Nancy Guthrie Update: Sheriff's Department Issues First Statement on the Case in Nearly a Month
The Pima County Sheriff's Department issued a statement addressing its role in the ongoing Nancy Guthrie investigation. On Thursday, April 16, the department confirmed it has been working alongside the FBI since the beginning of the case, while also noting that DNA analysis remains ongoing as part of the effort to gather more information.
"PCSD has worked with the FBI since the beginning of the Guthrie investigation," the statement, posted on X, reads. "This is not new information. The private lab we utilize in Florida continues to share information with the FBI lab & other partner labs across the country. DNA analysis remains ongoing."
The statement, which is the first to come directly from the sheriff's department in nearly one month, was made after reports that DNA evidence was sent directly to the FBI following testing at labs used by the county.
"Some DNA evidence from Nancy Guthrie's home has been sent to the FBI's lab for advanced analysis. I am told the evidence includes hairs found in Guthrie's home," NewsNation's Brian Entin wrote on X just before the PCSD statement. "This comes after evidence has already been tested through a Florida lab the Pima County Sheriff's Office uses."
The latest development, whether big or small, has reinvigorated the public's interest in the case. Some people feel that the FBI's "advanced analysis" will ultimately provide the answers that the Guthrie family has been seeking.
Guthrie, 84, has been missing since Sunday, Feb. 1.
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This story was originally published April 17, 2026 at 7:54 AM.