Gabby Petito’s story has been taking over news stations around the country. The 22-year-old woman loved adventure, social media, and spending time with her family and fiancé. On July 2, 2021, Gabby Petito and her fiancé Brian Laundrie began their cross-country road trip. The last time anyone saw Gabby was on August 25 around the Grand Tenton National Park is in Wyoming.
The couple traveled through Kansas, Colorado, and Utah. During most of the road trip, Gabby was recording moments for her YouTube channel.
In Utah on August 12, the couple was stopped by officers. The Moab City Police Department claims they had “engaged in some sort of altercation” The police had received multiple reports of disorderly conduct. The couple had gotten into a physical fight. Gabby had slapped Brian after an argument and were both adamant that he did not hit her. The couple agreed to not press charges.
Gabby loved adventure, but she also loved her family. She would always go off the grid and explore, but as soon as she got a WIFI connection again she would call or message her family. On August 30, Gabby’s mother, Nichole Schmidt, received the last text message from her daughter. Nichole claims that the message was “odd” and is suspicious as to if it was Gabby.
On September 1, Brian had returned the van they were traveling into his parents’ home in North Port, FL without Gabby.
On September 11, Gabby’s family reported Gabby missing with the state of New York, where she and her family are from. Soon after on September 15, Laundrie was named the person of interest for Gabby’s disappearance. Laundrie has not been cooperative with the police and refuses to speak with them.
On September 17, Laundrie’s family reports him missing. Laundrie is still a person of interest in the investigation, but the police claimed they are “not currently working on a crime investigation”. Both Gabby and Laundrie are considered missing persons.
On September 19, Gabby’s body was found. An autopsy confirmed the manner of her death was a homicide, but there is no final cause of death.
There is no update on the whereabouts of Laundrie, but many search teams, police, and his family are looking for him.
My suspicions are high when reading this case. I believe Laundire had a part in his fiancé’s disappearance and murder. I believe he, just like anyone else, can carry out a murder. The number of young Native women who go missing in that same area Gabby disappeared in is unfathomable. I am not sure if it is just a place where murders can hide their victims, or if there is something else going on there. There are rumors of supernatural creatures being known in this area, such as demons or skinwalkers. There are endless possibilities to this case since it is all-new, but there are many questions from Laundrie that should have been answered. When Laundrie went missing only a few days after he became a person of interest, it only raised more suspicions against him.
https://abc7ny.com/gabby-petito-disappearance-timeline-brian-laundrie/11024821/