Signs on Gabby Petito’s body would show ‘long & deliberate’ death including broken bones & muscle damage, says expert
SIGNS on Gabby Petito's body would have shown a "long and deliberate" death after the blogger was strangled, an expert has said.
Gabby and her fiancé Brian Laundrie were on a cross-country road trip when she vanished and her body was later discovered near in Wyoming.
Dr Dan Field, an and homicide cases, said killing someone by strangulation is a "long, deliberate" process.
He said it takes roughly between 62 and 157 seconds.
Dr Field said victims can lose consciousness within the first five to 10 seconds while being strangled – from a combination of lack of oxygen, reflexes and the obstruction of blood flow.
Teton County Coroner said Gabby was killed and was for this time.
But Dr Field said some clues would have remained on Gabby's body.
With tears streaming down her face, Gabby tells the cops: "We've just been fighting this morning. Some personal issues."
Dr Cohen said: "We know that from the 911 callers, that Brian Laundrie was reported to be witnessed as striking her. And we know that she admitted on the bodycam footage that she scratched him.
"If there's been evidence of some interpersonal violence previously, it raises the likelihood of homicidal strangulation to a much higher degree.
Investigators said they found an external hard drive inside that they believed contained "evidence relevant to proving that a felony has been committed," reported.
At the time they stated the van would be tested for fingerprints and other forensic evidence, but have yet to give further details on whether anything was found.
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Brian remains missing and is wanted on charges related to using Gabby's debit card.
He has not been named a suspect in her murder.