A single glove found in the desert may have just shifted the entire investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. And the DNA inside it is raising new questions.Fifteen days after the 84-year-old vanished from her Tucson-area home, the FBI confirmed a major development. According to Fox 13 News, one glove recovered during the search appears to match the gloves worn by the masked man seen on surveillance footage outside her home.The Glove That Changed the Timelinen FBI spokesperson said on Sunday, February 15, that several gloves had been collected during the search. But one stood out.It appears to match the gloves worn by the suspect captured on recovered Nest camera footage — the same footage showing a masked man approaching her front door and attempting to cover the camera with leaves.

Even more significant? The glove contains a DNA profile.In a breaking update shared by Fox News, the FBI confirmed that the DNA found in this glove is different from other gloves previously recovered.It is also not the same DNA that was found earlier inside Nancy’s home. That detail could prove critical.A masked individual standing beneath the brick entryway at Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona homeA masked individual standing beneath the brick entryway at Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona homedatabase.Former FBI agent Jonathan Gilliam explained how powerful that step could be. He said the profile can be run through CoDIS, the FBI’s national DNA system that contains felony offenders and missing persons.If there is a match, identification could be almost immediate.