Nancy Guthrie Update: Top FBI official clears air on claims of new ‘critical DNA’ found at Savannah Guthrie’s mother’s Arizona home amid probe

Nancy Guthrie Case: As the search for Nancy Guthrie continues, a senior Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) official clarified that widely reported claims about DNA evidence, specifically hair found at her home, are not “new.”

On April 16, 2026, ABC News posted on X that the federal probe agency “received and is now analyzing potentially critical DNA recovered from the Tucson, Arizona, home of Nancy Guthrie," sources familiar with the investigation told the news outlet.

Responding to the post, Ben Williamson, Assistant Director for Public Affairs at the FBI, said, "Still receiving inquiries on this: this is not new evidence or information. FBI asked to test this DNA 2 months ago with the same technology we’ve always had - when the local Sheriff instead sent it to a private lab. Any further developments we will share as soon as appropriate.”





Previous DNA samples either did not produce a match in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), the FBI’s database of criminal offenders, or were found to be “mixed” with another individual’s DNA.

Nancy, the 84-year-old mother of NBC’s ‘Today’ show anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing on February 1, 2026, when her family members checked on her after she missed a church service. According to authorities, she was apparently kidnapped in the early morning hours, as her pacemaker disconnected from her phone around 2:30 AM, indicating the device was out of range.

It has been more than two and a half months since the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie was launched, but no suspects have been identified so far, and the search remains ongoing.