Found Deceased WY - Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Petito, 22, Grand Teton National Park, 25 Aug 2021 #56

[Nikynoo]

I think my point is the situation they were in is not a normal scenario, so I would be worried, my basis is more on the events that were unfolding at the time, also the car note saying 5 days, surely if they thought he was coming back they’d have left the car for a few more days so he could get back home (no phone to call for them to pick him up) It’s other things too like gardening and going to a library. Something just seems off to me. I think I have an issue because although we all parent differently and most of don’t know what it’s like to be in their shoes it just feels alien, and as a human being it’s hard to understand.

Re the car - I think they all used it and perhaps it was needed by them? IDK. They need to keep themselves busy and some find gardening relaxing. Yes, we all parent differently and mostly we all do it on the fly. There is no parent manual (unfortunately).

 

[SuperTmo]

I think my point is the situation they were in is not a normal scenario, so I would be worried, my basis is more on the events that were unfolding at the time, also the car note saying 5 days, surely if they thought he was coming back they’d have left the car for a few more days so he could get back home (no phone to call for them to pick him up) It’s other things too like gardening and going to a library. Something just seems off to me. I think I have an issue because although we all parent differently and most of don’t know what it’s like to be in their shoes it just feels alien, and as a human being it’s hard to understand.

Added - I think a lot more of us understand how’s gabbys family reacted to her being missing and she also went away a lot, than we do to how he laundries have. It’s like chalk and cheese, total opposite reactions. I think even gabbys dad mentioned this, saying why aren’t they out there like we were.

Surely they could have moved the car to a different spot to show it wasn’t abandoned?

 

[Ms. Fletcher]

SBM and BBM for focus

"The entire Laundrie family is grateful for the hard work of the dedicated members of law enforcement that have been searching the Preserve for Brian over the last few weeks," he continued. "Hopefully Brian will be located soon."
Gabby Petito: Brian Laundrie’s father leaves Florida park after flagging son's haunts: LIVE UPDATES

Though likely true, "entire" alludes to more that just the parents. Should he really be continuing to speak for Cassie and her family? If I recall correctly, he stated that he does not represent her, and she stated that she is not speaking with him.

 

[putnam6]

BL's dad after the search. Is that sadness on his face?

Possibly or the just the stress of the whole mess, or if Brian's watching again the lure of the father and son relationship. Even in a fractured relationship a son would possibly respond or be enticed

MOO

 

[TL4S]

If we are to believe that the L family has somehow deceived the FBI on BL's whereabouts, and whatever other evidence LE has to keep bringing them back to the reserve was all part of the L master plan, I guess I'm wondering how long people think the family is planning to carry on the charade? It's an awful lot of trouble for BL's parents.

Isn't it possible that CL finally went to the park today, weeks later than the public thinks he should have, simply because LE finally requested him to? That maybe CL and RL are genuinely concerned about their son and have cooperated with LE beyond the media's camera range?

I keep reminding myself, "Sometimes, a rose is a rose is a rose..."

 

[Mom24]

Possibly or the just the stress of the whole mess, or if Brian's watching again the lure of the father and son relationship. Even in a fractured relationship a son would possibly respond or be enticed

MOO

It would at least remind Brian of a connection to another human. Might coax him out.

 

[Okiruy]

Found Deceased - WY - Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Petito, 22, Grand Teton National Park, 25 Aug 2021 #55

NPPD visted the Laundrie home on the 10th.


via Timeline

Truly curious what that 911 call from the Laundries on the 10th was about.

It’d be interesting to see if it was them complaining about harassment from the Petitos/Schmidt’s wondering where GP was, or if they were calling to report GP missing themselves.

I’m leaning toward anything other than the latter.

 

[GRT]

They got texts and emails apprising them that GP’s family had not heard from her. They knew immediately that there was a problem. Likely confronted their son , and realizing that there was a big problem. So they called an attorney they knew for advice. Then they followed it. That is what you are supposed to do in these situations.

We have no idea what BL told them or didn’t tell them. The Laundrues had nothing good to tell GP’s family. It would have just been an inflammatory conversation with absolutely no good news. At best, Gabby was missing. Which the GP’s family knew and reported.

This is really on BL. But he likely could not say what he knew without getting into more trouble with the law. Gabby was likely dead by then snd he knew it. Otherwise he’d have said she had gone off with someone else. It makes no sense that he did not report her missing and just left. It’s pretty obvious that he knew there was nothing good to report and only would cause more trouble.


we do not know what the Laundries parents knew or didn’t know. At this point, LE not allowed to make that presumption either.

I think your scenario is the most likely of the ones I've heard. I can only imagine how awful BL's parents felt when they questioned their son about Gabby's whereabouts (when her family started texting) and then things just went to hell in a handbasket.

The fact that 911 was called multiple times on the 10th and 11th tells me that things were reaching a boiling point in the Laundrie household.

I really don't know what I'd do in that situation. If BL said "She might be dead, and I might have killed her but I don't know for sure," I don't think I'd text that to her parents who were looking for a bit of hope. And then, the attorney told them to remain silent and it no longer was about what they wanted to do.

 

[kimch33kim]

Former assistant FBI director Chris Swecker expresses confidence in manhunt for Brian Laundrie
Former assistant FBI director Chris Swecker joined Fox News to discuss the search for Brian Laundrie.

"I know the FBI is is pulling out all the stops. They're in a full court press here trying to find him," Swecker said. "And they will find him. With the help of the U.S. Marshals and a nationwide dragnet, an international dragnet. I have every confidence they're going to find him."

Swecker also touched on the homicide investigation, saying he would like to know more about it amid mostly silence from the FBI on its progress.

He also expressed skepticism of reports of a campsite that was found in a swampy Florida reserve Laundrie was reportedly hiking in before his disappearance, saying the terrain and conditions in the swamp were too difficult to manage for more than a few days.
Gabby Petito: Brian Laundrie’s father leaves Florida park after flagging son's haunts: LIVE UPDATES

 

[nocommoncents]

It seems to me - this is a human/moral, not legal, perspective on my part - that they might have found her body sooner with even a "I'm sorry but we can't talk to you" response, rather than nothing at all. Unless they knew BL was going to try to escape (and that they intended to facilitate it by effectively stalling for time), they would have known that eventually he would have to answer for whatever his role was or wasn't in what happened. They could have done any number of things that could have given the Petitos a day or two less agony.

Then again, for them it's between their son's life and a day or two less agony for the GP family. Still ugly but still not a difficult decision.

It's noteworthy here that he probably spun the story to justify it to them. They probably still don't believe they are protecting a murderer. For all we know, they aren't. For all we know, her drink was drugged at the restaurant, she had a bad reaction, attacked him, and he killed her in self- defense. We don't know anything so arguing about how terrible the people who did not kill her are is only taking the spotlight off the guy that did.

 

[putnam6]

They got texts and emails apprising them that GP’s family had not heard from her. They knew immediately that there was a problem. Likely confronted their son , and realizing that there was a big problem. So they called an attorney they knew for advice. Then they followed it. That is what you are supposed to do in these situations.

We have no idea what BL told them or didn’t tell them. The Laundrues had nothing good to tell GP’s family. It would have just been an inflammatory conversation with absolutely no good news. At best, Gabby was missing. Which the GP’s family knew and reported.

This is really on BL. But he likely could not say what he knew without getting into more trouble with the law. Gabby was likely dead by then snd he knew it. Otherwise he’d have said she had gone off with someone else. It makes no sense that he did not report her missing and just left. It’s pretty obvious that he knew there was nothing good to report and only would cause more trouble.

Its getting very difficult to even imagine a scenario where Brian is innocent, as long as he continues to be missing. Unless she did actually hook up with a friend(s), he left not in a huff but just hike around and came back to her dead. He then freaked and ran, and is perhaps now spiraling from all this mess. Highly unlikely probably less than 1.6%

 

[TL4S]

Truly curious what that 911 call from the Laundries on the 10th was about.

It’d be interesting to see if it was them complaining about harassment from the Petitos/Schmidt’s wondering where GP was, or if they were calling to report GP missing themselves.

I’m leaning toward anything other than the latter.

Or the parents confronted BL about GP's family texts and he went a little crazy? Wonder if there were ever police calls to that house before?

 

[Nikynoo]

Truly curious what that 911 call from the Laundries on the 10th was about.

It’d be interesting to see if it was them complaining about harassment from the Petitos/Schmidt’s wondering where GP was, or if they were calling to report GP missing themselves.

I’m leaning toward anything other than the latter.

I'm curious too.

 

[Claire182]

Re the car - I think they all used it and perhaps it was needed by them? IDK. They need to keep themselves busy and some find gardening relaxing. Yes, we all parent differently and mostly we all do it on the fly. There is no parent manual (unfortunately).

Still if BL knew the car was used by all of them then why desert it or take it in the first place and not get dropped off and also if they thought he usually went hiking for a few days why did they need to go look for the car the next day if that was normal behaviour. I can’t make sense of it as much as I try but maybe I’m an overprotective mother haha my child has called me that a few times.

 

[tiara1972]

Based off the newest Dr Phil episodes, they found out about the van being there on the 11th. If the police had gone there on the 10th they would have relayed the info to Gabby's parents that the van was in the driveways wouldn't you think? They only went there on the 11th. JMO
Her mom said "that's when I got the feeling Gabby was gone; the day we found out the van was in the driveway"

I thought, cannot find this again just yet, that the cops showed up twice on the 10th for something, heavily redacted. Did I remember that incorrectly?

 

[A2FMNST]

My thinking as well. If you look up surviving in the woods there are various styles of "beds" one can make, as shown here. Maybe BL and his dad used to camp and use a certain method. (Odd that Dog found some moss covered planks in Fort De Soto last week.) Survival Slumber: DIY Beds for Camp - American Outdoor Guide

Hammock and a rain fly. Best sleeping option especially in rainy and wet conditions. Very light, which matters a great deal when hiking. These two items can be rolled up very tight and compact nicely. You would not drag those log beds around especially if hiding while hiking.

 

[Okiruy]

He’s annoyed with the media, that is clear.

But I just can’t seem to pity the guy, or his wife. There is too much that leads me to believe they are involved, and not in a good way.

MOO

 

[LRinCA]

But if he wants LE to think BL is in the park, he’ll say that was BL’s camp sight even if it wasn’t. He isn’t reliable.

MOO:

The Laundries seem dead set on keeping the search going in the reserve.

 

[Here_I_Am]

The fact that they have not personally said a WORD about their dead future daughter-in-law speaks volumes. Even their lawyer's statement was "May Gabby rest in peace" and that's it. That's pretty cold. Maybe if they showed 1 micron of pity for the Petito family and Gabby, I could show some towards them.

 

[LAhiker]

I'm pondering (and maybe overthinking) what today's actions were all about. Why would they take CL on foot, no protective gear at all, no waders , no boots just ordinary street clothes. If they think BL is armed and they were fearing suicide or a shootout with LE wouldn't they have given both him and his escort some bullet proof vests or something. If they feel that BL's state of mind is such that he may become violent or that his mental status is compromised due to dehydration, lack of sleep , hunger etc, they can't know that he wouldn't just shoot whoever gets near him! So then maybe they *weren't* expecting to come across BL at all but then what reason would they have for bringing CL there? If it was items they wanted identified it could have been done with a picture. His favorite hiking areas could be marked on a map so no need to bring him there for those reasons. I'm scratching my head trying to figure out what could only be accomplished by CL's physical presence at the site.

I also find this odd. Here are some things that might be accomplished by his physical presence in the reserve:

For LE:

• His absence elsewhere
• A chance to talk with him separately, away from his wife. (Did his lawyer accompany him to the reserve?)
• A chance to view his reactions
• An opportunity to say that they are doing everything they can to search for BL in the reserve.

For CL:

• An opportunity to look for BL
• An opportunity to show that he's looking for BL, whatever he may know about BL's actual whereabouts, thus gaining public sympathy
• Possibly a distraction from something going on at the house or elsewhere.

JMO