"Amid mounting pressure on his handling of the investigation, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos insisted on Tuesday that the case is 'far from cold' despite no arrests being made 18 days into Nancy's disappearance."
"A suspect in the Nancy Guthrie investigation could be identified within two days amid a renewed probe into DNA evidence, a former FBI special agent predicted.
"Despite the search for the 84-year-old mother of Today Show star Savannah Guthrie nearing three weeks without any arrests, John Iannarelli said investigators may be closing in.
" 'I imagine we're going to see a fairly quick turnaround. We might even hear something within the next 24 or 48 hours,' he told Fox and Friends on Wednesday.
"On Tuesday, the investigation hit a major set-back as a glove found two miles from Nancy's home in Tucson, Arizona, failed to match suspect DNA from the crime scene or to the CODIS criminal database, shattering hopes of a breakthrough.
"But Iannarelli said the disappointment 'is not the end of the road', and said investigators have other avenues to look into in hopes of bringing the high-profile search to a close.
" 'There's been a lot of ways DNA has been developed through the other systems out there. The 23andMe, Ancestry,' he said.
" 'Any person related to that individual who left their DNA behind at Nancy Guthrie's home, if they've ever taken that test, that DNA evidence is going to be out there and it will link them to other relatives.'
"Asked how long this may take, Iannarelli said investigators may get a hit within two days, as genealogy analysis 'can be a fairly quick process because the DNA has already been tested and it's in the system.' " . . . More...
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