Gabby Petito’s body was found ‘next to hiking shoes’ as expert says it was a ‘quickly covered-up crime scene’
GABBY Petito's body was found next to a pair of hiking shoes, hinting that the crime scene was covered up quickly, an expert says.
A coroner revealed that Gabby was at a press conference on Tuesday as the for her fiance continues.
filmed aerial video of the crime scene on the day of the discovery which showed the slain 22-year-old hiker's body near a pair of discarded hiking shoes.
The video was not released publicly but was reviewed by Kurt Morgan, a longtime Salt Lake County prosecutor who has surveyed the scene of numerous homicides.
Morgan said the footage indicated that whoever discarded Gabby's body there did so with haste.
"This was quick," he told KSL. "This was not sitting here for five or six hours, trying to figure out how to conceal a crime."
Morgan also said it was unusual that there were no obvious signs of a struggle on the ground.
"One of the things I’ve been seeing in this story is a history of these individuals getting into fights and she attacked him," he explained.
"I don’t see that here. All I see is one individual who suffered the damage and no evidence of injury created by her."
Dr Blue said Gabby's predicted death was . The body was outside "in the wilderness" for this time.
It wasn't clear if the cause of death determination might lead to additional charges against , who is considered a person of interest in Gabby's disappearance and remains unaccounted for.
FAMILY REACTS
Following the results of the autopsy, Laundrie family attorney Steve Bertolino released a statement saying: "Gabby Petito’s death at such a young age is a tragedy.
"While Brian with the unauthorized use of a debit card belonging to Gabby, Brian is only considered a person of interest in relation to Gabby Petito’s demise.
"At this time Brian is still missing and when he is located we will address the pending fraud charge against him."
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released a scathingly brief statement in response.
“His words are garbage. Keep talking,” Schmidt told WFLA.
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