'WRONG CONCLUSION'
911 dispatcher who took call on Brian Laundrie ‘hitting Gabby Petito’ slammed for ‘not taking claims seriously’
THE 911 operator who took a call reporting Brian Laundrie for "slapping" Gabby Petito a month before she went missing was slammed for not taking the claims seriously.
In , the caller can be heard describing a "domestic dispute" in which "the gentleman was slapping the girl," referring to Laundrie and Petito.
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";We stopped. They ran up and down the sidewalk. He proceeded to hit her, hopped in the car, and they drove off," the caller continued.
Twitter users were quick to rip the dispatcher for not taking the report "seriously."
: "Did the dispatch not report the call correctly to the officers, or did the officers not take this report seriously??? Why was Brian given this nonchalant treatment???"
: "Listen to the snide tone of that operators voice. Like they think this is some kind of prank."
: "How did those cops get this s**t so horribly wrong?"
Video footage from the Moab Police Department captures the moment officers stopped and questioned the couple on the highway later that day.
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In the clip, Petito can be seen with tears streaming down her face as she tells the officers, "We've just been fighting this morning. Some personal issues."
Laundrie then adds: "It's been a long day. We were camping yesterday and camping got [inaudible] and stuff."
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After the pair are ordered out of the vehicle and separated, Laundrie says: "I'm so sorry officer."
Petito continues to cry as she explains in a trembling voice: "I have OCD and I was just cleaning and straightening...
"And I was apologizing to him and saying I'm sorry that I am so mean as sometimes I am so mean because I have OCD and get really frustrated.
"Not like mean towards him I guess my vibe is like in a bad mood and I said I'm sorry I'm in a bad mood I am stressed I had so much work."
It comes as Wyoming authorities "consistent with the description" of Petito in Grand Teton National Park.
The FBI announced in a statement: "Today, the search revealed human remains consistent with the description of Gabrielle 'Gabby' Petito.
"Full forensic identification has not been completed and we do not yet know the cause of death. We appreciate your patience as we work through this process.
"The FBI and our partners extend our heartfelt condolences to Gabby's family and loved ones," the statement continued.
"This is an incredibly difficult time for them, and our thoughts are with them as they mourn the loss of their daughter."
Petito was last seen on August 24 leaving a hotel in Utah with fiancé Brian Laundrie on a road trip that took them to Grand Teton National Park.
Laundrie returned to Florida alone in Petito's van on September 1.
Petito's mother, Nicole Schmidt, reported her missing on September 11 after she had not heard from her daughter for 13 days.
Schmidt later revealed that she suspected the last texts she received from Petito's phone had been sent by someone else.
"It was just a text. I did not verbally speak to her," she told .
swarming the Florida home of Brian Laundrie on Monday morning as they removed Laundrie's parents from the home.
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Investigators have also gained access to a hard drive found in Petito's van that could contain "evidence relevant to proving that a felony has been committed," according to the .
Gabby Petito timeline
Gabby Petito, 22, was last seen on August 24, leaving a hotel in Utah. Here is a timeline of Gabby Petito's disappearance:
- June 2021 - set off on a cross-country trip across the US.
- July 4 - posts photos of herself barefoot in Gove County, Kansas.
- July 8 - posts photos of herself at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado.
- July 18 - Gabby and post photos of themselves at Utah's Zion National Park.
- August 12 - Body camera footage was released in September showing an encounter had with police in Utah. Police confirmed that no significant injuries were reported.
- August 19 - on their YouTube channel chronicling their trip. The video receives more than 200,000 views.
- August 24 - is last spotted leaving a hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- September 1 - Brian returns home to without Gabby.
- September 11 - report her missing to Suffolk County police.
- September 15 - Florida's North Port police announce in the case. He is not charged with any crime.
- September 16 - Utah police release of the police encounter with Brian and Gabby.
- September 17 - say they have not seen their son in a couple of days.
- September 18 - Police announce they were searching Carlton Reserve in Florida for . Police announce they have not found anything.
- September 19 - Authorities in Wyoming say they found a body in . The FBI announces the body was believed to be Gabby's but a full forensic identification needs to be completed first to confirm.
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