Gabby Petito Investigation

FILE: North Port Police officers stands in the driveway of Brian Laundrie, who is a person of inter...
Joe Sutton and Michelle Krupa, CNN

Investigators confused Brian Laundrie’s mother for him while watching their home, police reportedly acknowledge

Investigators in Florida confused Brian Laundrie's mother with her son while they were monitoring the family's home in the days after Laundrie's fiancée, Gabby Petito, was reported missing, a police spokesperson said.
3 years ago
Bodycam footage from the Moab Police Department shows Gabby Petito while speaking with officers....
Christina Maxouris, CNN

With Brian Laundrie dead, here’s where else authorities could look for answers on what happened to Gabby Petito

Brian Laundrie, who authorities had said could help fill in at least some of the blanks about what Gabby Petito's final days looked like, has been confirmed dead.
3 years ago
Bodycam footage from the Moab Police Department that shows them talking with Brian Laundrie is seen...
CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press

Laundrie family hopes for answers after remains found

An attorney says family members are hoping for more answers from law enforcement regarding the cause of death for Brian Laundrie, who was a person of interest in the death of girlfriend Gabby Petito.
3 years ago
Bodycam footage from the Moab Police Department that shows them talking with Brian Laundrie is seen...
Associated Press

Dental records prove remains found in Florida are those of Brian Laundrie, boyfriend to Gabby Petito

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The FBI on Thursday identified human remains found in a Florida nature preserve as those of Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in the death of girlfriend Gabby Petito while the couple was on a cross-country road trip. The remains, a backpack and notebook believed to belong to Laundrie were […]
3 years ago
The entrance to the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park on October 20, 2021 in North Port, Flori...
Aya Elamroussi, Taylor Romine, Leyla Santiago and Randi Kaye, CNN

Strong probability that suspected remains found in Florida park are Brian Laundrie’s, family attorney says

The apparent human remains that authorities found Wednesday in a Florida park most likely belong to Brian Laundrie, the missing man whose fiancée Gabby Petito was found fatally strangled last month, the Laundrie family attorney told CNN.
3 years ago
NORTH PORT, FL - SEPTEMBER 20: FBI agents begin to take away evidence from the family home of Brian...
Eric Levenson, Taylor Romine, Leyla Santiago and Randi Kaye, CNN

Suspected human remains, items belonging to Brian Laundrie found in Florida park, FBI says

(CNN) — What appears to be human remains and items belonging to Brian Laundrie, including a backpack, have been found in a nature reserve in North Port, Florida, according to FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael McPherson. The remains were found in an area that has been underwater until recently, he said. KSL TV 5 […]
3 years ago
Bodycam footage from the Moab Police Department that shows them talking with Brian Laundrie is seen...
CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press

FBI: Items linked to Laundrie, potential remains found

The FBI and a family attorney say items believed to belong to Brian Laundrie and potential human remains have been found in a Florida wilderness park during the search for clues in the slaying of his girlfriend, Gabby Petito.
3 years ago
FILE - This police camera video provided by The Moab Police Department shows Gabrielle "Gabby" Peti...
Associated Press

Coroner says Gabby Petito strangled, was killed weeks before her body was found

Gabby Petito, 22, died three to four weeks before her body was found Sept. 19 near an undeveloped camping area along the border of Grand Teton National Park in remote northern Wyoming, Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue said in a news conference.
3 years ago
Gabby Petito (Police photo)...
Andrew Adams & Josh Ellis, KSL TV

Wyoming coroner: Gabby Petito’s cause of death was strangulation

Teton County Coroner Brent Blue announced 22-year-old Gabby Petito was strangled to death, following an investigation and autopsy.
3 years ago
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office and other surrounding law enforcement agencies continue their ...
Leyla Santiago, Gregory Lemos, Kristina Sgueglia and Travis Caldwell, CNN

Brian Laundrie’s father arrives to Florida reserve to help search after officials find recent campsite

The investigation into the disappearance of Brian Laundrie has uncovered new details about his earlier movements as well as traces of human activity at the nature reserve that's been the focus of a massive search.
3 years ago
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office and other surrounding law enforcement agencies continue their ...
Gregory Lemos and Jason Hanna, CNN

Brian Laundrie’s sister says she does not know where he is, and ‘I’d turn him in’

The sister of Brian Laundrie has doubled down on her assertion she has no idea where he is, as authorities search for him after the death of his fiancée Gabby Petito.
3 years ago
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Garna Mejia, KSL TV

Social worker says Petito case highlights big concern in Utah: abusive relationships

Moab Police shared new body camera video Friday of their encounter with Gabrielle Petito and Brian Laundrie when the couple was in Utah. Sadly, Petito’s murder a few weeks later underscores the dozens of domestic violence-related homicides in the state of Utah every year.
3 years ago
A new bodycam footage reveals what Gabby Petito told police about a domestic dispute with fiancé B...
By Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt, Rebekah Riess and Andy Rose, CNN

New bodycam footage reveals what Gabby Petito told Moab police about a domestic dispute with fiancé Brian Laundrie

New details have emerged of a reported domestic dispute between Gabby Petito and her fiance while traveling through Utah in August, as shown on additional bodycam footage from a responding officer.
3 years ago
Gabby Petito's parents and stepparents showed they got matching tattoos in her memory at a news con...
Jason Hanna, Leyla Santiago & Sara Weisfeldt, CNN

Timeline of events since Gabby Petito’s fiancé returned to Florida becomes clearer

Reports that Brian Laundrie camped with his family this month before Gabby Petito was reported missing appear to clarify a timeline of his movements after he returned to Florida without his fiancée, who eventually was found dead in Wyoming.
3 years ago
FILE: Joe Petito (L) pleas for help during a news conference to help finding his missing daughter G...
MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press

Petito’s dad: Give same attention to all missing people

The family of slain traveler Gabby Petito has implored the public and news media to put the same energy into helping find other missing people as they did Petito, a 22-year-old woman who vanished on a cross-country trip with her boyfriend.
3 years ago
Gabby Petito (Police photo)...
Tamara Vaifanua, KSL TV

Gabby Petito’s family announces foundation named in her honor at press conference

Gabby Petito’s family spoke publicly for the first time since they learned about their daughter’s murder.
3 years ago
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officers ride up a private road near the entrance of the Carlt...
Madeline Holcombe & Eric Levenson, CNN

Attorney for Gabby Petito’s family skeptical that fiancé Brian Laundrie’s family will help FBI search

An attorney for Gabby Petito's family expressed skepticism that the parents of her fiancé Brian Laundrie would help in the FBI's ongoing search for him.
3 years ago
A sign honors the death of Gabby Petito on September 24, 2021 in Blue Point, New York. Gabby Petito...
ARIJETA LAJKA, Associated Press

Friends, family flock to Long Island to mourn Gabby Petito

Mourners are paying their respects to Gabby Petito, whose death on a cross-country trip has sparked a manhunt for her boyfriend.
3 years ago
Law enforcement officials conduct a search of the vast Carlton Reserve in the Sarasota, Florida, ar...
Madeline Holcombe, Alison Kosik & Sarah Jorgensen, CNN

Police ask for Brian Laundrie’s items for DNA matching, attorney says, as the search continues for him

As authorities keep scouring swampland for Gabby Petito's fiancé, Brian Laundrie, the FBI has asked for items that might have his DNA, the Laundries' family lawyer said.
3 years ago
Gabby Petito (Police photo)...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lines of mourners form for Gabby Petito funeral home viewing

Mourners began arriving at a Long Island funeral home viewing on Sunday for Gabby Petito, whose death on a cross-country trip has sparked a manhunt for her boyfriend.
3 years ago
Gabrielle Petito and her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie....
Matt Rascon, KSL TV

Former Moab police chief weighs in on Petito-Laundrie incident

The former police chief of Moab City says officers did as they were trained in their interaction with Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie, after the city announced it would investigate the incident that’s garnered national attention.
3 years ago
Flowers at the Gabby Petito memorial in Ogden. Photo: Derek Petersen, KSL TV Photojournalist...
Ashley Moser, KSL TV

Memorial for Gabby Petito grows in front of Ogden mural she visited

A mural of a monarch butterfly is the backdrop for Gabby Petito’s last Instagram post. The artwork is located outside of an Ogden business, 455 E 25th street, where there is now a growing memorial for her.
3 years ago
Gabby Petito (Police photo)...
Madison Swenson & Garna Mejia, KSL TV

Coroner confirms human remains found in Wyoming are Gabby Petito’s

The Teton County Coroner has confirmed the human remains that were found Sunday in Teton County, Wyoming are those of 22-year-old Gabrielle Petito.
3 years ago
Police body cam footage shows Gabrielle Petito and Brian Laundrie inside their van after Moab polic...
Garna Mejia & Madison Swenson, KSL TV

Police release audio of 911 call about Petito, Laundrie incident near Moab

We're getting a better idea of what happened between Gabrielle Petito and Brian Laundrie in Utah, just days before she presumably died in Wyoming. After our request was originally denied, KSL got the audio recording of a 911 call about an incident that occurred between the couple near Moab.
3 years ago

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