As the frantic search for Savannah’s mother continues, authorities are collecting DNA samples from laborers around Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home.
The revelation indicates that DNA may have been found inside her home or around the crime scene, and authorities will use these samples to eliminate suspects or provide investigators with a more complete picture of what may have happened, Fox News reported.
Since the 84-year-old man was reported missing on February 1, law enforcement has said they are “actively investigating all” suspects and are taking all leads seriously.
On Tuesday, the FBI released a disturbing photo of an “armed person” wearing a mask at Nancy’s front door.
According to police, the suspect appears to have tampered with the camera at the front door of the home.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos previously said at a Feb. 5 press conference, “We are actively looking at everyone we encountered in this case. Everyone. It would be irresponsible to not talk to everyone.”
Nanos also confirmed that police spoke with the Uber driver who drove Nancy to dinner with her daughter, Annie Guthrie, and her husband, Tommaso Cioni, in Tucson, Arizona, on the night she disappeared.
“It’s a very clichéd statement, but to us, everyone is still a suspect. That’s how we look at it, how we think about it, as police officers. Does that mean we have a prime suspect? No,” Nanos explained, adding that “the family has been very supportive” and that they “did everything” that was asked of them.
At a February 3rd press conference, FBI Phoenix Special Agent Heiss Janke confirmed the existence of a ransom note with two expiration dates. The first deadline was set at 5pm local time on February 5th, and the second deadline was set at 5pm local time on February 9th.
TMZ founder Harvey Levin has revealed that the suspected kidnappers made terrifying threats in the ransom note he sent to the outlet.
“Let me read one line from the ransom note that we received,” Levin told CNN on Monday. “And they say, ‘It’s in everyone’s best interest to get this done as quickly as possible.'”
“This was when the first ransom note was issued.”
The authenticity of the message has not yet been verified and sources say the family has not yet been given proof of survival.
Savannah and her siblings have made several desperate pleas on social media to Nancy’s alleged abductors, offering to pay a ransom to one of them.
However, as of Monday, the ransom had not been paid.
