*If BL didn’t use Gabby’s card to fly back and forth home, did he take what cash she had for the flight? Or did he take the card and the cash but didn’t use her card until afterwards… Atty previously said both paid for the flight as they shared expenses - paraphrased.
Aug. 17 – 23: Laundrie flies home
Laundrie flew home to Tampa from Salt Lake City on Aug. 17, according to an attorney for his family. The attorney said Laundrie went home to “obtain some items and empty and close the storage unit to save money as they contemplated extending the road trip.”
According to the attorney, Laundrie returned to Salt Lake City to “rejoin Gabby” on Aug. 23.
Aug. 30 – Sept. 1: Laundrie uses debit card
Laundrie is accused of using a Capitol One Bank debit card and a personal identification number for two bank accounts between Aug. 30 and Sept. 1 in Wyoming and elsewhere, according to federal court documents. The documents said he obtained “things of value aggregating to $1,000 or more” using the accounts.
Sept. 1: Laundrie returns alone
Police said Laundrie returned to his parent’s North Port home on Sept. 1 without Petito. A license plate reader at the Sumter Boulevard exit of I-75 detected the white van entering the City of North Port at approximately 10:26 a.m., according to a search warrant.
Sept. 4: Laundrie gets new phone
Laundrie
purchased a new phone and opened an account with AT&T on Sept. 4, according to family attorney Steven Bertolino. When asked if Laundrie had a phone while traveling out west with Petito, Bertolino told 8 On Your Side he didn’t know.
Sept. 6: Laundrie camping trip
According to public records obtained by 8 On Your Side,
Laundrie’s mother checked into a campground at Ft. De Soto Park on Sept. 6. According to the Laundrie’s family attorney, the family camped from Sept. 6 through Sept. 7 and they all left the park together.
Sept. 11: Petito reported missing, police visit Laundrie home
Concerned family members reported Gabby Petito missing to Suffolk County Police in New York on Sept. 11. They say they had
tried filing a missing person report with the North Port Police Department one day earlier.
North Port police confirmed they recovered the van that Laundrie and Petito had been traveling in at the Laundrie family’s home that night. When police visited the home,
they did not speak to or see Brian, and the family only handed over information for their attorney, a spokesperson said.
Sept. 12: Laundrie talks to attorney
Attorney Steve Bertolino said he spoke with Laundrie on Sept. 12.
“I can tell you I last spoke to him Sept. 13 and I spoke to him Sept. 12,”
he told 8 On Your Side. “Beyond that, there’s nothing further I am going to add.”
Sept. 13: Laundrie leaves home
Laundrie’s parents
believe they saw him leave home to go hiking on Sept. 13 – one day earlier than they had originally told police when they reported him missing, the family’s attorney said.
“The Laundries were basing the date Brian left on their recollection of certain events,” Steve Bertolino said. “Upon further communication with the FBI and confirmation of the Mustang being at the Laundrie residence on Wednesday, Sept. 15, we now believe the day Brian left to hike in the preserve was Monday, Sept. 13.”
North Port officers said Laundrie is believed to have
entered the Carlton Reserve at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park.
According to Bertolino,
Chris Laundrie went to the park that night to look for his son but couldn’t see anything because it was wet, rainy and dark.
Sept. 14: Abandoned vehicle notice
Laundrie’s family originally said he was last seen on Sept. 14 when he left home wearing a hiking bag with a waist strap, according to police. According to North Port police,
an abandoned vehicle notice was placed on the Laundries’ Mustang outside the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park on Sept. 14 at 2:42 p.m. ET.
Bertolino said
Chris and Roberta Laundrie both went back to the park and saw the summons on the Mustang. He told us they spent several hours walking around searching for their son but couldn’t go off trail because the park was relatively flooded.
Sept. 15: Laundrie named person of interest
Laundrie was officially named a “person of interest” in Petito’s disappearance by North Port police on Sept. 15 as he refused to cooperate with the investigation.
According to Bertolino, Laundrie’s parents both went back to the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park again on Sept. 15 and brought the Mustang home so it wouldn’t get towed. The family’s attorney told 8 On Your Side the parents believed Brian would find his way home.
Sept. 16: North Port police news conference
North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison
voiced his frustration with the lack of answers on Gabby Petito’s disappearance in a news conference on Sept. 16.
“Two people went on a trip. One person returned. And that person that returned isn’t providing us any information,” he said.
A reporter asked Chief Garrison at the news conference, “do you know where Brian Laundrie is right now?” Garrison responded, “yes.”
Brian Laundrie search timeline
