NEWYou can listen to Fox News articles now! A leading genetic genealogist predicts it could take several months for the FBI to receive the results of a hair test sent from a Florida private lab to the FBI. However, there are some reasons to believe that answers could come sooner. It’s been over 80 days since Guthrie was allegedly abducted from her home, located in the Catalina Foothills in northern Tucson, Arizona. She is the 84 year old mother of “Today’s” co-host Savannah Guthrie. “In my experience it usually takes months but I am assuming that they will make this a priority since the majority of the cases are cold cases, so it may be quicker,” CeCe, one of America’s leading genetic genealogy experts at Parabon Nanolabs, Virginia, told Fox News Digital. It also depends on luck, because they may have to try multiple times before they can get the DNA. “LAB BEHIND GILGO BAY KILLER CONVICTION BELIEVED to be INVOLVED in NANCY GUTHRIE ABDUCTIONS CASELocal investigators and federal investigators displayed public friction early on in the investigation, when the Pima County Sheriff’s Department chose to send DNA evidence in Florida to a private laboratory called DNA Labs International – rather than the FBI.SEND A TIP HEREMore that 11 weeks later, testing on a sample of hair Ben Williamson is the assistant director of public relations at the FBI. He said that the FBI asked to test the DNA two months ago using the same technology as before, but the local sheriff sent it to a lab in Florida. We will inform you of any further developments as soon as possible. Listen to the new ‘CRIME AND JUSTICE WITH DONA ROTUNNO PODCAST’ Due to the lack answers, experts such as Moore believe that the hair sample is rootless. This makes DNA testing more difficult but not impossible. She specializes in investigative genetic genealogy. It is a combination of traditional research and DNA profiles, where investigators combine genetics with public records to find leads that can identify a person through their heritage. He pleaded to guilty earlier this month, and is expected receive multiple life sentences by June. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READY TO READ? FIND OUT MORE ON TRUE CRIME HUBSAstrea Forensics in San Francisco, which performed lab work for the FBI in the Heuermann investigation, is expected to be involved with the Guthrie case.Lab officials contacted Fox News Digital declined to comment.
