Black gloves present in seek for Nancy Guthrie, sources near the investigation say

A pair of black gloves was discovered amid the seek for Nancy Guthrie, the mom of “At present” present co-host Savannah Guthrie, sources near the investigation confirmed to CBS Information. The gloves shall be examined for DNA.

Video from the New York Publish exhibits investigators selecting up one of many gloves from the aspect of a street, reportedly a few mile and a half from Nancy Guthrie’s dwelling in Arizona. The glove, seen in photographs, resembles one on the hand of an individual who was captured on video exterior the 84-year-old’s dwelling the night time she went lacking.  

The invention of what might mark a significant break within the case comes after the Pima County Sheriff’s Division mentioned they obtained hundreds of recent ideas following the discharge of surveillance video, which confirmed a masked particular person tampering with a entrance porch digicam. 

Retired FBI particular agent Lance Leising mentioned a wealth of leads come instantly from that footage, which exhibits the particular person carrying a backpack and an obvious weapon.

“From the backpack to the holster, to the potential weapon, to the jacket, to the flashlight in his mouth, to the distinctive ski masks … most of them have some distinctive traits that can completely be adopted up on,” he mentioned.

Investigators have been looking for Nancy Guthrie for almost two weeks, digging up clues and soliciting ideas as they work to establish a doable suspect or suspects. The grandmother and mom of three was final seen on Jan. 31. Authorities consider she was taken from her dwelling in an in a single day abduction.

Savannah Guthrie, in her newest put up on social media associated to her mom’s disappearance, launched a clip of a household video exhibiting her mother when she was youthful and mentioned, “we’ll by no means hand over on her.”

FBI brokers are fanning out throughout her neighborhood north of Tucson, looking the foothills by means of brush and alongside roads.

The FBI remains to be looking for out who’s behind a ransom be aware that was first despatched to CBS Information’ Tucson affiliate KOLD demanding Bitcoin. The Guthrie household at one level promised to pay regardless of receiving no proof of life and has launched a number of video pleas for the return of their mom.

TMZ reported on Wednesday that it obtained a brand new be aware additionally demanding Bitcoin from an individual claiming to have info that might result in the kidnapper. 

Cybersecurity skilled Alex Stamos mentioned a “large quantity of cyber crime is powered by cryptocurrency,” and that there’s “an enormous misperception about cryptocurrency transactions, and that a lot of individuals suppose they’re untraceable.”

“That’s completely unfaithful,” he mentioned. “Most cryptocurrency transactions occur in full view of the general public.” 

The sheriff’s workplace says they’ve obtained greater than 18,000 ideas prior to now 12 days. The FBI is constant to name on the general public for assist and has supplied a $50,000 reward for details about Guthrie’s whereabouts.