DNA Analysis Underway For Black Gloves Found Near Nancy Guthrie's Home
By Danielle Jennings on February 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM EST
Updated on February 16, 2026 at 1:05 PM EST
Nancy Guthrie still remains missing as the investigation into her disappearance enters its third week. The latest development in the search involves the black gloves worn by the intruder seen on the Nest camera footage released by the FBI.
Earlier in the investigation, gloves that might have been worn by the suspect were found on the ground a short distance from her home. At this time, police are still investigating all possible leads.
UPDATE: An earlier version of this article misinterpreted the FBI's statement regarding where the DNA was obtained, leading to an unfortunate misunderstanding. We apologize for our poor word choice and promise to do better in the future.
Inside The Latest Development In Nancy Guthrie's Disappearance
Per TMZ, DNA was collected from a glove that was found near the home of Nancy Guthrie and sent in for analysis. At this time, it is unknown if the DNA belongs to a potential suspect. The FBI spokesperson went on to speculate that the gloves appeared to be a visual match to the ones worn by the kidnapping suspect.
The FBI shared that a total of 16 gloves were recovered from the area surrounding her home; however, the majority of those were worn by volunteer searchers and disposed of outside during their search efforts.
"The one with the DNA profile recovered is different and appears to match the gloves of the subject in the surveillance video," the FBI said via statement, according to TMZ.
The DNA results were received on Saturday, February 14, and within the next 24 hours, they will undergo quality control inspection before being entered into the FBI's national DNA database to see if they can find a potential match.
Sheriff In The Case Offers Disheartening Update About The Search For Nancy Guthrie
On Friday, February 13, Sheriff Chris Nanos of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department told the New York Times that the search for Guthrie could take much longer than her loved ones hope.
"Maybe it’s an hour from now," Nanos said. "Maybe it’s weeks or months or years from now. But we won’t quit. We’re going to find Nancy. We’re going to find this guy."
His comments come days after authorities have detained and released multiple people for questioning in the case without resulting in any concrete evidence to link them to Guthrie’s disappearance.
Reports Of Tension Between Savannah Guthrie And Local Authorities Have Circulated
Per reports, while speaking to Fox News, Sheriff Nanos revealed that he recently reached out to Savannah regarding the investigation, but she allegedly told him, "She has her own people and didn't need him."
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has been investigating Guthrie’s disappearance from the beginning, but has also faced criticism for allegedly bungling the search and recovery efforts.
There have also been reports of the FBI and the sheriff’s department not aligning with their approach to the investigation into her abduction, resulting in rumors that Nanos was “blocking” the FBI from the case.
"Actually, the FBI just wanted to send the one or two they found by the crime scene, closest to it – mile, mile and a half... I said 'No, why do that? Let's just send them all to where all the DNA exists, all the profiles and the markers exist.' They agreed, makes sense," Nanos said, per KVOA.
Authorities Previously Announced Investigation Of Additional Suspect
On February 12, a new video was revealed of a man recorded 5 miles from Guthrie’s wearing similar clothing and items as the man caught via Nest video at Guthrie’s home when she disappeared, according to TMZ.
The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department are now closely examining the new footage, and the man in the images is on their radar.
As of now, it’s unclear whether the person in the new footage is the same person seen in the previous video or whether multiple people are involved.
Authorities said they noticed that the man in the recent footage, captured by a Ring camera, is carrying what appears to be a similar backpack to the one the first potential suspect was carrying, and both sets of footage were recorded around the time Guthrie disappeared.
Per the outlet, the backpack in question has been confirmed to be an Ozark Trail Hiker sold by Walmart.
Former FBI Agent Raises Theory That The Surveillance Footage Could Be ‘Staged’
During a recent episode of her Katie Couric Media Substack Live, former "Today" show anchor Katie Couric interviewed two retired FBI agents regarding Guthrie’s case, according to Parade.
One of the agents, Kristy Kottis, said she believes the surveillance footage "seemed and felt like a staged video," largely due to the suspect's behavior.
Kottis pointed specifically to the individual's heavily layered clothing, the brief moment when they looked directly toward the camera, and the way the gun was placed in front of the suspect’s waist, which made its presence conspicuously obvious.
"It was an individual, we don't know whether it's a male or female, showing us what they want us to see," she said.
