Seems a lifetime ago but I dated a guy who years after our breakup killed his best friend in a DWI car crash. As his court date neared, and after leaving his lawyer's office, he went home and hung himself. Same reason as you stated above, he couldn't do prison.
IMO Gabby had been in this same up and down relationship for years, it was familiar to her, and behavior's that were cropping up may have seemed normal, or at least acceptable to Gabby. She had no previous experience in relationships,, so she had nothing to compare this one to.
The Moab stop may have been her first interaction with LE and it was dealing with a serious accusation of DV. It may have been the 1st time she started realizing that hey, maybe this behavior wasn't normal, that she was the one being accused of being the aggressor, and it might have frightened her to think about if she should be in a unhealthy relationship.
Obviously I don't know what impact that police stop had on her, or even if she was even aware of this relationship not being normal since she took complete blame for all that happened that day.
I do believe if she had been able to continue growing as a person, she would have come to a realization that this was not a relationship she wanted to continue in. She may have started realizing she was outgrowing him, with or without DV involved. But I doubt she was able to make that decision during this trip because she was so set on making her dreams come true to the exclusion of everything else.
Too bad BL didn't give her that chance to start growing up and dumping him. I would be shocked if he's found dead but I won't be surprised, he may not be able to handle all the guilt associated with this crime and the thought of going to prison. JMO IMO
Agree that the whole thing is heart-breaking.
When I say he could have killed himself by now, I do think he might have been naive enough to think he could flee initially. There are ways to suicide which require less personal courage. ( Don't want to get too graphic though)
Yes it's possible that the MOAB incident made her realise she needed to get out of this relationship but it could have also had negative consequences - made her feel that she was even more to blame for his behaviour as 'primary agressor'. All we have is crumbs of information so I find it hard to come down one way or another.
Nonetheless, the crumbs we do have include Rose's comments about Gabby refusing to go into detail on a past fight. Because have always thought Rose seemed credible, that just seemed to suggest she might have known that the DV was unacceptable ( Caveat - Whole case is a nightmare cause it's imposs to say for sure OTOH BL could have threatened GP about discussing the DV with Rose. Shame, fear of the consequences, fear of him etc. I definitely feel that she would have been warned not to discuss their personal business with others )
Gabby Petito's best friend claims Brian Laundrie was jealous and controlling | Daily Mail Online
'She said
the couple wouldn't argue in front of her, but she could tell afterward. Gabby would appear upset, but he'd seem calm.'
on the line-dancing/ BL takes her ID fight
'Brian didn't want her to go out with me, so he took it,' she recalled. 'She was so hysterical. She told me she slapped him and said something about him pushing her.
'
She was holding back. I told her you need to tell me the deep of what happened and she just wouldn't.'
Rose also tried, delicately, to get Gabby to reconsider her engagement to Laundrie.
Gabby told her mother she'd put off the engagement, but according to Rose, they were still looking to get married.
'I told her you're young and Brian is a little controlling for her, but I also told her to do what makes you happy and I'm here to support you,' she said.
( BTW there was also a bit in the MOAB tape which connects with how Brian viewed DV - he says wtte ...I'd tell the court I don't want to press charges I love her but I'm sorry it got so
public. I'd have to go find the link & exact quote but that was another Ugh! moment for me just cause it hints at -just keep it hidden. )
