Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is opening up about a personal tragedy he faced while leading the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.
In an interview with the Daily Mail published on Sunday, Feb. 15, Nanos shared that his brother died in hospice one day after Nancy was reported missing in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 1.
He also addressed the criticism he's faced from the public on his handling of the investigation. Nanos was previously accused of withholding key evidence from the FBI by sending DNA evidence and gloves to a private lab in Florida, as opposed to the FBI's lab in Quantico, Virginia.
However, Nanos denied the allegation, telling Tucson NBC News affiliate KVOA on Friday, Feb. 13 that multiple pairs of gloves were found during the search for Nancy, and that he was trying to expedite the results — with the FBI's agreement — by sending them to the same facility that was already processing other evidence related to the case.
“People out there can get pretty ugly and mean and nasty and not have the facts,” Nanos told the Daily Mail. “I tell my journalists, you guys need to be a little more responsible … because that’s just really nasty stuff.”
Nanos did not provide additional details about his brother's death, however, he did praise the Guthrie family for their cooperation as the investigation enters its third week.
“Everything we’ve asked for, they’ve given us,” Nanos said. “They’re in such a state of grief. But they’re also, you know, I think they’re a little weary too, of what’s been going on and being said about them.”
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On Feb. 15, Nancy's daughter Savannah posted a video to Instagram directed to her mother’s alleged abductor.
“I wanted to come on. It’s been two weeks since our mom was taken, and I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope. We still believe, and I wanted to say to whoever has her, or knows where she is, that it’s never too late and you’re not lost or alone,” Savannah said. “ It is never too late to do the right thing and we are here. We believe. We believe in the essential goodness [of] every human being, and it’s never too late.”
Earlier on Feb. 15, the FBI confirmed that a glove found two miles from Nancy’s Tucson-area home “matches” ones seen in a doorbell camera video of a potential suspect. However, the DNA results are pending.
“The FBI received preliminary results yesterday on 2/14 and are awaiting quality control and official confirmation today before putting unknown male profile into CoDIS, the national database unique to the bureau,” a statement read. “This process typically takes 24 hours from when the bureau receives DNA.”
The FBI urges anyone with tips or leads to call 1-800-CALL-FBI in addition to the Pima County Sheriff’s Office number, 520-351-4900. An $100,000 reward is currently being offered to anyone with information leading to Nancy or the arrest of her kidnapper.
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