All Brian Laundrie’s red flags in Gabby Petito relationship, from violent fights & dark artwork, to ‘drug-fuelled rages’
BRIAN Laundrie displayed numerous red flags in his relationship with Gabby Petito - which surfaced as the couple traveled cross-country together.
The 22-year-old’s death was caused by manual strangulation and is the only current person of interest in the vlogger’s homicide.
The case gripped the nation as private investigators, psychologists, forensic experts, and online sleuths have flagged a number of red flags in
One of the last times was seen at a Wyoming restaurant called Merry Piglets.
Dr Ann Wolbert Burgess, who pioneered the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, told Fox News the argument between that witnesses observed at a Wyoming restaurant on August 27 may be the key
She said: "How she has to apologize for his behavior is something that's kind of characteristic, and this probably enrages him even more because he wants to appear in a certain way.”
Describing , a witness Nina Celie Angelo told ABC News: "It looked as though they were like almost getting kicked out.
"It wasn't necessarily between them, it was more so Gabby abruptly leaving the restaurant crying, and Brian was just evidently really upset, p***ed off, I would say.
"I would say Gabby was upset, he was angry, and he was just being very temperamental towards the restaurant staff."
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Angelo described as "aggressive" and said that he left and returned to the restaurant around four times, continuing the conflict.
At one stage, Angelo alleged.
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Dr Burgess said the argument happened "on the day or very close to the day that she is murdered".
The forensic nurse said the other significant incident, indicative of serious problems in t, was the domestic dispute police responded to 15 days earlier on August 12 in Moab, Utah.
It has not been confirmed whether Laundrie is on drugs or not but the fugitive revealed to Moab cops that he suffers from an anxiety disorder, for
‘DRUG-FUELLED RAGES’
Sleuths have trawled through the 23-year-old's Pinterest page and found what they claim are pictures of LSD tabs decorated with
They also claim Laundrie's posts give insight into his mental state with a folder named "Bleak" containing morbid imagery.
Social media users have subthread where a forensic psychologist answered questions about Gabby's case.
When asked whether drug use could have played a role in Gabby's death, a forensic psychologist verified by the site claimed that it would "depend on how much and how frequently he was using drugs."
DARK ARTWORK
Hand-drawn images Laundrie created and posted to
His “demonic artwork” features blood, knives and violence. Dr. Orna Guralnik, a psychologist from New York, exclusively told The Sun that “sociopaths will act on violent images.”
One such post, dated July 8, 2020, shows what appears to be a man wearing a wolf mask, sat in a chair and
Behind the subject's head is a red circle, with three other animal mask-wearing figures holding guns and a bat.
A second image, captioned "Grim Reaper leading sheep to the slaughter", shows a herd of sheep surrounded by ghoulish figures wielding scythes.
Some of the reapers have been carved into mousetraps and outlined in red.
Another artwork,, shows Frankenstein's monster chained to a chair made of rock and wood.
In the image, which is in black and white, the monster has shackles around his ankles, feet, and neck.
A fourth work, this time in blacklight form, shows a red skeleton, with its arms in the air and mouth agape, looking up as red splatters - resembling blood - surround it.
‘S&M DYNAMICS’
Dr. Guralnik exclusively revealed to The Sun that the couple showed signs of S&M dynamics in their interaction with Moab police, which is common in abusive relationships.
The couple showed tendencies of sadomasochistic dynamics, which when one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person.
Guralnik said, “In this dynamic, one becomes more abusive and the other becomes passive and docile.
“The bond in those cases can be very, very strong.
“It’s like they’re locked in a certain kind of spell state between them and there are lots of cases of domestic abuse that follow that pattern.”
She proceeds to describe S&M as a pattern that makes it very hard for two individuals to separate as they are in a “fierce, perverse bond.”
Bodycam footage revealed that Gabby and Laundrie were immediately separated and questioned by cops.
Guralnik said the couple “clearly didn’t want to have the cops help them disentangle from each other.
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“They wanted to continue, none of them said ‘please get me out of here.’
“They were locked into this kind of spell.”
Brian Laundrie timeline
Brian Laundrie has not been seen since the morning of September 13. Here is a timeline of Laundrie's latest whereabouts:
- July 2021: and his fiancé leave for a grip across the country. The couple visit numerous national parks across the way.
- August 12: Police in Utah respond to an incident involving the couple. The bodycam footage is not released for another month but it shows a visibly upset talking to police after reports of a domestic violence incident outside a grocery store.
- August 24: Gabby is seen leaving a hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah, with Laundrie.
- September 1: returns to his home in North Port, Florida without Gabby.
- September 6: joins his family on a camping trip about 75 miles from their home in North Port.
- September 11: reports her missing.
- September 13: Laundrie leaves home to go hiking in Carlton Reserve, Florida. His family had initially said he departed on September 14, but revised their timeline weeks later.
- September 15: is named a person of interest in the case of Gabby.
- September 16: is released regarding the incident between Gabby and Laundrie.
- September 19: The FBI announces a body found at a Wyoming national park is believed to be that of .
- September 23: The FBI issued a warrant for claiming he "used unauthorized debit cards after Gabby Petito's death."
- September 26: A is held for Gabby in New York.
- September 27: announces he will lend a hand and help search for Laundrie.
- September 28: held an emotional press conference as the search for Laundrie continued.
- October 5: appeared on Good Morning America and urged her brother to come forward.
- October 7: assisted law enforcement in the search to find his son.
- October 12: were made public. Teton County Coroner Dr Brent Blue confirmed Gabby died by strangulation.
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