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81 Days On, Search for Nancy Guthrie Hinges on Video, Pacemaker Data and DNA

Investigators now focus on video evidence, pacemaker data, forensic testing.

Overview

  • Federal and county investigators say there is no new DNA breakthrough, noting the FBI requested the testing two months ago, and a $1.2 million reward now seeks tips that lead to answers.
  • Home surveillance shows a masked person at the front door holding a flashlight and a gun while trying to block the lens, and that person has not been publicly identified.
  • Digital traces tighten the timeline: the door camera went offline at 1:47 a.m. on February 1st, motion software flagged a person at 2:12 a.m., and Nancy Guthrie’s pacemaker app disconnected at 2:28 a.m.
  • At the house, detectives found Nancy’s blood on the porch and collected a hair sample with DNA from more than one person, now under review at multiple labs in New York along with gloves like those seen in the video.
  • The Guthrie family keeps up public appeals as neighbors maintain a candle-and-photo vigil outside the Tucson home, and authorities urge callers to ignore unverified ransom messages and share even small leads.