Thanks for correcting me. (I drove from NJ through PA, and it feels very E-W oriented. I feel that Midwest starts somewhere where "Pennsylvanian Schwartzwald" as I called it would begin). It probably feels very different to you being inside, I am simply thinking of the best way to resolve the issue. I read in the DM that it was believed he wanted to get back to Brazil, I don't know how DM arrived at this idea, but won't be surprised if he, speaking Portuguese and Spanish, would want to get back to South America.
I feel he probably would go W, not E, and likely avoid people, but who knows. I posted it yesterday, that I thought hostages would be his plan, and apparently, the sister of his murdered GF thinks so, too. If blunt pursuing him doesn't work, and it shouldn't, I think the best thing would be to understand what his plan is, and if it is to leave the country, negotiate it. If he survived in Amazonian forests, he'll survive here.
P.S. I heard nothing about K9, I hope the dog survived.