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 say a backpack matching the Ozark Trail Hiker Pack was recovered today in a remote area near Rio Rico. The find came shortly after investigators confirmed they were reviewing surveillance footage of a masked individual linked to the ongoing Nancy Guthrie case. While no suspect has been named, officials called the discovery a “rapid development” following recent media attention.

Sources say deputies responded after a passerby reported seeing a dark backpack partially hidden in brush along a lightly traveled road. The area was secured, and the bag was opened under controlled conditions, where investigators reportedly found a mobile phone and a handwritten document.