Nancy Guthrie, the kidnapper You May Have Left Your DNA At Crime Scene, Sheriff Says
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Nancy GuthrieThe kidnapper of . could be identified thanks to DNA left at the crime scene in Arizona, according to the Pima County sheriff. Chris Nanos.
Nanos sat down for a TODAY Show interview Wednesday about the Guthrie case and, at one point, discussed the DNA found in Nancy’s Tucson home.
The sheriff said: “We believe we may have some DNA there that could be our suspect, but we won’t know until that DNA is separated and sorted.”
Nanos added: “For me, this is more critical than any glove I found two miles away.”
Pima County Sheriff’s Investigators I found gloves 3 km from Nancy’s and submitted them to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) for testing, but the results came back negative for a match.
During his interview with TODAY Show, Nanos also said that he believed Nancy, the TODAY Show host’s mother. Savannah Guthrie – was targeted by her captor.
He said: “I think this was an individual who had a target for whatever reason, and he made it difficult, but I also have some pretty tough investigators. »
The FBI, which assists the sheriff’s office, released doorbell camera footage from Nancy’s house, showing the masked kidnapper wearing gloves and a pistol in a waist holster as he hid around the porch during the commission of the crime.
FBI agents visited gun stores across Arizona to try to match the unique holster seen in the doorbell video with a purchase at one of the stores.
Nanos also addressed rumors that the kidnapper was wearing a ring under his glove, confirming that he “sees” it as well and will have his team of detectives look into it.
As you know, Guthrie, 84, was taken from her home in the early hours of February 1. Since then, investigators have been desperately searching for Nancy, especially after learning that she is in poor health and needs her daily medication.
