Nancy Guthrie investigators discover black glove close to her house that appears identical to one worn by abductor in terrifying doorbell digicam footage

Investigators have discovered a black glove near Nancy Guthrie‘s home that looks similar to the one her abductor wore in the chilling doorbell camera footage. 

The item was recovered by detectives about one and a half miles from the 84-year-old’s home on Wednesday, the 10th day into the search for her. 

The Daily Mail understands the lone glove, found lying in a small shrub, was bagged up and taken by authorities. They did not give a definitive answer on who it belonged to. 

On Tuesday, the FBI released shocking footage of a masked man wearing thick latex gloves as he tried to obscure the camera on Nancy’s front porch. That clip was the latest development in the missing persons case in over a week.  

The latest bit of evidence comes as TMZ received a third ransom note earlier in the day demanding one Bitcoin in exchange for information on Nancy’s kidnapping. 

Nancy, the beloved mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on January 31 after returning home from dinner and a game night with her other daughter, Annie. 

She was reported missing on February 1 after her church friends grew worried when she failed to show up for services. Nancy has not been seen or heard from since. 

TMZ received the fresh note before 5am Pacific Time, and said the correspondence stated the sender has tried unsuccessfully to get in contact with Camron Guthrie, Nancy’s son, and Annie, her eldest daughter.  

In the message, the sender reportedly said they had information on the identity of the suspect who was seen at Nancy’s $1milion Tucson home the night she vanished.

‘If they want the name of the individual involved then I want 1 Bitcoin to the following wallet. Time is more than relevant,’ the note allegedly read.

The Bitcoin address listed in the note is reportedly legitimate and different from the one in an original ransom note that TMZ and two local news stations in Arizona also received.

TMZ host Harvey Levin appeared on Fox News Channel’s America’s Newsroom earlier on Wednesday to confirm the outlet had received the third letter.

‘An hour and a half ago, we got, kind of a bizarre letter, an email from somebody who says they know who the kidnapper is and that they have tried reaching Savannah’s sister Annie and Savannah’s brother, to no avail,’ he said.

‘And they said they want one Bitcoin sent to a Bitcoin address that we have confirmed is active.

‘It’s a real Bitcoin address, and as they put it, time is more than relevant. So we have no idea whether this is real or not. But they are making a demand,’ he added.

The latest note came after the Pima County Sheriff’s Department detained a man for questioning in connection with Nancy’s disappearance. 

Delivery driver Carlos Palazuelos, the man taken into custody, later declared his innocence and revealed he had been questioned for hours on Tuesday night and into the early hours of Wednesday morning.

It is unclear why police focused on Palazuelos, but it came hours after authorities released the first surveillance images of a suspect seen lurking near Nancy’s home on January 31, the night she was taken.

The suspect was seen in an all black outfit, including a mask, backpack and black gloves. Police have yet to identify who the person in the camera is. 

The device was missing by the time sheriff’s deputies arrived that morning. 

After his release around 1am local time, Palazuelos said he didn’t know about Nancy’s kidnapping. 

‘They told me I was being detained for kidnapping. I asked them, “Kidnapping of who?”,’ he told KNXV after he was set free. 

Federal authorities said they were looking at more than one ‘person of interest’ after receiving a deluge of tips following the release of doorbell camera footage. 

FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News that the bureau’s outreach to the private sector has shown ‘there might be persons of interest in and around the area related to this event.’

Patel did not elaborate on who may be under suspicion, but said authorities were working to eliminate anyone who might not actually be involved.

He added that the agency’s first priority was finding Nancy and ‘right behind that is to find any others involved in this kidnapping case to make sure they’re brought to justice.’ 

TMZ is one of three outlets that received alleged ransom notes in connection with Nancy’s abduction. 

Unidentified sources involved in the investigation had earlier told the outlet that officers believe the ransom notes that were sent to the networks were, in fact, written by the kidnapper. 

The notes also reportedly provide clues on where the suspect lives, with sources noting that the person who sent the letters was intimately familiar with the media in Tucson, and included specific references to damage at Nancy’s home and the placement of some of her possessions – details that have not been shared with the public.  

After spending time with her daughter and her husband, Tommaso Cioni, on January 31,  Nancy was driven back home by her son-in-law. 

By 1.47am, Nancy’s doorbell camera was disconnected, with the newly released footage showing the suspect ripping the camera from its holder on the door frame.

Another video released by officials showed the masked individual attempting to cover the lens with a clenched fist, then searching the area around the door, ripping a bunch of flowers from the entranceway, and waving them at the camera.

Less than 30 minutes later, her security camera detected movement. Her pacemaker stopped transmitting data to her Apple Watch and phone shortly afterwards, suggesting she had been taken out of the devices’ range.

Since her disappearance, Savannah and her siblings have taken to social media pleading for their mother’s safe return home. They continue to hold onto hope that she is still out there.