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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Jim Yango Fantonial

Why Was Nancy Guthrie's DNA Evidence Sent to Private Lab in Florida? Investigators Allegedly Keeping 'Secrets'

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has claimed that authorities investigating the disappearance of 84‑year‑old Nancy Guthrie are deliberately withholding details of their progress from the public in order to ‘protect’ the integrity of the case. (Credit: X/@imadriienne)

More than 100 days after Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Tucson-area home, investigators say the DNA evidence in the case was first sent to a private laboratory in Florida before being transferred to the FBI's lab in Quantico, a move that has intensified scrutiny of how the inquiry is being handled.

Sheriff Chris Nanos has insisted key details are being withheld to protect the case, even as critics, including Khloé Kardashian, question why so little has been made public.

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