Guthrie Kidnapping Update: FBI Discovers Apparent Link to Kidnapping 2 Miles from Victim's Home, DNA Results Already Coming In

As the search for Nancy Guthrie stretches beyond the two-week mark, investigators are zeroing in on a potentially critical piece of evidence discovered miles from her Tucson home.

The 84-year-old mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie vanished from her residence in Tucson, Arizona, prompting a multi-agency investigation that now centers on a single glove recovered roughly two miles from the property.

According to NBC News, citing an unnamed source, the FBI believes the glove is consistent with one worn by a suspect captured in doorbell surveillance footage outside Guthrie’s home. The masked individual seen in the video has remained a focal point of the case.

A representative of the FBI confirmed to Fox News that the DNA evidence collected from the glove could be significant.

“The one with the DNA profile recovered is different and appears to match the gloves of the subject in the surveillance video,” the representative said.

Federal authorities received preliminary DNA results on Saturday and are currently reviewing them before uploading the information into the bureau’s national database. Should the profile yield a match, it could provide the first meaningful break in a case that has frustrated investigators and alarmed the community.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos underscored the importance of proximity in evaluating evidence.

“a glove located two miles from the scene would get more attention than a glove found 10 miles away.”

The glove was discovered Thursday by members of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department during an ongoing search effort.

Forensic DNA expert Matt Quartaro explained how investigators may leverage the sample moving forward.

“We can compare the DNA profiles from the known offenders or arrestees to any unknown forensic profiles to see if we can get a link between those people,” he said, according to KNXV-TV.

The discovery came just days after authorities released surveillance footage showing a masked person outside Guthrie’s front door — footage that intensified public concern and fueled speculation about the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.

Despite moments that appeared promising, the investigation has yet to produce a confirmed suspect. NBC News, again citing unnamed sources, reported that authorities do not currently consider a man whose home was searched Friday night to be a suspect. Nor is a man who was stopped in a vehicle last week believed to be connected.

Meanwhile, Savannah Guthrie has continued to make emotional public appeals. In a newly released video, she urged anyone with information to come forward.

“It’s been two weeks since our mom was taken, and I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope and we still believe,” she said.

In another message, she added that “it’s never too late to do the right thing.”

Former assistant SWAT team leader Chad Ayers has publicly criticized aspects of the investigation, suggesting missteps may complicate any future prosecution.

The glove, he noted, was reportedly one of approximately 15 collected during the search — most of which were later discarded, according to Fox News.

“How many times have we released the crime scene and had investigators come back?” Ayers said. “This residence should have been roped off, taped off, secured until Nancy Guthrie is found dead or alive.”

He warned that procedural errors could create legal vulnerabilities.

“If we do apprehend a suspect, defense attorneys are going to have a heyday with this case, I’m afraid, because of just the sloppiness that has been done throughout this investigation,” he said.

As the case continues to unfold, the recovered glove — and the DNA it contains — may determine whether investigators are finally closing in on the person responsible, or whether the search for answers will continue.