The FBI is looking at multiple persons of interest in the search for Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapper, FBI Director Kash Patel said hours after releasing multiple surveillance stills and videos of an armed suspect outside her house.
“Without polluting the investigation, I will say we have made substantial progress in these last 36 to 48 hours, thanks to the technical capabilities of the FBI and our partnerships, and I do believe we are looking at people who, as we say, are persons of interest,” Patel told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday night.
“As you know, with any investigation, you’re a person of interest until you’re either eliminated or you’re actually found to be the culprit or the culprits involved, and that’s the stage we’re at right now,” he added.
Director Patel was speaking after authorities in Arizona detained an individual in Rio Rico, Arizona, south of Tucson, in connection with Nancy’s disappearance.
The individual, FedEx delivery driver Carlos Palazuelos, was later released without charge early Wednesday morning.
On Tuesday, surveillance footage showing the alleged kidnapper of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother on the morning of her disappearance was released by authorities.