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… Read more below ↓

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.