hitType: 'event', [1], On September 11, after not hearing from Petito since late August, Petito's mother filed a missing person report. }); There is a cop named Joseph Laundrie in Nassau County, New York and people on the Internet believe that he is Brians brother. I was just trying to [] I know I shouldn't push her. https://t.co/JdgAnsRYVH. However, on September 1, the 23-year-old male returned to his home in Florida alone. Both the Petitos and the Laundries spoke out publicly about wanting Petito to be found safe. ", "We've been trying all week to talk to his family, to talk to Brian, and now they've called us here on Friday, we've gone to the home, and they're saying now they have not seen their son," North Port police spokesperson Josh Taylor told CNN. It read, The news about Gabby Petito is heartbreaking. This was also the last time Petito was seen alive. The 22-year-old woman was on a cross-country trip with her boyfriend Brian Laundrie that began in July in a converted van. The sighting of Cassie came a day after the FBI revealed a backpack and notebook belonging to Brian Laundrie had been discovered at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park. [65], Public involvement in the case included witnesses and others posting their observations and theories on social media,[61] protestors demanding answers outside the Laundrie home, a candlelight vigil for Petito in her hometown,[66] and donations to the Gabby Petito Foundation established by her parents to support searches for other missing persons. The TikToker also said that the ride was only approximately 10 miles so it struck her as "kind of weird" that he offered to pay her $200. Brian Laundries sister has been spotted for the first time since her fugitive brothers backpack and notebook were discovered near human remains in a Florida park where authorities have spent weeks searching for him. Laundrie has been the subject of a massive manhunt since he vanished in September after arriving home alone in Florida from a cross-country trip with Petito on Sept. 1. I was in shock. Charging documents allege that Laundrie used an unauthorized debit card with the intent to defraud. [11] The caller said they saw a man slap a woman, after which the man and woman ran up and down the sidewalk, then the man hit the woman again before they drove off together. [] She did not want to be separated from the male and began slapping him. He was deemed a person of interest in the case and an arrest warrant was issued on charges of him making withdrawals using her debit card. Thanks for contacting us. Brian Laundrie's sister spotted after human remains found - New York Post [37] Four days later, Laundrie was named a person of interest. Laundrie offered gas money for the 20 minute ride, but did not want to be taken further than the entrance of the campground, which was several miles from the van. because I don't know we'd be here,"she said. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ "We hereby find the cause and manner of death to be, the cause, death by strangulation, and manner is homicide," Blue said. In a statement to reporters, his lawyer said: "Be advised, the whereabouts of Brian Laundrie are currently unknown. Or is this Brian? He told the dispatcher that he saw a man hitting a female, according to audio of the call obtained by PEOPLE. [13] Another witness described the incident to police as looking like Petito and Laundrie were talking "aggressively" and that Petito "was punching him in the arm". In that interview, Cassie said that she had spoken to the police, but not her brother since he returned home. He was the boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Human remains were also found, but authorities stopped short of identifying them as Brians. } While the search went on to find Laundrie, the U.S. District Court of Wyoming issued a federal warrant for his arrest on Sept. 22, 2021, according to an announcement from FBI Denver. eventAction: 'load' [11] Petito documented her life and travels on social media sites such as YouTube and Instagram, where she described her interests as "art, yoga, and veggies". Instagram. [11][15][16], Petito first downplayed the physical altercation; after the officer pointed out marks on her arm and face and told her to "just be honest", she said that Laundrie "kept telling [her] to shut up" and "grabbed [her] face" which had caused an injury. Dr. Brent Blue announced Petito's autopsy results and confirmed she died by strangulation but was unable to say much due to the state's laws. Laundrie, 23, made headlines earlier in 2021 after he returned home from a cross-country road trip early and without his fianc, Gabby Petito. October 5: Cassie Laundrie pleads for brother to return home. The late Florida native continued to describe the details that led up to him ending Gabby's life. Whatever happened between the two of them, it has been confirmed that the engaged couple had a dispute that attracted the attention of Utah police while they were on a van life road trip in August. We've received your submission. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ "I wonder what was going through her mind, knowing she was probably about to die. We've received your submission. Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie moved in with his parents in 2019. let gads_event; } A tweet read, Hey is Brians brother a officer and perhaps why Roberta and Christopher Laundrie getting away with the games their playing? The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. His emotional post showed the young woman happily posing in front of wings designed on a wall. That same area had been searched weeks before, but it had been underwater due to changes in the swampy terrain, and Laundrie was not found during the initial search. Not a serial killer. By the time both families had spoken out, Laundrie had been named a person of interest in Petito's disappearance, according to authorities in Florida, where Laundrie and Petito had been living before their trip. PHOTO Brian Laundrie Hiding At His Brother's House In Long Island New Brian Laundrie's sister downplays fighting with Gabby Petito "The mother was concerned that something was wrong with her daughter," police wrote. There is no proof if he is Brian's brother since media reports have only quoted Cassie Laundrie as his sibling. As Gabby Petito's fianc Brian Laundrie continues to remain quiet on the young woman's mysterious disappearance, his sister revealed in an interview that she hasn't spoken to her brother. He was officially blamed for Petito's death by authorities. 02:17 - Source: CNN eventAction: 'click_image_ads' Petito died from strangulation, a medical examiner announced in a press conference on Oct. 12, 2021. The day before her GMA interview, Cassie spent nearly 20 minutes answering questions from protestors outside her home, telling them that she doesn't know if her brother killed Petito, she doesn't know if he's still alive and she doesn't understand why her parents are staying silent. Petito's Father Thanks Everyone for Their Support at Her Funeral, Cassie Laundrie Expresses Frustration with Family, Medical Examiner Says Petito Died from Strangulation, Petito's Friends React to Her Cause of Death, Laundrie Was 'Upset' When He Left Home for Last Time: Lawyer, No Funeral for Brian Laundrie, Family Lawyer Says, Laundrie Died from Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound, FBI Names Laundrie the Killer & Closes the Case, Petito's Parents File Lawsuit Against Laundrie's Parents. Bertolino said at the time that Brians parents had gone looking for him and found his car parked at the preserve, but they left it so he could drive home. Cassie Laundrie was pictured Thursday morning with two cookies and her phone in her hand outside her Lakewood Ranch, Florida, home. ", News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. "We are not currently working on a crime investigation. "Christopher Laundrie and Roberta Laundrie exhibited extreme and outrageous conduct which constitutes behavior, under the circumstances, which goes beyond all possible bounds of decency and is regarded as shocking, atrocious, and utterly intolerable in a civilized community," the filing, which was obtained by PEOPLE, reads. Bertolino also told PEOPLE the FBI had informed him they have "everything they need" from the family with respect to their investigation into Petito's killing. "We drove by and the gentleman was slapping the girl," the caller told the dispatcher. Motive. On Jan. 21, 2022, the FBI revealed that a notebook found near Laundrie's remains included a written confession taking responsibility for his fiance's death. With her brother Brian Laundrie still missing, his sister Cassie Laundrie has spoken out once again, asking that her fugitive brother turn himself in immediately. Gabbys family reported her missing on September 11, ten days after Brian returned after they did not hear from her for a number of days. hitType: 'event', On the morning his remains were found, Laundrie's parents had searched the park along with authorities, finding a white bag and another unspecified item, the Laundrie family attorney, Steve Bertolino, told Fox News Digital. Bertolino said Chris Laundrie felt helpless when Brian left their home for the last time, saying Brian appeared very upset but that he couldnt prevent him from leaving. hitType: 'event', The photos of the notebook revealed the manner in which Laundrie killed Gabby. Laundrie's personal items were found in Myakkahatchee Creek Park on Wednesday, October 20. On June 30, 2022, a Florida circuit court judge denied a motion from the Laundrie family to dismiss the civil lawsuit filed by Gabby's family. "Chris and Roberta Laundrie have been informed that the cause of. Before they drove off together, she climbed into the driver's seat, moved over into the passenger's seat so he could drive, and asked him, "Why do you have to be so mean?"[14]. A couple of days before they posted their video, a man called police to report that he saw the couple arguing outside a food cooperative called Moonflower in Moab, Utah. Cassie Laundrie saw her brother Brian Laundrie twice in September, according to attorney Steven Bertolino. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), pg.acq.push(function() { "I'm in the boat where I'm getting ignored by my family and thrown under the bus by my family's attorney," she said in footage of the conversation obtained by NewsNation. [13][23] It was later explained by the Laundrie family attorney that he made the trip to "obtain some items and empty and close the storage unit to save money as they contemplated extending the road trip". Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings.