Overview
- A local YouTuber discovered exposed bone on May 7 about five miles from Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home, prompting authorities to secure the site.
- University of Arizona anthropologist James T. Watson and medical examiners concluded the find is a full skeleton likely several hundred to about 1,000 years old with associated ceramics.
- Pima County and university specialists classified the discovery as a prehistoric anthropological matter and transferred the remains to the Tohono O'odham Nation for cultural handling.
- Investigators say the find is not a criminal lead and that their active probe continues to center on forensic analysis of home security video and DNA evidence across multiple labs.
- The Guthrie family has been publicly cleared as suspects, a combined reward of more than $1.2 million remains available, and unconfirmed reports say private investigators may also be assisting the family.