Nicole Grigg, a native to Phoenix, joined the ABC15 team in January 2020 as a multimedia journalist.
The reward for information for Nancy Guthrie has now increased to over $200,000 after Crime Stoppers in Tucson received a $100,000 donation on Wednesday from a Milwaukee lawyer. The FBI is offering the other $100,00.
Earlier this week, authorities said there was no hit in the FBI's criminal DNA database from a set of gloves found about two miles from Guthrie’s home.RELATED: Full coverage of the search for Nancy GuthrieThe Pima County Sheriff’s Department also said the DNA from the gloves did not match the DNA found at Guthrie's home.On Wednesday, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said the DNA profiles are going through more 'lab analysis.'EXCLUSIVE: Man detained, released in Nancy Guthrie case wants his name clearedPCSD said there are other databases they could consider using, including genetic genealogy. However, that process can take time.ABC15 Investigator Ashley Holden spoke with CeCe Moore, a DNA expert and genetic genealogist with Parabon, about the process of using investigative genetic genealogy.Moore said she doesn’t think it would take years to get a match in this case, “Once we get that match list, it can sometimes just be minutes or hours, and it can stretch out into years,” she said. “The fastest I've been able to identify a person of interest is 20 minutes. And then I have some cases I'm still working after seven years.”Moore said due to the number of resources involved in this case, realistically, she believes the process could take weeks.Watch the full interview with Moore in the video player below.ABC15 also sat down with Troy Hillman, a former Phoenix Police Sgt. and Cold Case Detective, to talk about the investigation. Our team asked Hillman about the relationship with a family thrust into a high-profile case.'I always call it a tightrope,' said Hillman. 'You're kind of walking this balancing act between you need to keep the family informed, you need to keep the community informed, but you also want to protect the integrity of the investigation. You don't want something to get out that could potentially hurt any kind of prosecution, if and when the perpetrator is found.'Watch the full interview with Hillman in the video player below.
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