DNA Expert Casts Doubt on Key Evidence in Nancy Guthrie Investigation: ‘It’s More Like a Hail Mary’

DNA on a glove found roughly two miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home did not match the DNA from an unknown male found in the missing grandmother’s home, the Pima County Sheriff announced in an X post on Tuesday, February 17.

The DNA on the glove was also not matched to anything found in the national database, according to the post, which noted that “DNA found at the property is being analyzed & further testing needs to be done as part of the investigation.”

Even before the results came in, DNA expert CeCe Moore tried to manage the public’s expectations regarding the significance of the glove in an interview with NBC News.

“I think we need to use a lot of caution about jumping to conclusions with the glove,” she said. “If there were other aspects of that glove that tied it to Nancy or someone who’s already been looked at as a person of interest, then it would raise very quickly in priority. But, at this point, it’s more like a Hail Mary.”

The Pima County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday that all of Nancy’s children — Savannah, Camron, and Annie —  and their spouses have been cleared as suspects in the case.

The outlet reports roughly 16 gloves were found in the surrounding area of Guthrie’s Arizona home. However, all but the one in question are believed to have been discarded by investigators conducting a search of the area.