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Authorities and experts highlighted the importance of analyzing telltale physical characteristics—jawline, posture, gait—despite the mask, to aid identification.
Hours after the footage release, delivery driver Carlos Alfredo Palazuelos was briefly detained during a traffic stop near Rio Rico, Arizona, but released without charges on February 11. Authorities confirmed he was not the masked suspect.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt conveyed President Trump’s “pure disgust” upon viewing the footage, urging public cooperation—reflecting the administration’s strong stance on citizen protection and swift pursuit of justice.
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Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have made emotional appeals, pleading publicly for their mother’s safe return, humanizing the ordeal and maintaining hope.