Overview
- SWAT and forensic teams converged on a residence about three kilometers from Guthrie’s home Friday night, securing and clearing the area in roughly four hours as part of the joint investigation.
- Officials have not identified Guthrie’s location or the suspect, but say the doorbell video recovered with Google’s help remains the strongest lead and continues to drive new tips.
- The FBI has released images and updated details of the masked person, describing a man of medium build about 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-11 carrying a black Ozark Trail Hiker Pack, and raised the reward to $100,000.
- Investigators report thousands of public leads—more than 13,000 to the FBI and thousands to Pima County in 24 hours after the video release—with hundreds of personnel triaging information around the clock.
- Evidence collected includes multiple gloves and DNA not belonging to Guthrie or close relations, and the sheriff is sending forensic items to the county’s contracted external lab despite federal calls to use FBI facilities.