Gabby Petito’s body released to heartbroken family as loved ones to hold benefit concert for vlogger’s new foundation
GABBY Petito’s dad will bring her remains home this weekend as her family will hold a benefit concert for the YouTuber’s new foundation
It comes a day after that had been strangled to death up to four weeks
The grieving family headed to Wyoming on Wednesday morning to be reunited with
They are set to bring her ashes home to New York this weekend,
During their trip, the Petitos will meet with law enforcement officers who are investigating Gabby's death.
The family said they will not provide any statements until they have brought Gabby home to New York.
The Blue Point Fire Department and 89 North Music Venue are holding a concert for the on Sunday, October 17.
Several bands including firefighter rock group AfterBurn will play at the event, reports. There will be a silent auction, food, and a cash bar.
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Admission costs $20 which will be donated to the foundation.
has thanked New York artist Tess Parker for designing an angel mural in Blue Point.
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The artwork looks similar to a photograph of Gabby standing in front of a mural with brightly colored wings.
The 22-year-old van-life blogger's remains were discovered at a campsite near Grand Teton National Park on September 19.
Teton County Coroner confirmed that Gabby Petito died by during a .
He added that Gabby's predicted death was . The body was for this time.
The doctor also confirmed that at the time of her death and that a at this time.
Officials remain unsure whether she was strangled with an instrument or by her killer's hands.
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“Throttling generally means that it was done with human hands as opposed to an instrument,” Dr Brent Blue explained.
“It doesn’t necessarily have to be, but manual strangulation basically means it was not done with equipment,” he said as part of an interview with .
Dr Blue added that when it comes to understanding the specific nature of strangulation, the harm to the neck is closely investigated.
“It’s determined by the nature of the injuries around the neck,” he said.
Gabby and her fiance Brian Laundrie embarked on a trip across the US in mid-June.
But Laundrie quietly returned home without Gabby on September 1 and failed to alert anyone of his missing fianceé
The 23-year-old reportedly acted "without a care in the world" upon his return, neighbors said, performing mundane duties like mowing the front yard and enjoying idyllic bike rides with his mom.
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Gabby's mom Nichole reported her daughter missing on September 11.
Then, on September 14, Brian allegedly vanished after telling his parents he was going hiking at Carlton Reserve near Venice, Florida.
But they didn’t report Brian missing until three days later.
A four-week search for Brian has so far yielded no leads beyond speculation and a
Brian is not currently considered a suspect in Gabby's murder but is just considered a “person of interest.”
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On September 23, the FBI Denver Field Office issued an arrest warrant for Brian.
Two days later, a warrant was issued for Brian's arrest after investigators claimed he had "used unauthorized debit cards after Gabby Petito's death."
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