Gabby Petito

[Carol_]

I'm not sure whether they are changing their actual story, or if there was a one-day misunderstanding between the parents and their attorney.

The small segments of the news media that are still covering this story are hyping everything they can find in a desperate attempts for clicks. Fox ran a stupid story about one guy's experience in drug dealing more than 20 years ago (well before social media and surveillance cameras) as if it has any relevance.

Brian, or his remains, will turn up eventually. Hopefully he is found alive so Gabby's parents will find out what really happened.

Brian might not remember what happened. If he has an untreated mental illness, we might never know.

 

[TLSnell1981]

Brian might not remember what happened. If he has an untreated mental illness, we might never know.

Mental illness was likely involved... both parties. A traumatic event can only exacerbate the situation.

 

[msminniemouse]

Everything about their behavior just sounds so strange about this whole case and even stranger as more things unfold.

 

[TLSnell1981]

Trauma, stress...reasons I tend to believe the "day off" timeline probably isn't nefarious. The truth isn't tied up into a neat little package. Memories differ and can change with time. It doesn't mean they were wrong or someone was lying.

 

[JimMIA]

The truth isn't tied up into a neat little package. Memories differ and can change with time. It doesn't mean they were wrong or someone was lying.

Very true, and critical to remember when considering "eyewitness" accounts of things.

The only way to know truth for sure is if it coincides perfectly with the last thing you read on Twitter.

 

[Dentam]

Apparently his car was also not found at the Carlton Preserve as was widely reported.

I'm beginning to think he will never be found and this will remain a mystery. Would be awful for it to end that way though.

 

[DLgal]

Okay, I found one. So, according to the family attorney, Brian flew home and stayed for a week. The main questions that raises in my mind are

• WHERE was Gabby during that week?
• WHO was she with?
• What was she DOING?

The attorney's explanation is that he came home to retrieve some items and close a storage unit to save money for the rest of their trip. That makes no sense -- you fly back and forth across country to save a handful of bucks per month?

So, if you go by what's been shared on social media (WAY back when this story first broke. And before Gabby's body was found), Gabby was staying in a hotel in SLC and her parents were (allegedly) paying for it AND she was with "another guy." Also, allegedly, she was "so mentally unwell" that she literally could not leave her room and her dad was having to order Uber eats deliveries so she could eat. For a week.

Now, this stuff was being shared by someone "sympathetic to Brian" and was claiming "people have no idea how screwed up Gabby is and her family isn't telling the whole story and she's no angel." So, take all of this with a HUGE grain of salt. Because, if this is ACTUALLY in any way true, her family has a lot of explaining to do here. And I'd prefer to believe they really had no idea that Gabby was in a bad situation.But this was being shared widely on Twitter for several days.

The week long separation when Gabby was so hesitant to even spend one day apart seems...odd. The explanation seems odd as well. Cleaning out a storage unit? Why wouldn't they do that before the trip? And where did the stuff go?

 

[DLgal]

Apparently his car was also not found at the Carlton Preserve as was widely reported.

I'm beginning to think he will never be found and this will remain a mystery. Would be awful for it to end that way though.

The car is also still a mystery. It's registered to some woman. It hasn't been disclosed who this is and what her relationship to Brian is.

 

[GreatLakes]

The car is also still a mystery. It's registered to some woman. It hasn't been disclosed who this is and what her relationship to Brian is.

The same mysterious woman from the cell phone purchase? This case is more and more like a soap opera every day.

 

[DLgal]

The same mysterious woman from the cell phone purchase? This case is more and more like a soap opera every day.

Ooh...maybe!

 

[JimMIA]

Apparently his car was also not found at the Carlton Preserve as was widely reported.

I'm beginning to think he will never be found and this will remain a mystery. Would be awful for it to end that way though.

I believe it was found in another nature preserve, which the entrance road to Carleton Reserve passes through. That's an area with numerous reserves managed by different government bodies interconnecting.

That said, with social media, Dog the Headline Hunter, and Dr. Phil all involved -- I'm confident this will all be resolved really quickly!

 

[Marrila]

Apparently his car was also not found at the Carlton Preserve as was widely reported.

I'm beginning to think he will never be found and this will remain a mystery. Would be awful for it to end that way though.

It may take time, but I am hopeful for GP's family that the truth comes to light.

 

[Dentam]

It may take time, but I am hopeful for GP's family that the truth comes to light.

Yes, me too.

 

[TeresaBelle]

That's not new though right? Hadn't that been known for a while? Still, I agree.

I remember reading about that trip home on Reddit back before Gabby was even found. Why are they acting like this is new info??

 

[LovesTimone]

This whole case is just sad, and tragic...

Two very young people - one who tragically lost her life and the others is completely destroyed no matter if he is guilty or innocent..

The families of those two young people will never ever be the same... One has lost their daughter, and not knowing what happened will haunt them forever.... and the other has lost their son whether he is out there running for the rest of his life, or ends up in prison if he is guilty, or if he is innocent the stigma that will follow him the rest of his life or god forbid he takes his own life.... things for them have changed forever... His parents will always have a stigma attached to them...

I worked in health care, and domestic violence is something that they gave us continual training on, how to spot it, not only physically markers, as well as how someone is speaking, listening to not only what they were saying, but how they were saying it, eye contact, as well as things like body language, on both parts. The abused person will defend, and cover up, and take the responsibly for the other person abusing them, in that it's their fault, that they did something wrong, said the wrong thing, looked the wrong way, dressed the wrong way, cooked or cleaned something the wrong way, which cause the Abuser to have a reason to react in the manner that he or she did... The abuser has total control....
The abused person takes the blame for them... and feels that they deserve it... The abuser will normally seem rational and nice, polite and even charming, and will happily let the person they are abusing take the blame, and its expected or else... The abused lives in constant fear, and in a state of hypervigilance. Someone with mental health issue or low self worth or self esteem problem like this would become only magnified.

I lost a friend to domestic violence right after high school, her boy-friend shot and killed her in the drive way to her house.
Another friend husband almost beat her to death, she ended up having to move away and leave everything behind, everyone she loved, all her friends just to stay alive and have a chance at a normal life.

I think that there is alot more to this story, there are so many things that just don't make sense. From what the media is reporting, and most likely they don't know or report all the facts... they look to sensationalize this tragedy. I can't imagine the FBI and Police updating them on everything that is happening... They need to keep somethings close to the vest...

The whole thing with the storage unit is just weird, Why would you fly across the country to do this? when money was in question? Could he not have asked his parents or sister close the unit? and where are the items from the storage unit at now?

I understand about getting him a attorney, then talking to the police... Yet this is not what happened... that really doesn't look good.

The biggest thing for me, is why would he take her van and come home without her? and Now he has disappeared it really makes him look guilty... I'm not saying he is guilty of anything...this does not help him at all...

Another think is that I read that the police where at his parents home twice the day before she was reported missing? if this is correct why were they called to the house?

Them all going camping is just the most bizarre thing, his girlfriend is missing and they go camping... Plus with all this happening he goes for a hike? another bizarre thing... Did his parents call and report him missing that day or when the police came to see him again? This is something that I would like to know... With all this going on, and he did not come home, as a parent I would have called right away especially if they worried about his mental state and him possibly harming himself...or were they hoping he would just show up and did not want to cause more problems for their son or did they not say anything to give him more time before the authority realized he was gone? Bizarre behavior to say the least...

I hope and pray for Gabby's family that they get the answers that they need to be able to mourn for their daughter and to lay her to rest properly.
For Brian's parents I hope he does the right thing and turns himself in, and explains what happened...

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Bizarre behavior to say the least...

There seems to be a lot of strange or at least unexpected behaviors from many involved. From Gabby (not related to suspicions of domestic issues), to Brian, to his parents, to her parents, to her friends . I mean could've, would've, should've only goes so far or explains so much.

 

[luvsvacation]

Honestly at this point I think it’s unlikely anyone will ever really know what happened. Sad as it is at this point I’m just really glad they were able to find her body. I can’t imagine living with the uncertainty of never finding her and Brian being gone and no answers.

 

[DLgal]

So, apparently Christopher Laundrie (Brian's father) just left the house, holding a full plastic bag, and headed to the reserve followed by 3 police cars. It seems they may have zeroed in on a specific area and may have found something of interest there. No word on what might be in the bag. The lawyer has confirmed Mr. Laundrie was called to the reserve by police and the family was "told to be on standby" yesterday.

 

[DLgal]

I remember reading about that trip home on Reddit back before Gabby was even found. Why are they acting like this is new info??

Likely because the real media had not been able to verify the accuracy of that story. They can't just go reporting everything people are saying online as truth. That's not how real journalism works. That story was circulating based on information that came from Brian's uncle.

 

[Marrila]

So, apparently Christopher Laundrie (Brian's father) just left the house, holding a full plastic bag, and headed to the reserve followed by 3 police cars. It seems they may have zeroed in on a specific area and may have found something of interest there. No word on what might be in the bag. The lawyer has confirmed Mr. Laundrie was called to the reserve by police and the family was "told to be on standby" yesterday.

I'm keeping an eye on Entin's tweets to see if we hear more.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1446119092713259015