Found Deceased WY - Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Petito, 22, Grand Teton National Park, 25 Aug 2021 #10

[dacjess]

Police say the parents would only talk about the whereabouts of Brian.

This sentence is just gross human behavior.

I feel very certain my parents would help me contact authorities if something happened and work with me but they would NOT cover up my involvement in a missing person. Heck, I’m sure they’d be right there saying I need to share what I know because a person is missing. IMO this shows a lot about how BL learned about accountability. If he didn’t think his parents would help him, none of this after GL going missing may have happened. JMO.

 

[aim4thestars]

Do we know the timeline of when the parents allegedly drove the car home/it got its way home and when the parents informed LE? Why wouldn't you call LE upon coming across the car in the first place? UGH. I really truly want to believe the best in most people, but this really makes NO sense.

 

[rosesfromangels]

It's absurd, IMO. It is one thing to invoke your rights and refuse to participate in a prosecution against yourself or your son. It's another thing to actively participate in a scheme. Legally they are different too.

*If* the parents possess knowledge of a crime, or the whereabouts of their son, I truly hope they will do the right thing and contact the authorities. I'm sure this is heartbreaking for them, but *if* their son is a perpetrator, they are not doing him any favor by assisting him. Quite the opposite. There is a window of opportunity, (which is rapidly closing), for cooperation that could lead to a more favorable outcome during sentencing.

The last thing these parents want to be faced with is some dramatic capture, a struggle, and someone getting hurt...or worse.

Let's hope that despite this agonizing reality, they come to grips and act with intelligence, and honor.

This is all just amateur opinion and speculation.
Prayers to all effected. A very sad case. Very sad.

 

[Satchie]

Anyone else wondering if his parents dropped him off in the mustang (because who else would) and someone else picked him up later? Then his parents could say that’s where they thought he was last when he really ended up somewhere else & they’re not aware.

If true, I expect he drove there. And yes, they were told what to do.

If true, I believe the family have been carefully instructed by their lawyer about what to say, to ensure they can't be charged with any crime.

 

[Kristyp1024]

I am feeling a bit frustrated both with BL’s parents and the LE there. LE also interpreted that BL was in the house, when apparently he wasn’t. Why are they leaving anything to interpretation? Can they not charge the parents with obstruction of justice in an investigation, read them their rights and make them state their intention to invoke the 5th amendment?

Maybe the above can’t legally happen. I don’t know. Between this case and Barry Morphew looking at bonding out next week, I’m just over these men whose partners ‘disappear’.

No obstruction until proof of crime

 

[Sunset]

my thought is that the parents came clean on what they knew, and hat has prompted this type of search, they have decided they would rather have a son in jail then dead!

Then why did they tell this on Friday rather than on Tuesday?
I just came back to this thread and it is moving too fast.

 

[feralwriter]

Such a sinking feeling for Gabby & her family. I believe whatever happened, occurred on the 29th, & that she is right at the edge of Yellowstone Park. Not far off a side road. I think B will be found alive, hungry, & ready to give it all up. I have nothing but contempt for his parents. And if anyone out there reading these threads is beginning to question your own relationship, reach out. There's so much help .Please.

 

[Gardenkeep]

Could someone explain to me why LE didn't question BL immediately after GP's mother reported her daughter as missing? I understand that LE wouldn't treat BL as a suspect, but wouldn't it make sense to question the one who was the last to have been with / seen the missing person?

…and when that person would refuse to even sit down for an interview, shouldn't that person automatically be considered a POI?

I'm woefully ignorant of US laws and I know they can vary wildly per state, but I am just wondering why this wouldn't be standard practice. Hope someone can explain

I believe they attempted to, but LE cannot compel BL to talk, and he "lawyered up", refusing to be interviewed. This is because the case is not a crime investigation, but a missing persons investigation. BL's right to be silent is protected under our 5th Amendment, and LE could get into a lot of trouble trying to force the issue. He has been designated a POI, but that still doesn't allow LE to compel him. If the status of the case changes to a crime investigation, and there is evidence implicating BL, then they can compel him to sit in an interrogation. Even then, with having "lawyered up" they cannot proceed without the lawyer. This is common to all states on the federal level.

 

[Sillybilly]

I'm still trying to get over BL offering the TikToc gal $200. Where would he come up with that much money. I honestly thought these two kids were traveling on a shoestring.

I suspect a quick email transfer from parents.

 

[bellyup]

I have my doubts about that TikToker Miranda Baker's story about giving BL a ride. In EVERY high-profile crime like this, you get a variety of attention hogs who come out and publicize how they previously met the suspect. There are new articles and YouTube videos however of interviews with Rose Davis, GP's best friend, who describes BL as being very jealous and controlling. Rose Davis is authentic. The TikTok story about giving BL a ride may or may not be fake.

Upthread is a link - police confirmed it was true

 

[Alethea]

I am feeling a bit frustrated both with BL’s parents and the LE there. LE also interpreted that BL was in the house, when apparently he wasn’t. Why are they leaving anything to interpretation? Can they not charge the parents with obstruction of justice in an investigation, read them their rights and make them state their intention to invoke the 5th amendment?

Maybe the above can’t legally happen. I don’t know. Between this case and Barry Morphew looking at bonding out next week, I’m just over these men whose partners ‘disappear’.

I do wonder why LE couldn't get a search warrant for the house where Gabby last lived, even if it was limited to her room. It seems like something a judge would approve even if they say she moved all of her stuff out. Maybe there'd be a clue as to somewhere she'd go if she "ran away" (I know that didn't happen but if you have a missing person it seems like you would need to explore that option at least).

 

[aim4thestars]

I doubt a bus. Pretty sure you need to show ID.

I've taken many buses throughout New England. Though a ticket might say to show ID, I was never once asked. Just a thought.

 

[Kano]

I doubt a bus. Pretty sure you need to show ID.

i imagine passengers would have come forward with sightings. Boat would be the best way out and as locals they could have access.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[NuttMegg]

I doubt a bus. Pretty sure you need to show ID.

Maybe those 10 days were spent getting him some new ID's.

 

[MercyNew]

This is unfolding in a community 20 mins north of me… this story is bizarre and so sad.. people are standing in front of Brian’s home/parent’s home demanding they speak. They have held multiple vigils, one in their front yard. I really hope we get answers soon.

 

[doyoulovemepfg]

When I lived at home my parents had an extra set of keys to me & my brothers cars. The extra set went to them.

Yep. My brother is 24 and not living at home... my dad has keys to his car, apartment and storage unit. Not super uncommon these days.

 

[LavenderLotus]

I suspect a quick email transfer from parents.

Maybe cashapp or Venmo too I was thinking

 

[EmmieA]

Between the two of them, I think there was a lot of woo-woo fantasizing; grandiose behavior; 'web influencer' BS; youthful idiocy; total inexperience in living an adult life on their own and off their phones; superficial educations; perhaps mental health issues; and incompatibility. A toxic mix. MOO.

IMO This says it all. They wanted to be influencers but were very basic, doing things, going places where every other vanlife influencer has already been. GP obviously wanted to monetize their adventures but wasn’t getting much exposure. GP seemed stressed about the social media aspects during the LE stop - I’m sure finances became an issue but I don’t know if/how that plays into GP’s disappearance

 

[TheGardener]

Brian and his family are being very foolish. There are only about a thousand lawyers willing to take on this case, concoct everything from she left with other campers after a fight, or mountain men kidnapped her or she was eaten by a bear - you name it.
All this kid has to do is say "I don't know" about a thousand times and he's scott free unless LE has a ton of damning evidence. At this point, they don't even have their prime suspect anywhere near in custody.