Evidence so far, from DNA to video, in Savannah Guthrie’s search for mom

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.

Authorities are assuring residents of southern Arizona and the world watching that the investigation into the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother, Nancy, is far from over.

More than a month after Nancy Guthrie’s suspected abduction, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said in a March 13 update that investigators continue to analyze evidence, including “material from laboratories as well as images and videos captured by camera.”

“At this time, we will not comment on the details or status of this analysis,” sheriff spokesperson Angelica Carrillo said in the update.

The sheriff’s department, along with the FBI, has been looking into DNA samples collected from Guthrie’s home and neighborhood in the Tucson area, a backpack worn by a suspect who “tampered” with her doorbell camera the night of her disappearance and a potential Wi-Fi jammer being used to interrupt Guthrie’s internet service.

Here’s what law enforcement has said about the case ahead of its seventh week.

Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapper could strike again, sheriff says

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has not ruled out the risk of another kidnapping happening at the hands of whoever captured Nancy Guthrie.

“We believe we know why he did this, and we believe that it was targeted,” he told NBC correspondent Liz Kreutz on the March 12 episode of “NBC Nightly News.” “We’re not 100% sure of that, so it would be silly to tell people, ‘Yeah, don’t worry about it, you’re not a target.'”

“Don’t think for a minute that because it happened to the Guthrie family, you’re safe. No, keep your wits about you,” he continued. “From day one, we had some strong beliefs about what happened, and those beliefs haven’t diminished.”

Authorities say the suspect could have used an internet jammer

Nanos also said they’re looking into whether a Wi-Fi jammer was used to disrupt Guthrie’s internet service the night of the abduction.

On a March 6 “Today” segment, Kreutz reported that authorities canvassed Nancy Guthrie’s neighborhood on March 5, asking residents whether they noticed any issues with their internet service the night of Guthrie’s disappearance.

“They [said] the investigators told them that several people in the area have mentioned glitches with their internet that night,” Kreutsaid said, citing three homeowners she spoke to.

DNA results from the gloves found lead to dead end

Black gloves that authorities thought might belong to Nancy Guthrie’s alleged abductor became the subject of the latest news release update. DNA results showed the gloves belonged to a restaurant worker who was not connected to the case, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said March 4.

The gloves were found about two miles from Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills, the department said in a post on X. Lab analysis on other DNA evidence remained ongoing, the department said.

DNA not belonging to Nancy Guthrie was found in her home

The sheriff’s department previously confirmed that DNA not belonging to Nancy Guthrie or anyone in her inner circle was recovered in her home. No updates on this analysis have been shared.

In a Feb. 17 update, the department said there were no DNA matches in the FBI’s national DNA database, known as CODIS, from the gloves or the DNA samples from Guthrie’s home.

Investigators say suspect’s backpack is ‘promising’ evidence

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told NBC that the team was investigating various possibilities surrounding the evidence law enforcement had already reviewed, including a backpack worn by Nancy Guthrie’s alleged abductor.

The backpack was spotted in video and images the FBI released from Guthrie’s doorbell camera, which showed a masked man at her front door the night she disappeared. Authorities initially identified the man’s backpack as a 25-liter “Ozark Trail Hiker Pack” backpack exclusively sold at Walmart. But Nanos suggested the man might have purchased the backpack used.

Nanos previously told CBS News on Feb. 16 that the backpack is “one of the most promising leads” in the case.

Has anyone been arrested in the Nancy Guthrie case?

Police have not yet arrested a suspect, although several people have gotten caught in the crosshairs of the investigation, including a man who allegedly sent a false ransom note to Guthrie’s family, a man detained during a traffic stop and later released, and a 34-year-old man arrested in front of Guthrie’s home on misdemeanor DUI charges in an unrelated case.

What is the description of the suspect?

The FBI said that an unidentified person seen in recovered doorbell camera footage is a male, about “5’9″ to 5’10” tall, with an average build.” Video showed the suspect wearing a black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack.

FBI Director Kash Patel released the surveillance footage on Feb. 10 showing an “armed” man, wearing a mask and gloves, while seemingly tampering with the mother’s supposedly deactivated Google Nest doorbell camera.

In two videos, the person wears a mask and gloves and looks to hold a flashlight in their mouth as they attempt to cover the camera with foliage. In another clip, the person walks up to the home, head down, wearing a dark zip-up jacket, light pants, a backpack and what appears to be a weapon in a holster hanging around their waist. Patel described the person as “armed.”

When was Savannah Guthrie’s mom Nancy last seen?

Nancy Guthrie has not been seen since Jan. 31, and her family reported her missing the following morning.

After she failed to show up at a friend’s house to watch a church service online on Feb. 1, as she routinely did, they called her daughter, Annie, who lives nearby, a source close to the family told NBC News.

Nancy Guthrie abduction timeline

In a Feb. 5 press conference, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters that doorbell camera video had helped authorities piece together a timeline of events for Guthrie’s kidnapping.

Contributing: Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY; Richard Ruelas and Sarah Lapidus, Arizona Republic

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Savannah Guthrie’s mother search: What evidence is being reviewed?