Gabby Petito sleuths convinced Brian Laundrie ‘sent her final text by MISTAKE and message was meant for his mom’
INTERNET sleuths wonder if the final text from Gabby Petito to her mom may have been sent from her ex-fiancé Brian Laundrie who intended to reach his own mom.
A recent post that appeared on a Facebook page dedicated to sharing ideas about Gabby Petito's mystery homicide pegs Brian for possibly using the 22-year-old's phone and communicating with his mom.
Brian's mother Roberta Laundrie, 55, and her husband Christopher Laundrie, 62, have remained mum and released their statements about the search for their son and the missing and then homicide death of Gabby through .
Gabby's mother Nichole Schmidt had come forward confirming that she received a chilling message on August 30 – weeks after Gabby and her boyfriend Brian had begun their cross-country van-life road trip across America.
The family said they had last heard from the vlogger on August 25 when she and her boyfriend were visiting Grand Teton National Park, .
More specifically, Schmidt explained the date of the text didn't add up.
“The van was in Florida on the 1st [of September]," she told the .
"I think I can do the math.”
'STAN' TEXT
Gabby’s mother also shared that she received another message from her daughter's phone number on August 27 that read: “Can you help Stan, I just keep getting his voicemails and missed calls.”
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The text has drawn various intrigue by many internet sleuths.
Others contend the name may have been a reference to the Eminem song in which a male partner tied up his pregnant girlfriend before killing her.
Gabby's grandfather is called Stan - and it appears she is talking about him.
Initially, Gabby's mother Nicole Schmidt believed it likely referred to Gabby’s grandfather Stan.
Posts by sleuths are also looking closer at the "Stan" text.
"If it WAS actually her grandfather texting and calling her (by asking him if he was texting/calling her)," asked Courtney Thomas Irwin.
"Seems like verifiable information and I haven’t heard anything about it surprisingly."
Two days later, the Teton County Coroner confirmed that Petito died as a result of a homicide.
On Tuesday, revealing that
Special Agent Michael Schneider issued a statement after, asking for anyone with information on to contact them immediately.
Brian has not been named a suspect in her death, but is wanted only for fraud for allegedly racking up $1,000 on a card belonging to Gabby in late August and early September.
A spokesman for the Grand County Sheriff’s Office told : "We're looking at everything.
The pair started their road trip on July 2 and planned to visit Portland, Oregon so they could see a friend at Halloween.
They had been documenting their "Van Life" travels on their social media accounts and set up a YouTube channel just three weeks ago to chronicle their adventures through national state parks.
The couple visited Colorado Springs and many national parks in Utah but left the state due to the risk of wildfires.
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A and the places that they visited before she vanished.
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