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 near Rio Rico. The discovery came shortly after investigators confirmed they were reviewing surveillance footage of a masked individual linked to the Nancy Guthrie case. Officials have not named a suspect but called the find a “rapid development.” Sources say deputies responded after a passerby spotted the bag in roadside brush, and inside they reportedly found a mobile phone and a handwritten document.