Nancy Guthrie Missing Persons Case Reopens After Seven Years, Authorities Reveal New Evidence Found in Remote Forest Area
JULY 2, 2025 — FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS ANNOUNCED TODAY THE REOPENING OF THE NANCY GUTHRIE MISSING PERSONS CASE, SEVEN YEARS AFTER HER DISAPPEARANCE FROM A SMALL TOWN IN OREGON. THE DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWS THE DISCOVERY OF A PERSONAL ITEM IN THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, WHICH AUTHORITIES SAY CONTAINS DNA EVIDENCE MATCHING THE DECEASED TEACHER.
WHO: NANCY GUTHRIE, A 42-YEAR-OLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, VANISHED DURING A RUN ON JUNE 28, 2018. THE CASE WAS PREVIOUSLY CLOSED DUE TO A LACK OF LEADS.
WHAT: THE REOPENING OF THE INVESTIGATION, TRIGGERED BY THE FINDING OF A SMALL, ENGRAVED BRACELET BELONGING TO GUTHRIE. FORENSIC ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF TRACE BLOOD, NOW BEING LINKED TO AN UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL.
WHEN: THE BRACELET WAS RECOVERED BY A HIKER ON JUNE 25, 2025, PROMPTING IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WHERE: THE ITEM WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES OFF THE MAIN TRAIL, NEAR THE BENTON CREEK AREA OF THE SISKIYOU FOREST, A LOCATION NOT PREVIOUSLY SEARCHED IN THE INITIAL INQUIRY.
WHY: AUTHORITIES CITE NEW FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY AND A FRESH TIP FROM A WITNESS AS THE CAT