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The FBI has released new information regarding the suspect linked to the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of television personality Savannah Guthrie.
The agency has also announced that it is increasing the reward to up to $100,000 for any information that could lead to locating Nancy Guthrie, as well as the arrest and conviction of those responsible for her abduction.
This comes after a forensic analysis of doorbell camera footage captured a figure at Guthrie’s Tucson, Arizona residence on the evening she vanished. The FBI has shared an updated description of the suspect and details about a distinctive black backpack.
According to the FBI’s Phoenix office, the suspect is described as a male standing approximately 5’9″ to 5’10″ tall, with a medium build. In the footage, the individual can be seen carrying a black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack.
“We are hopeful that this refined description will help focus the public’s tips that we are receiving,” the FBI stated in a social media post.
The FBI says the public has provided 13,000 tips since February 1.
Earlier on Thursday (Friday AEDT) media focused on a  white tent erected by law enforcement agents at the home of Guthrie.
The FBI says it was part of a testing procedure to create nighttime conditions similar to the time of day the 84-year-old went missing, a law enforcement source familiar told CNN.
Once FBI specialists set up the tent to create a blackout environment, replica clothing and a backpack similar to what the suspect was believed to be wearing were examined through the lens of what a doorbell camera might see at night, the source said.
The source said examiners looked at the reflections of lighting against the items to ensure they were confident in their brand names.
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