Found Deceased WY - Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Petito, 22, Grand Teton National Park, 25 Aug 2021 #63

[Sincerely]

I have compassion for them but they were incredibly immature and selfish for handling their situation the way they have. No way out now. They need to show their son how to stand up, tell the truth, and take the heat.

I am surprised at my compassion that is seeping through for the Laundrie family. Just a little. Nothing like what I feel for Gabby’s family but in all honesty, I do feel some. I don’t know why because how they have handled this shows zero compassion toward Gabby’s family. As was previously mentioned, making a simple statement that they miss her or have their attorney issue a statement about the sadness they feel without Gabby there and that they pray for peace and comfort for her family would likely shift the public perception of them. Even saying that they have never dealt with anything remotely close to this and may have made insensitive decisions. The silence isn’t working. I also believe ChL is about to boil over. He reminds me a lot of the Anthony dad. Based on what Gabby’s mom said about RL welcoming Gabby and loving her, makes this all the more confusing about their behavior. What can it hurt to show some compassion even if they are protecting their son?

 

[ericasf]

I don't think she was afraid of him!
She was not married to him why she stayed is beyond me!
All she had to do was call dad!

There is a post a few posts back that gives information about emotional abuse/domestic violence. And speaking from experience, it is not as easy as just calling Dad. The person who is being abused is so broken down that what seems like an easy answer to someone isn't to the abused.

 

[x_files]

I know this is going to be criticized, but I think it’s callous of ChL to do this the morning after the autopsy. Sure, it’s his property and he can mow, but he also knows there’s journalists standing there and he knows Gabby’s cause of death was announced less than 24 hours ago. It seems unnecessary to me. The grass is long, let it go a few more days. This seems like him trying to give people the metaphorical finger and IMO it’s a bad look. Idk if they’re being counseled to go about their routines but there’s bad optics here. And he could certainly take one moment to say “we miss her, it’s horrible” and not take any more questions. I think that would have gone a long way with public perception. This family seems to be a PR nightmare. JMO.

Maybe BL's family NEVER liked her. I'm starting to feel they did not care for her at all. Cassie and her children, however, I think did.
Some parents don't like their children 's choice of gf's.

 

[cady]

I don't think she was afraid of him!
She was not married to him why she stayed is beyond me!
All she had to do was call dad!

Just NOT that simple....not how it works. jmo

 

[Mom24]

BBM

When did we find that out? (The bolded part) If there are published reports I think they can be cited here even when mental health is mentioned.
JMO

Her parents. Her father stated this on the Dr Phil show.

 

[ThoughtFox]

https://twitter.com/BrianEntin/status/1448261214979641350

ChL finally cut his overgrown grass. I kind of feel sorry for BL's parents. They really don't have any friends they can call on to help out with mowing, shopping, cooking meals, etc.?

My husband has often mowed the lawn for our neighbors when they've had a broken mower or were going through some hard time like a divorce or hospital stay. But if reporters were lining the street, we probably wouldn't step foot outside. Someone the Laundries know might want to help them but they also don't want to be interviewed on Twitter or YouTube or international TV, or seen as taking sides against the Petito family. My goodness, who would volunteer to step into that crazy spotlight over an uncut lawn? BL's family was criticized for having tall grass and now for mowing it. Danged if they do, danged if they don't. JMOO

 

[LeeJay55]

I think.he's alive!

 

[ctmom]

I watched Anderson Cooper last night also, very interesting. Anderson had the only interview with Dr. Blue. I'm glad he was on the show because the actual press conference was terrible.

For me it got interesting when he was asked about why he called it DV. Dr. Blue said it was his assumption, rather than a fact. IMO Dr. Blue gathered information surrounding the days leading up to the murder and came up with that conclusion. It was the totality of that information that lead him to believe this was DV.

He also pointed out Manual Strangulation is a violent crime. I don't know if this particular show will be shown somewhere in a repeat, it was definitely worth watching.

Here's Anderson Cooper's Twitter link to the interview.
Defiantly worth watching over again!
https://twitter.com/AC360/status/1448079789059944451

 

[customCF]

Doesn’t work like that at all unfortunately. Perhaps look up why people stay and don’t tell others what’s happening.

Something else that society could change. How hard is it to call the police if you see something awful happening, can it really inconvenience people that much?
Why do so many people any more just say "none of my business," "Not my problem"

EDIT: MOO of course.

 

[OldLadyBlues]

Ppl in a rage don't stop what they are doing untill its to late or someone or something stops them!!!! It's not anger!!!

It is my personal opinion there is more "to" BL than we know but is feeding into his parents' and sister's behavior. I believe he is alive somewhere I just have no clue as to where except it is NOT in the swamplands. Will he ever be found? Maybe. But only if and when his family "trips" up. Until then, they seem to be in protective mode and feeling the way I do, I don't know that I can condemn what they are doing except to say it's as aggravating as all get out. MOO, MOO ONLY!

 

[Barbie619]

Would like to add that autopsies are not as ‘glamorous’ as seen on TV. The ME does not do everything and in cases like this, as he stated, multiple people in different areas of specialty are brought in.

He likely performed the standard portion of the autopsy which almost doctors are well qualified to do. There was most likely a number of forensic experts present (photographer, evidence collection, etc) and he stated that an anthropologist was present. Given that, I’m more than confident that there is no reason to doubt his qualification or findings.

MOO

Where I live the ME's office is a full time operation. Full time investigator's and specialists on call. So to me it's strange how completely different how the office is run.

As long as the job is done properly and the right conclusions are reached I have no problem with it.

 

[jjonez]

BBM
He was saying this in relation to Gabby.

Here is AC's twitter link to the interview:
https://twitter.com/AC360/status/1448079789059944451

Dr. Blue: "We believe this was strangling by a human being"

AC: "How do you determine that it's a human being?"

Dr. Blue: "Only humans have opposable thumbs."

IMO it is always best to listen to the original source, if possible. IMO this is taken out of context and BB is defining and describing ‘throttling’

Anderson Cooper 360

please forgive the ridiculous italics. I thought I had figured out how to use them clearly I have not. Lol

 

[10ofRods]

I know folks won't agree with me here, however IMHO I think the situation at the Merry Piglets let Gabby see B in a new light. He was now acting this way in public that she had only seen in private before. I think this may have been her last straw with him and she may have tried to break it off/end the relationship. I know folks don't agree with this because this would have ended her van life dream and all, but this is just my opinion. Her breaking off the relationship may have led to the final outcome here. I don't mean that as a blame thing, just the steps that led up to it. IMHO.

Even couples with longer, stronger relationships have trouble while traveling, for reasons you point out. It's one thing for a partner to grumble about food at home or be impatient or crabby. But, in public, well...most of us would not like or enjoy that at all. I bet that meal at Merry Piglets was one of their few restaurant meals on that trip. They were both losing their grip on normal social relations (whatever happened in Moab, both of them were there and involved, and it was embarrassing for both of them, and I think Brian in particular got freaked out).

My own intuition says that Brian went home to FL for a cooling off period and it's possible they "broke up" at that point. I have no idea what transpired next. If BL came back initially just to drive the van home (which is possible), then somehow, they got back together and decided to push onwards with the trip (which was supposed to end in Portland, and where they were thinking of wintering on an organic farm, as is possible near Portland).

Most DV victims where there is low level violence and lots of drama do not sense or believe that a huge act of violence is right around the corner. We who follow true crime have a very different view, I think. I think Brian's mind was running on fumes (and bald tires). So I think she brought up the Merry Piglets incident back at camp and it went from there. Indeed, the amount of time Brian had spent away from home was so small that he might not have been able to judge his own emotional capacity, and Dad/Mom had always been there to rein him in or advise him to cool off.

 

[NCWatcher]

Her parents. Her father stated this on the Dr Phil show.

Thanks.
My take on that then is we don't know for sure. Adult children don't always tell their parents about things like that. And while I think GP was obviously very close to her parents, she hadn't lived at home since at least fall 2017. That's 4 years and that's a long time.

JMO. Edit: typo

 

[dacjess]

I'm curious to see just how many of you think BL is still alive. To see how split this group is on dead/alive

I think he’s alive

 

[TrialLurking]

I'm curious to see just how many of you think BL is still alive. To see how split this group is on dead/alive

I see BL as someone that is weak-minded and very fragile. I see him as someone that runs away when things get messy because he could never face the music. His anxiety won't let him. So with that, I believe he lingered for awhile. Now, I think he may very well be somewhere deceased in the reserve or nearby.

 

[ThoughtFox]

I'm curious to see just how many of you think BL is still alive. To see how split this group is on dead/alive

BL is probably alive, in my opinion. I don't view him as suicidal because that would imply he might feel remorse or be unsure of his ability to outwit police. I feel he is arrogant and sure of himself, or he wouldn't have fled the way he did. The main reason he might be upset is that the police found the body. JMOO

 

[RickshawFan]

I was wondering if anyone believes that GP and BL actually camped at the spot she was found or was it a dumping site? I do not believe that she camped there at that location. First reason, she appeared to camp close to the van at other campsites per her posted video. Second, very rocky terrain to go back and forth if you needed to go back to the van. Also, it was posted that she sent a snapchat about heading to Yellowstone on the 27th. In addition, the van was left in a very isolated location, almost hidden by trees. I wonder if she would have even been located if not for the Youtuber's Go Pro video. I wonder if they got into an argument inside the van on their way to Yellowstone. Perhaps, he pulled over because he didn't want to experience what he had in Moab. Could he have strangled her right in the passenger seat somewhere between Jackson and Spread Creek Rd turnoff?

On Dr Phil, the step father mentioned a firepit and a clearing area where a tent would have been. It's possible that the firepit was there long before she was placed there.

Also, she was wearing a sweatshirt. Would a sweatshirt be worn in the afternoon hours in Jackson during an August afternoon.

Would love to hear the thoughts of others.
thank you for reading

IMO they weren't camping there. It wasn't a legal spot (they might actually have had an argument about whether they would risk it). I am speculating that it happened in late afternoon or dusk, soon after they got there.
IMO she ran trying to get away from him, and he caught up to her. He killed her on the spot. She might have tried to hide from him in that cluster of vegetation. This seems to me more likely than him dragging her there.

 

[dacjess]

I don't think she was afraid of him!
She was not married to him why she stayed is beyond me!
All she had to do was call dad!

Some articles on why she may have stayed:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3672&context=facpub

Why People Stay

SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class research journals

 

[branmuffin]

Ar least

My qualms have arisen because he said multiple times that due to WY statutes he couldn't say more than COD and MOD. And then he did. Maybe the DV comments were an "oops." I don't really believe that but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. But appearing on talk shows later on was obviously thought out in advance.. premeditated if you will. That seems wrong especially when he shared more than he shared at the official press conference he apparently called.

So I wonder about his qualifications and experience too.

JMO

At least he's a medical doctor. Maybe experiencing for the first time in his life having to go on national TV and being grilled by newshounds for a sound bite could have rattled him a bit. He's probably used to telling family members their loved one died sitting in their favorite chair watching tv or in a car accident not a death that has an international following. And I also believe he's probably overseen DV deaths where no one has shown a scintilla of interest much to his frustration. I give him a pass. Maybe not the prosecutor though.