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Feb. 14 (UPI) — Investigators announced finding DNA evidence on the property of Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home that does not belong to her or anyone close to her, in addition to impounding a Range Rover SUV on Saturday.

No arrests have been made in the case two weeks since Guthrie, 84, was reported missing from her Tucson home, but investigators worked from Friday night into the early morning hours on Saturday after discovering the DNA sample on her property.

A Pima County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman on Friday confirmed the DNA discovery but said they do not know to whom it belongs.

“Investigators are working to identify who it belongs to,” the sheriff’s department acknowledged, while declining to reveal where it was found.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed “law enforcement activity” was underway at 11:47 p.m. MST Friday at a home near Guthrie’s in the Catalina Foothills and at the home of her older daughter and her husband.

Nearby roads were closed for four hours while investigators were in the area and reopened early Saturday morning.

Investigators also were seen examining a gray Range Rover SUV at a nearby Culver’s restaurant and towed it away after sealing its rear liftgate.

The sheriff’s department said an update on the matter would be made soon.

While the investigation continues, Nanos denied reports accusing the sheriff’s department of withholding evidence from the FBI.

“That’s absolutely crazy,” he told a Fox News reporter on Friday.

“We don’t withhold information from anybody that’s going to help us,” he said. “Why would we do that? There are no egos here. This is all about finding Nancy.”

He said local investigators and FBI agents are working closely together and invited the reporter to see for himself.

“They are there every minute of the day,” Nanos said. “They want to find her.”

The FBI earlier in the week doubled its reward to $100,000 for information leading to Guthrie’s location and said the suspect is a male who is between 5 feet, 9 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall.

The suspect was wearing an Ozark Trails backpack when Guthrie’s doorbell camera recorded his actions on her porch on the morning that she went missing.

Guthrie is the mother of NBC Today host Savannah Guthrie.

THE search for Savannah Guthrie’s mom has taken a dark turn as investigators are filmed searching a septic tank.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing for over a week after she was taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona last weekend.

Now, as investigators admit they have no suspects or persons of interest, officers from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department have been seen back at her property opening up a manhole cover.

Drone footage taken on Sunday shows them searching the tank behind Nancy’s house.

Three detectives were seen putting a long pole down the manhole at the rear of the property, but it is not known what they are looking for.

It comes just 24 hours after officers were last seen at the property where they removed a car from the garage and took a camera off her roof that appeared to have been missed in previous searches.

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Kidnappers ‘demand £4.4m’ for TV star’s mum – as FBI decode message in vid

Meanwhile, investigators also went back to her daughter Annie’s home on Friday night.

Officers arrived in an unmarked vehicle and stayed for around two hours, during which time camera flashes were seen in the garage and other parts of the house, per Fox News Digital.

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Annie and her husband Tommaso Cioni were the last people to see Nancy before she went missing after going for dinner and dropping her home on January 31.

Officials have not commented on if any members of the Guthrie family have been ruled out as suspects in her disappearance.

Hours before officers arrived at Annie’s house, Savannah and her two siblings posted a video with a message to their mother’s alleged abductors.

Again, the heartbroken children were seen begging for the release of their mother, with The Today Show host saying, “we will pay”, in reference to a ransom sum that has been demanded in exchange for Nancy’s life.

Savannah said in the short video: “We received your message, and we understand.

“We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her.

“This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”

A number of ransom notes have reportedly been received by the family and local news stations and it is not known which one they were responding to in the video.

Former FBI agents have decoded some of the hidden messages in their clip, revealing how they signal what is going on behind the scenes of the investigation.

“The fact they are now negotiating and willing to engage means they believe there is some validity behind [the notes],” one ex-agent told The Daily Mail.

“They aren’t asking for proof of life anymore, they’re only speaking to the ransomer.

“That shows there was something in the most recent ransom note [received Friday night] that changed the way they’re responding, at least for now.”

In their latest update, the Sheriff’s Department said on Sunday that the investigation is “ongoing”.

“Follow-up continues at multiple locations. No suspects, persons of interest, or vehicles have been identified,”the post on X read.

“If any significant developments occur in the case, a press conference will be called.”