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Gabby Petito's Parents Launch Foundation To Find Missing Persons, Confront Domestic Violence Gabby Petito's Parents Launch Foundation To Find Missing Persons, Confront Domestic Violence
Gabby Petito's Parents Launch Foundation To Find Missing Persons, Confront Domestic Violence Gabby Petito's family has launched a foundation to help support organizations that help locate missing persons and assist survivors of domestic violence.  Petito's family created the Gabby Petito Foundation both to honor the late 22-year-old and to make a difference in the lives of others. "We want to honor Gabby's memory and life by ensuring that no one ever has to experience what she did," Petito's mother, Nichole Schmidt said in a statement. "We want survivors to know that they aren't alone and that there are amazing organizations ready to help." Petito went missing in late August…

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by Nicole Valinote
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'It's Still Shocking,' Says Gabby Petito's Mom, Sharing Heartbreaking Message 'It's Still Shocking,' Says Gabby Petito's Mom, Sharing Heartbreaking Message
'It's Still Shocking,' Says Gabby Petito's Mom, Sharing Heartbreaking Message Gabby Petito's mother, Nichole Schmidt, has shared a message expressing her grief after seeing a recommendation for a show about her daughter's story.  "When you turn on Hulu, and your daughter's story is the recommended show to watch," Nichole Schmidt tweeted on Sunday, Nov. 7. "It’s still shocking, feels like I’m outside looking in, this cannot be our life.  "We must keep going!!" When you turn on Hulu, and your daughters story is the recommended show to watch. It’s still shocking, feels like I’m outside looking in, this cannot be our life. 😭💔 We must keep going!! 💪🏻🦋🌻@josephpeti…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Brian Laundrie Went Camping With His Parents In The Days After He Returned Home From Van Trip Brian Laundrie Went Camping With His Parents In The Days After He Returned Home From Van Trip
Brian Laundrie Went Camping With His Parents In The Days After He Returned Home From Van Trip Days before Gabby Petito’s family realized the young woman was lying dead among the rocks in Wyoming, her boyfriend and fellow Long Island native Brian Laundrie, was camping with his family. Petito, age 22, of the hamlet of Blue Point in Suffolk County, was reported missing by her mother on Saturday, Sept. 11, after learning Laundrie had returned from the couple's cross-country "van life" trip alone in her white Fort Transit van. Her body was found days later on Sunday, Sept. 19 in Wyoming. The manner of her death was determined a homicide by the medical examiner. Days after returning, wh…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Watch: Gabby Petito’s Family Posts Memorial Video On Funeral Home's Website Watch: Gabby Petito’s Family Posts Memorial Video On Funeral Home's Website
Watch: Gabby Petito’s Family Posts Memorial Video On Funeral Home's Website The family of New York native Gabby Petito shared a memorial video ahead of the visitation and memorial services for the late 22-year-old.  The remains of the Long Island resident were discovered in a Wyoming national park on Sunday, Sept. 19. She had been reported missing by her family on Saturday, Sept. 11.  The initial determination for her manner of death is homicide, according to a report from the Teton County coroner. Prior to her disappearance, Petito, who was from the hamlet of Blue Point in Suffolk County, had been traveling across the country in her van with her fiancé, 23-year-…

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by Nicole Valinote