Glove DNA may link masked suspect to Guthrie disappearance
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Tucson, Ariz. Law enforcement investigators continued searching for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie after she was last seen at her home Jan. 31 and reported missing Feb. 1. Authorities found blood on her front porch and received purported ransom notes with missed deadlines. The FBI released surveillance footage showing a masked man near her door and identified him as a suspect. Investigators recovered multiple gloves near the property; one glove found about two miles away underwent DNA testing that produced preliminary results and may be uploaded to the FBI’s national database pending quality-control confirmation. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting additional research.
Tucson, Ariz. Law enforcement investigators continued searching for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie after she was last seen at her home Jan. 31 and reported missing Feb. 1. Authorities found blood on her front porch and received purported ransom notes with missed deadlines. The FBI released surveillance footage showing a masked man near her door and identified him as a suspect. Investigators recovered multiple gloves near the property; one glove found about two miles away underwent DNA testing that produced preliminary results and may be uploaded to the FBI’s national database pending quality-control confirmation. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting additional research.
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- 1. Jan. 31: Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her Tucson residence.
- 2. Feb. 1: Guthrie reported missing; blood discovered on the front porch; alleged ransom notes received.
- 3. Early February: FBI released surveillance video showing a masked person near the front door and called that person a suspect.
- 4. Investigators recovered about 16 gloves in the area during searches around the home.
- 5. Feb. 12–14: A glove found about two miles away was packaged (2/12), arrived at a private lab (2/13), and produced preliminary DNA results (2/14) pending confirmation.
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