John Walsh: Gabby Petito investigation riddled with police 'mistakes'
Walsh called the sweep a "
red herring." He said he doesn't believe Laundrie ever went to the preserve and is now long gone.
Walsh also said law enforcement should have and legally could have requested
proof of life of Laundrie during the time he was allegedly at home in Florida.
"I understand the Fifth Amendment, I understand that Brian doesn't want to talk to the cops and his family doesn't want to talk to cops, as despicable as that is, but the cops could ask for proof of life," he said.
"They spent all that revenue, looking for him now, a day late and a dollar short," Walsh said.
Officers should have also stationed cars on the street on either side of the Laundrie home and arranged for an
unmarked car to tail anyone leaving the home, Walsh said.
"All these mistakes were made on my son Adam’s case, and similar mistakes were made in this case," said Walsh, whose 6-year-old son, Adam, was abducted and killed in 1981. "It's pretty damn sad."
