An FBI spokesperson said the gloves found during the search of Nancy Guthrie matched those worn by the suspect in surveillance footage.
An FBI spokesperson told Fox News Sunday that the gloves recovered contained DNA and were different from other gloves found at the scene.
Investigators are awaiting final test results before uploading the DNA profile to a national database to identify the individual, media outlets reported.
On Friday, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office announced that authorities had recovered DNA from Guthrie’s Arizona home that did not belong to someone “close to” her.
In an update, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said, “DNA of individuals other than Nancy Guthrie and her close contacts was collected from the property. Investigators are working to determine who it belonged to.”
The department declined to disclose where the DNA was found.
A day earlier, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office announced that it had “recovered several pieces of evidence,” including a suspicious black glove that was found Wednesday and “is being submitted for analysis as part of the investigative process.”
The Post first reported the news of the gloves, which the FBI found on a dirt path near Guthrie’s home.
Guthrie, 84, was last seen on January 31st and has now been missing for more than two weeks.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos recently acknowledged that the search for Guthrie could take “many years.”
The sheriff promised his team would remain focused on finding the elder, even after several deadlocks in the investigation.
“Probably an hour from now,” Nanos told The New York Times on Friday. “Maybe weeks, months, years from now. But we’re not quitting. We’re going to find Nancy. We’re going to find this guy.”
Meanwhile, Nancy’s youngest daughter, Today anchor Savannah Guthrie, remains in Tucson, Arizona, and will be leaving the NBC morning show “for the time being” while the search continues, sources told Page Six.
“Our entire program and network stands together to support our beloved colleagues and friends as we navigate these unimaginable times,” NBC officials said.
Savannah and her siblings, Annie and Camron Guthrie, made a desperate plea for help to find their missing mother.
The FBI also offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to Nancy’s discovery.
