Gabby Petito homicide update – Funeral held in Blue Point as $20,000 bounty offered to catch Brian Laundrie

GOFUNDME FOR GABBY

A family friend has established a page to raise funds to aid with the search for Gabby Petito.

It has already raised more than $24,600.

"Gabby is now considered missing under suspicious circumstances after no contact and an initial search effort," the page reads.

WHERE WAS GABBY LAST LOCATED?

According to her hometown police department in North Port, Florida, Petito is believed to have been in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

She was last spotted leaving a hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah, days before she told her family that she would be in Wyoming.

FAMILY CRIES AS THEY CALL FOR GABBY TO COME HOME

The distraught mom of missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito has said she has a gut feeling that her daughter will come home.

Nicole Schmidt and her husband Joe Petito, Gabby's father, appeared in front of the press at their attorney’s office on Monday, where Nicole said she believes that “a mother’s instinct is the most powerful.”

TEXT FAMILY UNTIL AUGUST 30

 mom Nichole said she received texts from her phone until August 30 but couldn’t be sure if her daughter sent them.

"I believe she’s going to come home," she told a press conference on Monday.

"They had a plan, an itinerary, and we were excited for them. Everyone wanted to be doing what they were doing."

'I SAID YES!'

Gabby Petito posted last year that Brian Laundrie had asked her to marry him.

"Here’s a picture from our first date because I have so much love for you," she wrote.

"Brian asked me to marry him and I said yes! @bizarre_design_ you make life feel unreal, and everyday is such a dream with you."

GABBY PETITO'S LAST POSTS

The missing woman last posted to Instagram on August 25.

"Happy Halloween," she wrote two weeks ago alongside pictures of herself by a mural.

It is unclear where the picture was taken.

BRIAN LAUNDRIE'S FIRST INSTAGRAM POST

Gabby Petito was pictured with Laundrie in his first Instagram post last year.

"It’s been an incredible year, by far the best of my life," he wrote.

"Ive been to so many beautiful places, had so many amazing experiences and all with the best side kick in the world!"

CAMPERVAN PICTURED

Gabby Petito had been traveling and living in a white campervan with Brian Laundrie when she disappeared.

It was seized from Laundrie's parents' house on Saturday.

He was pictured with the van on her Instagram account.

'TIL DEATH DO US PART'

Brain Laundrie appeared to announce his engagement to Gabby Petito in an Instagram post last year.

"My biggest fear is that one day I’ll wake up and it will have all been a dream because that is what every second has felt like since the moment we found each other," he wrote.

"Till death do us part or until I wake up, I’m so happy the answer was yes, Love you hunny."

WHEN DID GABBY PETITO MEET BRIAN LAUNDRIE?

Gabby's family on Monday refused to confirm if the pair were engaged but did say the two met at high school and later rekindled their relationship.

They are understood to have lived together in Florida for more than two years.

FAMILY CALLS FOR FOCUS

Petito's family on Monday slammed online trolls for targeting her fiancé after he returned from their vacation without her.

The New Yorker's loved ones posted to a Facebook page set up to help find her on Monday, writing: "I just want to reiterate …WE ARE ONLY LOOKING FOR GABBY AT THIS TIME."

"Please focus all efforts on sharing her information. We are not talking about Brian or the van," they added.

"Gabby is ALONE and she does not have a vehicle. Please keep sharing!"

DETAILS ON GABBY PETITO

Gabby is described as 5'5 tall, 110 pounds, and has a tattoo that reads: “Let it Be.”

Joseph described his daughter as “free-spirited” and said she loved adventures.

He said: "Clothes didn't impress her. Cars didn't impress her. Experiences - that's what impressed her."

Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

FAMILY ISSUE NEW PICTURES

Gabby Petito's family has issued new pictures of the missing traveler to a Facebook page set up to help find her.

"Find Gabby" was created to help search for information on her last whereabouts.

LIVING IN A VAN

Gabby and Laundrie started their road trip on July 2 and planned to visit Portland,  so they could visit a friend for Halloween.

They converted the van into a camper and documented their experiences on social media,  reports.

Gabby said living out of the van "was the best decision" the couple had ever made.

They started a YouTube channel called "Nomadic Statik" where they shared their journey with fans.

'COME HOME, GABBY'

Worried father Joe Petito addressed his daughter directly.

He said: "Gabby, we just want you to come home. Call us. Let us know you’re OK. Come home, please.”

He added: “I just want people to keep looking and not stop until we find her.

“She’s out there somewhere… We won’t stop until we find her.”

GABBY'S MOM: 'I HAVE A GUT FEELING'

 mom Nichole Schmidt says she has a “gut feeling” that her daughter will return home.

The tearful parent believes a “mother’s instinct is the most powerful”.

Schmidt said she received texts on her phone until August 30, but couldn’t confirm if the 22-year-old was the person who sent them.

GABBY PETITO'S DISAPPEARANCE 'ODD,' COPS SAY

Detectives are investigating the case but say the circumstances behind the 22-year-old’s disappearance are “odd”.

Cops told : “We currently have no definitive information that a crime took place here in North Port.”

FIANCE BRIAN LAUNDRIE RETURNED TO FLORIDA

 returned to Florida without Petito, hired an attorney, and is reportedly not cooperating with police, according to .

It's not known when he returned to Florida and Gabby's family claim that he is not speaking about what happened.

Laundrie has not been named a suspect or a person of interest in the case.

CAMPERVAN SEIZED

The camper van belonging to the missing road tripper Gabby Petito and her boyfriend was seized from his parents' home last weekend as cops continue to investigate the "odd circumstances" behind her disappearance.

Cops found their Ford Transit van in North Port, , during the weekend of September 11 - when Gabby's parents reported her disappearance.

Investigators seized the vehicle on Saturday and are searching it for fingerprints and clues.

WHERE WERE THE COUPLE TRAVELING?

The couple left for their cross-country adventure on July 2 from Blue Point, NY, and were supposed to reach , and visit a family friend for Halloween but Laundrie had since returned home without her and it is still unclear when he actually made the trip back.

"[It's like] drowning with your hands tied behind you," Petito's dad said of his daughter's disappearance.

"You can't describe it. There's nothing you can do. You can't control anything."

WHO IS GABBY'S FIANCE BRIAN LAUNDRIE?

The DailyMail reported that Laundrie has been very quiet about his fiancée's whereabouts and has refused to speak publicly about the situation and even hired an attorney since his arrival home.

Prior to her disappearance, Laundrie and Petito were working on documenting their journey on  under the name "Nomadic Statik."

WHEN WAS GABBY PETITO REPORTED MISSING?

Following the unusual circumstances, Schmidt then reported her daughter missing on September 11 at around 6:55pm. 

“According to family, they were last in contact with her during the last week of August. Prior to the last communication, Petito is believed to have been in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming," the police department said in a press release.

WHEN DID SHE GO MISSING?

Petito was last seen on August 24, 2021, checking out of a hotel with Laundrie in Salt Lake City, 

While Petito's mother, Nicole Schmidt, revealed that she heard from her daughter on August 27 and 30, she told Fox News she is not sure if it was actually her as only text messages were exchanged.

WHO IS GABBY PETITO?

Gabby Petito went on a cross-country road trip with her fiancée and now her family is seeking the public's help in locating her after she never returned home.

While the 22-year-old never returned home her fiancée did and has since made headlines after he reportedly hired an attorney and refused to work with the police.