Gabby Petito may have been slain by Wyoming serial killer NOT Brian Laundrie, sleuths claim as manhunt continues
A WYOMING serial killer may have murdered Gabby Petito and NOT Brian Laundrie, online sleuths claim as the manhunt for the 22-year-old’s fugitive fiancé continues.
The murders of a Moonflower Co-Op worker days after the the young van-life couple’s blowup and suicide of missing 46-year-old hiker Robert "Bob" Lowery who was found in Wyoming nearby Gabby’s remains - some wonder if a killer is lurking in Wyoming.
WHY NOT WYOMING?
“I think not enough attention is paid to the idea that - if [Brian Laundrie] didn't kill her, why is the FBI not spending any time at all searching Wyoming for a potential killer there,” wrote on a r/GabbyPetito weighing in on the homicide investigation.
The post continued: “Most of us have been working on the strong suspicion - or even conviction - that BL definitely killed GP.
“But, taking a step back, if he didn't kill her, the FBI is back well past step one trying to find the person who did, given the circus around finding BL.
“If irrefutable proof surfaces that he's not guilty, it will be extra frustrating for everyone - especially her parents.”
Brian has not been named as a suspect in her death but rather a “person of interest.”
The after a grand jury charged him with misusing a bank card that didn't belong to him and spending $1,000.
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The Petito family lawyer confirmed that the card was Gabby's.
's fiance was reported missing by his after North Port, Florida police named him a "person of interest" in the woman's disappearance.
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Brian returned hope without Gabby in her van without her and the woman was reported missing on September 11.
On Sept. 19, an FBI-led search in The remains were discovered in Grand Teton National Park, where she had been camping with her fiancé when she disappeared.
Gabby was last seen alive at a Jackson Hole restaurant August 27.
The Petito lawyer later confirmed on September 21, that the body was identified as Gabby.
The coroner has ruled her death a homicide but have not released a full report that would explain the cause of death.
The post discussed how so far, it appears Brian isn’t acting innocent but also questions why “the FBI resists against charging him as a "suspect" yet has not shown any effort to find a different one.”
The fact that Brian remains a “person of interest” and not a suspect is substantial, according to Coffeelife2020.
It concluded: “If they, too, think he's likely guilty - why not charge him? If they don't, they've wasted a ton of valuable time trying to even do a cursory search for anyone else.”
Another Reddit poster wondered whether Brian might have returned to Wyoming.
“I'm wondering why they aren't searching Wyoming for Brian himself,” wrote Carenl.
“I keep thinking he's there, in the last place people expect... that he's returned to the 'scene of the crime' per se.”
MOONFLOWER CONNECTION
Gabby and Brian were witnessed engaging in a blowup at the Moonflower Co-Op in Moab on Aug. 12.
Days after the reported domestic incident, which cops were called to, store worker , were found in in the La Sal mountain range.
They had text friends that a man had allegedly been “creeping them out.”
were last seen at Woody’s Tavern in Moab on August 13.
Utah investigators said they are "not ruling anything out" in their investigation into their murders.
Initially, after the connection of the cafe to Gabby and Brian, a : “We’re looking at everything.
“I mean, anything and everything that was suspicious around that time or we’re not ruling anything out at this time.
“So we’re just investigating the information as it comes in.”
MANHUNT FOR BRIAN
Laundrie’s family called on to turn himself in as the search continued.
The parents, Chris and Roberta Laundrie, have faced scrutiny based on the fact the pair didn't report Brian missing until three days after he allegedly told them he was going hiking in Carlton Reserve on September 14 before vanishing.
During that time, the pair said they drove to the 25,000-acre reserve looking for Brian. They claim to have found no trace of him but
Law enforcement as well as bounty hunters who include TV host Duane "Dog" Chapman have joined the manhunt that has included navigating through a as well as 75-miles away from the Laundrie family home at
Brian and .
Meanwhile, there are .
PARENTS GIVE FBI WRONG DATE
"left to hike in the preserve" on Monday, September 13, not Tuesday, September 14 as originally shared, according to the new statement from lawyer .
The Laundrie family lawyer also confirmed that - just days after he and Gabby were confronted by cops in Moab, Utah that was reported to be a domestic violence complaint.
Brian returned to his home in North Port, Florida on August 17 for five days before flying back to Utah and then driving alone again on September 1.
Meanwhile, Gabby stayed in a Salt Lake City motel, and the two checked out on August 24.
The purported reason for Brian’s flight from Utah was was to help his father clean out a storage unit containing he and Gabby's possessions, according to his sister Cassie Laundrie.
In an with a protester standing in front of her home, Cassie confirmed that she had spent time with her her brother on August 17 during his brief stay
But she said she wasn’t sure why Gabby had not returned with him.
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"He was telling me where they were going next. I FaceTimed with Gabby and the kids on that trip," she added, referring to her kids.
Bertolino later confirmed her account, adding that Brian and Gabby wanted to empty out the locker to "extend their trip."
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 - Gabby 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 - in September showing an encounter Brian and Gabby had with police in Utah. Police confirmed that no significant injuries were reported.
- August 19 - on their YouTube channel chronicling their trip.
- August 24 - Gabby is spotted leaving a hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- August 25 - Gabby Facetimes her mom, Nichole Schmidt, for the final time. In a later police report, Schmidt said her conversations with her daughter revealed "" between her and Brian.
- August 25 - Gabby also posts her last Instagram. No location is given.
- August 27 - Gabby is . Witnesses claim they saw Brian in an explosive argument with staff at a restaurant in Jackson Hole, leaving Gabby in tears.
- August 27 - Four hours later, travel bloggers driving through Grand Teton National Park drive past the couple's van "abandoned" on a dirt road.
- September 1 - Brian returns home to without Gabby.
- September 11 - report her missing to Suffolk County police.
- September 14 - Brian's family issues a statement saying he has retained an attorney and will not be cooperating with investigators.
- September 14 - Brian is by his family. He reportedly told them he was going hiking in Cartlon Reserve but failed to return.
- 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 and report him missing.
- September 18 - Police announc. Police announce they have not found anything.
- September 19 - Authorities in Wyoming say . The FBI announces the body was believed to be Gabby's but a full forensic identification needs to be completed first to confirm.
- September 20 - Police execute a search warrant on Laundrie's home, seizing and a hard drive that may contain "evidence relevant to proving that a felony has been committed."
- September 21 - Officials announce they will be on the remains found in Wyoming to confirm whether or not they belong to Gabby. Police also resumed their search for Laundrie, this time on the Venice side of Carlton Reserve.
- September 21 - The FBI announced the body found in Wyoming was identified as Gabby's. The cause of death was not yet revealed.
- September 21 - The Teton County Coroner's office said was still pending but the initial manner of death is homicide.
- September 22 - Police continue to scour for a trace of Laundrie but yield no leads. A specialist dive team is called in to assist with the hunt.
- September 23 - Officials announced a for Brian was issued.
- September 26 - Gabby'swas held on Long Island, New York.
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