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With No Initial DNA Match, Guthrie Investigators Turn to One of Their Newest Tools to Crack Cases: Genetic Genealogy
Pima County investigators use genetic genealogy to identify a male DNA profile from a glove not found in FBI databases, seeking relatives to locate a suspect.
- On Tuesday, Pima County Sheriff's Department said investigators are inputting DNA from Nancy Guthrie, 84-year-old missing woman, into genetic genealogy databases after her February 1 disappearance.
- Lab results show DNA collected so far did not match any entries in CODIS, and the glove found roughly two miles from Nancy Guthrie's Tucson home holds male DNA with no FBI database hits.
- Surveillance video shows a masked suspect with a unique gun holster; Nanos said Google, Meta and Apple are helping retrieve more Nest footage and investigators noted a visible ring.
- Sheriff Chris Nanos said the Guthrie family is cleared as suspects, the case remains active with thousands of tips, and the FBI and Tucson Crime Stoppers offer $100,000 and $102,500 rewards.
- While genetic genealogy has helped solve high-profile cases, experts say identification speed depends on ancestry and database access, with Moore stating, 'If they have deep roots in the United States, it could be minutes, it could be a few hours.
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Guthrie investigators turn to one of their newest tools to crack cases: genetic genealogy
Only a few years ago, Tuesdays announcement that a glove believed to be connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, had no match in a DNA database would have been a dead end. Now for investigators, it is just the beginning.Investigators are currently looking into additional investigative genetic genealogy options for DNA evidence to check for matches, the Pima County Sheriffs Department said Tuesday.That brings a whole ne…
With no initial DNA match, Guthrie disappearance investigators turn to one of their newest tools to crack cases: genetic genealogy
Only a few years ago, Tuesday’s announcement that a glove believed to be connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, had no match to a DNA database would have been a dead end. Now for investigators, it is just the beginning.
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Arizona authorities turn to genetic genealogy in ongoing search for Nancy Guthrie
Federal and local authorities will use genetic genealogy to analyze DNA found at Nancy Guthrie’s home as the ongoing investigation into her possible abduction stretches into its third week. The 84-year-old mother of “TODAY” co-host Savannah Guthrie was reported missing around noon on Feb. 1 after she did not show up to a friend’s house to watch virtual church services. Guthrie was last seen the previous night around 9:45, after dinner at her dau…
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