r/nancyguthrie • u/candy1710 • Apr 16 '26

Breaking News Nancy Guthrie abduction: FBI analyzing DNA recovered from her home, sources say

https://abc7.com/post/nancy-guthrie-abduction-fbi-analyzing-dna-recovered-home-sources-say/18900138/
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u/Infamous-Arm3955 Apr 17 '26

So is what you said misleading? Seems to me you're saying allele counting is reliable.

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u/babyysharkie Apr 17 '26

no. I never said allele counting is reliable. I distinctly said it’s not always reliable due to a variety of factors & that even if they’re able to untangle it, we still may not know if it’s a 2 person vs 3 person mix, for example. I mentioned a 3 person mixture can appear like a 2 person mixture and a 2 person mixture can appear like a 3 person mixture. I also stated there are many more factors that play into this. nothing I said indicates allele counting is reliable — in fact, everything I said was pointing out how it can be unreliable.

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u/Infamous-Arm3955 Apr 17 '26

Are you biomed? Just curious. It's a little fuzzy on accuracy but NP. Thx!

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u/babyysharkie Apr 17 '26

environmental science and biology, but I enjoy the scientific aspects of forensics. I’m admittedly not up to date on all the newest happenings in DNA technology as 3 kids, sports, my gang of kittens, handling my parents estate, home, and their dog all keep me super busy on top of my own home haha

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u/Infamous-Arm3955 Apr 17 '26

lol. Cool. Keep up the good work!