Warwick7
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Yes obsessed lover or ex lover, not a mother or a mom. Creepy is a good way to explain it.The letter is weird and creepy (considering it came from a mom to her son), but I could see it being written before the trip. It sounds like it was written by an overly obsessed ex girlfriend.
Would we still be discussing this if Brian hadn't killed himself? Would the Petitos still be suing the P's?@Nikynoo normally I would agree with you. But why is her son dead? Because he murdered someone’s daughter. I find Roberta Laundrie disgusting. I wouldn’t be surprised if his parents gave him the gun and told him to go somewhere and end this.
BBMWould we still be discussing this if Brian hadn't killed himself? Would the Petitos still be suing the P's?
We don't even know if Brian read the letter do we? Nor do the P's.
I want to add, that the generation of the L's means that they were taught in the art of written communication. Perhaps they were not big talkers in that family, perhaps Robertas way of communicating with Brian was intially through reading books to him as a child - a parent choosing a book and putting special meaning of the delivery of the spoken word, is a way of related communication. We, as parents, can't do this as they grow into adults, so the best way is to write a letter - related communication.
Everyone has different writing styles. You only have to peruse through the different threads on WS to see it. Some have long posts that reflect the deep thinking behind a posters thoughts. Some are short and to the point. Both can be misconstrued, misunderstood, but both are related communication. Each of us are different and do not communicate in the same way. We have to find a mutual way of being understood, and I believe that the letter reflects Robertas way of communicating with her child.
Roberta should not be berated for the way she chooses to communicate with her son. I cannot say what I think about the P's actions, not just in this civil litigation, but in others. It will be the initial statements by the P family and NS, that the defence in each civil case will lose to win.
I was speaking to the story from Reilly reported in the earlier link-- that the letter was found in the van but moved to the house. If that story had been true, what evidence do we have the FBI kept a copy of the letter after leaving the original with the Laundries after removing it from the van in early Sept? Why would the FBI have done that? Either it was potential evidence in which case the FBI would not have left the original with the L's OR it wasn't potential evidence in which case the FBI would not have made a copy.
Reilly's story has changed over time. Here's a slightly different account from him for how the letter was found during the house search on Sept 20: Brian Laundrie's mother offered him a shovel in ‘burn after reading’ note
"Reilly, the attorney for the Petito family, said that the FBI found the letter in a box in a closet in the Laundries' house. It contained items from the van he and Petito were traveling in, Reilly added."
So I guess because the letter was in a box with items that seemed to have been in the van, Reilly assumed it had been in the van too? Seems to be an iffy conclusion to me but if that's true, that would, IMO, argue the letter was written earlier, before the trip began, not later after GP was dead.
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Sure we would be discussing the letter!Would we still be discussing this if Brian hadn't killed himself? Would the Petitos still be suing the P's?
We don't even know if Brian read the letter do we? Nor do the P's.
I want to add, that the generation of the L's means that they were taught in the art of written communication. Perhaps they were not big talkers in that family, perhaps Robertas way of communicating with Brian was intially through reading books to him as a child - a parent choosing a book and putting special meaning of the delivery of the spoken word, is a way of related communication. We, as parents, can't do this as they grow into adults, so the best way is to write a letter - related communication.
Everyone has different writing styles. You only have to peruse through the different threads on WS to see it. Some have long posts that reflect the deep thinking behind a posters thoughts. Some are short and to the point. Both can be misconstrued, misunderstood, but both are related communication. Each of us are different and do not communicate in the same way. We have to find a mutual way of being understood, and I believe that the letter reflects Robertas way of communicating with her child.
Roberta should not be berated for the way she chooses to communicate with her son. I cannot say what I think about the P's actions, not just in this civil litigation, but in others. It will be the initial statements by the P family and NS, that the defence in each civil case will lose to win.
If it were really consciously incriminating in any way, then he probably would have burned it or destroyed it after reading, and she probably wouldn't have put it in writing in the first place.
I believe it goes further. I believe she had an idea he might get violent while he and Abby were gone and he would kill her.If it were as simple as a mother writing a deeply emotional letter to her grown up son, full of personal references that we’re not privy to understanding, I don’t think we would be discussing it as much as we are. But it’s not. It’s a mother telling her son that she is willing to help him bury a body. That son, it turns out, murdered his girlfriend.
I wonder why no one else saw problems in the relationship if it was so obvious he might kill her? According to what they've said in interviews, even after the couple made a lengthy visit to NY in June into early July, no one in her family had an inkling it was a toxic relationship (although at least one friend--Rose D-- did know they both fought physically... slapping, shoving, etc.) But even Tara P who said she'd been in an abusive relationship herself saw nothing alarming.I believe it goes further. I believe she had an idea he might get violent while he and Abby were gone and he would kill her.
What must Abby’s life had been like living in that household?
Sometimes, a mother knows her son best. MOO I agree with you.I believe it goes further. I believe she had an idea he might get violent while he and Abby were gone and he would kill her.
What must Abby’s life had been like living in that household?
OMGosh, Warwick7, this was great!
This article explains it!Brian Laundrie's mother speaks out about burn letter: 'I did not want to embarrass Brian'
Roberta Laundrie is speaking out regarding a letter written to her son, Brian Laundrie, for the first time. Here's what she had to say.winknews.com
OMGosh, Warwick7, this was great!
The Petito family attorney even addresses when Roberta and Christopher Laundrie must have had knowledge of Gabby's murder.
At about minute 8:30, he shares the following info (not verbatim):
FBI suspects Gabby was murdered on Aug 27, 2021. The next day there were a significant number of calls exchanged between Brian and his parents. The day after that, the 29th of Aug, there were significant number of calls exchanged between Christopher and Roberta Laundrie and Attorney Bertolino. Brian returned on Sep 1st in Gabby's van alone. Based on that circumstantial evidence he feels it's clear that they all knew that she was deceased at the time that Bertolino made his statement on December 14th.
Have we had all this info before and I just missed it? Has this already been discussed?
Is there a breakdown or list of the contents of their phones in the record that is accessible to us?New information for me. Looking at the timeline thread, I don't see the flurry of phone calls listed for 8/28 and 8/29.
<snipped for focus>there is no other way to interpret her letter and i fail to understand anyone defending this woman.
BL strikes me as the sort of person who would do the opposite of what you tell him just out of sheer obstinacy.
In any case, it's a mistake to expect people to always behave rationally and say that "a reasonable person would never have done X, so it couldn't have happened that way." Sometimes people act imprudently.
We see this argument in court cases all the time, don't we? I certainly remember people in the Murdaugh killings claiming that it was illogical for Alex to use the family guns to murder his wife and child so it had to have been done by someone else.