NANCY GUTHRIE UPDATE: BLACK GLOVE FOUND NEAR NANCY GUTHRIE'S HOME — IS IT CONNECTED TO SUSPECT? WHAT WE KNOW
FBI agents have recovered a black glove from the roadside about a mile and a half from Nancy Guthrie's home in Tucson, according to a report by The New York Post, indicating a significant development in the search for the person suspected of abducting the 84-year-old woman.
According to the report, members of the FBI's Evidence Response Team were seen retrieving the glove from low desert shrubbery in the secluded neighborhood where Guthrie lived. The item resembles the gloves worn by the masked individual captured in surveillance footage released by the authorities on Tuesday. That video shows a person wearing black gloves, a ski mask and a holstered gun approaching Guthrie's front door and attempting to disable a security camera.
Investigators have not publicly identified any suspects in what authorities have described as a presumed kidnapping. Officials have said Ms. Guthrie appeared to have been forced from her home, leaving a trail of blood behind.
The FBI said this week that “numerous” agents were conducting an “extensive search” of the surrounding area, combing roadways in the Catalina Foothills north of Tucson. In a statement, the bureau said, “We appreciate the assistance and support we have received from the Tucson community,” and reiterated that it is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to Guthrie's recovery.
On Tuesday, authorities detained Carlos Palazuelos, a delivery driver from Rio Rico, south of Tucson, after pulling over a vehicle near the Mexican border. He was released early Wednesday without charges. Palazuelos has denied any involvement in Ms. Guthrie's disappearance and told WDBJ that he had not even heard of her, demanding an apology from authorities.
The same day the surveillance footage was released — the first major public update in the 10-day investigation — a separate development added to the uncertainty surrounding the case. TMZ reported receiving a third note from a person claiming knowledge of Guthrie's whereabouts. The message demanded one bitcoin, valued at approximately $67,000, in exchange for the “name of the individual involved.”
TMZ host Harvey Levin said on Fox News that the letter included a working bitcoin address. The address differs from one included in an earlier ransom note sent last week to two Tucson-area television stations and TMZ. In that earlier communication, the self-described kidnappers demanded millions of dollars in cryptocurrency and set a deadline of February 9.
Despite the demands, the authors of the letters have not provided proof of life or additional information about Guthrie's condition. Savannah Guthrie has said publicly that her family would pay if it meant securing her mother's safe return.
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2026-02-11T22:39:59Z