets connected Saturday showed video of Pima County sheriff’s officials and nan FBI searching a Range Rover successful nan parking batch of a Culver’s edifice successful Tucson a fewer miles from Guthrie’s home. Despite searches of section homes successful caller days, location were no suspects successful custody, according to news reports.