{"id":1483,"date":"2026-05-09T13:16:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/sheriff-nanos-says-we-are-closer-to-solving-nancy-guthries-abduction\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T13:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:16:52","slug":"sheriff-nanos-says-we-are-closer-to-solving-nancy-guthries-abduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/sheriff-nanos-says-we-are-closer-to-solving-nancy-guthries-abduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff Nanos says &#8216;we are&#8217; closer to solving Nancy Guthrie&#8217;s abduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/nanos-closer-to-solving-nancy-guthrie-case.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>TUCSON, Ariz. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/07\/us-news\/nancy-guthrie-sheriff-chris-nanos-could-soon-lose-his-job\/\">Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos<\/a>, who is leading the investigation into the suspected <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/08\/celebrity-news\/why-walls-are-closing-in-on-nancy-guthries-kidnapper-after-savannahs-today-return\/\">abduction of\u00a0Nancy Guthrie<\/a>, told Fox News Digital Friday that the task force handling the case is making progress <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/07\/celebrity-news\/elizabeth-smart-reveals-her-take-on-nancy-guthries-whereabouts\/\">nearly 100 days after she vanished<\/a> from her home in the Catalina Foothills.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether investigators are closer to solving the case nearly 100 days in, Nanos replied, \u201cWe are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He nodded, adding that the developments are \u201creally great\u201d as he got into his white Corvette. He did not elaborate.<\/p>\n<p>Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/07\/entertainment\/mystery-swirls-as-savannah-guthrie-returns-to-today-show-after-abrupt-exit-for-appointment\/\">\u201cToday\u201d show co-host\u00a0Savannah Guthrie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He declined to answer another question about Mother\u2019s Day, which is Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Late last month, a private forensic lab in Florida sent a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/dna-testing-nancy-guthrie-case-could-take-months-may-fast-tracked-expert-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hair sample to the FBI<\/a>\u00a0for more advanced analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Experts have told Fox News Digital the hair could be used for investigative or forensic genetic genealogy if it doesn\u2019t match anyone known to have been in Guthrie\u2019s home, potentially pointing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/nancy-guthrie-case-retired-lieutenant-suggests-mexico-ties-downplayed-keep-feds-case-early\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">task force of county detectives<\/a>\u00a0and FBI agents toward a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/12\/us-news\/ex-fbi-agent-fears-nancy-guthrie-suspect-could-soon-strike-again\/\">suspect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Asked whether investigators are closer to solving the case nearly 100 days in, Nanos replied, \u201cWe are.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">James S. Wood for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nancy Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of \u201cToday\u201d show co-host\u00a0Savannah Guthrie. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Savanah Guthrie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Relatives and workers who had reason to be at Guthrie\u2019s home have previously given voluntary DNA samples, so the hair could point to a suspect if it doesn\u2019t match any of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuilding <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/16\/celebrity-news\/fbi-analyzing-potentially-critical-dna-recovered-from-nancy-guthries-arizona-home-report\/\">DNA profiles<\/a> from hair or other\u00a0forensic evidence\u00a0does not necessarily take long,\u201d said Dr. David Mittelman, co-founder of Othram, a leading private forensics laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/24\/us-news\/victims-wounds-show-bryan-kohberger-was-fulfilling-psychosexual-fantasy-in-idaho-slayings-expert-says\/\">\u2018Idaho Four\u2019 murders<\/a>, for example, the DNA profile was developed within days. The challenge in forensic genetic genealogy is not simply generating a DNA profile, but generating a high-quality profile. Poor-quality or incomplete DNA profiles can make genetic genealogy difficult, ambiguous, or even impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because an incomplete profile can lead researchers to miss potential familial connections that could help find a suspect.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nanos declined to answer another question about Mother\u2019s Day, which is Sunday. <span class=\"credit\">savannahguthrie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you don\u2019t have a good profile, you may not see all the genetic relatives,\u201d he added. \u201cIt can be harder to resolve how people are related or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nanos said previously that investigators believe Guthrie was taken from her home around 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 1.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/early-missteps-delayed-search-plane-response-emerge-savannah-guthries-mother-disappearance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deputies arrived around noon that day<\/a>\u00a0after her daughter and son-in-law called 911 to report her missing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nanos said previously that investigators believe Guthrie was taken from her home around 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 1. <span class=\"credit\">Rebecca Noble for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Investigators look around the residence of Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 25, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. <span class=\"credit\">James Keivom for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since then, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/11\/us-news\/key-details-that-could-id-nancy-guthrie-suspect\/\">FBI obtained Nest doorbell imagery<\/a> with the help of Google that shows a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/new-security-images-uncovered-nancy-guthrie-abduction-case-fbi-investigation-continues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">masked man of average height<\/a>\u00a0and build carrying a holstered pistol at Guthrie\u2019s front steps around the time of her abduction.<\/p>\n<p>A man in similar clothing was spotted about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/masked-suspect-seen-nancy-guthries-home-three-weeks-before-her-abduction-sources-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three weeks earlier approaching her door<\/a>\u00a0again.<\/p>\n<p>He has not been publicly identified, but retired FBI profiler Jim Clemente told Fox News Digital this week that he believes the suspect made a number of mistakes that could help investigators identify him, if\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/sheriff-shrugs-off-missteps-nancy-guthrie-case-calls-captor-let-her-go-family-pleads-help\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">someone in his inner circle<\/a>\u00a0doesn\u2019t come forward first.<\/p>\n<p>There is a combined\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/increased-reward-nancy-guthrie-case-puts-psychological-pressure-suspects-inner-circle-ret-fbi-agent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reward of more than $1.2 million<\/a>\u00a0to solve the case.<\/p>\n<p>To remain anonymous, contact Tucson\u2019s 88-Crime\u00a0tip line at 520-882-7463.<\/p>\n<p>The Guthrie family is urging anyone with information to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/09\/celebrity-news\/sheriff-nanos-says-we-are-closer-to-solving-nancy-guthries-abduction\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TUCSON, Ariz. \u2014 Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the investigation into 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