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Brian Laundrie sighting in Tillman’s Corner, Alabama, under investigation by Mobile cops as his Florida home is searched

ALABAMA police are investigating possible Brian Laundrie sightings in Mobile, the same day his parents' Florida home was searched.

On Monday authorities confirmed they are looking into rumors that was spotted in Tillman’s Corner, but added they have not been able to confirm anything.

Crowds gathered outside a Walmart in Mobile, Alabama, as police worked to recover a body found near a dumpster
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Crowds gathered outside a Walmart in Mobile, Alabama, as police worked to recover a body found near a dumpsterCredit: WPMI NBC 15 News
The body found in Tillman’s Corner was not that of Gabby Petito's fiancé Brian Laundrie
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The body found in Tillman’s Corner was not that of Gabby Petito's fiancé Brian LaundrieCredit: Facebook / WPMI NBC 15 News
Rumors of sightings of Laundrie in Mobile, Alabama, spread on social media on Monday
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Rumors of sightings of Laundrie in Mobile, Alabama, spread on social media on MondayCredit: Instagram
The search for Laundrie continues after he was declared a “person of interest” last week in the disappearance of Gabby Petito
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The search for Laundrie continues after he was declared a “person of interest” last week in the disappearance of Gabby PetitoCredit: Getty

These rumors spread on social media Monday morning, as reported by

However, Mobile police told NewsNationNow reporter Brian Entin they "have not been able to confirm that Brian Laundrie has been spotted in Mobile. "

Meanwhile, crowds gathered outside as a body was recovered near a dumpster outside a Walmart store in Tillman's Corner, according to

Thousands more watched on a Facebook livestream as detectives worked the scene, as speculation grew that the body could be that of Laundrie, who has been missing since Tuesday.

But the body was identified and found to not be Laundrie, reported.

Also on Monday Laundrie’s silver Ford Mustang has been towed away from the family home in North Port, Florida.

Laundrie is said to have gone off for a hike in a 25,000-acre nature preserve in the Sarasota area on Tuesday, according to his family.

A search of the swampland started Saturday morning but was called off by police Monday, who said they had “exhausted all avenues in searching of the grounds there.”

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The search for Laundrie continues after he was declared a “person of interest” last week in the disappearance of .

Cops started  today and bundled his parents into a police van after declaring a ";crime scene."

The latest developments in the bizarre case came just hours after a body was found in the search for .

The FBI announced a "search warrant" twice before they removed  from the home. The parents were placed in a van on their lawn.

In a statement, the FBI confirmed that they were executing a "court-authorized search warrant."

On Sunday,  in Grand Teton National Park, where 22-year-old Gabby Petito had been camping with Laundrie when she disappeared.

The vlogger had been traveling across  since July and was last seen on August 24 leaving a  hotel with her fiancé.

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They visited national parks and tourist attractions, documenting their trip on social media before she went missing.

On September 1, Laundrie returned home to Florida in their white van, without Petito.

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.
Laundrie’s silver Ford Mustang has been towed away from the family home in North Port, Florida
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Laundrie’s silver Ford Mustang has been towed away from the family home in North Port, FloridaCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Human remains were discovered in Grand Teton National Park, where Gabby Petito had been camping with Laundrie when she disappeared
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Human remains were discovered in Grand Teton National Park, where Gabby Petito had been camping with Laundrie when she disappearedCredit: Instagram / Gabby Petito
Brian Laundrie’s car seized after note found as TikToker says she saw Gabby Petito’s fiance looking ‘awkward’

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