DNA results from gloves found near Nancy Guthrie's home are revealed

Law enforcement asks anyone with information to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI or tips.fbi.gov, the Pima County Sheriff's Department (520-351-4900) or 88-CRIME.

Gloves discovered near Nancy Guthrie's home, which were seen as a possible lead in the investigation into the 84-year-old woman's suspected kidnapping, have resulted in a dead end.

"The owner of the glove, we found working at a restaurant across the street. It has nothing to do with the case," Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told Tucson news station KVOA.

The sheriff's department clarified in a March 4 statement to USA TODAY that "Sheriff Nanos stated in a recent interview that the black gloves found approximately 2 miles away from Nancy Guthrie’s home were traced back via DNA analysis to a person who works at a restaurant in the area."

"That person is not considered part of this investigation," the statement continued. "Lab analysis remains underway on other DNA evidence."

Authorities previously said the gloves appeared, visually, to match those worn by a man whom the FBI has called a suspect in the case after he was captured in surveillance footage at Guthrie's home.

The status of DNA testing in Nancy Guthrie's case

The DNA analysis results come more than two weeks after they arrived at a private laboratory in Florida for testing on Feb. 13.

A spokesperson for the FBI's public affairs office said in a Feb. 15 statement to USA TODAY that "Investigators collected approximately 16 gloves in various areas near the house. Most of them were searchers' gloves that they discarded in various areas when they searched the vicinity. The one with the DNA profile recovered is different and appears to match the gloves of the subject in the surveillance video."

In a Feb. 17 update, the sheriff's department shared there "were no DNA hits in CODIS," or the FBI's national DNA database, from the gloves. The DNA also did not match samples collected from Guthrie's home.

Law enforcement previously confirmed the discovery of DNA in Guthrie's home that does not belong to her or her inner circle. They have not provided updates on this analysis.

Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show anchor Savannah Guthrie, has not been seen since Saturday, Jan. 31. She was first reported missing the following day, on Feb. 1. The Pima County Sheriff's Department has said they believe she was taken from her home outside of Tucson against her will.

Investigators' leads on Nancy Guthrie kidnapping suspect

The FBI has only named one suspect, describing the man who appeared in a doorbell video from Guthrie's home as "a male, approximately 5'9"-5'10" tall, with an average build." A Feb. 12 social media post from the agency also focused on "a black, 25-liter 'Ozark Trail Hiker Pack' backpack" he was seen wearing.

Though investigators are looking at this backpack as "one of the most promising leads," as Nanos previously said, the sheriff has noted its exclusivity to Walmart – previously seen as a lead for authorities to pursue by subpoenaing the big-box retailer – does not leave out the option that the suspect purchased it secondhand elsewhere. 

Savannah Guthrie has said a $1 million reward is on the table "for any information that leads us to" her mom's recovery, while the FBI is offering a $100,000 reward. The Pima County Attorney's Office's anonymous tip line 88-CRIME has put out its own $102,500 reward.