Nancy Guthrie has been missing for almost nine months, and on Friday the Pima County Sheriff’s Department shared its first update in weeks. Investigators went to Florida earlier this month to meet with lab scientists about the DNA in the case.
“The Nancy Guthrie Task Force continues to work with our labs in hopes of furthering our DNA analysis in this investigation,” the department wrote on X, as reported by Parade. “Earlier this month, investigators traveled to Florida to meet with lab scientists.”
The post didn’t go much further than that. “A number of ideas were discussed, and we continue to work with all of our partners to solve this case,” it said.
There was no word on which lab it was or what kind of testing is being done. Newsweek asked for more, and the department said it had nothing to add.
Guthrie is 84. She’s the mother of TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie.
The DNA So Far
Florida has come up in this case before. In April, the FBI confirmed that a hair sample from the scene had been moved from a private Florida lab to the bureau for testing, Parade reported.
In July, Sheriff Chris Nanos told Fox News Digital that a hair found inside the home didn’t give investigators a DNA profile. “It came back … there’s no DNA,” he said. The sample was kept, though, and he said it could still be useful.
Investigators also found drops of blood outside her front door, according to Newsweek.
What Happened on Jan. 31
Guthrie had dinner with family at her daughter Annie’s home on Jan. 31. She was last seen shortly before 10 p.m. that night and was reported missing the next day, Feb. 1.
Investigators believe she was taken from her Tucson-area home in the early morning hours. Her doorbell camera caught a man in a mask and gloves tampering with the lens before the signal cut out.
Last month, a possible ransom note was ruled “not credible,” Newsweek reported. Nobody has been arrested.
The sheriff’s department is still asking for tips. It says “even the smallest piece of information could be critical.” The numbers are 88-CRIME and 1-800-CALL-FBI.
