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Gabby Petito missing: Protest erupts at Brian Laundrie's home; fiancé goes missing himself

“The family is claiming they have not seen him since Tuesday,” Taylor said. “Our information that we had was that he was in that home throughout this week. Whether that turns out to be true, we’ll see.”

Taylor clarified that the police department was not actively “tailing” Laundrie even though he's a person of interest in his finance's disappearance.

“We're not tailing this person, you know he’s not wanted in a crime,” Taylor said. “And it's still a missing person case, so you know, we weren't following him around town.”

 

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SEP 17, 2021
Brian Laundrie was controlling, had 'episodes': Gabby Petito pal (nypost.com)
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She said the two friends would share locations on their iPhones to keep each other safe “in case we got lost,” but Laundrie made Petito stop sharing once he found out.

“He had this composure as a sweet, nice, caring guy. But you could tell he’s a little off, a little weird. Like, he’d set up our hammocks when we’d go to the beach, but wouldn’t sit with us, which I found bizarre,” she told the Daily Mail.

“Brian has a jealousy issue,” Rose said. “I’m her only friend in Florida to my knowledge and that’s not because she can’t make friends, he just didn’t want her to have friends.”

“He was always worried she was going to leave him,” she said. “It was a constant thing to try to get us to stop hanging out.”

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She said that the couple never fought in front of her, however she believed that she could tell when they had just had an argument. She said that within the first year of knowing her, Petito spent between seven and 10 nights at her house after they had fought.

“I do believe that their relationship as they kept going on was getting more problematic. It just seemed like there was more and more arguments,” she told the Daily Mail, adding that they had still planned on getting married despite Petito telling her mother it was called off.

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Gabby Petito missing: Protest erupts at Brian Laundrie's home; fiancé goes missing himself

Law enforcement officials have received hundreds of tips since her disappearance went viral but most have been false leads.

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The North Port Police Department released a statement late Friday night expressing frustrations with the case.

“We understand the community’s frustration, we are frustrated too," the agency's statement said. “For six days, the North Port Police Department and the FBI have been pleading with the family to contact investigators regarding Brian’s fiancé Gabby Petito. Friday is the first time they have spoken with investigators in detail.

It is important to note that while Brian is a person of interest in Gabby’s disappearance, he is not wanted for a crime. We are not currently working a crime investigation. We are now working a multiple missing person investigations.”

 

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Questions unanswered in Gabby Petito disappearance
Laundrie uploaded a series of photos from the cross-country trip to his Instagram, occasionally tagging Gabby’s own Instagram.

“It’s a lot easier walking up river holding someone’s hand than walking alone,” he wrote in one post of a canyon ravine.

In between his appreciation of the natural beauty he described, Laundrie occasionally displays a pessimistic view of human activity.

“Zion is proof that mankind can ruin anything even in an effort to preserve it,” his account displays on a photo of Zion National Park in Utah. “Beautiful park just with an unfortunate infestation of human beings.”

“Humans are primates, great apes in fact but I don’t know how great we are as a species,” reads another post from Moab, Utah.

 

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Questions unanswered in Gabby Petito disappearance

Gabby’s mother, Nichole Schmidt, said they don’t believe the last text message they received from Gabby was actually from her. In it, it states that the couple is in Yosemite and that text messages would be tough because of the area.

It was received on Aug. 30.

“You do the math,” Nichole Schmidt said Friday. “We know that she didn’t send it because he was home Sept. 1. They never went to Yosemite; they never had plans to go to Yosemite — so it’s obvious.”

North Port Police Public Information Officer Josh Taylor wondered about that as well during a short news conference Friday afternoon, noting driving from Yosemite to North Port in a day on one tank of gas was clearly unlikely.

 

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Questions unanswered in Gabby Petito disappearance

While technology tracking and social media can help find a missing person, it depends on the circumstance.

Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Capt. Joe Giasone said agencies can only use GPS and cellphone tracking if the devices are on.

“The cellphone companies are really good if we call with an emergency,” Giasone said.

However, if a missing person used a cellphone at some point, police are able to back track the areas where the phone connected to cell towers.

“You can get access to that pretty quickly,” Giasone said about working with phone companies on an active missing person case.

But it does get trickier in areas like national parks where towers are more scarce, he said.

Other technology like traffic cameras can be used in a missing persons case. Toll booth cameras capture all tags going through, however, red light traffic cameras only record when someone runs a red light.

Social media has also become a major tool in trying to piece together moments before someone goes missing.

 

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SEP 17, 2021
Police slam family of Gabby Petito’s fiancé
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"The attorney for the Laundrie family called FBI investigators Friday night indicating the family would like to talk about the disappearance of their son," the statement read. "The family now claims that they have not seen Brian since Tuesday of this week."

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The police though took aim at Laundrie's family for being uncooperative with officials.

"We understand the community's frustration, we are frustrated too," police stated. "For six days, the North Port Police Department and the FBI have been pleading with the family to contact investigators regarding Brian's fiancée Gabby Petito. Friday is the first time they have spoken with investigators in detail."

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Police released a description of Laundrie in their statement — he is 5'8" tall, 160 pounds with brown eyes, short brown hair, trimmed facial hair and was last seen wearing a hiking bag with a waist strap.

"The North Port Police Department is actively looking for Gabby, Brian, and any information surrounding this case. Please continue to utilize 1-800-CALL-FBI," the department advised.

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Police in Florida met for hours with the Laundrie family at their home Friday night.

Officers left the home just before 9 p.m., and did not bring anyone with them, nor did they speak to reporters or address the raucous crowd waiting outside. The North Port police chief soon after tweeted:

"The conversation at the Laundrie home is complete. Once we have the details, a statement will be made. We ask for calm!"

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Earlier in the evening, police were seen quickly looking through a vehicle in the driveway. Officers were also seen grabbing what appeared to be evidence bags at one point.

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The Grand County Sheriff’s Office released a statement Friday confirming Petito’s case isn’t connected to the deaths of Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte.

Grand County Sheriff's Office | Facebook

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As the search continues, North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison said Thursday that no criminality was suspected in the case “at this time.”

 

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All quiet after 1am outside Brian Laundrie’s family home with one @NorthPortPolice car parked out front. Parents told police they have not seen him since Tuesday. Gabby Petito’s family attorney says he’s hiding, not missing.

https://twitter.com/wflajustin/status/1439093006469144581?s=21

 

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Attorney Says Fiancé Brian Laundrie Missing as Search for Gabby Petito Continues – NBC Chicago
The police conversation on Friday marked the first time that any member of the Laundrie family who has been in contact with Brian has agreed to talk with officers involved in the investigation into Petito's disappearance. Garrison said he believes they have at least some information that could help in the investigation.

"Gabby lived in that house too, in North Port. So if Brian returned without Gabby, you would think people would be asking: 'Where is Gabby at?' There had to be some type of conversation or dialogue with the parents and other family member," Garrison speculated. "I'm a reasonable person, but I would believe that, yes, they do know something."

 

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Police Unsure Where Fiancé of Gabby Petito Is, As Family Talks To Investigators for 1st Time

9/17/21

What to Know

• North Port Police said they did not know where Brian Laundrie was as of Friday evening, and that authorities were trying to determine if the notion that Laundrie may be missing has any "credibility"
• The Laundrie family attorney contacted police Friday evening "concerned that they have not seen Brian," Taylor said, but would not say when family or authorities were last certain of Laundrie's whereabouts
• For the first time since Gabby Petito went missing, members of the Laundrie family spoke with investigators at their Florida home Friday evening

 

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Gabby Petito, boyfriend would fight and break up a lot, Brian Laundrie’s sister says

9/17/21

Brian Laundrie’s sister, Cassie Laundrie, said it was “typical” for Gabby Petito and her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, to fight and break up

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Interestingly, Cassie Laundrie said she has not spoken to her brother since he returned home on Sept. 1.

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Does Brian Laundrie know what happened to Gabby?
North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison said on CNN’s “Don Lemon Tonight” Thursday night that he thinks Brian Laundrie and his family have more information about the case.

• “I believe Brian has the information,” he said.
• “I believe people around Brian may also have the information, and we are pleading to those people to come forward. Provide us the information that we need to find Gabby and reunite Gabby with her family because she deserves it and her family deserves it,” he said, per CNN.
• “I haven’t been able to talk to him. I wish I had information where I could give more,” she said.

 

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A father's plea to help find his daughter Gabby Petito. Joe Petito shares his thoughts on the matter. His thoughts are his and his alone. 9/17/21

 

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Gabby Petito family says Brian Laundrie hiding, not missing

By Eyewitness News
Updated 10 minutes ago

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Taylor said detectives spoke with Chris and Roberta Laundrie in-person with their lawyer present over the phone.

"I wouldn't say that it was, you know, a full conversation. Right now their focus was on us helping them find their son," Taylor said.

Taylor said investigators were still working to piece together Brian's trip from western states to their home in Florida.

"Certainly that truck did not drive from, you know, potentially, you know, the mountain west to here on one tank of gas so we know there were stops along the way. If people saw anything as far as those movements, we're piecing that together, some parts of the time line we've solidified. We know her mother talked to her, saw her on facetime on the 25th of August," Taylor said.

 

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Shannon Clowe on Twitter (Video)
BREAKING @NorthPortPolice confirm to @10TampaBay
they are looking in a park in North Port where #BrianLaundrie “frequented”searching from him #WheresGabby #GabbyPetito #FindGabby
10:19 AM · Sep 18, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

Shannon Clowe on Twitter
To show you just how many @NorthPortPolice
are searching for #BrianLaundrie near Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park #wheresgabby #FindGabby #GabbyPetito

10:24 AM · Sep 18, 2021 from North Port, FL·Twitter for iPhone

North Port Police on Twitter
The North Port Police Department, FBI, and agency partners are currently conducting a search of the vast Carlton Reserve for Brian Laundrie. His family says they believe he entered the area earlier this week. More details when available.

10:36 AM · Sep 18, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

Shannon Clowe on Twitter
Investigators have quite the search ahead of them The park’s website states — “The Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park is situated on 160 acres of heavily wooded land” #FindGabby #wheresgabby #GabbyPetito
10:40 AM · Sep 18, 2021 from Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park·Twitter for iPhone

 

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SEP 18, 2021
FBI Searching for Brian Laundrie as Gabby Petito case continues to gain national attention - NBC2 News (nbc-2.com)
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As of Saturday morning, the North Port Police Department is searching the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park and Carlton Reserve on foot.

Officers said Laundrie was known to frequent this park.

According to his family, Laundrie entered the park earlier this week.

North Port police originally believed Brian was inside the family’s North Port home until Friday evening. Investigators said there is still no official crime here, and these are still being considered multiple missing person cases.

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Member @Gardenista -Go to this video at about 2:05:45 and you will see LE open a gun case and look through it

 

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SEP 18, 2021
Live Updates: Gabby Petito's Fiancé Brian Laundrie Is Also Missing, According to His Attorney

A 20-minute Facebook Live taken outside Brian Laundrie's home captures neighbors speaking about how some people have reportedly spotted a young man coming through the woods behind the house.

At one point in the live stream, two people approached the woman filming to tell her they were driving in the area and saw someone running on the street behind Laundrie's home.

"We've been driving around here and saw this guy. We don't know for sure it was him, but it looks exactly like him," one woman said, showing a picture of the man.

The man pictured is wearing a brown T-Shirt, sunglasses, and sweatpants. He appears to be wearing headphones and is looking down. It is unclear whether this man is Laundrie.

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SEP 18, 2021
Police and FBI are searching for Brian Laundrie, fiancé of missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito - CBS News
Authorities said they are searching for Laundrie in the Carlton Reserve, a county park in Florida's Sarasota County.

"His family says they believe he entered the area earlier this week. More details when available," the North Port Police tweeted on Saturday morning.

Gabby Petito: Police searching for her fiancé, family says he's been missing for days: LIVE UPDATES (foxnews.com)
North Port police confirmed Saturday morning that multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, are searching Carlton Reserve for Brian Laundrie.

Laundrie's family cited the reserve as his last location, saying he had headed there earlier this week. His family reported him missing Friday night, saying they had last seen him on Tuesday.

 

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Gabby Petito's best friend claims Brian Laundrie was jealous and controlling | Daily Mail Online

9/18/21

• Gabby Petito's best friend [RD] has claimed her fiancé Brian Laundrie, 23, was a jealous and controlling partner in their relationship
• In an interview with DailyMail.com Friday, the 21-year-old recalled one occasion in which he allegedly stole Gabby's ID so she couldn't go out with Rose to a bar
• 'Brian didn't want her to go out with me, so he took it,' she said. 'She was hysterical. She told me she slapped him and something about him pushing her'
• Rose, who's from Sarasota, said she met Gabby, 22, early last year on Bumble BFF and began hanging out with the couple at their home in North Port
• She said Laundrie came off as a sweet and caring guy, but was always worried Gabby was going to leave him and later tried to stop them from hanging out
• 'I'm her only friend in Florida to my knowledge and that's not because she can't make friends, he just didn't want her to have friends,' she said
• The two were so close they even shared their locations with each through an iPhone app, but when Laundrie found out, he made Gabby delete it, said Rose

 

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