WY GABBY PETITO: Missing from Grand Teton National Park, WY - 25 August 2021 - Age 22 *Found Deceased*

• Gabby Petito was reported missing after she didn't return from a road trip with her fiancé.
• The police opened an investigation after her mother filed a missing-person report on Saturday.
• A news report said Petito's fiancé was not cooperating with authorities and had hired a lawyer.

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Gabby Petito's family last heard from her when she arrived at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming on August 25, her mother said. littleting/Shutterstock

• Gabby Petito was reported missing after she didn't return from a road trip with her fiancé.
• The police opened an investigation after her mother filed a missing-person report on Saturday.
• A news report said Petito's fiancé was not cooperating with authorities and had hired a lawyer.
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A 22-year-old New York woman who documented her cross-country van road trip on social media was reported missing by her mother on Saturday after her fiancé returned to their home in Florida without her, reports said.

Gabby Petito and her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, embarked on their road trip on July 2 from Blue Point, New York, Newsday reported.
The two were living in a 2012 Ford Transit van and documenting their travels on Instagram and YouTube, often using the hashtag #vanlife.
Petito was last seen checking out of a hotel with Laundrie on August 24. She last spoke to her family on the phone the next day, telling them she had arrived at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, her mother, Nicole Schmidt, said.

Her mother told reporters on Monday that she FaceTimed with Petito around August 23 or 24.
Petito's most recent Instagram post was shared on August 25.

Schmidt told Fox News on Sunday that she was unsure whether her daughter had left Grand Teton. She said she exchanged texts with Petito's number twice after August 25.
"I did receive a text from her on the 27th and the 30th, but I don't know if it was technically her or not, because it was just a text," Schmidt said. "I didn't verbally speak to her."
Laundrie eventually returned to the couple's home in North Port, Florida, without Petito, though it was not clear when he arrived, the Daily Mail reported.
The police in New York's Suffolk County said Schmidt filed a missing-person report on Saturday.

"Petito, 22, of Blue Point, is described as a white female, approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall and 110 pounds," the press release said. "She has blonde hair and blue eyes, and several tattoos, including one on her finger and one on her forearm that reads 'let it be.'"

The press release said authorities had recovered the couple's van during their investigation.
Petito and Laundrie had been living in North Port together for two years before they set out on their road trip, the Daily Mail said. Petito announced their engagement on Instagram in July 2020.

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A 22-year-old woman who documented her cross-country road trip on YouTube has been reported missing after her fiancé returned without her

Gabby Petito was last seen checking out of a hotel on August 24. The next day, she told her family she had arrived in Wyoming, her mother said.

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She could be anywhere as they were traveling cross-country. I put the location as the last place her family could verify that she was still in communication.


MEDIA - GABBY PETITO: Missing from Grand Teton National Park, WY since 25 August 2021 - Age 22

 

[GrandmaBear]

Aren’t they? I agree. Do they really think all this will just “blow over” and soon everyone will forget them - their faces, names, and what they did? (and they obviously aided and abetted their murderer son, helping him flee and hide…) I mean, they have essentially lost their child forever, plus they have to live with the knowledge of what he did, and yet they act stone-faced and hide in a dark house. So, so weird. Are they that emotionless and cold? Maybe. maybe his parents are sociopaths just like him (Or whatever mental health issue he has going on…I don’t claim to be a doctor).

It makes me think of that case where the was it 13 or 14 year old killed the 13 year old girl recently. Fucci is his name I think if I recall? A horrible overkill of a murder and his mother was on her own home security camera trying to wash or hide his blood soaked jeans.

I mean I hate to judge, we can all say what we would or wouldn't do but have not been in that boat. And I think any parent can understand being in denial a bit and I think any parent can understand if say they truly felt their child was being framed or something was unfair, but this case and Fucci are very difficult to comprehend the parents' actions on.

There are families who can raise four children the same way and all are great except perhaps one. For that reason, I hate to judge parents but in this case, I find it pretty difficult to believe that the way their son was with Gabby, so controlling and more, went unnoticed by his parents when they both lived right there under their roof. And then standing by your child is one thing while they face the consequences or maybe even try to clear their name but aiding and abetting or apparently doing so?

When he is apprehended and is charged with murder, both of which I believe he will be, both the son and parents' actions in my opinion are clear indications of knowledge of his guilt imo. Do they get that? On the other hand, if he came forward even with an attorney and fought to clear his name or claim he lost his temper and even claim she pushed him (which I don't believe was what happened at all), the family and their son would have some who may believe it and even sympathize, he may have a defense and maybe just possibly could cut a deal. Helping your adult child flee or not discouraging from it imo is not a wise move. What is their picture of the final outcome? What are these parents thinking? That he can manage this for decades with their help and there will never be consequences? Not very realistic and this seems endorsed by parents who should guide? Or at least try to. I sure don't get it.

Jmo.

 

[kdg411]

It makes me think of that case where the was it 13 or 14 year old killed the 13 year old girl recently. Fucci is his name I think if I recall? A horrible overkill of a murder and his mother was on her own home security camera trying to wash or hide his blood soaked jeans.

I mean I hate to judge, we can all say what we would or wouldn't do but have not been in that boat. And I think any parent can understand being in denial a bit and I think any parent can understand if say they truly felt their child was being framed or something was unfair, but this case and Fucci are very difficult to comprehend the parents' actions on.

There are families who can raise four children the same way and all are great except perhaps one. For that reason, I hate to judge parents but in this case, I find it pretty difficult to believe that the way their son was with Gabby, so controlling and more, went unnoticed by his parents when they both lived right there under their roof. And then standing by your child is one thing while they face the consequences or maybe even try to clear their name but aiding and abetting or apparently doing so?

When he is apprehended and is charged with murder, both of which I believe he will be, both the son and parents' actions in my opinion are clear indications of knowledge of his guilt imo. Do they get that? On the other hand, if he came forward even with an attorney and fought to clear his name or claim he lost his temper and even claim she pushed him (which I don't believe was what happened at all), the family and their son would have some who may believe it and even sympathize, he may have a defense and maybe just possibly could cut a deal. Helping your adult child flee or not discouraging from it imo is not a wise move. What is their picture of the final outcome? What are these parents thinking? That he can manage this for decades with their help and there will never be consequences? Not very realistic and this seems endorsed by parents who should guide? Or at least try to. I sure don't get it.

Jmo.

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The 'when' he is apprehended part is where I pause because he's evaded the top US LEA thus far. To be fair about the parents, we don't know what (if) Brian told them the truth or specific details that would warrant an accessory charge. There's too much of a media circus right now to separate fact from a variant. I'd like to believe that his parents are aware of possible charges however every case seems to bring another 'haven't heard of that before' factor into play. At least we know for certain Gabby has been found and not still missing. Her family has handled this with the most dignity and I applaud them because I don't know if I could have done the same.

 

[GrandmaBear]

All very true. I wasn't talking so much aiding and abetting or accessory as in actual charges as I meant how it looks and may play into any future proceedings or charges. It is impossible to know what he told them but they did know he was home without her with her van, that much is pretty clear I think. And you are right, it seems every case has a twist these days or something rarely seen and I will be the first to admit no one knows all of the facts, we only know the bits and pieces we see and things are often portrayed one way and they certainly haven't talked to speak of to know if there is another side.

The easy one to agree on is how Gabby's family handled this very hard time. It stands out as one of the nicest memorials, services and their behavior throughout this one of the most dignified as you say that I have seen under such pressure and I am sure anger, hurt and extreme grief as well. They managed to show gratitude for all of the public who supported them and include them while also I think honoring Gabby and having some private time/service. They honored her beautifully.

 

[kdg411]

All very true. I wasn't talking so much aiding and abetting or accessory as in actual charges as I meant how it looks and may play into any future proceedings or charges. It is impossible to know what he told them but they did know he was home without her with her van, that much is pretty clear I think. And you are right, it seems every case has a twist these days or something rarely seen and I will be the first to admit no one knows all of the facts, we only know the bits and pieces we see and things are often portrayed one way and they certainly haven't talked to speak of to know if there is another side.

The easy one to agree on is how Gabby's family handled this very hard time. It stands out as one of the nicest memorials, services and their behavior throughout this one of the most dignified as you say that I have seen under such pressure and I am sure anger, hurt and extreme grief as well. They managed to show gratitude for all of the public who supported them and include them while also I think honoring Gabby and having some private time/service. They honored her beautifully.

Well, the Laundrie attorney released a statement;


I'm starting to lean towards his parents could be victims as well.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Well, the Laundrie attorney released a statement;


I'm starting to lean towards his parents could be victims as well.

I am always open to changing an opinion as new info comes in. I am also rarely 100 percent decided to begin with, just lean more one way than another in cases with enough info.

I am not where you are but do allow for there may be more than we know. Things bother me like them locating the car and removing it. If he had no cell phone with him, how did they find the car? GPS track it?

I guess I just don't know is what I am saying. There are still just a few too many things besides the car, which is only one example, that make me wonder. I mean one fact is they did finally have enough for a warrant for the Laundrie home.

Most of what we saw that they did was before he was named a POI from what I recall, I think? So I guess either way it is perhaps not legally wrong, just questionable as to why, guilt, what about Gabby and such. And now he is actually a "wanted" man. The parents could plead for him on television to turn himself in and say how worried they are about him... I don't know...

It's all speculation either way as is how she was actually murdered I guess. All cases are since we are never told everything, even if LE knows and they don't always.

To be honest, I lean towards they know what he did but if not that, then I lean towards he told them she was missing and he left her perhaps and they in their own hearts felt he likely did more than that and so the need for him to flee. It's just where I'm at but I will be the first to say I sure don't know that for a fact and could very well be wrong. Just discussing.

 

[Wildflower]

Well, the Laundrie attorney released a statement;


I'm starting to lean towards his parents could be victims as well.

I am going to remain on the fence with these parents until something solid causes me to go completely to one side or the other but I am leaning heavily to one side.

As far as the attorney statement, his words are used very carefully so as to make it as true as possible. True, his parents do not know where their son is (no one knows where he is..they may have known but not now on this date). True, they are concerned about him (did he make it to where he was headed?) and true, they hope the FBI finds him (and not someone else that might not be bound by any apprehension laws). And yes, the speculation is wrong that the parents assisted him in leaving the family home or in avoiding arrest on a warrant that was issued after he was already missing (the key phrase "on a warrant" is what makes the speculation wrong). That statement does not say they never assisted him in any way so that to me indicates they did assist him prior to the warrant.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I am going to remain on the fence with these parents until something solid causes me to go completely to one side or the other but I am leaning heavily to one side.

As far as the attorney statement, his words are used very carefully so as to make it as true as possible. True, his parents do not know where their son is (no one knows where he is..they may have known but not now on this date). True, they are concerned about him (did he make it to where he was headed?) and true, they hope the FBI finds him (and not someone else that might not be bound by any apprehension laws). And yes, the speculation is wrong that the parents assisted him in leaving the family home or in avoiding arrest on a warrant that was issued after he was already missing (the key phrase "on a warrant" is what makes the speculation wrong). That statement does not say they never assisted him in any way so that to me indicates they did assist him prior to the warrant.

Great points. I did not give it a lot of weight or time because quite simply it was from one side's attorney and that alone to me does not mean much.

I actually lean one way too but will admit it may be true they did nothing illegal prior of course to the warrant, etc. Now, they likely couldn't if they wanted to as they are being watched.

Jmo though, I certainly could be wrong.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Well, the Laundrie attorney released a statement;


I'm starting to lean towards his parents could be victims as well.

I don't. I think they know exactly where he was headed.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I don't. I think they know exactly where he was headed.

I can't help also but think since he was "done" using Gabby's credit card by a certain date, long before he allegedly left, someone helped him and supplied him and likely gave him cash. I honestly would be checking store surveillance for burner phone purchases in the time before her body was found...

My mom is watching some of this on TV Youtube and they are scaling back the search I guess in Carlton Reserve. Too bad as far as we know there seems to be no other leads at this time...

Personally, I know the Appalachian Trail is the popular theory and I have heard all of the very good reasons for it so I don't discount it, but I lean towards he is out of the country. I look at it this way, they had the time to plan and prepare assuming the parents helped. Now as a parent that should have some maturity and wants your son safe and not arrested, what is the only or best bet to avoid that recognition, buy maybe years, or complicate matters? Get him out of the country now and while you can. Anywhere in the US with LE looking for him, I think a parent would realize is likely just a matter of time...

Jmo though.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

MSN

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[GrandmaBear]

MSN

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Interesting. Even though his show had the "Hollywood Hype" he did have a way if real with criminals as he is able to identify in a way others can't as he did not live a picture perfect life in his younger years if I recall correctly.

The part in here that gets me is he says he expects to have Brian's location within 48 hours. Well I think we are about there aren't we? That's quite a claim. If true, we should hear news shortly. I would hope that means he knows something but it seems like bragging and can he follow through on it?

 

[fran]

Dog the Bounty Hunter says he has found campsite missing Brian Laundrie stayed at with his PARENTS after returning from fateful trip without girlfriend Gabby Petito​

• Duane Chapman, known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, joined the search for Brian Laundrie at the weekend
• On Monday he said he believed the Laundrie family had stayed at the Fort De Soto Park near St Petersburg, 75 miles north of the family home in North Port
• Chapman said the family were there twice - from September 1-3, and 6-8
• Laundrie, 23, was reported missing by his family on September 17, with them telling police he disappeared three days previously, possibly for Carlton Reserve
• Search efforts have concentrated so far on the 25,000-acre swamp but without success amid treacherous conditions
• Josh Taylor, North Port Police spokesman, announced on Monday that the search for Laundrie in Carlton Reserve was to be scaled back
• 'The FBI is now leading the search.' Taylor told news outlets. 'It will be scaled back and targeted based on intelligence'
• Rancher Alan McEwen does not believe Laundrie is in the reserve now as the conditions are too difficult for humans to survive on foot for a long period
• He added that, if Laundrie had died in the area, buzzards would have indicated

Dog the Bounty Hunter claimed on Monday that he had found a campsite Brian Laundrie and his parents stayed at after Laundrie returned home without girlfriend Gabby Petito.

Laundrie's whereabouts have been the subject of intense interest ever since his girlfriend's body was found in Wyoming on September 19, with her death ruled to be a homicide.

On September 17, Laundrie - who returned to Florida alone on September 1 - was reported missing by his parents Chris and Roberta Laundrie.

The FBI has taken over the search for Laundrie, and at the weekend reality star Dog, real name Duane Chapman, joined in the hunt. He said he had received over 1,000 tips from members of the public.

On Monday he said he had located a camp site where the Laundrie and his parents had stayed in early September, after he returned from his fateful cross-country trip with Gabby.

Chapman told Fox News he received a tip on Monday that Laundrie's parents spent the night in Fort De Soto Park near St Petersburg, 75 miles north of the family home in North Port.

The family went with their son twice in early September, he claimed.

The Laundries were there from September 1-3 and September 6-8, Chapman said.

'They were registered, went through the gate. They're on camera. They were here,' he told Fox News.

'We think at least if he's not here right now, we are sure he was caught on camera as he went in the gate — that he was here for sure. Not over in the swamp.'

Search efforts have so far been concentrated at the Carlton Reserve - an alligator-infested watery 25,000 acre site 13 miles north of the Laundrie family home in North Port.

'Allegedly, what we're hearing, is two people left on the 8th,' said Chapman.

'Three people came in on the 6th, and two people left on the 8th. I think he's been here for sure.'

A Fox News Digital reporter overheard a park worker say investigators had checked surveillance video on the grounds.

The FBI has not commented.

The Laundrie family insisted on Monday they did not know where Brian Laundrie was.

Steven Bertolino, the family lawyer, said in the statement: 'Chris and Roberta Laundrie do not know where Brian is.

'They are concerned about Brian and hope the FBI can locate him.

'The speculation by the public and some in the press that the parents assisted Brian in leaving the family home or in avoiding arrest on a warrant that was issued after Brian had already been missing for several days is just wrong.'

Chapman's claim came after it was announced the all-out search in the Carlton Reserve will be scaled back as the FBI takes over the hunt.

North Port Police spokesman Josh Taylor said: 'The FBI is now leading the search.

'I'm told it will be scaled back and targeted based on intelligence.

'Hopefully, water will lower in areas hard to currently access,' he told Fox News.

The federal agency charged Laundrie with 'use of unauthorized access device' last Thursday, but said they will 'continue to investigate the facts and circumstances of Ms. Petito's homicide.'

An extensive search for Laundrie, 23, has been underway since his parents reported him missing on September 17 - two days after he was named a person of interest in the homicide of Petito, whose remains were found on September 19.

A group of 75 officers from more than 16 agencies joined the search last week, using drones, diver units, dogs and ATV vehicles to comb the 25,000-acre preserve since his parents reported that Laundrie might be there.

Over 100 miles of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails are contained in the park, along with camping areas and rivers. Wildlife there includes alligators, bobcats, snakes and coyotes.

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Dog the Bounty Hunter 'finds fresh campsite linked to Brian Laundrie'

Reality TV star Duane Chapman, known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, said on Monday night that the Laundrie family in early September stayed at the Fort De Soto campsite in Florida.

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[GrandmaBear]

Well, wow. It is long before he was reported missing but 3 people went in and 2 came out? Hmm.

I wonder if LE has known about this all along? I mean I imagine they asked the Laundries where they went camping, etc. It does say investigators asked for video but not when they asked.

So it is out there basically on an island. One has easy access ocean and islands. There was allegedly a body found the other day in Pinellas Park but if it was him I imagine we would have heard by now.

I guess he could be hiding and tenting on one of the islands but if so, I would think would have easily been found even if he is island hopping.

Here is some more info on DeSoto and a map of the area, etc.

Absolutely Florida: West Central Florida Beaches

Every beach in Southwest Florida: plus state parks, rivers, canoeing, maps, music, translations and coming soon: fishing spots, surfing, boating and water sports.

www.abfla.com

 

[GrandmaBear]

Lyssa Chapman (Dog's daughter) has a Tweet asking people for a recording of Brian's voice. This is fact. It is being said that ALLEGEDLY Brian has called Dog's tip line four times and they want to compare the voice. I will leave it at that as anything further would be total speculation by others out there. No way to know at the moment if it is him IF this is true but there is really only one reason I can think of to hear the voice and that would be it, to compare it.

 

[Kimster]

Lyssa Chapman (Dog's daughter) has a Tweet asking people for a recording of Brian's voice. This is fact. It is being said that ALLEGEDLY Brian has called Dog's tip line four times and they want to compare the voice. I will leave it at that as anything further would be total speculation by others out there. No way to know at the moment if it is him IF this is true but there is really only one reason I can think of to hear the voice and that would be it, to compare it.

Why don’t they watch the tape of when they got pulled over? That’s kind of weird. Maybe they need other types of media with his voice on it.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Why don’t they watch the tape of when they got pulled over? That’s kind of weird. Maybe they need other types of media with his voice on it.

I don't know but after she posted that people did supply the body cam footage to her as well as some videos I think from Gabby's page or something like that. Not sure why not just find the body cam herself/theirselves. Maybe knew it would garner attention? Anyone's guess.

 

[GrandmaBear]

It just crossed my mind that Brian could have been in the camper when only two people were seen leaving. It would be a way of putting a false trail on security cameras that they may have known would be eventually seen. In other words, still, who knows... Personally, I think one false trail was already given with the reserve so... Jmo.

 

[Kimster]

If Dog the Bounty Hunter finds him before the FBI does, I'm going to faint.

 

[GrandmaBear]

If Dog the Bounty Hunter finds him before the FBI does, I'm going to faint.

My bet is the FBI because of their resources but then I stop and think that there is probably truth to the fact there are people who would talk to Dog before they would the FBI and that may give Dog an edge. On his show, he did have a way of being able to connect with say a buddy who was not on the right side of the law necessarily either and get them to trust him... I don't think someone for instance helping Brian would worry as much calling a Dog tip line or talking to him about being arrested as they might feel calling an FBI tip line...

 

[kdg411]

Press Conference



All 4 parents got Gabby's tattoo 'Let It Be'