'HOT LEAD'
Brian Laundrie entered Florida campground with parents weeks ago but only TWO people left, Dog the Bounty Hunter claims
BRIAN Laundrie enter a Florida campground with his parents earlier this month but he was not with them when they left two days later, claims Dog the Bounty Hunter.
The TV star is investigating a new tip in Fort De Soto Park, 75 miles away from the Laundrie family home and away from the main search being carried out for Gabby Petito's fiance.
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In a video interview conducted near Fort De Soto Park with , the television bounty hunter explained that local leads had indicated Brian and his parents were in the area in early September.
"What we're hearing is two people left on the eighth," Dog said at the alleged campsite, but "three people came in on the sixth."
Dog said that his team will continue to investigate leads in the Fort De Soto Park area, adding, "I think he's been here for sure."
Brian's parents released a new statement through their attorney to address rumors about their knowledge of his whereabouts and slam claims of involvement.
It reads: "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."
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In his interview with Fox News, Dog also addressed the possibility that Brian might be somewhere on the Appalachian Trail.
"He spent a couple months there in the past, and he is an outdoorsman," said Dog.
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"He's very young, he's not an experienced criminal," the bounty hunter explained, adding that Brian's lack of criminal history prior to Gabby's disappearance suggests that Brian won't attempt shoplifting or breaking and entering to stay on the run.
"This kid is an outdoorsman, so I think he went where he's comfortable," Dog concluded.
Meanwhile, the attorney for Gabby Petito's family, Richard Stafford, has scheduled a press conference for the afternoon of Tuesday, September 28.
Stafford has not indicated what specific information the conference will address.
'A SHAME'
Early on Monday, it emerged that Laundrie's parents called 911 on Dog the Bounty Hunter after he knocked at their Florida home.
, real name Duane Chapman, said it was a "shame" called for cops rather than open the door to him.
supporters have slammed the family's silence, with a with a megaphone and posters on Monday.
Reality bounty hunter Dog has before the fugitive's birthday in November.
The reality TV star joined the search at the weekend as cops try to find the 23-year-old.
A dispatcher was heard saying Brian's mom Roberta "referenced a situation with the male."
Dog told : "It’s a shame they wouldn’t speak with us.
"The police said we were welcome to knock on the door so we did. I wanted to tell the Laundries that our goal is to find Brian and bring him in alive."
North Port Police Public Information Officer Josh Taylor confirmed: "We've been called to the house numerous times for all sorts of issues: media, protesters, celebrity searchers.
"It's not something normal. If the family calls and is concerned, we will respond like we would for anyone."
PERSON OF INTEREST
was reported missing on September 17 - days after allegedly telling his family that he was going for a hike in a nature reserve in Sarasota, .
That came after he returned home to his parent's house without Gabby. The couple had been on a cross country road trip when she disappeared.
Gabby was reported missing by her family on September 11. Her body was found several days later in a Wyoming national park.
Laudrie has been named as a person of interest in her disappearance.
The FBI has also issued a warrant for his arrest; Laundrie is accused of swiping a Capital One debit card and running up a $1,000 balance from August 31 until September 1.
Detectives continue to search the Carlton Reserve but some investigators think may be heading towards the
WHERE IS BRIAN?
Dog said a lot of the information he has received points to the hiking route.
He said: “Well, the leads yes have said that. The reason is that he spent a couple of months there in the past and he’s an outdoorsman. He’s got t-shirts on his social media with the mountains, he’s got pictures.
“He’s been there before. He’s very young. He’s not an experienced criminal.
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“He’ll do what he should do. He can’t stay shop and shoplift, and stay in cheap motels or rob people like a lot of people that I chase.
“This kid is an outdoorsman so I think he went to, again, where he’s comfortable to the outdoors.”
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