What we know about the evidence in the Nancy Guthrie search so far
March 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
By CBS NewsInvestigators searching for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, have uncovered several notable pieces of evidence as they try to identify a suspect.
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Investigators searching for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, have
Investigators searching for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, have uncovered several notable pieces of evidence as they try to identify a suspect.
U.S. Clues in Nancy Guthrie case include video, backpack, possible DNA. Here's what we know about the evidence so far. By Alex Sundby, Alex Sundby Senior Editor Alex Sundby is a senior editor at CBSNews.com. In addition to editing content, Alex also covers breaking news, writing about crime and severe weather as well as everything from multistate lottery jackpots to the July Fourth hot dog eating contest. Read Full Bio Alex Sundby, Jonathan Vigliotti, Jonathan Vigliotti Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles. Vigliotti's reporting has taken him to more than three dozen countries and territories across six continents. Read Full Bio Jonathan Vigliotti, Pat Milton, Pat Milton Senior producer, CBS News Investigative Unit Pat Milton, an award-winning journalist, is the senior producer of the CBS News Investigative Unit, specializing in national security, the FBI, Intelligence and federal law enforcement. Read Full Bio Pat Milton, Laura Geller Laura Geller National Investigative Producer Laura Geller is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist in the Crime and Public Safety Beat. She joined the CBS News Innovation Lab as a national investigative producer in September 2023. Read Full Bio Laura Geller Updated on: March 4, 2026 / 6:52 PM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has uncovered several notable pieces of evidence as authorities in Arizona continue to search for the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie.Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie, 84, was forcibly taken from her Tucson home in the middle of the night before being reported missing Feb. 1. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed that all of Guthrie's family members and their spouses have been cleared as possible suspects. While the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff's Department haven't revealed everything they've uncovered in the weekslong investigation, officials have disclosed some details about the clues and potential evidence in the case. Here's what we know about the evidence so far:What the suspect wore in Nancy Guthrie's home security videoInvestigators believe the clothing and face mask worn by a suspect in home security video footage may have been bought at Walmart, either at a brick-and-mortar store or online, Sheriff Chris Nanos told CBS News.The sheriff's department noted, however, that the clothing is not exclusively available from Walmart.Walmart sells a mask that looks very similar to the mask worn by the man in the doorbell camera video. It is believed to be black, but it looks lighter in the footage because of the Nest camera's infrared technology, according to Nanos. A combination of images show what a security camera captured at Nancy Guthrie's home in Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 1, 2026. Pima County Sheriff's Department via Reuters The FBI said the suspect was also carrying a black, 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack in the video. CBS News first reported that the backpack is sold exclusively at Walmart. Nanos called the backpack "one of the most promising leads" in the case.Investigators have been reviewing surveillance video footage from local Walmart locations, Nanos said. The company has provided authorities with records of all Ozark Trail Hiker purchases from the past several months, Nanos said. The FBI released photos of a black Ozark Trail Hiker backpack like the one investigators say the suspect in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance was carrying. FBI A spokesperson for Walmart declined to comment on the case.DNA recovered from Nancy Guthrie's homeThe sheriff's department said DNA that didn't belong to Nancy Guthrie or those in close contact with her was collected from her property, and investigators say it is being analyzed. The department did not disclose where on the property the DNA was found. Sources close to the investigation told CBS News there's concern that the DNA found at the home may not yield a useable profile for comparison in databases. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said its contracted lab in Florida is continuing to analyze the samples and has not reached a conclusion on whether they're usable.DNA profiles can submitted to the national DNA database maintained by the FBI, known as CoDIS, or Combined DNA Index System, which contains DNA profiles of individuals with a previous arrest for certain crimes who had supplied a DNA sample that put him into the system.Investigators can also search commercial genealogy databases with the same DNA profile for a possible match, a federal law enforcement source told CBS News. Those databases are completely different from the CoDIS national database.Earlier, a DNA profile of an unknown male was recovered from a glove that investigators found about 2 miles Guthrie's home, and which appeared to match the ones seen on the suspect in Guthrie's Nest camera video. However, investigators eventually traced the gloves back to a local restaurant worker who has no conn
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