Brian Laundrie used Gabby Petito’s water bottle to mix cocktail of deadly drugs before overdose, claim web sleuths
INTERNET sleuths wildly claimed that Brian Laundrie used Gabby Petito’s water bottle to mix a cocktail of drugs before he overdosed.
Web detectives continue to speculate how the 23-year-old may have died after the results of a preliminary autopsy came back inconclusive.
Hikers discovered a Nalgene water bottle thought to match one that belonged to Gabby – days after cops found bone fragments in the Florida wilderness.
One web sleuth : “I don’t know why people assume the water bottle is not important. Maybe it contained an overdose of drugs mixed with water as his method of death.”
Another commented: “I think it’s important to Gabby’s case as in: it was her bottle, and Brian took it, why? He knew she wouldn’t need it anymore. He knew she was dead.”
There is no evidence that Laundrie overdosed.
There has been no confirmation that the bottle found belonged to Gabby. And, there is no evidence to support allegations that Laundrie took the vlogger’s water bottle.
A similar-looking bottle can be seen in a YouTube video that Gabby posted in mid-August
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The Petito-Schmidt family attorney Richard Stafford told Fox News last week that the bottle may have been Gabby’s.
He said: “We have a picture that's from before she left for her trip. It looks like the bottle. I don't know why it would be left there. It boggles my mind."
Forensic anthropologist Dr Erin Kimmerle, of South Florida, speculated that Laundrie may have died of a drug overdose.
She told The Sun: “I think it's very possible they will find a cause of death if there were injuries or some type of trauma that affected the skeleton.
"If there is soft tissue available for toxicology that could be insightful in cases of a drug overdose.
"But most likely the scene, evidence at the scene, and the skeletal injuries themselves will help lead to the cause of death."
Laundrie’s remains were found on October 20 and positively identified through his dental records – weeks after a national manhunt was first launched.
Cops scoured the Florida wilderness for weeks and struggled to find any potential leads before making the discovery.
They found partial remains alongside possessions thought to belong to Laundrie including a backpack and notebook.
It’s unknown what is inside the journal but experts think it may be “salvageable”.
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Laundrie’s cause of death has not been released and the inconclusive autopsy has fueled speculation among web sleuths.
The remains have been sent to an anthropologist for further examination.
A , known only as Olivia, claims she found "bones" around 60 yards from where Laundrie’s remains were reportedly unearthed.
She teased “Could be animal" as she uploaded several snaps of the discovery.
One sleuth said: “Definitely gator. They have those long spike extrusions on spoke bones. I feel when the water levels rise, Gators migrated to him and then went back out father as the water receded.”
Another speculated: “I’m sure those gators roam and don’t just stay in the water.”
Alligators kill their prey by clamping their jaws before dragging them underwater.
Tom Joyce, a retired NYPD commander, exclusively told The Sun that the remains had likely suffered "a lot of post mortem predation."
He said: “If the remains are skeletal, that means the tissue has been pulled away from the bones. Most likely by alligators, crabs, fish, and stuff like that. That's what it sounds like to me because it's definitely not long enough time for it to go naturally.”
Cops who found Laundrie believe that he “probably” died from suicide.
Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman said: "That guy went out there and by all accounts probably committed suicide and he was right out there where we thought he was."
"There was four feet of water out there at the time."
Laundrie allegedly told his parents on September 13 that he was going for a hike in the Carlton Reserve.
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The 25,000-acre national park is infested with alligators, snakes and is thought to be home to the Florida panther and wild pigs.
John Widmann, who lives around half a mile from the Carlton Reserve, told the : "The worst thing is the wild pigs. They're evil animals and will eat anything. Any flesh out in the open will not be wasted."
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