Brian Laundrie will have ‘lost weight and changed his beard’ but can still be identified by his EARS, expert says

BRIAN Laundrie will have "lost weight and changed his beard" but he can still be identified by his EARS, an expert has said.

, 22, went missing after going on a cross-country road trip with 23-year-old and her body was later discovered in Wyoming after he returned home without her.

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is a person of interest in the case - but he is yet to be located.

But award-winning forensic artist Lois Gibson believes that his appearance and face would have changed by now - apart from his ears.

will lose weight and being on the run will naturally "degrade" his life - however, features like your ears generally can't be altered.

Gibson, who holds a Guinness World Record for most identifications by a forensic artist, told NewsNationNow: “I’ve been working cases for 39 years and he is going to get a lot of sun, he’s gonna lose weight.

"I don’t care how much money he has. If you’re on the run … it’s hard to eat, it degrades your life.

"Ears are the most complicated object on the surface of the head. They’re more complicated than the eyes, lips or the nose."

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She added that "if Laundrie is smart" he'll shave his beard and moustache immediately.

Laundrie was last seen on September 14 entering the Carlton Reserve in Florida -

The search for Laundrie is about to enter its third week as authorities continue to track down leads and

Lenny DePaul, a former US Marshal, believes Laundrie is “sleeping with one eye open” even though he thinks cops are “chasing a ghost.”

He told the: “I personally think he could be anywhere. It doesn’t matter. He’s gonna mess up. He’s going to make a mistake.”

Maureen O’Connell, formerly of the FBI, added that she

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She told : “I have a feeling that [Laundrie] is going to be found and he is going to be found alive.

“All the information that’s been coming in for weeks now, as you layer it upon yourself, you can start to see all these things coming to fruition.”

While Laundrie is not wanted for murder, on Thursday, September 23, the  claiming that he "used unauthorized debit cards after Gabby Petito's death."

On September 21, 2021, the Teton County Coroner Dr Brent Blue said that  but the cause is still pending final autopsy results.

After information was revealed that , details surround her  as cops continue to struggle with finding clues from her body.

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