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UPDATE: Detectives Pursuing Celeb Trainer From 'RHONJ' For Sex With Girl, 14, Find Him Dead UPDATE: Detectives Pursuing Celeb Trainer From 'RHONJ' For Sex With Girl, 14, Find Him Dead
Update: Detectives Pursuing Celeb Trainer From 'Rhonj' For Sex With Girl, 14, Find Him Dead UPDATE: Detectives in Florida were on their way to arrest New Jersey-bred celebrity trainer Darren Goodall for having sex with a 14-year-old student when he took his own life, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The girl's father had brought them videos and photos of “inappropriate sexual activity” between his daughter and Goodall, 32, that he'd found on her phone, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said in an Aug. 1 release. The youngster had been a student at Goodall’s gym, Venom Fitness in Osprey, FL, the release says. Detectives seized all of Goodall's electronic devices as the investi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Laundrie Family Attorney Provides Projected Timeline For Release Of Cause Of Death Laundrie Family Attorney Provides Projected Timeline For Release Of Cause Of Death
Laundrie Family Attorney Provides Projected Timeline For Release Of Cause Of Death A lawyer for the family of Long Island native Brian Laundrie said it may take two to three weeks for a forensic anthropologist to analyze his remains to provide a time and cause of death. Family Attorney Steven Bertolino, of East Islip in Suffolk County, told Fox News Digital the anthropologist will likely be able to provide some answers. An earlier autopsy by the Florida District 12 Medical Examiner conducted after Laundrie's remains were found on Wednesday, Oct. 20, in the Carlton Reserve in North Port, Florida, in Sarasota County came back inconclusive.  The remains were then sent to t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Florida Sheriff Reveals How Brian Laundrie 'Probably' Died Florida Sheriff Reveals How Brian Laundrie 'Probably' Died
Florida Sheriff Reveals How Brian Laundrie 'Probably' Died The sheriff in the Florida county where Brian Laundrie's remains were found has shared how he thinks the fugitive likely died, according to a new report from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman in a statement during a panel with law enforcement leaders said he believes Laundrie died by suicide. Hoffman said Laundrie went out to the nature reserve where his remains were discovered and "by all accounts probably committed suicide,” the Herald-Tribune reported Saturday. Laundrie's cause of death has not yet been announced.  His remains were found by law…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Brian Laundrie's Parents Are 'Being Tortured In Their Own Home,' Family Attorney Says Brian Laundrie's Parents Are 'Being Tortured In Their Own Home,' Family Attorney Says
Brian Laundrie's Parents Are 'Being Tortured In Their Own Home,' Family Attorney Says Click here for an updated story: Medical Examiner Called To Florida Park At Center Of Search For Fugitive Fiancé Brian Laundrie An attorney for the parents of Brian Laundrie says his parents are being "tortured" by protesters outside their Florida home. Attorney Steven Bertolino told the Insider On Tuesday, Oct. 19 Chris and Roberta Laundrie are "being tortured in their own home by these protesters outside." Brian Laundrie, a 23-year-old Long Island native, the sole person of interest in the disappearance and killing of Gabby Petito, hasn't been seen in more than a month after returning t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Detect 'A Lot Of Oddness' In Brian Laundrie's Parents' Story, Report Says Police Detect 'A Lot Of Oddness' In Brian Laundrie's Parents' Story, Report Says
Police Detect 'A Lot Of Oddness' In Brian Laundrie's Parents' Story, Report Says A spokesperson for the local police department in Sarasota County, Florida searching for Brian Laundrie said in a new interview that there has been "a lot of oddness" in the information his parents have shared with law enforcement.  In the interview with NewsNation, City of North Port PD Public Information Officer Josh Taylor said he doesn't know what to believe when it comes to the information Laundrie's parents have shared with police about their son's disappearance. "We've said from the beginning, there's a lot of oddness here," Taylor said. "A lot of things that just didn't make sense.…

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by Nicole Valinote
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'Dog The Bounty Hunter' Taunts Brian Laundrie After Joining Search 'Dog The Bounty Hunter' Taunts Brian Laundrie After Joining Search
'Dog The Bounty Hunter' Taunts Brian Laundrie After Joining Search A plane flew overhead Fort De Soto Park near St. Petersburg, Florida, during a search Wednesday. It came with a banner message: "Aloha Brian Laundrie."  While "Dog the Bounty Hunter" -- whose real name is Duane Chapman -- says the plane wasn't his idea. But, he said, it was a good one. “Frankly, I wish I had thought of that, but it wasn’t our team,” joked Dog. “I’d love to shake the hand of whoever is behind the banner, I’ll tell you that.” The banner plane.Duane Dog Chapman/Twitter Chapman claims to have discovered a fresh campsite on Florida's Shell Island as he taunts Gabby Petito'…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Don’t Try To Find Me,' Brian Laundrie Reportedly Says In Chilling Pinterest Post 'Don’t Try To Find Me,' Brian Laundrie Reportedly Says In Chilling Pinterest Post
'Don’t Try To Find Me,' Brian Laundrie Reportedly Says In Chilling Pinterest Post "Don't try to find me." That was the message Brian Laundrie posted on social media that authorities are hoping may actually lead to his apprehension. Laundrie, 23, is a person of interest in the murder of the 22-year-old Gabby Petito whose body was found on Sunday, Sept. 19, in the Grand Teton National Park, in Wyoming. He hasn't been seen in more than a week, since he allegedly went hiking in a nature reserve near his home in Sarasota County in the City of North Port in Florida. Brian LaundrieNorth Port Police Department Since the confirmed identity of Petito and her death being labe…

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by Kathy Reakes
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FBI, Police Probe Out-Of-State Brian Laundrie Sightings After Florida Disappearance FBI, Police Probe Out-Of-State Brian Laundrie Sightings After Florida Disappearance
FBI, Police Probe Out-Of-State Brian Laundrie Sightings After Florida Disappearance As the FBI and police in Florida returned to a nature preserve to search for the missing boyfriend of a New York woman whose body was found in Wyoming, tips of sightings have poured in from across the country, including neighboring southern states. Police in the City of North Port, in Sarasota County, Florida, resumed their search Tuesday, Sept. 22, for Brian Laundrie in the Carlton Reserve. An autopsy is expected to be conducted Tuesday to confirm the body found in a Wyoming park on Sunday, Sept. 19, is that of 22-year-old Long Island native Gabby Petito of the hamlet of Blue Point, in Suf…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Found In National Park Believed To Be Gabby Petito Body Found In National Park Believed To Be Gabby Petito
Body Found In National Park Believed To Be Gabby Petito A body found in a national park in Wyoming where authorities were searching for a missing 22-year-old New York woman is now believed to be that of Long Island native Gabby Petito, federal authorities said. “Earlier today, human remains were discovered consistent with the description of Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Petito,” said FBI Supervisory Agent Charles Jones at a news briefing early Sunday evening, Sept. 19. “The cause of death has not been determined at this time.” The body was recovered near Grand Teton National Park, Teton County Coroner Brent Blue said. Earlier story: Body Fo…

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by Joe Lombardi