The FBI confirmed Sunday that unidentified male DNA was found on a glove believed to be worn by the suspect in the abduction of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. However, it did not yield any leads in her case. FBI said on Sunday, February 16th, 2026, it was an unknown male’s DNA that was found on the glove that resembled 1 worn by Nancy Guthrie’s abductor in the surveillance video from the night of Guthrie’s disappearance. In a statement, the FBI said on Sunday that the gloves appear to match those worn by the suspect in the doorbell Ring camera footage taken of Guthrie’s home on the morning she went missing. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced that the DNA recovered from the gloves was submitted for analysis, but no match was found in the bureau’s national DNA database.
On February 9th, the sheriff’s department confirmed that Nancy Guthrie’s adult children and their spouses, too, have been cleared to not be suspects in Guthrie’s abduction on February 1st, 2026, from her home, which is what the sheriff added on Sunday, February 16th, 2026, calling any suggestion otherwise “cruel”. It appears that Google is attempting to recover more footage of the Guthries’ home, which seems to be very challenging because the surveillance videos were recorded over the actual video.
According to one of the nation’s leading genetic genealogists, it could take about 20 minutes to over seven-and-a-half years to obtain results
the investigative genetic genealogy analysis of DNA found on Guthrie’s glove and again recovered near her home to help identify a suspect in her disappearance. Only less than 2 million people who have created profiles with the smaller databases of FamilyTreeDNA, GEDmatch, and DNA Justice have chosen to allow law enforcement to compare samples against their DNA, according to CeCe Moore. Moore told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that there’s a huge misinterpretation around the ability of 23andMe which is a website that offer DNA testing with the most comprehensive ancestry breakdown, personalized health insights and more, AncestryDNA and MyHeritage to help in such investigations because, despite over 50 million people who have taken those DNA Test, those 3 largest ancestry databases have barrel law enforcement from accessing their statistics.
Officers have said that Guthrie was taken from her home, and blood was found on the floor on her porch. A video taken from her doorbell camera at her residence, which shows the man who is believed to have seized Guhrie. He was wearing a mask, gloves, and brought a backpack for other essential items. After conducting a forensic examination of the surveillance video, an announcement last week from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that they believed the man on the video was between 5ft 9in and 5ft 10in (175-177cm) tall, with an average build and height. They also added that they believed the suspect bought the backpack and mask at a local Walmart and are contacting stores to find a list of people who made those purchases that day. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said the authorities have been reviewing surveillance footage from nearby Walmart stores. Investigators have also been testing a glove they found that seems to match the ones worn by the suspect.
The police said that Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Savannah Guthrie, Today Show cohost, was last seen on January 31st at 9:45 PM, when she was dropped off at her home by family members following dinner. She was reported missing the next day after she didn’t show up at a friend’s house to watch an online church service. According to CeCe Moore, a DNA Expert, if she were the abductor, she would be very concerned right now, because, using investigative genetic genealogy, the suspect will be identified. Report from ABC News on Thursday, February 19th at 7:32 AM, the FBI has reached out to Mexican officials about the disappearance of Nanvy Guthrie. NBC News confirmed the report, saying such outreach is standard, given the proximity of the U.S. Mexico border to Tucson, Arizona, where she was reported on her abduction; however, law enforcement sources told both NBC and ABC News that there’s no evidence that Nancy Guthrie was taken across the border. On Wednesday, February 18th, at 4:00 PM, the Tucson-based nonprofit 88-crime announced that it had received $100,000 from an anonymous donor to be used as a reward for information leading to Nancy Guthrie’s location. The new reward is in addition to the $100,000 sum that the FBI is offering. Over nearly 3 weeks of Guthrie’s disappearance, authorities say they continued to be swamped with tips, but not so many are actionable.
Dispatch Manager for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, Cecilia Ochoa, told NBC News that many of the calls coming into 911 are from people who want to share opinions and theories about the case. Ochoa asked that people think twice about calling the police. She said that if you’re thinking about calling in a tip or a lead, or if you have specific details regarding the case, she asked that you take a moment and think, is this tip viable, or is it credible? She also added that what we don’t want are the opinions and the thoughts, and kind of wondering. Officials will also compare the glove DNA to be recovered at Guthrie’s home, which the theory says doesn’t match her or anyone in her immediate circle. This could be a significant development in the investigation, but experts caution that the results may not be announced to the public ASAP. Law enforcement experts say that officials are more likely to prioritize tracking down the suspect.
Law enforcement sources told CBS that investigators are now employing new skills to try to trace Nancy Guthrie as we speak. They are using a device that could detect signals coming from her pacemaker. Members of the church noticed her absence the following day and notified her family immediately on February 1st, 2026. As of Tuesday, February 24th, the Guthrie family is offering a $1 million reward leading to her recovery, so stay tuned.
Sources: https://www.bbc.com, https://www.theguardian.com, https://www.cnn.com, https://www.yahoo.com
