1 MINUTE AGO: Police recover a BLACK Ozark Trail Hiker Pack discarded in Rio Rico — after seeing his image exposed on camera, the alleged KIDNAPPER abandons his phone and leaves behind a chilling WRITTEN DEAL inside the bag
Authorities in southern Arizona confirmed that a backpack matching the previously identified Ozark Trail Hiker Pack model was recovered earlier today in a remote stretch near Rio Rico. The discovery came shortly after investigators publicly acknowledged reviewing surveillance footage believed to show a masked individual in connection with the ongoing Nancy Guthrie case. Law enforcement has not formally named a suspect, but officials describe the recovery as a “rapid development” tied to recent media exposure.
According to sources familiar with the scene, officers were dispatched after a passerby reported spotting a dark backpack partially concealed near brush off a lightly traveled road. Deputies secured the area and photographed the item before opening it under controlled conditions. Inside, investigators reportedly located a mobile phone and a handwritten document.
