Found Deceased WY - Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Petito, 22, Grand Teton National Park, 25 Aug 2021 #71

[Jurisprudence]

No indictment on the docket. Can you imagine if your GP's family if this turns out to be BL and there was never even a statement of record that he murdered

Interesting that once the water receded the police didn't think to being in the cadaver dogs again. I'm more than a bit puzzled by that. Didn't this park open back up to the public last week? Welcome public! JMOO

I thought they did. Could be wrong but I thought I saw on the news pictures of them returning to the Reserve after water receded with a cadaver dog. MOO

 

[Kristin Esq.]

FBI will be making an announcement at 4:30PM.

 

[Chelly]

FBI News conference at 4:30 ET. They will likely make a statement and not answer questions.

 

[MsJosie]

4:30 eastern time, FBI will be reading a statement concerning activity today per WFLA Live

 

[Barbie619]

4:30 FBI will be releasing a statement.

 

[x_files]

So after weeks of searches by the FBI and local LE, god knows at what cost, and the 'rents find his stuff in like 10 minutes a short distance from where his car was abandoned. I'm thinking there are gonna be some "meetings"

I too am confused about how professionals missed his articles of clothing (belongings).
Trained FBI & LE agents all missed it? I'm curious how it's possible.

 

[pcap]

that’s not how Occam’s Razor works. What you’re describing is just plain human decency.

Occam's razor - Wikipedia

I totally agree and just posted basically the same thing. This thread moves so fast, etc.

 

[Mom24]

disagree on this one. Ever since i got one i keep it in my hiking bag - especially if i go somewhere wet. Takes one slip, one unexpected downpour (hello Florida) or one stupid place to put it down to ruin electronic devices, wallet, etc.

Would you take it if you were planning on committing suicide? I wouldn't.
I also see your point on the day hike thing, difference between mountain and swamp hikes. I don't do swamps.

 

[hmmmm...]

What kind of equipment would be in that trailer?

Could be a mobile lab. It looks like A/C units on the top of the trailer, so that makes me think it isn't just a cargo trailer.

 

[Jurisprudence]

Wow!
If so

Unless I missed it, none of GB's parents indicated they wanted the death penalty for Brian.
They want him in jail for the rest of his life.
jmho

Yes. A jail cell for the rest of his life IIRC. Their words directly which can be seen in Dr. Phil interview. MOO

 

[BCSleuth]

He was wanted. Remember, the FBI warrant and charges?

The post I was responding to said, "these parents could have aided in his capture while he was ALIVE."

Why are people taking what I said out of context? Brian was not wanted at the time he went missing.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Oc·cam's ra·zor
/ˌäkəmz ˈrāzər/

noun

1. the principle (attributed to William of Occam) that in explaining a thing no more assumptions should be made than are necessary. The principle is often invoked to defend reductionism or nominalism.

 

[bluwaters]

Don't believe everything you read on the internet. Just because something is possible does not mean all cadaver dogs are trained equally, nor are all police agencies as thorough as others.

If this turns out to be Brian, the people in Sarasota and Pasco counties should be pretty worried about the search capabilities of those sheriff departments because they did most of the searching. The last time I can recall something found so close to where the search began was when they found Caylee Anthony about a block and a half from her home. Embarrassing, water or not.

The dogs don't always find what LE is looking for.
They are wonderful and do amazing work but they aren't perfect.
jmho

ETA "aren't perfect"

 

[helpfulcharlie]

Enlarged/clipped Photo from WTSP.com. Showing BL carrying something early (no beard) during the ill-fated trip, I believe. The nose of the van is in the original picture too, this was cropped. The rectangular item is of interest to me, similar (IMOO) to the item in the bag found today. MOO. Just looking around, trying to piece together what is what. I guess we will all know soon enough, though. TY.

Both of those look like 12V battery chargers to me. One of the type that plugs into a wall outlet, and the other of the type that holds its own charge.

 

[woods]

Press conference in 1 hour.

Who will livestream it?

 

[GatorFL]

It would be very unusual to bring a dry pack for a day hike. I bring it when I'm going kayaking, but I don't bring it for a day hike.

I routinely hike with multiple dry bags on day hikes. Sorry, disagree.

 

[Roadette]

Outdoor product dry bag

Valuables Dry Bag

That one looks really close but his seems to have more of a horizontal stripe than a crosshatch print. Do you see any with a more horizontal tonal stripe on them?

Would not be surprised if it’s the same manufacturer and/or factory.

ETA I don’t know why I’m so focused on finding this dang bag now. I guess it’s giving me something to do while we wait for more news.

 

[blåbær]

I do wonder if he left a suicide note behind. With his phone. Thats why LE were called, they didnt look in his room until he was gone a day or two and why LE where adamant to continue searching. They knew all along . Just a thought

 

[Katerz]

FBI News conference at 4:30 ET. They will likely make a statement and not answer questions.

If they’re making an announcement so soon, I’m keen to believe that it’s Brian and they already know it.

 

[kolokolo]

The entire situation is suspicious. The L's ran a bunch of errands yesterday, the most since their son disappeared, as if they knew they weren't going to be out in public for a while. The area where the belongings/remains were found today, opened to the public yesterday. Yet the parents did not go yesterday but instead called LE last night and told them of their intent to search this morning. Then after searching for a short period of time, the parents find his belongings. The area may have been under water but if cadaver dogs were used in the previous searches, they could have easily picked up the scent of remains underwater. Whatever was going on, his parents basically went straight to where the items/remains were found as if they knew where he would be located. IF they knew, they should have informed LE asap. If he's been deceased for a while, that means they knew where he was for a while. Something is off for sure. IMO.

I agree. I can't help feeling this is some sort of a sting operation.