Black Glove Found Near Nancy Guthrie Matches Doorbell Footage; FBI Awaits DNA

A black glove recovered roughly two miles from Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home contains DNA that the FBI says is being analyzed and "appears to match the gloves of the subject in the surveillance video." Guthrie, 84 and the mother of "Today" show co‑host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen Jan. 31 and reported missing Feb. 1; investigators collected 16 gloves near the property, and most of the others belonged to searchers who discarded them while working the area.

Investigators said the glove with the DNA profile was found in a field near the side of the road about two miles from Guthrie’s house and that evidence from the scene was shipped to a private lab in Florida - sent Thursday and arrived Friday. Law enforcement personnel described the masked person captured on doorbell camera video as a man of average build, approximately 5‑foot‑9 or 5‑foot‑10, wearing a black 25‑liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack outside Guthrie’s front door.

The FBI reported it received preliminary DNA results Saturday and said it was awaiting quality‑control confirmation Sunday before entering what CBS quoted as "the unknown male profile" into CoDIS, the FBI’s national database for matching DNA profiles. The bureau also stated, "This process typically takes 24 hours from when the bureau receives DNA." The FBI’s description that the glove "appears to match" the gloves seen on video has led investigators and reporters to ask whether that phrasing reflects a visual comparison of glove appearance rather than a forensic glove‑material match; officials have been asked to clarify.

Investigators are also awaiting DNA results from a Range Rover SUV that was towed late Friday from a Tucson‑area Culver’s restaurant, and they confirmed a person of interest was questioned and released following a traffic stop in Tucson late last week. Pima County law enforcement said several hundred detectives and agents have been assigned to the investigation, the FBI has collected more than 13,000 tips since Feb. 1, and the sheriff’s office has taken at least 18,000 calls; the sheriff’s office has not disclosed whether any tips have advanced the case.

An unnamed inside source told investigators they "believe this was a burglary gone wrong" and that there is a "widespread investigative belief is Nancy could be alive," while Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos cautioned that "motive is hard to place right now without a suspect in custody, so everything is just speculative." Former Fort Worth police chief Jeffrey Halstead, speaking about testing time frames, said, "These are very, very strong and definitive updates," and warned, "It could be anywhere between 24 and 48 hours," noting results depend on sample type and quality.

Investigators are holding the recovered glove’s DNA profile pending quality control and potential upload to the national database; they have not announced any match to an individual. The Guthrie family previously received a ransom note demanding bitcoin that was sent to a Tucson news affiliate, and the family at one point "promised to pay" despite receiving no proof of life. For now, detectives are focused on confirmation of the DNA profile, results from the towed Range Rover, and clarification on whether the apparent glove match is visual or forensic.