The search for Nancy Guthrie continues, with investigators intently focusing on the evidence at hand. Nearly three weeks after a pair of gloves with DNA were discovered roughly two miles from the missing 84-year-old's home, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos provided an update on whether the gloves were linked to the case. "At that time, we were completely convinced that those gloves belonged to a restaurant," Nanos told local NBC affiliate KVOA in an interview published on March 2nd. "The owner of the gloves was found working at a restaurant across the street."
Despite public speculation that the gloves resembled those worn by a masked subject in doorbell footage outside of Nancy's home, the sheriff classified that as mere "speculation" and stated that the gloves belonging to the restaurant worker had "nothing to do with the case." The Sheriff's Department also confirmed on March 4th that the owner of the gloves is "not part of this investigation."
As for other theories that have surfaced amid the search for Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nanos told KVOA, "There was some talk and discussion that it was police officers out in the field just discarding [gloves]. That is so far from the truth." He added that investigators have further "information on this case that we think is going to hopefully lead us to solving this case," but noted that it would be "very neglectful and irresponsible" for them to share with the public at this time.
"There is an investigation, there is a protocol to that effort," he explained, saying that investigative work "takes time." Nanos added, "My team can now focus on what's really the meat and potatoes of this case, which is who it is that was in that video and who took Nancy Guthrie."
