Indeed - who was the guy who went camping with his family on Sept. 6th?
I'll tell you who he was: He was the guy who, based upon strong circumstantial evidence, strangled Gabby to death, left her in the wilderness, stole her van and bank card, and hi-tailed it back to the seemingly safe haven of his parents' house.
IMO, this dude wasn't in distress until he became aware that the jig was up and his days of freedom were numbered.
I think BL was surprised at the amount of media attention that Gabby's disappearance attracted. IMO, he may have expected to return home with few or no questions asked, hoping that whatever BS story he may have told his parents would have been enough to assuage further investigation.
Reality collided headlong with what I think he may have expected to happen upon his return to FL.
I have zero sympathy for anything that Brian Laundrie may have been experiencing after he (IMO, based upon strong circumstantial evidence) strangled beautiful Gabby to death. His so-called feelings were toxic as far as I'm concerned.
Gabby Petito is the victim in this case.