Brian Laundrie pictured smiling at reserve close to where his skull and bones were discovered
BRIAN Laundrie is seen smiling in a chilling photo taken at the same swamp where a year later his remains would be discovered.
The fugitive,sought after by authorities for alleged credit card misuse after the murder of fiance Gabby Petito, was found to have died in a swampy area of the Carlton Reserve near his Florida home - and a newly unearthed photo from Laundrie's Instagram shows he knew the area well and had visited before.
"Me and the coolest kid I know, my nephew. BFF,s since the day he was born," a photo caption Laundrie posted to his Instagram on July 6, 2020.
In the photo are Laundrie and his nephew sitting in a swing just steps from the swamp where authorities discovered his skull and bones on Wednesday.
An eerie Laundrie stares smiling into the camera as he holds onto the swing, with a tree tree and a swamp at the Carlton Reserve serving as a background.
Users have commented on the photo expressing dismay at the poor location.
"RIP. No wonder you picked this spot," wrote one user.
";Crazy to think that where this pic was taken is not to far from where they found his remains…" another wrote.
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The 23-year-old's remains were found after over a month-long manhunt for Laundrie, after he arrived to his Florida home without his fiance Petito following a cross-country road trip that ended shortly.
Petito was last seen on August 24 leaving a hotel in Utah after the two were last seen together arguing on bodycam footage from August 12.