FBI: DNA recovered from glove found near Guthrie home that appears to
match glove worn by suspect
[February 16, 2026]
By JACQUES BILLEAUD
A glove containing DNA found about two miles from the house of “Today”
show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother appears to match those worn by a
masked person outside her front door in Tucson the night she vanished,
the FBI said Sunday.
The glove, discovered in a field beside a road, was sent for DNA
testing. The FBI said in a statement that it received preliminary
results Saturday and was awaiting official confirmation. The development
comes as law enforcement gathers more potential evidence as the search
for Guthrie’s mother heads into its third week. Authorities had
previously said they had not identified a suspect.
On Sunday night, Savannah Guthrie posted an Instagram video in which she
issued an appeal to whoever abducted her mother or anyone who knows
where she is being kept. “It is never too late to do the right thing,”
Guthrie said. “And we are here. And we believe in the essential goodness
of every human being, that it’s never too late.”
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her Arizona home on Jan. 31 and was
reported missing the following day. Authorities say her blood was found
on the front porch. Purported ransom notes were sent to news outlets,
but two deadlines for paying have passed.
The discovery was revealed days after investigators had released
surveillance videos of the masked person outside Guthrie’s front door. A
porch camera recorded video of a person with a backpack who was wearing
a ski mask, long pants, jacket and gloves.
On Thursday, the FBI called the person a suspect. It described him as a
man about 5 feet, 9 inches tall with a medium build. The agency said he
was carrying a 25-liter “Ozark Trail Hiker Pack” backpack.
Late Friday night, law enforcement agents sealed off a road about two
miles (3.2 kilometers) from Guthrie’s home as part of their
investigation. A series of sheriff’s and FBI vehicles, including
forensics vehicles, passed through the roadblock.
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This combo from images provided by the FBI shows surveillance
footage at the home of Nancy Guthrie the night she went missing in
Tucson, Ariz. (FBI via AP)
The investigators also tagged and towed a Range Rover SUV from a
nearby restaurant parking lot late Friday. The sheriff’s department
later said the activity was part of the Guthrie investigation but no
arrests were made.
On Tuesday, sheriff deputies detained a person for questioning
during a traffic stop south of Tucson. Authorities didn’t say what
led them to stop the man but confirmed he was released. The same
day, deputies and FBI agents conducted a court-authorized search in
Rio Rico, about an hour’s drive south of the city.
Authorities have expressed concern about Nancy Guthrie’s health
because she needs vital daily medicine. She is said to have a
pacemaker and have dealt with high blood pressure and heart issues,
according to sheriff’s dispatcher audio on broadcastify.com.
Earlier in the investigation, authorities had said they had
collected DNA from Nancy Guthrie’s property which doesn’t belong to
Guthrie or those in close contact with her. Investigators were
working to identify who it belongs to.
The FBI also has said approximately 16 gloves were found in various
spots near the house, most of which were searchers’ gloves that had
been discarded.
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