Update 4:27 p.m.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department in a press statement confirmed investigators are working to identify who the DNA belongs to, but they are not disclosing where that DNA was located. They added that to ensure consistency and streamline testing, evidence requiring forensic analysis is being sent to the same out-of-state lab that has been utilized since the beginning of this case. This decision was discussed with and agreed upon by local FBI leadership.
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According to CNN’s Ed Lavandera, Devon Sayers and Taylor Romine, DNA has been found as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, but it’s not clear who it belongs to, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told CNN during an interview today.
He wouldn’t specify where exactly the DNA was found, he said, adding they are continuing to work with the lab.
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DNA was recovered from several gloves and other pieces of potential evidence, and those DNA samples are now being compared to samples taken from associates of Nancy Guthrie, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told ABC News Friday.
The sheriff told ABC News he is hopeful investigators are “getting closer” to solving the case.
