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Advanced DNA testing using genealogy databases could take weeks or months to identify Nancy Guthrie's abductor after initial FBI database search failed.
"The one with the DNA profile recovered is different and appears to match the gloves of the subject in the surveillance video," the FBI's statement said. The glove in question was discovered in a field along the side of a road about 2 miles from Nancy's multimillion-dollar home.
The FBI told Newsweek on Sunday afternoon that authorities planned to enter the DNA profile into a database to aid identification.
As the Nancy Guthrie abduction case stretches into a third week, investigators — and a public riveted by every mysterious development — have focused on DNA recovered from glov
Nancy Guthrie was taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona, more than two weeks ago and remains missing. Authorities have yet to publicly name any suspects or persons of interest as they investigate recovered DNA.
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We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, so we put it to the test.
The FBI came up dry on its DNA test of the glove found 2 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home, but TMZ has learned the agency is now doing genealogy testing, which has become a powerful tool in catching criminals.
The boy’s mother agreed to take a plea deal, pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in exchange for prosecutors dropping a murder charge.
Investigators continued following leads after DNA evidence from gloves believed to have been worn by Nancy Guthrie's abductor didn't yield results.