
Gabby Petito asked Brian Laundrie to stop calling her names, letter shows
In the undated letter, Gabby Petito referenced a fight between herself and Brian Laundrie.
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In the undated letter, Gabby Petito referenced a fight between herself and Brian Laundrie.
Gabby Petito, 22, died at the hands of her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. Now, her parents are asking if her murder could have been prevented, and hope others can be saved by learning her story.
The parents of Gabby Petito have obtained a letter written by Brian Laundrie's mother, in which she says she would "show up with a shovel and garbage bags" if he needed to dispose of a body.
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An attorney for the Laundrie family told CBS News they were "appalled."
Attorneys say that one officer of the Moab Police Department has a history of domestic violence that made him "fundamentally biased" and led him to "ignoring evidence that Gabby was the victim."
Gabby Petito's parents hope that hearing her story can help others walk away from domestic abuse relationships.
The 22-year-old was killed by her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, during a cross-country trip last year.
The lawsuit said that until the trip and her disappearance, the families "had a cordial relationship."
Laundrie was found dead in a Florida nature reserve last fall, several weeks after his fiancée's body was discovered in a Wyoming national park, where the couple had been vacationing.
The lawsuit contends that Laundrie told his parents on Aug. 28 that he had killed Petito, 22, his fiancee of about a year at the time. Her body was not found until September 19.
The FBI revealed that a notebook found with the remains of Brian Laundrie "contained written statements claiming responsibility" for Gabby Petito's death. The FBI said it is officially closing its investigation.
Petito died of "blunt-force injuries to the head and neck, with manual strangulation," according to the FBI.
Brian Laundrie died from a gunshot wound to the head and his manner of death was suicide, according to his family's attorney and a local medical examiner. His remains were found in October at a Florida reserve after a weeks-long manhunt following the disappearance and death of his fiancée, Gabby Petito. CBSN's Tanya Rivero has details.
Laundrie died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, his family's attorney said Tuesday.
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Laundrie's remains were discovered last week in a Florida wildlife reserve next to several of his belongings.
The discovery came after a weeks-long manhunt following the death of Gabby Petito.
The search for Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in the disappearance of his fiancée Gabby Petito, is over. The FBI used dental records to confirm remains found in Florida at a nature preserve belong to Laundrie. Justin Kase of CBS affiliate WINK-TV reports on reaction to the news, and Thuy Lan Nguyen of CBS affiliate WTSP-TV joins CBSN AM to discuss the investigation.
The FBI confirmed that human remains found in Florida's Carlton Reserve on Wednesday were those of Brian Laundrie. The 23-year-old went missing just days after his fiancée, Gabby Petito, was reported missing on September 11.
The attorney for Brian Laundrie's family said the suspected human remains found Wednesday in Florida likely belong to Laundrie. Authorities have been searching for him in a nature reserve near his family's home following his disappearance shortly after his fiancée Gabby Petito was reported missing last month. CBS affiliate WTSP-TV reporter Adaure Achumba joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the investigation.
Officials say they found suspected human remains while searching for Brian Laundrie. The fiancé of Gabby Petito, who was found strangled to death, has been missing for more than a month. Michael Hudak from WINK Fort Meyers joined CBSN to discuss the latest in the investigation.
The FBI said "we don't have all the answers yet."
The FBI said apparent human remains were found near some of Brian Laundrie's personal belongings in a Florida reserve on Wednesday morning. The agency will likely be on scene for several days as the investigation continues. Watch Michael McPherson, special agent in charge of the FBI's Tampa field office, speak to reporters.
Authorities are investigating whether the remains belong to Brian Laundrie.
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