Brian Laundrie was a ‘chameleon weirdo with a quick temper who worried about his “zen,”‘ claims former co-worker
BRIAN Laundrie was a "weirdo" who had a "quick temper" and was worried about his "zen," a former co-worker has claimed.
Michael Livingston, who claims he worked with Laundrie in a New York garden center for part of 2017 and 2018, branded fiancé a "yoga nut."
"But he did have that tendency to be — I don’t wanna say the wrong thing and make him sound worse than he already is — he was kind of a guy who would get p---ed off pretty quick."
The memorial was the first fundraising event for the newly established Gabby Petito Foundation.
Livingston, 31, described Laundrie as a "chameleon" who always had his hands clean despite their work with plants and dirt.
While he is a landscaper, Laundrie worked as a sales assistant and helped out with other odd jobs.
Laundrie would also make money on the side by selling drawings, he claimed.
"I remember from back then he was a big yoga nut, always telling me, ‘I gotta worry about my zen,’" Livingston said.
"And I thought he was this weirdo."
He added that Laundrie would reportedly attempt to mark his territory with Gabby.
"He would come over and do the boyfriend thing, put his arm around her, give her a kiss, very possessive," Livingston claimed.
When they first filed the report, Gabby's family say they were not aware that Laundrie was back in Florida and only learned that he and Gabby's van had returned home without her that day.
say that they picked up their son's car when he didn't return two days later.
Yet they did not report him missing until September 17.
BRIAN LAUNDRIE MANHUNT
The Laundrie family has been criticized after it emerged that the Mustang Laundrie reportedly used to get to the reserve was actually found 16 miles away.
They faced further criticism after they changed the timeline of his disappearance.
The FBI, who is leading Gabby's murder case, issued a warrant for Laundrie's arrest on September 24, for misuse of a bank card.
Laundrie has not been named a suspect in her death but is a person of interest.
He has remained on the run as the FBI conducts a search of the Carlton Reserve.
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On Tuesday, the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park was reopened to the public after a search.
It had been closed for a month as the manhunt for Laundrie continued.
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