FBI updates suspect description in Nancy Guthrie case, increases reward to $100K

TUCSON, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - The FBI released new details Thursday about the person seen in surveillance video at Nancy Guthrie’s home and increased the reward in the case to $100,000.

The suspect is described as a man approximately 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-10 with an average build who was wearing a black 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack.

Agents said they received new information after the FBI’s forensic analysis of the doorbell camera video that was released earlier this week.

“We hope this updated description will help concentrate the public tips we are receiving,” the FBI said in a written release.

This comes after Guthrie’s neighbors were asked to check a month’s worth of their security footage.

The sheriff’s department also said investigators have recovered several more items of evidence, including gloves, which have been submitted for analysis.

Thursday marks day 12 of the search for Guthrie. FBI activity has increased in the area this week, with agents on Wednesday searching roadways around the Guthrie neighborhood.

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip online at http://tips.fbi.gov. Investigators said they have received more than 13,000 tips from the public.