Found Deceased WY - Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Petito, 22, Grand Teton National Park, 25 Aug 2021 #2

[JuliaGoolia]

Has anyone checked to see if Brian has any priors?

Been looking as well and havent found much at all

 

[VanillaRose]

She's also questioning Brian's trip back to Florida in August to help his father move their belongings out of a storage unit.

Brian left Gabby in the Fairfield Inn in Salt Lake City and flew back home to Florida from August 17 to the 23 to help his father empty out a storage unit where he and Gabby had their things.

According to Schmidt, Brian's father offered to let them keep their belongings at his house so they wouldn't have to pay for the storage unit.

He left Gabby at the hotel so she, understandably, wouldn't be alone in the van. Brian then flew back to Utah and they left the hotel together on August 24.

Schmidt now wonders why it was necessary to move Gabby's things during their road trip and what became of her stuff.

'Where are her things?' she asked.

Last text message missing 'van-life woman' Gabby Petitio sent to her mother is revealed | Daily Mail Online

This is probably the most bizarre part of the story to me… like huh?!? Why the urgency?

I thought he had put things in a storage unit but sounds like he emptied one and moved it to his parents…

And was Gabby with anyone during that time? Or just enjoying her solo time? Did she have any concerns yet?

Such a weird timeline…

 

[wary]

@Seattle1

Finally open for discussion!

So, why did the boyfriend fly back Aug 17 to 23 to move Gabby’s things into storage?

My thoughts about the timeline

Aug 12 ‘incident’ is probably an outsider calling out of concern about domestic violence. Police arrive, Gabby and boyfriend put a good face on things, police go away.

Do we know where this incident happened?

Purely my speculation that some time in the next few days, the boyfriend tells his parents that things aren’t going well, and Gabby won’t be living with him, when they get back to Florida.
Purely my speculation that his parents’ response is to say: “Then you can get her things out of our house RIGHT NOW” and send him a plane ticket home.
At this point, he actually could have stayed in Florida—as we know now, she owned the van. But he returns, for whatever reason. Maybe they’ve had phone contact during the time he’s in Florida, and they’re going to try to make up.

So he flies back on the 23rd.
She’s seen leaving a hotel on the 24th.
If I’m correct, she Facetimes her mother on the 25th, and the only contact people have after that is a few scattered texts that anyone could have sent.

Except—there’s a reference to a Snapchat message to a friend on the 27th. Is Snapchat always pictures, or could it be just a text? I also wonder if it was spontaneous, or if it was a response to something her friend sent to her.



Last text message missing 'van-life woman' Gabby Petitio sent to her mother is revealed | Daily Mail Online

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[helpfindhannah]

2 things:

what are your opinions on this case's relationship to Turner and Schulte who were last seen on the 13th, the day after this 'incident' where a third party called the policy on GP and BL?

what happened to his necklace 0 it was prominent in photos, then it disappears? he had so much time to drive back to FL there could be a trail of evidence/belongings all along the route. what a mess.

between this case and the murdauch case i don't know how i'll get any work done today!

 

[gliving]

Has anyone checked to see if Brian has any priors?

Nothing in Sarasota County. I haven't checked NY.

https://secure.sarasotaclerk.com/

 

[SuziQ]

Well, IMO, it would have been more economical to pay for a few more months of a storage unit than pay for round trip flight from SLC to Tampa and a room for a week at a hotel. This story(flying back to move things) doesn't add up to me.

I'm thinking it was a hot headed move and he went home and dumped her stuff because they had broken up. Jmo, imo, moo.

 

[MollyDDD]

His family could help him best by encouraging him to help LE and the Petito family.
About as simple as that.
Just say what happened, where you both were, and what day.
But maybe it's not so simple ?
Idk.
Imo.

Yes, what’s he got to hide, if he’s telling the truth?

 

[Cloudydiamond]

@Seattle1

Finally open for discussion!

So, why did the boyfriend fly back Aug 17 to 23 to move Gabby’s things into storage?

My thoughts about the timeline

Aug 12 ‘incident’ is probably an outsider calling out of concern about domestic violence. Police arrive, Gabby and boyfriend put a good face on things, police go away.

Do we know where this incident happened?

Purely my speculation that some time in the next few days, the boyfriend tells his parents that things aren’t going well, and Gabby won’t be living with him, when they get back to Florida.
Purely my speculation that his parents’ response is to say: “Then you can get her things out of our house RIGHT NOW” and send him a plane ticket home.
At this point, he actually could have stayed in Florida—as we know now, she owned the van. But he returns, for whatever reason. Maybe they’ve had phone contact during the time he’s in Florida, and they’re going to try to make up.

So he flies back on the 23rd.
She’s seen leaving a hotel on the 24th.
If I’m correct, she Facetimes her mother on the 25th, and the only contact people have after that is a few scattered texts that anyone could have sent.

Except—there’s a reference to a Snapchat message to a friend on the 27th. Is Snapchat always pictures, or could it be just a text? I also wonder if it was spontaneous, or if it was a response to something her friend sent to her.



Last text message missing 'van-life woman' Gabby Petitio sent to her mother is revealed | Daily Mail Online

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A snap chat can be a text without a pic. I will respond sometime to my kid's post on SC..

 

[amaraya]

I imagine it this way: Brian comes home and tells his parents an innocent reason why Gabby isn't with him. Days later Mrs. L gets a text saying that she hasn't heard from her daughter for days. Mrs. L talks to Brian about the text she's received and fears (or realizes) that foul play involving her son has occurred. I think I'd ignore the text too while I figured out what to do and say for my son's sake.

If his parents had early knowledge, I think they would either have concocted a plausible story or turned him in. Look at the fix they're all in now--most hated family in America.

This. I'm sure when he arrived he said he needed time, space and didnt wanna talk about it.when the text came in he probably assured them she was, wherever, and they just gave him that space. Id like to say id do this and that, but to be fair, trusting my son id definitely give him time and space. And now theyre in the sh@*s and trying to figure out how to go about it all. Hopefully,it went down like that. Otherwise they are despicable. I hope she is found safe and sound. As a fellow strong islander, i think that girl is strong and hopefully wherever she is she's holding on.

 

[Whiteorchids]

Very cold indeed, it’s as if he’s already distancing himself from her. IIRC, they had broken bones their engagement and decided to continue dating.

BL Probably stalling as long as he can to come up with a good story.

 

[wary]

It does not make sense to spend money for a flight, to save the storage unit fee….
There must be other reasoning for the trip home.

MOO

My first thought is that he wanted to cry on his parents’ shoulders about his broken engagement—maybe use it as a cooling off period to decide whether or not to go back.

 

[amaraya]

BL cannot continue hiding, and his parents cannot continue to remain silent.
I predict that their attorney will make some sort of announcement.

There was an accident, Gabby fell off a cliff while they were rocking climbing or about to take a photo. He panicked. He remains so traumatized that he cannot remember exactly where it happened...he just remembers the cliff and freaking out.

Some such thing....not his fault...didn't call 911 because he was so scared he would be looked at as having pushed her off, especially after the earlier argument they had where someone called the police. That was just a spat, nothing serious, but it looked bad.

ugh....I'm just heartsick for Gabby and her parents.

To be honest, i hope it was sheer panic, but i feel like panic doesnt last that lomg

 

[Shane00]

I have an observation- in the post about the delicate arch- "she" says they hung out under the delicate arch for 2+ hours. The temperature in late July and August is 95-100 degrees. I find it HIGHLY improbable they sat out in the heat of the desert for 2 + hours. The whole thing reeks of a setup and apart of me doesn’t believe she’s wrote that.

This is the link of my observation,
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Also the day they visited there was the day a 3rd party called the LE out to BL & GP.

Then from then on, old recycled photos are used on her IG account from featured stories from 5-6 weeks ago and the caption wordings change vastly and the locations aren’t tagged to that or the last post at the butterfly wall.

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Lastly, if she did get to the butterfly wall, why does she look so pale rather than tanned?

This case is very strange IMO.

 

[Rocky Mountain Hi]

Has anyone seen this? In a new development yesterday (Sept. 14), police in Moab revealed, they'd responded to a complaint about Petito and Laudrie.
Boyfriend of missing Long Island native issues statement through lawyer

In a new development on Tuesday night, the Moab, Utah police chief revealed in a statement that officers from his department responded to an "incident involving Brian Laundrie and Gabrielle Petito" on August 12.

 

[Whiteorchids]

It does not make sense to spend money for a flight, to save the storage unit fee….
There must be other reasoning for the trip home.

I thought I read the post by mom or someone else he flew home and put her stuff in storage as they were living with BL’s parents. Can someone please confirm which is correct?

 

[Rocky Mountain Hi]

Has anyone seen this? In a new development yesterday (Sept. 14), police in Moab revealed, they'd responded to a complaint about Petito and Laudrie.
Boyfriend of missing Long Island native issues statement through lawyer

"Our officers did respond to an incident involving Brian Laundrie and Gabrielle Petito on 12 August 2021 however, neither Brian or Gabrielle were the reporting party. Officers conducted an investigation and determined that insufficient evidence existed to justify criminal charges," Chief Bret Edge said.

 

[oviedo]

@PommyMommy cleaned up our timeline (@JerseyGirl and @JudgeJoe
2020

MAR 17: IG Post- 1 yr anniversary
JUL 2: GP announced her engagement to BL

2021

JUL 2: Van Life Road Trip Began for Gabby Petito and BL
JUL 5: The couple stopped at Kansas' Monument Rocks
JUL 8: Their next stop was Colorado Springs
JUL 10: Petito updated her Instagram with photos of her walking at Grand Sand Dunes National Park
JUL 16: Petito’s smiling in a photo from the couple’s next stop at Zion National Park
JUL 20: Petito informed her Instagram followers that they were at Cedar Breaks
JUL 21: The next stop was Bryce Canyon National Park
JUL 26: Petito posted a photo relaxing in hot tub at Mystic Hot Springs
JUL 30: The couple stopped at Canyonlands National Park Mesa Arch

AUG 10: JF met Gabby and BL near Moab, Utah where they chatted about 40 min. JF and his gf then set off on a hike to the Delicate Arch. When they got back to the parking lot, Gabby and Laundrie were gone.
AUG 12: The couple took a hike at Arches National Park
AUG 12 Moab, UT PD police incident report - no criminal charges,respond to an incident involving BL and Gabrielle Petito
AUG 12 Arches National Park - reservation only campsite (per PE)
AUG 13: BF posted an Instagram photo from their next destination in Moab
AUG 17: BL returns to Florida via airplane to move their things out of storage returns Aug 23

AUG 19: YouTube travel video posted
AUG 21: Gabbys dad orders Uber eats
AUG 21: Gabby told her Dad on FaceTime that they had lost power during a stop in Salt Lake City.
AUG 23: BL returns from Florida trip via airplane (Where was the van parked?)
AUG 24: The couple were seen checking out of a hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah
AUG 25: Petito’s family spoke to her for the last time over the phone and she said she was in Grand Teton National Park
Last phone call between Gabby & her mom, Nicole Schmidt. Last Instagram post from Monarch Wall in Ogden, Utah.
AUG 27 - Gabby's uncle posts there was a snapchat Gabby sent a friend -heading to Yellowstone (in Dailymail article)
AUG 27 & 30: text messages from Gabby’s phone sent to mom
After August 30th, Gabby’s parents weren’t able to get in contact with Gabby or her fiance. Her fiance’s mother also was not responding to any phone calls.”

SEP 1: BL returns home to FL alone, retains an attorney & is uncooperative with the investigation
SEP 10: The family alerted the National Park Service.
SEP 11: Gabby’s family report her missing 7 PM
Sep 11: Van seized at the home of BL parents in NorthPort FL - FBI
Sep 14: BL family lawyer issues statement
Sept 15: NorthPort police names BL as Person of Interest
Sept 15: Gabby's family issues another statement (?)

Let's fill this in -
ETA: added August 12 domestic response Aug 13
(@Seattle1 )
added Dailymail info about BL trip to Florida for the "storage unit move" returning Aug 23 and Gabby's snapchat to friend they are heading to Yellowstone

 

[Ajs1004]

At the Kicks 66 convenience store located down the street just a few hundred yards away from the Fairfield Inn, a cashier recognized the couple.

The cashier told the DailyMail.com, 'They came into together on the night of August 21. I remember them because he was telling her to 'hurry up.'

She didn't say anything back to him, at one point she left the store for a few minutes and came back in. They bought bottles of water, a few packages of instant noodles and donuts.'

The cashier pointed out that the Salt Lake City FBI headquarters is across the street from the convenience store, also within a few hundred feet of the Fairfield Inn. 'Their vehicle would have had to pass by the FBI cameras outside of the building pointing toward the street on several occasions.'

Last text message missing 'van-life woman' Gabby Petitio sent to her mother is revealed | Daily Mail Online

I thought BL was in Florida Aug 17-23. Perhaps the cashier is mistaken on dates or was she with someone else?

So either the cashier has the dates wrong or he flew back early?

 

[wary]

At the Kicks 66 convenience store located down the street just a few hundred yards away from the Fairfield Inn, a cashier recognized the couple.

The cashier told the DailyMail.com, 'They came into together on the night of August 21. I remember them because he was telling her to 'hurry up.'

She didn't say anything back to him, at one point she left the store for a few minutes and came back in. They bought bottles of water, a few packages of instant noodles and donuts.'

The cashier pointed out that the Salt Lake City FBI headquarters is across the street from the convenience store, also within a few hundred feet of the Fairfield Inn. 'Their vehicle would have had to pass by the FBI cameras outside of the building pointing toward the street on several occasions.'

Last text message missing 'van-life woman' Gabby Petitio sent to her mother is revealed | Daily Mail Online

I thought BL was in Florida Aug 17-23. Perhaps the cashier is mistaken on dates or was she with someone else?

I hope that the cameras faced in the right direction to capture this couple. Personally, I don’t place much value in this type of sighting made by a stranger.

 

[MollyDDD]

BL cannot continue hiding, and his parents cannot continue to remain silent.
I predict that their attorney will make some sort of announcement.

There was an accident, Gabby fell off a cliff while they were rocking climbing or about to take a photo. He panicked. He remains so traumatized that he cannot remember exactly where it happened...he just remembers the cliff and freaking out.

Some such thing....not his fault...didn't call 911 because he was so scared he would be looked at as having pushed her off, especially after the earlier argument they had where someone called the police. That was just a spat, nothing serious, but it looked bad.

ugh....I'm just heartsick for Gabby and her parents.

Me too. I cannot understand the “it was an accident and I panicked” excuse. For me, I’d call 911 and try to get help immediately. When you’re innocent, there is no second guessing or worrying about how this might look. You should be worrying about helping the victim, not yourself. IMO