The new information was he last saw them walking together towards a blue van that it looked like they were going to get in. He quit watching and didn't see them actually get in but this blue van tip was the new info, now they're looking for someone with a blue van. Someone in SLC might know someone with a blue van that fits the description that was was seen doing something suspicious during this time period.
Also another minor new point was that Ricci was all sweaty. Remember the windows were all rolled down on the van when he came in. This would lead me to believe if he buried Liz' body it may have been closer to town. However he could have still been sweating because he was excited and agitated, like OJ was still hot and sweating profusely in the taxi going to the airport even though that was some time after Nicole was murdered. It also made me flash back to when Thurber first saw him on the morning of the abduction and said he had been digging and was all sweaty.
Cynthia also said that Ricci went back to his friends and told them the Smart home was a "hot target" for burglary.
Police probably got this from Young & Remington, maybe Romero. Probably meant they had a lot of good stuff and didn't use a security alarm.
Why doesn't someone in the media ask how Ricci could engender fear in someone from his prison cell?
They're probably thinking more along the lines of a friend or relative of Rick or Angela that they told things to that will look at things differently now and no longer feel the loyalty to protect their friend now that Rick's gone and go ahead and help themselves to the money. This can be a real problem for Angela if she did assist.