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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
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Missing Boyfriend Of Gabby Petito Once Spent Six Weeks In Woods, New Report Says Missing Boyfriend Of Gabby Petito Once Spent Six Weeks In Woods, New Report Says
Missing Boyfriend Of Gabby Petito Once Spent Six Weeks In Woods, New Report Says A former co-worker of Brian Laundrie reported that the 23-year-old is an experienced camper who once said he spent six weeks in the woods, according to a new report. The New York Post reported that the co-worker described Laundrie as "well versed" in spending long periods in the woods surviving on "nearly nothing." Authorities are searching for Laundrie, who is a person of interest in the death of his fiancée and fellow Long Island native Gabby Petito, in a large wildlife preserve in Florida.  Related story - 'Don’t Try To Find Me': Missing Boyfriend Reportedly Posted Chilling C…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Couple Says Boyfriend Flipped Out At Wyoming Restaurant Before Gabby Petito Disappeared Couple Says Boyfriend Flipped Out At Wyoming Restaurant Before Gabby Petito Disappeared
Couple Says Boyfriend Flipped Out At Wyoming Restaurant Before Gabby Petito Disappeared A man and woman said they saw 23-year-old Brian Laundrie arguing with a waitress at a Wyoming restaurant not long before his late fiancée Gabby Petito went missing, according to a new report. Fox News reported that Nina Celie Angelo, of New Orleans, reported that she and her boyfriend, Matthew England, were at Merry Piglets, a restaurant in Jackson Hole, on Friday, Aug. 27, when they saw Laundrie arguing with staff. Angelo told the news outlet that she believed Laundrie was arguing with the employees about money or the bill. England told the news station the Petito seemed "visibly upset" b…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Brian Laundrie's Family May Have Bought Him Time To Flee Before Disappearance, John Walsh Says Brian Laundrie's Family May Have Bought Him Time To Flee Before Disappearance, John Walsh Says
Brian Laundrie's Family May Have Bought Him Time To Flee Before Disappearance, John Walsh Says The former host of America's Most Wanted shared his belief that Brian Laundrie's family could have bought him time to flee as authorities investigate the death of Gabby Petito. In an interview with CNN, John Walsh said he doesn't think the 23-year-old was ever in the Florida wildlife preserve where authorities have been searching for him. His parents reported on Friday, Sept. 17 that they hadn't seen their son since Tuesday, Sept. 14. The FBI named Laundrie a person of interest in the homicide of Petito, age 22, who was from Blue Point in Suffolk County. The couple had been traveling …

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by Nicole Valinote
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'Don’t Try To Find Me': Missing Boyfriend Reportedly Posted Chilling Comments On Social Media 'Don’t Try To Find Me': Missing Boyfriend Reportedly Posted Chilling Comments On Social Media
'Don’t Try To Find Me': Missing Boyfriend Reportedly Posted Chilling Comments On Social Media As the FBI and other law enforcement agencies continue their search for the boyfriend of the late Gabby Petito, some strange posts on Pinterest may provide insight into his thinking. Brian Laundrie, age 23, a person of interest in the homicide of the 22-year-old Petito whose body was found on Sunday, Sept. 19, in the Grand Teton National Park, in Wyoming, hasn't been seen in more than a week when 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 Pe…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Found In Forest Officially ID'd As Gabby Petito, Manner Of Death Ruled Homicide Body Found In Forest Officially ID'd As Gabby Petito, Manner Of Death Ruled Homicide
Body Found In Forest Officially ID'd As Gabby Petito, Manner Of Death Ruled Homicide The body found in a Wyoming national park over the weekend has officially been identified as missing New York woman Gabby Petito. The Teton County Coroner Brent Blue confirmed the identification, according to an announcement from the FBI late Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 21. The FBI said the coroner's initial determination for Petito's manner of death is homicide, and the cause of her death remains pending final autopsy results. The autopsy was conducted Tuesday. #FBIDenver appreciates the collaboration of all agencies and personnel who assisted in the search, recovery, and identification …

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by Nicole Valinote
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FBI, Police Probe Possible Out-Of-State Brian Laundrie Sightings After Florida Disappearance FBI, Police Probe Possible Out-Of-State Brian Laundrie Sightings After Florida Disappearance
FBI, Police Probe Possible 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 possible 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 Poin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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911 Caller Saw Brian Laundrie Hit, Slap Gabby Petito Before Her Disappearance, Report Says 911 Caller Saw Brian Laundrie Hit, Slap Gabby Petito Before Her Disappearance, Report Says
911 Caller Saw Brian Laundrie Hit, Slap Gabby Petito Before Her Disappearance, Report Says A caller who reported a "domestic dispute" between Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie in August told a 911 dispatcher that Laundrie was physically violent with Petito, according to a new report. Fox News reported on Monday, Sept. 20, that it had obtained the audio of the Sunday, Aug. 12, call which led Utah police to approach the couple.  The caller reportedly said Laundrie had been slapping and hitting Petito before the couple drove off in Petito's van.  The report comes a day after a body the FBI said is "consistent" with the description of Petito was found in the Wyoming nat…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police Search Home Of Gabby Petito's Boyfriend Who Hasn't Been Seen For Nearly A Week Police Search Home Of Gabby Petito's Boyfriend Who Hasn't Been Seen For Nearly A Week
Police Search Home Of Gabby Petito's Boyfriend Who Hasn't Been Seen For Nearly A Week Police and FBI agents swarmed the Florida home of Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of Gabby Petitio, after a body believed to be hers was found in Wyoming. Officers and agents arrived at the home in the City of North Port around 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 20, reported ABC News 7. The search comes after authorities confirmed a body matching the description of Gabby Petito was found in the Grand Teton area on Sunday, Sept. 19. Gabrielle PetitoSuffolk County Police  Brian Laundrie's whereabouts remained unknown. During the search, Laundries' parents emerged from the home for the first time in da…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Found Now Believed To Be Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito, Authorities Say Body Found Now Believed To Be Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito, Authorities Say
Body Found Now Believed To Be Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito, Authorities Say 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
Police & Fire
Body Found In Area Of Search For 22-Year-Old Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito Body Found In Area Of Search For 22-Year-Old Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito
Body Found In Area Of Search For 22-Year-Old Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito New update: Body Found Now Believed To Be Missing NY Woman, Authorities Say This story has been updated. A body has been discovered in a national park in Wyoming where authorities have been looking for missing New York resident Gabby Petito. Teton County Coroner Brent Blue confirmed that the coroner's office was dispatched to recover a body in the national forest on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 19. Authorities said the body found "has been consistent with the description" of Petito.  Neither an identity nor gender has been released.  "In order to protect our investiga…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Protestors Gather Outside Home Of Missing Woman's Boyfriend As Search For Him Targets Preserve Protestors Gather Outside Home Of Missing Woman's Boyfriend As Search For Him Targets Preserve
Protestors Gather Outside Home Of Missing Woman's Boyfriend As Search For Him Targets Preserve Dozens of FBI agents and police officers are searching a wooded preserve area in Florida in hopes of finding the boyfriend of a missing New York woman who is a person of interest in the case as protestors gathered outside his home. Early Sunday, Sept. 19, police officers in the City of North Port in Sarasota County said they were at the Carlton Reserve on the West Coast of Florida in hopes of finding the 23-year-old Brian Laundrie, who was the last person seen with missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito of the hamlet of Blue Point, in Suffolk County. Related story: Cops Obtain Cell Tracking Dat…

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by Kathy Reakes