The mysterious gloves found by investigators searching for Nancy Guthrie have been revealed to actually belong to an employee at a restaurant near Guthrie’s Arizona home.
In an interview with KVOA, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said investigators determined the gloves belonged to an employee at a restaurant located across the street from Guthrie’s home in Tucson.
“There was some talk and discussion that it was police officers out in the field just discarding [the gloves], that is so far from the truth,” Nanos said. “We knew that at that time, we believed wholeheartedly that those gloves belonged to a restaurant and guess what? The owner of the glove, we found working at a restaurant across the street.”
“It has nothing to do with the case,” he declared.
Nanos explained that other gloves have been found near Guthrie’s home after the kidnapping, and those could have a different DNA match. Multiple gloves in the area were collected as part of the investigation
“It’s a challenge because we know we have DNA, but now we have to deal with that mixture and how we’re going to separate it,” Nanos explained.
Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for more than a month. Nanos told NBC News on Tuesday that investigators are “definitely closer” to identifying the suspect or suspects involved. He said authorities have received significant “intel” and “leads” and that “it’s time to just go to work.”
Nanos has faced criticism over his handling of the case, particularly after he was photographed last month attending a University of Arizona basketball game during the early days of the investigation.