Genealogy company exec slams Pima sheriff's 'devastating' move to ship Nancy Guthrie evidence to Florida lab

TUCSON, Ariz. — A high-profile forensic geology institution slammed the Pima County Sheriff's Department for sending captious grounds successful the Nancy Guthrie lawsuit to a backstage laboratory successful Florida, alternatively of straight to the FBI.

"This is truthful devastating," said Othram co-founder Kristen Mittelman. "DNA Labs International is simply a accepted forensic laboratory that consumes grounds to marque an SRT [short tandem repeat] profile, truthful I don’t recognize wherefore it didn’t spell to Quantico, since they tin bash this amended and faster than anyone, and they person a pipeline to flip it instantly to inferring individuality with us."

Othram is simply a Texas-based forensic familial genealogy laboratory that was instrumental successful helping authorities place infamous murderer Bryan Kohberger, among different high-profile criminals.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos speaks to the media successful Catalina, Arizona, connected Feb. 3, portion answering questions astir the hunt for Nancy Guthrie. ( Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

According to a study by KOLD, DNA Labs International, located successful Deerfield Beach, Florida, is wherever Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has sent cardinal grounds to beryllium examined. State records corroborate that Arizona has a declaration with the institution for "biological laboratory services" that began successful 2022 and runs done March.

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Mittelman stressed that clip is "critical" successful each case, particularly Guthrie's.

She besides said that Othram worked the lawsuit of formerly unidentified execution unfortunate Evelyn Colon aft DNA Labs International couldn't ace the case. Colon, antecedently known arsenic Beth Doe, was murdered successful New Jersey successful 1976. She was identified successful 2021.

An FBI billboard successful Albuquerque, N.M., raising consciousness astir the hunt for missing Nancy Guthrie.  (KRQE)

A national instrumentality enforcement root told Fox News Digital that the grounds volition request to beryllium retested by the FBI anyway.

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"It’s conscionable the FBI developed this method and tin bash it truthful overmuch amended without destroying the evidence," the root said. "I’ve seen truthful galore cases spell to Florida and beryllium consumed. Also, they are not arsenic fast, and successful this case, clip matters."

On Thursday, a national instrumentality enforcement root accused Nanos of blocking the FBI from obtaining the evidence, archetypal reported by Reuters and confirmed by Fox News Digital.

"It risks further slowing a lawsuit that grows much urgent by the minute," the authoritative told Reuters, citing unspecified "earlier setbacks" successful the investigation. The authoritative besides criticized Nanos for not requesting assistance from the FBI earlier successful the case.

FBI investigators hunt Catalina Foothills successful Tucson, Arizona, Wednesday, February 11, 2026. The probe into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie continues. (DWS for Fox News Digital)

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Nanos denied those allegations, telling KOLD that the Pima County Sheriff's Department simply wants each grounds to beryllium examined astatine the aforesaid lab.

He reportedly said helium had a gathering with agents connected Thursday, and was told by agents, "We bash not privation the media to disagreement us."

Earlier this week, the FBI released doorbell camera footage of a suspect, recorded astatine Guthrie's location soon earlier authorities judge she was abducted oregon kidnapped.

The fishy is described arsenic a antheral betwixt 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-10, with an mean build. He was wearing an Ozark Trail Hiker Pack.

Photos released connected Feb. 10, 2025, amusement a "subject" connected Nancy Guthrie's property.  (Provided by FBI)

The Pima County Sheriff's Office did not instrumentality a remark request.

DNA Labs International declined to comment.

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Nancy Guthrie disappearance timeline: 
Jan. 31, 2026
• Between 9:30–9:45 p.m. – Family drops Nancy disconnected astatine home
• 9:50 p.m. – Garage doorway closes (per authorities)
Feb. 1, 2026
• 1:47 a.m. – Doorbell camera disconnects
• 2:12 a.m. – Security camera detects motion
• 2:28 a.m. – Pacemaker disconnects from telephone application
• 11:56 a.m. – Family checks connected Nancy aft she misses play religion livestream gathering
• 12:03 p.m. — 911 called
• 12:15 p.m. — Sheriff’s deputies get astatine home