DNA found on a glove about two miles from Nancy Guthrie’s house did not result in any leads on the case, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
Unknown male DNA was found on a glove that resembled one worn by Guthrie’s abductor in the surveillance video from the night of the 84-year-old’s disappearance, the FBI said on Sunday.
However, Chris Nanos, the Pima county sheriff, confirmed that the DNA from the glove did not match any records from the FBI database. Nanos also confirmed that the DNA from the glove did not match any of the DNA that was in Guthrie’s home.
“We’re hopeful that we’re always getting closer, but the news now, I think, is we had heard this morning that, of course, the DNA on the glove that was found two miles away was submitted for Codis [Combined DNA Index System]. And I just heard that, Codis had no hits,” Nanos said.
With no match in the federal agency’s database, the DNA will now probably be entered in a commercial genealogy database. The latest update on the case comes as the investigation stretches into its third week.
Savannah Guthrie, TV anchor and Nancy’s daughter, issued a plea on Monday, telling anyone who is involved in her mother’s disappearance that “it is never too late to do the right thing” and return her home.
Donald Trump also weighed in on the case publicly, saying that he would want the justice department to seek the death penalty if Nancy Guthrie was killed. He said that he would want the abductors to face “very, very severe – the most severe” consequences in an interview with the New York Post.
When asked if he was referring to the death penalty, he confirmed, saying: “The most, yeah – that’s true.”
