Details Emerge in Gabby Petito Missing Person Case
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- Category: Crime
- Published on Thursday, 16 September 2021 19:32
- Written by Janet Walker
New details emerge in disappearance of Gabby Petito, 22, of Long Island, NY, who along with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, were recording their cross-country road trip adventures when the pair were involved in a domestic violence dispute.
Moab, Utah police released the body cam footage of the pair, which showed a distraught Petito answering questions on domestic violence and the subsequent separation order issued by Moab police, which kept the pair apart for 24hours.
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Petito was reported missing September 11, 2021, when her mother contacted local police in Suffolk Country New York, and explained the last known contact with her daughter was August 24, 2021. She explained she received two messages after, but because she didn't speak with Gabby directly she is unable to confirm the messages were really from her.
Laundrie, 23, returned to Florida, where the pair had been living, alone and did not report Petito missing and initially referred all questions to an attorney he engaged.
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"The fiancé of missing YouTuber Gabby Petito has broken his silence on her disappearance, issuing a statement through his lawyer to say he hopes the search for her is "successful," The Independent.com reported.
With several twists in the case including a double homicide in Moab where a couple had been shot multiple times at a local campground and their bodies dumped outside of town. Moab police have stated they are working with Florida authorities to determine if there is any connection between the two incidents.
Petito was last seen exiting a Salt Lake City, Utah hotel and disappeared sometime after in the Grand Teton National Park area. The emerging body cam footage also depicts erratic behavior which may lead to details outside of the current scope of thought.
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Even as Suffolk County Police have named Petito's fiancé, name, a person of interest in her disappearance, no charges as yet have been filed.
"It is our understanding that a search has been organized for Miss Petito in or near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming," the family said in a statement released by their lawyer, Steven P. Bertolino. "On behalf of the Laundrie family it is our hope that the search for Miss Petito is successful, and that Miss Petito is re-united with her family." They added: "On advice of counsel the Laundrie family is remaining in the background at this juncture and will have no further comment, " Today.com reported.
