Sheriff explains how Nancy Guthrie’s family members had been cleared as suspects in lacking individual case

The Arizona sheriff investigating the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's aged mom, Nancy, is detailing how authorities had been in a position to clear the Guthrie household as suspects within the ongoing kidnapping case.

"We talked to them, we took their telephones, we took their computer systems," Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos instructed PEOPLE on Tuesday. "I imply, we did all the pieces. We processed their autos, we processed their houses."

He then reiterated the division's stance that the At this time host, her siblings and their spouses have been cooperative, including, "They’re victims."

Nanos' newest feedback come in the future after stories emerged that investigators don’t consider the members of Guthrie's household had been concerned within the crime. In an announcement to Leisure Weekly, the Pima County Sheriff's Division stated, "To be clear… the Guthrie household — to incorporate all siblings and spouses — has been cleared as attainable suspects on this case. The household has been nothing however cooperative and gracious, and are victims on this case. To counsel in any other case isn’t solely mistaken, it’s merciless."

Nanos later instructed NBC Information that he felt it was his responsibility to challenge such a transparent assertion, amid hypothesis in regards to the household's involvement.

"Generally we neglect we’re human and we harm, and kindness issues," he instructed the outlet on Tuesday morning. "It’s each cop's responsibility to face up and be that voice for our victims. I’m not going to sit down in silence when others are attacking the harmless. Isn’t that what the badge represents?"

Nanos additionally made his emotions clear in a Feb. 15 interview with Daily Mail, which noticed him shut down hypothesis about Annie Guthrie's husband, Tommaso Cioni, who was the final individual to see Nancy alive after dropping her off at dwelling the evening of her disappearance.

"I perceive the pundits are on the market. They're gonna say, 'Nicely, he's the final one to see her alive.' We perceive that stuff," Nanos stated. "However, my goodness, you're placing a mark on someone who could possibly be utterly harmless. And extra vital than that, he's household."

Because the seek for Nancy Guthrie enters its third week, investigators have obtained DNA proof from gloves discovered roughly 2 miles from Guthrie's home. Authorities confirmed on Tuesday that the proof was submitted to a lab in Florida and to the Mixed DNA Index System (CODIS) however acknowledged, "There have been no DNA hits in CODIS. At this level, there have been no confirmed CODIS matches on this investigation."

Nancy Guthrie was final seen the night of Jan. 31, after being dropped off at dwelling by members of the family. By Feb. 1, she was declared lacking, and a large-scale search was launched. The next day, Nanos confirmed that her disappearance was being investigated as a criminal offense and revealed that traces of Nancy's blood had been found on her porch.

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One week later, FBI Director Kash Patel had shared pictures and video of a masked man on Guthrie's doorstep, from footage captured on the evening she disappeared. Nanos' division later stated in an announcement to PEOPLE that DNA not belonging to Nancy or her members of the family was collected on the property. Officers additionally shared that "a number of gloves" had been discovered throughout their investigation.

To this point, one authorities have detained one individual of curiosity in connection to the case, however he was later launched. The person, who recognized himself as Carlos, claimed that he didn’t know who Nancy or Savannah had been and had by no means seen the At this time present.

The sheriff’s division and the FBI proceed to induce anybody with tricks to name 1-800-CALL-FBI.

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