TRIBUTE TORN DOWN
Gabby Petito shrine is removed from Brian Laundrie’s family home as protesters clear out after fugitive’s death
A SHRINE to Gabby Petito has been removed from Brian Laundrie’s family home in Florida.
It comes as protestors have finally cleared out from outside the property in North Port, Florida, following the discovery of the fugitive's remains on October 20.
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The Laundrie family’s attorney Steve Bertolino told Fox News that North Port officials removed the memorial just after 8pm.
Bertolino said: “Everything is gone.
"I am the only one here. No photographers.
“No other video people. Just me."
It follows the removal of another makeshift memorial in North Port earlier this month due to damage from being exposed to the elements, officials said.
The city of North Port is now looking for a permanent place where people can honor Gabby.
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Bertolino added the remains are with an anthropologist after an initial autopsy was inconclusive, and family has no plans about what will be done about Laundrie's ashes once he is cremated.
This week Bertolino also revealed they won't have a regular funeral for him and haven't spoken to police since his remains were identified.
The 23-year-old's parents said they are cremating their son, whose remains of mostly skull and bone were found last week as a more than month-long manhunt for the fugitive in the wake of fiance Gabby Petito's murder.
Authorities found Laundrie's remains in the Carlton Reserve last week.
His remains - said to be a skull and bones - were found near a swampy area in the reserve where is he known to have visited in the past, and have since made their way to an anthropologist for "further evaluation."
Bertolino added that the family has stayed in the dark regarding their son's remains and belongings, saying neither local authorities or the FBI have reached out to them.
"No contact with LE [law enforcement] other than being informed of positive ID," Bertolino told the Post.
Celebrity bounty hunter Duane Chapman, who famously goes by Dog the Bounty Hunter, is convinced the 23-year-old turned to his parents for help based on the suspicious way they had been acting throughout the whole investigation.
Online sleuths have also stated that they think Brian and his parents had been using code words to write letters back and forth in the time prior to him being found.
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Brian Laundrie's mom appears to have been seen wearing black dress and veil BEFORE his body was ID'd, online sleuths say
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