Gabby Petito told a
police officer on Aug. 12 that her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, didn't believe in her dream to create a website and blog, but she was apparently able to edit and publish an eight-minute video when Laundrie left her for nearly a week in
Salt Lake City while he flew home to Florida.
The video, entitled "VAN LIFE | Beginning Our Van Life Journey," was posted to her YouTube channel, "
Nomadic Statik," on Aug. 19, two days after Laundrie traveled to Florida to close a "storage unit to save money," according to his lawyer, Steven Bertolino. During an interview with
Dr. Phil, Petito's family attorney Richard Stafford suggested Laundrie stole Gabby's credit card to fund the flight.
Petito's inaugural blog video was a recap of the couple's first weeks on the road and has now been viewed more than 5 million times. She also documented her travels on her
Instagram account, and was in the process of creating her own
website before she was killed.
Gabby Petito's YouTube video posted while Brian Laundrie left her in Utah