{"id":22788,"date":"2026-07-31T05:48:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22788"},"modified":"2026-07-31T05:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:48:38","slug":"hair-found-in-nancy-guthries-home-isnt-linked-to-a-suspect-fbi-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22788","title":{"rendered":"Hair found in Nancy Guthrie\u2019s home isn\u2019t linked to a suspect, FBI says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit_1500w\/rockcms\/2026-07\/260728-savannah-nancy-guthrie-vl-1011a-4958a2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-311078\" class=\"body-graf\">Hair found in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/sheriff-says-nancy-guthrie-case-still-active-positive-will-resolved-rcna589609\" target=\"_blank\">Nancy Guthrie<\/a>\u2019s home in Arizona is not linked to any potential suspects in her disappearance, federal law enforcement officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-45c0b6\" class=\"body-graf\">In a brief statement, the FBI\u2019s Phoenix office said that \u201call hair had been resolved and it does not point to a suspect\u201d in the investigation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-6763ce\" class=\"body-graf\">The FBI declined to comment further.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-69b082\" class=\"body-graf\">Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told NBC News that the hair had no DNA on it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-44aa03\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cTo find DNA on hair is extremely rare,\u201d he said. \u201cHair doesn\u2019t produce DNA like touch DNA or bodily fluids.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"inline-video inline-video--in-body inline-video--vertical-video\" data-testid=\"inline-video\" id=\"anchor-841ca5\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__background\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc styles_verticalVideoContainer__AndXW vertical-video-container inline-article-vertical-video paused\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"gamma-video-player\">\n<div class=\"info-layer styles_infoLayer__3khlf\">\n<p><span class=\"styles_caret__Aqe2z icon icon-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-testid=\"caret\"\/><span data-testid=\"card-duration\">01:26<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_controlContainer__XmNB0 styles_inlineVideo__unIwH\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Video controls\">\n<p class=\"styles_title__0GjQf styles_inlineVideoInitial__c2yet\">Savannah Guthrie shares new plea to bring her mother home<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"styles_gradientOverlay__6My_d\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Elapsed time 00:00\">00:00<\/span><span aria-label=\"Remaining time 00:00\">00:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p id=\"anchor-ffb6a3\" class=\"body-graf\">The announcement came six months after Guthrie, 84, the mother of \u201cTODAY\u201d co-host Savannah Guthrie, disappeared in what federal authorities have described as a kidnapping-for-ransom case.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-1ec0cd\" class=\"body-graf\">The FBI said in a statement on July 1 that it had received several ransom notes, including some that could be legitimate, since Guthrie was reported missing on Feb. 1. It described others as illegitimate extortion attempts.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-a36e4b\" class=\"body-graf\">The FBI said it is still investigating some of those demands. Earlier Thursday, the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department said the investigation is active and ongoing. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-9a6b46\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">Monday on Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/video\/savannah-guthrie-makes-emotional-new-plea-to-mother-s-kidnapper-267345477696\" target=\"_blank\">Guthrie pleaded <\/a>with whoever may have taken her mother to \u201ctell us where to look for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hair found in Nancy Guthrie\u2019s home in Arizona is not linked to any potential suspects in her disappearance, federal law enforcement officials said Thursday. In a brief statement, the FBI\u2019s Phoenix office said that \u201call hair had been resolved and it does not point to a suspect\u201d in the investigation. 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