Although DNA evidence collected in theNancy Guthrie investigationhas yet to yield matches, law enforcement is still bracing for results that could expose cracks in the southern Arizona case garnering national attention.
As the search for "Today" anchorSavannah Guthrie's missing mother has stretched into its third week, the Pima County Sheriff's Department and the FBI continue to pursue various leads, review surveillance footage and analyze DNA evidence recovered at and near the 84-year-old's home outside Tucson, Arizona.
Authorities have not named a person of interest as of Tuesday, Feb. 17, but are seeking to identifya suspect shown in doorbell camera footage at Guthrie's front door, released on Feb. 10. The suspect is described as a "male, approximately 5'9"-5'10" tall, with an average build."
Gloves found in a field near a road appear to match those worn by the suspect in the doorbell camera video, the FBI confirmed to USA TODAY on Feb. 15.
Here's what to know about the DNA evidence collected, what it has revealed so far and what results authorities are awaiting.
"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother,
Nancy Guthrie, was seemingly abducted from her home outside Tucson, Arizona, in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026. Authorities released photos and videos on Feb. 10, of a potential suspect who was caught tampering with a camera on her front door on the morning of her disappearance. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
U.S. journalist and television host
Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron, speaks in a video message, addressing that they are willing to pay for the release of their elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home several days ago, in this screen grab obtained from social media video taken at an unspecified location and released February 7, 2026." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old
mother of "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie is missing, and Arizona officials say they are investigating her disappearance as a "crime."
"Today" show cohost Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron Guthrie, speaks in a video message addressing a possible kidnapper who might be holding her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie in this screen grab obtained from social media video taken at an unspecified location and released Feb. 4, 2026." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
The Pima County Sheriff's Office in Arizona received a 911 call reporting
Nancy Guthrie missing from her home outside Tucson around noon local time on Sunday, Feb. 1. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
She was reported missing from her home in a community just north of Tucson on Feb. 1, 2026." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Search for Nancy Guthrie and person suspected of taking her continues
"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother,Nancy Guthrie, was seemingly abducted from her home outside Tucson, Arizona, in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026. Authorities released photos and videos on Feb. 10, of a potential suspect who was caught tampering with a camera on her front door on the morning of her disappearance.
What DNA has been collected in Savannah Guthrie missing mom case?
Among the DNA recovered at the scene weredried blood dropletsspotted on the Spanish tile entrance at the home on Feb. 3, which the Pima County Sheriff's Department later confirmed was Nancy Guthrie's blood.
The sheriff revealed on Feb. 13 that investigators collected DNA from the 84-year-old's home that did not belong to her or anyone in close contact with her.
Around 16 gloves have been collected near the Guthrie house, the FBI confirmed, while clarifying that most "were searchers' gloves discarded in various areas when they searched the vicinity." Gloves closest to the property, approximately 2 miles away, were sent for testing.
Who is analyzing the DNA?
DNA evidence in the Nancy Guthrie investigation has been sent toDNA Labs International, a private lab in South Florida.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has shut down speculation of friction between local authorities and the FBI, prompted by a Feb. 12Reutersreport citing a "U.S. law enforcement official with knowledge of the case" about a dispute over where to send DNA samples.
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In an interview with NBC affiliateKVOApublished Friday, Feb. 13, Nanos confirmed he had disagreed with the bureau's attempt to send "one or two" gloves to its lab close by, but said the FBI eventually agreed that it made more "sense" to centralize the evidence at the Florida lab. "There's no arguing there. There's no fight. Sheriff didn't block anything. This has always been a case where we both work very close together."
What DNA results have been found in Nancy Guthrie case?
The Pima County Sheriff's Department confirmed Tuesday, Feb. 17, that preliminary results failed to match the DNA collection at her home to the gloves the FBI said resembled those of the suspect seen in the surveillance video.
The DNA profile also did not match anyone in the FBI's Combined DNA Index System(CODIS), the sheriff's department said in a Feb. 17 news release.
"Investigators are currently looking into additional investigative genetic genealogy options for DNA evidence to check for matches," the news release said. "CODIS is one option of many databases that are available."
What DNA results are pending?
Following the preliminary results released Tuesday, the FBI is now "awaiting quality control and official confirmation today before putting 'unknown male profile'" into its national database.
Investigators are also awaiting the results for additional DNA evidence found at Nancy Guthrie's home, which did not belong to the missing mother or her inner circle.
New images released by authorities on Feb. 10, 2026, from a Nest camera outside Nancy Guthrie's home show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at the front door on the morning of her disappearance on Feb. 1." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
Nancy Guthrie kidnapping suspect seen in new photos as search continues
New imagesreleased by authorities on Feb. 10, 2026, from a Nest camera outside Nancy Guthrie's home show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at the front door on the morning of her disappearance on Feb. 1.
What's next in DNA analysis?
In a Feb. 17 interview withNBC News, Nanos said the lack of a match from the DNA found on the gloves is "not the end."
"Now we start with genealogy and some of the partial DNA we have at the home," he told the outlet. "To me, that's more critical than any glove I found 2 miles away. I'm not dismissing the glove 2 miles away, but I have gloves 5 miles away, 10 miles away, so we prioritize."
He continued: "We believe that we may have some DNA there that may be our suspect, but we won't know that until that DNA is separated, sorted out, maybe admitted to CODIS, maybe through genealogy."
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Although DNA evidence collected in theNancy Guthrie investigationhas yet to yield matches, law enforcement is still brac...
