Found Deceased WY - Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Petito, 22, Grand Teton National Park, 25 Aug 2021 #51

[imstilla.grandma]

Chapman recently joined the search for Laundrie, vowing to find the boyfriend of deceased Gabby Petito before his 24th birthday in November.

He has been working to confirm a tip regarding a sighting of Laundrie near the Appalachian Trail, the New York Post reported Sunday:

Lyssa Chapman, the daughter of Duane “Dog” Chapman, told The Post she has been in contact with Dennis Davis, who claims he spoke with Laundrie on a deserted road near the border of Tennessee and North Carolina on Saturday morning.

“I do believe Dennis. I am convinced he’s convinced,” she said. “We’re doing everything we can to verify Dennis’ tip but there isn’t much to go off other than the location. But we’re working that tip for sure.”

Chapman has suspected Laundrie was on the Appalachian Trail since his search mission began one week ago.
WATCH: Dog the Bounty Hunter Wades in Swamp Searching for Laundrie

 

[kimch33kim]

I think DD got the last name from "Bob" Lowery, 46 who was missing and found dead around Teton Park too. IMO very suspicious and not a credible source.

 

[ce4au]

https://twitter.com/brianentin/status/1445090686169190406?s=21


911 call from DD

This is all IMO but I have questions lol. The operator never clarified with him on the mix up with the last name in the beginning of the call…why?
IMO I find this guy to be somewhat credible because you could assume he’s not following the case super closely (mix up with the last name), but felt confident enough in the guys appearance, plus the way he was acting, to call it in to 911. That is just my opinion on that.

I still don’t understand why the operator didn’t ask for some clarification. & IMO you can tell at the end of the call he is expecting them to have a bit more urgency about it. All JMO.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[MsBetsy]

Gosh, I thought the mom had said this in just the past 72 hours. If anyone knows when she actually said that (and has a link), I'd sure appreciate it.

We discussed her statement all day yesterday, and most of us thought it was a new story. So if we're wrong, we need to get that into the media thread.



Length of stay could have been entirely decided by cheap last minute airfare arrangements.



The incident was resolved without an arrest - suggest reading the police report. They did not have a court date. They would have had a court date if both of them were charged - no telling when, but certainly not at their convenience.



Gabby had two Capitol One cards of her own. It's been discussed here several times and is in the media thread.

Gabby had been working at Taco Bell, 50 or more hours per week to save money for this trip.



Thank. you. Those of us who have followed this case very closely would agree with you. I think a lot of us think Gabby's demise was on the 27th, after the Merry Piglet debacle.

Also, you are correct about what Rose said and I believe Rose confirmed it again recently. And Rose doesn't live near Yellowstone - she would have had to book flights to W. Yellowstone to get there on the 29th. Expensive. I believe it was more likely that Rose may have planned to meet up with them when they were closer to Portland, their trip end-point.

What Gabby and Brian planned to do after Portland is unclear to me.

Sell the van? Fly home? Drive back to FL by the quickest route?



It was former FBI. I don't know how he would know that.

Gabby's mom made that statement about the DV incident right after the body cam video was released. At that time all she knew was that Gabby was missing. I think she just wanted the focus to stay on the search for Gabby, and also avoid speculation, since she was labeled the "aggressor." Imo

 

[Katerz]

Finally got to a place where I could listen to this. He makes for an even less credible witness having gotten BL's last name wrong. That's pretty strange since he said he just Googled him. Hmmm

Well if he wasn’t aware of the case and whatnot I don’t blame him, I’m horrible with names too. I find it pretty credible, he sounds a little shaken up IMO

 

[ShadyLady]

I wouldn't be tremendously surprised if Brian were either talking over the waitstaff, or if the waitstaff found themselves trying to talk over Brian, both of which could make the conversation into an inaudible muddle.

As for the breaks in between Brian coming back in to lecture them, it's most likely that even if Brian was yelling anything vaguely coherent (by no means does this seem a certainty), the staff was instead whispering about the problems, because I should think that for anyone remotely trained in customer service, the last thing the staff would want is for non-Laundrie, non-Petito customers to hear them talking badly about workplace disputes/other customers, even if said customer appears to be a few nuts short of an Almond Joy. I mean, who does?

I'd say most restaurants would give discount or rip up the bill of unhappy customer. Odd that he came back 4 times. Makes me question the witness account. Has anyone from restaurant come forward to explain what happened?

 

[Angels Advocate]

Some FBI/former FBI on the Banfield show or some other news show I was watching the other day said that Brian is unarmed and not dangerous. I don't know if that was a leak of information by mistake.

Former means armchair detective; he doesn't know anything. If the FBI knew that they would know where BL is.

 

[CharlestonGal]

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Dennis Davis. The AT tipster who says he talked to BL and BL was driving a white Ford-150 pickup.

 

[Katerz]

This is all IMO but I have questions lol. The operator never clarified with him on the mix up with the last name in the beginning of the call…why?
IMO I find this guy to be somewhat credible because you could assume he’s not following the case super closely (mix up with the last name), but felt confident enough in the guys appearance, plus the way he was acting, to call it in to 911. That is just my opinion on that.

I still don’t understand why the operator didn’t ask for some clarification. & IMO you can tell at the end of the call he is expecting them to have a bit more urgency about it. All JMO.

I’m purely speculating since I’m obviously not that operator, but she may have known who he was talking about because this case has made headlines. She should have questioned him on the name. He sounded sorta shaken up too so I believe him. I just wanna know where BL got this truck if it was him.

 

[ElectrifyingMojo]

For longtime Websleuthers, what is the typical arc for a case like this? Of course in the beginning there's a ridiculous amount of interest often furthered by the evidence, a better understanding of the timeline, interviews conducted with people close to the case, etc. But there must come a time when new information stops coming in, the amount of visible media attention dwindles, and updates from LE become less frequent, etc. When do you begin focusing on other cases even though the one you have been so wrapped up in still remains unsolved?

 

[r131313]

Former means armchair detective; he doesn't know anything. If the FBI knew that they would know where BL is.

He knows exactly as much as we do... thus his opinion is equally as valid as yours.

 

[seastorm]

Last night the thread closed before I had a chance to respond to South Aussie’s post … here is a copy of it:

Here was my post responding to someone asking about flights BL may have taken in August…….

(Makayla) My answer about the flights was referring to BL’s possible trip back to FL in August when they were still on their trip. I doubt he would have flown since his return to FL on September 1st. I’m sure LE has checked with the airlines for any flights he made in August. I’m still uncertain of that story especially since we haven’t seen any proof of such a trip.

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(South Aussie) I wonder why the FBI would have reason to check about the August flights? Gabby was not murdered until later in August. And she was seen alive, by others, after those flights.

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My reply to South Aussie this morning …

(Makayla) I was referring to the possibility of BL flying home to Florida in August, of which we have no proof, and I agree I don’t think it is that important unless it tells us more about WHY he would have flown hone. Did he move GP’s belongings into storage, indicating he didn’t want her things in the Laundrie home anymore, did he move all their belongings from a storage unit into the Laundrie home to save money, had they broken up their relationship and if so, why did he return to continue the van journey with GP, or were there other reasons for him to leave GP in a SLC hotel in the middle of their van journey? It just seemed strange to me that he would have done this, and it’s not something that has been proven. If he didn’t fly back to FL in August, was he at the hotel in SLC with GP the whole time? All we know about that time period is both of them were seen leaving the hotel on August 24th. In the overall scheme of things, and given that GP was still alive at that time, it’s not critical, but I am curious whether he did fly home for awhile and why.

hmm. This made me think, we’ve only heard about this trip home from GP’s relatives. I wonder if perhaps BL was AWOL for another reason and the story about the storage unit was actually a lie that GP told her family because she felt embarrassed about what actually happened. Perhaps she ended up in that hotel for another reason. Maybe BL took off with the van and abandoned her like what was previously feared/threatened. My speculation only.

 

[Jurisprudence]

I am just at a loss now as to what to believe. I really believed the Davis sighting. However, now Dog is saying he doesn’t believe it and he has found a prior connection between BL and Davis!??? Whatttt?!

This is a strange update. Someone made a statement about hearsay earlier. Well, this (Dr. Oz's recounting) is hearsay and I do not think it should be removed. MOO. I don’t know if people realize just how much content we consume (including news) that is hearsay. Basically everything is hearsay. MOO. The distinction is that there are a number of exceptions to the hearsay rule. It’s complex. Even many lawyers can get tripped up on hearsay. IMO (see, e.g., 801 et seq., particularly Rules 803 and 804. Rule 801. Definitions That Apply to This Article; Exclusions from Hearsay
So, I am not a big fan of throwing the term around since it basically can encompass everything out there except personal knowledge.

That said, I'd like to what know Dog's evidence is on them having a prior connection. If there is a prior connection between them that tipster is going to have a lot of trouble explaining to LE how neither of them recognized the other. MOO. Also, I still can't see this tipster voluntarily offering himself up for jail time by lying to the FBI. So, IMOO, I still believe that the tipster, while he may be mistaken, is not outright lying. Maybe I'm wrong. We'll see. MOO

 

[kpm]

I thought Davis seemed very believable and if he had a prior connection that was in any way meaningful it seems Davis would have recognized him.

I think my answer was confusing, I think DD seems sincere, Dog had another tip he looked into and found out that person had some kind of connection with BL.

I think Dr. Oz may have gotten the two leads confused because Dog was on live this morning.

 

[nocommoncents]

Well if he wasn’t aware of the case and whatnot I don’t blame him, I’m horrible with names too. I find it pretty credible, he sounds a little shaken up IMO

Someone pointed out the missing man's name was "Lowery", which is a really good catch.

 

[ShadyLady]

Do we know it is actually Gabby's belongings? or is it pure speculation?

Speculation for all we know LE has her belongings. And maybe LE told them not to remove ANYTHING from house...

 

[Yellow Rose]

Well if he wasn’t aware of the case and whatnot I don’t blame him, I’m horrible with names too. I find it pretty credible, he sounds a little shaken up IMO

I'd have been lucky to pronounce my OWN name correctly had I had a run-in with BL. Doesn't surprise me in the least that he didn't say Laundrie.

 

[LAhiker]

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Dennis Davis, the guy who thinks he saw BL on Waterville Road near the Appalachian Trail.

 

[Angels Advocate]

He knows exactly as much as we do... thus his opinion is equally as valid as yours.

It's not a matter of validity. People will be misguided by his opinion, but not by mine.