Overview
- The FBI now describes the suspect as a male about 5'9" to 5'10" with an average build seen wearing a black 25‑liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack, and has raised the reward to $100,000.
- More than 13,000 tips have been received, and investigators asked residents within two miles to submit security footage from Jan. 1 to Feb. 2 capturing vehicles, pedestrians or anything unusual.
- Multiple gloves and other items recovered near the Tucson‑area home are undergoing DNA analysis, with investigators briefly erecting a forensic tent at the front entryway where Guthrie’s blood was previously found.
- A reported federal–local rift over evidence processing is disputed: a Reuters‑sourced official said the sheriff bypassed the FBI lab for a private Florida lab, while Sheriff Chris Nanos says the decision was made jointly and did not block access.
- No arrests or confirmed proof of life have been announced; a man detained earlier in the week was released without charge, and at least one person has been charged over a fraudulent ransom message.