LATEST DETAILS: New ‘biological evidence’ found in Nancy Guthrie’s home, reward changes, MORE

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From NY Post: Investigators uncovered DNA evidence that does not belong to Nancy Guthrie during a search of her Catalina Foothills home more than two weeks after she was kidnapped, sources told The Post.

The discovery of new evidence was revealed Wednesday after investigators did yet another search of the residence belonging to the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie with a fine-tooth comb, sources said.

It’s not clear what the evidence is, when exactly it was discovered, or whether it has been shared with the FBI.

The revelation comes as the investigation into Nancy’s disappearance has stretched into its third week with no suspects or clear leads.

Investigators are still looking at DNA evidence they collected previously.

“The number of profiles and other related details remain part of the active investigation,” a statement from the Pima County Sheriff’s Office said.

“We believe that we may have some DNA there that may be our suspect,” Sheriff Chris Nanos told “Today” on Wednesday.

The sample still needs to be “separated, sorted out,” Nanos added.

On Tuesday, Nanos said “partial DNA” from Guthrie’s home will be analyzed using genetic genealogy from a source they believe came from the suspect.

From NBC News:

Genetic genealogy — a process that analyzes a person’s DNA and genealogical records for family history — has cracked major cases, including that of the Golden State Killer in 2018, and it led to the arrest of Bryan Kohberger in connection with the 2022 University of Idaho murders.

However, the process could take mere minutes or potentially weeks based on the kind of DNA, Moore said.

First a profile is created for genetic genealogy, then bioinformatics scientists work on the file to extract a potential suspect’s DNA, she said. Once the DNA is extracted, it can be tested against CODIS — the FBI’s DNA profile database — or used in genealogy, Nanos said yesterday.

“If the person of interest, in this case, has deep roots in the U.S. and is a white person, they could be identified in minutes or hours,” CeCe Moore, the chief genetic genealogist at Parabon, a Virginia lab specializing in forensic genetic genealogy, said. However it’ll take longer if the person has recent immigrant ancestry or was born outside the U.S., because there’s far less representation among those populations in databases, she added.

Two officials have informed NBC News that they believe Guthrie is in the U.S. as no evidence indicates she was taken over the U.S.-Mexico border.

But a post from ABC News on X says, “The FBI is now exploring the possibility that Nancy Guthrie was taken into Mexico, sources say, which is just 60 miles from her home.”

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Tucson Crime Stoppers announced that the reward for information leading to an arrest in Guthrie’s kidnapping has grown by $100,000 after a large donation was made, bringing the total reward to $102,500.

“For the Guthrie case, the $100,000 donation has been verified and will be available to eligible tipsters once the verification process confirms that the tip directly resulted in an arrest,” said James Allerton, the 88-CRIME program coordinator.

The FBI is also offering a $100,000 reward.

According to the Daily Mail, the FBI is working a list of “names and photos of people who match the description of the masked suspect caught on surveillance footage outside of Nancy Guthrie’s home the night she disappeared.”

From the Mail:

A break in the case came on February 10 when the FBI uncovered previously lost surveillance footage from the night she disappeared, revealing a masked individual approaching her home.

The FBI now reportedly has names and photos of people who match the mysterious masked man, CBS News reported.

The eerie footage shows what authorities believe is a man disabling Nancy’s camera. The suspect was also carrying what appears to be a gun in a holster.

Local business and gun shop owners told CBS that authorities have asked them if they recognize any names and faces that could potentially be the suspect.

One gun shop owner told the outlet that he received a packet from law enforcement with photos of driver’s licenses and pictures from social media.

Sheriff Nanos said Google is working to retrieve additional video from Nest cameras at Guthrie’s property as well.

Read more at NY Post

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