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DNA evidence collected from a pair of gloves discovered several miles from Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona residence has yielded no matches in the national DNA database, officials stated on Tuesday, marking the 17th day since she went missing.
“We found no DNA matches in CODIS,” announced the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, alluding to the Combined DNA Index System utilized nationwide.
“Currently, no confirmed CODIS matches have emerged in this case,” the department revealed, indicating that multiple DNA samples have been analyzed through the system thus far.
CODIS serves as a repository for DNA profiles from individuals suspected or convicted of crimes. A match could potentially point to suspects connected to Guthrie’s disappearance.
Police reported that the 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie was declared missing from her home near Tucson on February 1, following a family gathering the previous night. Blood traces were discovered on her porch.
A porch camera recorded video of a man with a backpack who was wearing a ski mask, long pants, a jacket and gloves. The FBI said the suspect is about 5 feet, 9 inches (1.75 meters) tall with a medium build.
Gloves were found about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) from Guthrie’s home. The FBI has said that the gloves appeared to match those worn by the man in the video.
“There is additional DNA evidence that was found at the residence, and that is also being analyzed,” the sheriff’s department said.
In addition, the department said it’s working with experts to try to locate Guthrie by detecting her heart pacemaker.
Parsons Corp. said its BlueFly device, which weighs less than a pound (.45 kilograms) and has a range of up to 218 yards (200 meters), can detect signals from wearable electronics and medical devices. The company said the technology has been used from the air and on the ground in Arizona. It declined further comment about the search.
Savannah Guthrie posted an Instagram video Sunday in which she issued an appeal to anyone with information about what happened to her mother.
“It is never too late to do the right thing,” she said. “And we are here. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being, that it’s never too late.”