Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping case appears to have suffered a setback. this DNA evidencewhich is a promising forensic clue but may not yield results quickly. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is being interviewed nbc news as he outlined the troubles along the way.
According to Nanos, the lab was having difficulty isolating “mixed DNA samples.” Nanos’ office also said the samples were still being analyzed. This is at Guthrie’s house and a Gloves It was found near her home and sent for testing. They initially didn’t make any matches on CODIS, but investigators are leaning toward getting results by looking into genetic genealogies.
Nanos’ interview dashed some hopes, however. “Our labs tell us there are challenges here. This technology is moving so fast, so crazy, that they think some of these problems will resolve themselves in weeks, months, even a year,” the sheriff said.
This comes after a report that was allegedly not provided to the FBI Obtain DNA evidence It has been sent to a laboratory in Florida. The report cited FBI sources as saying the evidence was not sent to their usual lab. At that time, someone was told that since all evidence related to the case would be sent to the Florida lab, the DNA evidence would also be sent to the Florida lab.
The FBI insists the Pima County Sheriff’s Department led the investigation. However, Nanos’ handling of the matter has been criticized by many, and today’s comments will only fuel anger against the sheriff.
Reaction to Chris Nanos’ remarks
Many people expressed anger at Nanos after hearing about the delays in DNA evidence. “What you’re seeing is the two agencies are actually conducting parallel investigations and withholding information from each other,” one person said. commented on X.
other additional “It’s simple…it’s time to retire!!! When that time comes for me…I have to walk away!!!”. Another echoed this thought explain“, “Chief Nanos needs to retire. Almost every day his office would put out a statement saying there would be no updates to the media, and then he would continue spouting this depressing nonsense, and then he would give a message anyway. There was a statement today saying there would be no news all week.
Elsewhere in the interview, Nanos appeared to dispute claims by local businesses that the FBI showed them a list of names and faces. He said his team was not investigating any names. The Pima County Sheriff also said new leads are emerging and his team is close to “identifying” more clothing from doorbell camera footage found outside the Ozark Trail backpack.
Guthrie, 84, was reported missing on February 1 from her home near Tucson, Arizona, and authorities believe she was taken the night before. The FBI released a description of the suspect, describing him as a man of medium build, approximately 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, based on video from Guthrie’s home.
