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

[Glaber]

I believe the neighbors reported seeing him bike riding with his mother and cleaning garage. I'm unsure of the date.

"According to a search warrant, a license plate reader showed that the van entered North Port on Sept. 1." Timeline of the Gabby Petito Investigation in Florida

 

[milkshakedonkey]

Do you know for a fact it was them? I can't find anything that confirms that it was the investigative team. Can anyone confirm this? If it was in fact them, that does seem very unprofessional.

It was confirmed to be LE upthread.

 

[b2alicia]

2 things-
-I think he <modsnip> out to the Reserve on Sept 3rd, with his dirty clothes from the trip, and dropped them off in strategic locations all over, including something that would be detectable near the water. <modsnip>
- SO EASY to make himself look different!

https://www.amazon.com/Blonde-Short-Wigs-Halloween-Trump/dp/B07GKC479Q/ref=sr_1_70?crid=3B3ZEJP5RHBW8&dchild=1&keywords=short+blonde+wig&qid=1632328686&refinements=p_72:1248873011&rnid=1248871011&s=beauty&sprefix=short+blonde,aps,376&sr=1-70

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<modsnip>

Thank you, Moderators! That slipped up on me. My apologies!

 

[SAMS]

https://twitter.com/jeremyharristv/status/1440714458821632008?s=21

A Petito family spokesperson has confirmed to our partners at @CBSNews that this cross was left by the investigation team at the spot where Gabby’s body was recovered in Spread Creek.kutv.com/news/local/mak… @KUTV2News #GabbyPetito

 

[MassGuy]

North Port Police say they are looking at large bodies of water in the reserve using dive teams, boats, and sonar equipment. "At this time, this does not mean anything has been found. It's part of the overall search process."
https://twitter.com/brianentin/status/1440724140504219649?s=21

Police say the self inflicted death about a mile from the reserve is NOT connected to the Gabby Petito case.

https://twitter.com/brianentin/status/1440724306678280192?s=21

 

[Mike in WNY]

I don't think anyone would think it strange for someone closely associated with a homicide to hire a qualified criminal defense lawyer. A qualified criminal defense lawyer may have been able to end this weeks ago with a negotiated surrender.

Bertolino has been criticized because he lost his client, he's not admitted to practice law in Florida, he doesn't practice criminal law outside of DUI, and he released false information about where the Mustang was on Tuesday. I don't see how anyone could think this is the right step to protect the defendant's rights.

My point - maybe not presented as well as I could - was about revealing publicly that co-counsel so-to-speak is already in place. Unless people *know* that everything has been revealed in that regard.

 

[jamicat]

I suspect he'll gladly take the billable hours until it's obvious he needs to hand the case off.

What has he done wrong? Right now he has done best job possible to protect Laundries from any charges and any hard evidence usable against them in future charges. By usable, I mean in a court of law. BL and Family have Zero criminal charges against them.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Gabby Petito's Family Repeatedly Called on the Laundries to Provide More Information

 

[chupacabra]

Yes, it wasn't very tactful on his part. Now is not the time to get defensive when there are grieving parents involved.

I didn't read it as particularly defensive - just stating that he shared their disgust and letting them know he doesn't advertise or engage online in this way (and letting them know he doesn't control the Yelp page).

We should try to respect that this lawyer is doing his job here, and is himself not a guilty party nor guilty by association.

 

[dubster]

JBL just read an announcement from Northport Police Chief, there is a possible self inflicted death a mile away from where they are searching but it has nothing to do with this case

 

[Devil In The Details]

For those of you who truly believe BL is on a suicide mission of one kind or another...
he had 2300 miles of open country between the crime scene and North Port to chose for a suicide.
He didn't.

At that time he didn't have hundreds of LE agents looking to lock him up. I believe this fact alone could cause a person to have a diminished will to live.

 

[kyraz]

About the Appalachian trail, is it only for hiking or could one camp there?

you can hike and basically live on the AT for many months at a time but similar to the PCT it takes pretty extensive preparation and money for a journey like that.

 

[Blef]

If he was underwater?

If it was suicide then his body would be floating rather than underwater

 

[MLaps]

WFLA is updating about dive teams via NPPD says dive teams being brought in is normal basically. And someone died about a mile from the park but it’s not related.

Goodness gracious. Josh Taylor getting ahead of the game.

I'm glad this was said on WFLA, because people are going to speculate that it's BL.

 

[pittie_mcclure]

For those of you who truly believe BL is on a suicide mission of one kind or another...
he had 2300 miles of open country between the crime scene and North Port to chose for a suicide.
He didn't.

except now his girlfriend’s body has been found, he has been named a POI in her murder & he’s the countries most hated person. I’d say a lot has happened since then that would make somebody kill themselves.

 

[lab.tx]

"There is a possible self inflicted death a mile from the environmental park that has nothing to do with Gabby's case". That was a statement released by Josh Taylor read by JB with WFLA. They are trying to get ahead of any rumors that may erupt. Attached is the link where the information was shared.

 

[borndem]

I was too late to say this on the previous thread:

A Big Welcome to Websleuths,
Cuxhaven1957
and
Slamalam
and
afwife8405
and
Laurie640 !!!!​

 

[pittie_mcclure]

If it was suicide then his body would be floating rather than underwater

bodies get caught on things all the time that cause them to sink, get stuck under the water, etc. especially a swampy animal infested body of water.

 

[MLaps]

you can hike and basically live on the AT for many months at a time but similar to the PCT it takes pretty extensive preparation and money for a journey like that.

And you would be seen by plenty.

 

[Keyedin]

I don't think anyone would think it strange for someone closely associated with a homicide to hire a qualified criminal defense lawyer. A qualified criminal defense lawyer may have been able to end this weeks ago with a negotiated surrender.

Bertolino has been criticized because he lost his client, he's not admitted to practice law in Florida, he doesn't practice criminal law outside of DUI, and he released false information about where the Mustang was on Tuesday. I don't see how anyone could think this is the right step to protect the defendant's rights.

I've wondered if he just repeated what the family told him, none of them realizing that it didn't match up. I think Brian Entin actually had video proving when the car was at the home and when it wasn't, but without that, that little flub would have made it harder to know for sure when he left. The detail in and of itself may be of little consequence, but it could speak loudly to their credibility (if they had any to begin with).