Gabby Petito

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

From what I read her parents didn't know he was back in FL until 9/10 and then reported her missing the next day.
Gabby and her mom had Facetimed on the Aug 23 or 24 and Gabby and Brian were planning on heading to Yosemite. Her mom got the text on the 30th and had assumed they were in Yosemite without cell service and that is why she hadn't heard from Gabby.
I'm guessing it's a case of hindsight now to think that the text on the 30th wasn't really from Gabby.

That's what I was starting to think. Like her mom was thinking back and thought okay hmm that sounds off. I guess from what people were saying it was giving this impression that the mom thought all along that someone else was sending texts after she had died and Brian was just masquerading as her and that it was not sent from her. Thanks for clearing up when they realized he was in FL. Sounds like then the parents found out after the fact that he had been back since Sep 1st.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I don't know if that one "no service" text is important or not, but one thing to keep in mind is that people do get the "Y Parks" mixed up.

If someone sent a text saying Yosemite when they were actually in Yellowstone, they certainly would not be the first to ever make that mistake.

Well it's important because that's the last text Gabby's mom said she received from her and people are saying Brian was sending texts to her mom after she was dead and Gabby's mom is saying the text wasn't actually from her. It seems pretty important when you're trying to establish a timeline, alibi, and a thought that the text wasn't sent from who it should have been sent from. I don't know how plausible in this specific situation a parks mix up happened as it seemed Gabby notified days prior they were heading to Yosemite.

 

[luv2cheer92]

I don't know if that one "no service" text is important or not, but one thing to keep in mind is that people do get the "Y Parks" mixed up.

If someone sent a text saying Yosemite when they were actually in Yellowstone, they certainly would not be the first to ever make that mistake.

This is what I was gonna say. People know Yosemite is in California right? Nowhere near Wyoming/the Tetons, which is right next to Yellowstone.

 

[piglet1979]

This is what I was gonna say. People know Yosemite is in California right? Nowhere near Wyoming/the Tetons, which is right next to Yellowstone.

I did not. I just looked it up to see where all three where at.

 

[JimMIA]

Well it's important because that's the last text Gabby's mom said she received from her and people are saying Brian was sending texts to her mom after she was dead and Gabby's mom is saying the text wasn't actually from her. Even IF (and that's a big IF) there was a mixup between parks it's still the same 35 hours (approximately). But it seems pretty important when you're trying to establish a timeline, alibi, and a thought that the text wasn't sent from who it should have been sent from.

Right, but "people say" all sorts of stuff. The text may or may not be important, depending on who sent it and why. It could be an important indicator of some kind of intent, and it could also be totally irrelevant.

As usually happens in situations like this where so little is actually known by the public, a lot of observers get way ahead of the facts and it's easy to focus on tiny bits of information have been reported.

It's also worth remembering that whatever is reported may or may not actually be true. Talking heads gotta talk; Twits gotta tweet.

I'm waiting for more factual information. I'd like to know what the actual scene where the body was found looked like. I've seen what looked like a drone picture, but I'd like much more detail. I'm also waiting for the autopsy results (which could be weeks in being finalized). Those two things will tell us a lot more about what happened, and I have a million questions about those two parts of this mystery.

 

[TwoMisfits]

I wouldn't focus too hard on text timing...my brother sent me a text last Tuesday that I thought might have been a virus (b/c it was just a downloadable file name)...I called him...

It turned out it was a text website pic that he had sent me right after our phone call Saturday...but somehow, even though we had no interruptions in service on either end, I didn't get til Tuesday...and it said he sent it Tuesday...

So, it happens...and if you ask me why, I have no idea...

Til we know more from the phone company, you can't say much "without a shadow of a doubt" about the text and its timing proving or not proving guilt. Right now, thank to the Youtube tipsters that got the FBI to the right place, we probably know the sorta when and where of the death...but that's about it. Knowing that info, the boyfriend seems to have to almost certainly know what happened, but after that, we don't know much...

 

[VandVsmama]

I don't know if that one "no service" text is important or not, but one thing to keep in mind is that people do get the "Y Parks" mixed up.

If someone sent a text saying Yosemite when they were actually in Yellowstone, they certainly would not be the first to ever make that mistake.

The FBI will likely obtain cell phone records, which should be able to show the location of the cell phone when the phone actually connected to the cell network & transmitted the text message.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

The FBI will likely obtain cell phone records, which should be able to show the location of the cell phone when the phone actually connected to the cell network & transmitted the text message.

I'm so surprised they haven't already unless they have but didn't say so. I asked pages back if anyone knew if they had located her cell and if so could ping (and hoping it was still available to be pinged). I've wondered why they didn't try to ping her phone as soon as she was reported missing unless they did and haven't disclosed that.

 

[Sinder]

This is what I was gonna say. People know Yosemite is in California right? Nowhere near Wyoming/the Tetons, which is right next to Yellowstone.

I'm sure there are people out there who do not know that and get the two confused, not sure why that matters though.

The mom claims the text to her said "Yosemite" and since Gabby and Brian were on a tour of National Parks it wouldn't be strange for them to be planning on going there, even if they were closer to Yellowstone.

Now this is of course my Dis detective thought. It is possible that they had no plans at all to go to Yosemite and that Brian texted that to 1) not have suspicion raised if her mom didn't hear from Gabby and 2) to lead any kind of search for her there instead of where her body really was.
Seeing as how they never ended up in Yosemite and he was back in FL just a few days after the text I'm thinking that both of the above could be true.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

I guess I can think of no reason for his behavior

 

[JimMIA]

I'm so surprised they haven't already unless they have but didn't say so. I asked pages back if anyone knew if they had located her cell and if so could ping (and hoping it was still available to be pinged). I've wondered why they didn't try to ping her phone as soon as she was reported missing unless they did and haven't disclosed that.

That would be info that is easy and quick to get -- and they would not disclose their findings to the public, no matter what they were. I'd be amazed (and disappointed) if the FBI doesn't already have that info.

 

[VandVsmama]

That would be info that is easy and quick to get -- and they would not disclose their findings to the public, no matter what they were.

Exactly. If he's a prime suspect and his location is unknown, it would be dumb for law enforcement to release a piece of evidence like that to the media, which could possibly send the suspect further into hiding.

Just because we haven't seen it announced in the media yet doesn't mean that it hasn't happened.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

That would be info that is easy and quick to get -- and they would not disclose their findings to the public, no matter what they were.

I didn't say they would disclose the findings. I said if they had pinged her cell and hadn't disclosed that. The FBI or other law enforcement absolutely can and has in the past disclosed that and they can easily say they have pinged it but have further declined commenting further. They may not have chosen to do so in this case but it's def. something they can disclose to the public especially since the Kelsey Smith Act has been passed in over half of our states and is working on the Federal level.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Exactly. If he's a prime suspect and his location is unknown, it would be dumb for law enforcement to release a piece of evidence like that to the media, which could possibly send the suspect further into hiding.

Just because we haven't seen it announced in the media yet doesn't mean that it hasn't happened.

Which is why I said if they have and haven't disclosed it. I'm well aware that they could have and just not announced it there's just been no indication to say they have.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

The sister of Brian has made a statement but also shared some postcards she received from Gabby. It sounds like she was quite excited for the travels in the Parks and was rather engaged with the family back home keeping up with life there and on the postcards were drawled pictures if where they were. The dates weren't listed in the article or shown on the postcards or it was too hard to read so it's hard to tell what points in their trip they were sent.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Gabby was supposed to meet her good friend at Yellowstone on August 31 for the friend’s birthday, so it was weird, and way too out of the way, for her to say Yosemite instead of Yellowstone in that last text, as she had told her Mom in the last phone call that those were her plans. That is partly why Mom never believed the text about Yosemite on the 30th was from Gabby. It may also have been the writing style, too, not sure about that.

Also, Brian got home to FL on Sept 1, but Abby wasn’t reported missing until Sept 12. Either Gabby’s Dad, or stepdad had had a conversation with someone about this (I think it was the police) on the night of Sept 11, and the next day she was officially reported missing. (These are birthdays in my family, that’s why I remembered the dates.)

(Shoot, I had some quotes on my phone but lost them on my iPad. May have to go back as there were some other things I wanted to respond to.)

 

[lifesavacation]

Terribly sad to read they found her, but I'm glad her family will hopefully get some answers as to what happened.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

That is partly why Mom never believed the text about Yosemite on the 30th was from Gabby.

I hadn't seen that in the articles I read, can you link one for me? IF that's the case then that that brings me back to my original comment about the timeline. Things aren't adding up here as being told.

If the mom never believed the text was from her and you're telling people that was the last text you heard from your daughter wouldn't it be a bit odd if you never believed the text was from your daughter to have had no communication from her for 13 days? In other words if they found out Brian was back they reported her missing the next day but went 13 days without communication with the premise that the text wasn't from her. It's like did you think the text was from her back then or did you not?

 

[bcla]

It's 2 days before he got back in FL. Her last known location doesn't mean that was when the text was sent that's not the same as her being dead already. If the text was sent on August 30th there should be no reason, unless cell service actually wasn't existent and so it wasn't able to be transmitted until service was restored, for her mom not to have received it on her end right after it was sent.

I've seen the coverage maps for the area, and they actually quite good although T-Mobile seems to have the most gaps. I haven't been to the area since 2006 and back then coverage (before 4G) was kind of spotty except around the city of Jackson or on peaks with a direct line of sight to Jackson. But otherwise it should be really good although there are always issues with terrain.

And even with terrain it's kind of tricky depending on signal strength and weather. Maybe not in the Greater Yellowstone area, but I've certainly been out in the middle of nowhere when I found I had no service one place but all of a sudden it was a strong signal.

The dispersed camping area where her body was found would seem to be in the solid coverage area, but then again there are no guarantees when there's terrain.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Ok, my dates on the bday meet-up (as opposed to the date reported missing) may have been a little off as I was just trying to remember what I’d read from memory (and didn’t have it in front of me), but I think I found it. I read a lot of things (gotta love insomnia ) and can’t always find the articles later.

Petito, friend planned to meet at Yellowstone

Petito's friend told The Sun, "(The) last time I talked to Gabby was the beginning of August when we were planning for me to meet her in Yellowstone after my birthday." The person believes the park, located mostly in Wyoming was supposed to be Petito's next stop "at least when we planned it." A date for the meeting was not planned, but the friend said Petito was due to call her on August 29 to finalize plans and meet sometime in September. Until her disappearance, the trip to Yellowstone seemed more or less decided, with Petito telling another friend on August 27 via Snapchat she was heading for Yellowstone.

The friend has also cast suspicion on Petito's final text to her mother. "She wouldn’t wander off and not contact her family. I know that for a fact. She wouldn't blow me off either. She's my person," she told The Sun. The friend added, "The whole thing is odd. My birthday is the 29th. I don't know why she’d send that text and not message me." She also said, "I also don't think she'd text her mom 'no service'. She'd call as soon as she had service, in my opinion."

At first, the fact that Petito had not called her didn't worry the friend. "I just assumed she was busy and I had a lot go on with crashing my car and I was struggling with my own life." When she found out that Petito was missing though, the friend was shocked and called it "heartbreaking". Petito was last seen at Grand Teton national park, Wyoming on August 25, where she was heading from Salt Lake City. Although her parents could not confirm where exactly she was heading, Wyoming would indicate a trip to Yellowstone, where she would have met her friend. Instead, Petito's text puts her 800 miles away in California, which while not impossible certainly seems improbable.

The friend has not yet talked to the police, before revealing the information to The Sun. She concluded her statement by saying, "Gabby made sure I kept going when I didn't want to. She shines light on every situation and was always talking about her family. This is so hard on me and especially the family so keep the focus on finding Gabby. Please." Given there is no record of Petito since August 26, it is hard to say if she was actually heading towards Yellowstone or Yosemite.

https://meaww.com/gabby-petito-friend-the-sun-interview-meeting-yellowstone-plan-august-29-call