Category: Gabby Petito

Mother of Man Who Killed Gabby Petito Said in Letter She Would Help Son ‘Dispose of a Body’

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—The mother of the man who killed Gabby Petito told her son in an undated letter that she would “dispose of a body” if needed because she loved him so much, according to copies of the note shared publicly for the first time this week by attorneys for Petito’s parents. The handwritten note by…


Gabby Petito Family Settles $3 Million Suit in Killing by Fiance

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The families of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie have reached a $3 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after authorities concluded he strangled her during a cross-country trip in August 2021. The settlement was signed Thursday by Sarasota County Circuit Judge Hunter W. Carroll. A lawyer for Petito’s parents said whatever…


Gabby Petito’s Family Files $50 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Utah Police

SALT LAKE CITY—Family members of a 22-year-old woman whose boyfriend admitted to killing her last year have filed a wrongful death suit against the Moab Police Department, claiming their negligence led to her death weeks later. The lawsuit filed on Thursday is the latest development in the high-profile case around Gabby Petito’s death. What began…


New Video Footage Shows Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie’s Last Moments in Public Before Her Death

New video footage has emerged showing Gabby Petito shopping with her fiancé and suspected killer Brian Laundrie at a Wyoming grocery store on the last day she was seen alive. The security footage was obtained on Monday by Fox News and was taken on the afternoon of Aug. 27, 2021. It shows Petito, 22, and Laundrie, 23, entering…


Gabby Petito’s Family Plans to File $50 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Police

SALT LAKE CITY—Gabby Petito’s family on Monday notified Utah officials of plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that police failed to recognize their daughter was in a life-threatening situation last year when officers investigated a fight between her and her boyfriend. The fight happened weeks before authorities say the boyfriend killed her while…


Florida Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Parents of Gabbi Petito’s Fiance to Go to Trial

A Florida circuit court judge on Thursday allowed a lawsuit from the parents of Gabby Petito to go ahead against the parents of her deceased fiancé, Brian Laundrie. This comes after Laundrie’s parents, Christopher and Roberta Laundrie, sought to dismiss the case, which claims the Laundries intentionally inflicted emotional distress on Petito’s parents, Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt,…


Brian Laundrie’s Alleged Notebook Confession About Gabby Petito Revealed

A portion of the notebook that Brian Laundrie left behind contained an alleged confession regarding her death, according to lawyers for the two families. “I ended her life,” a line from the note says, according to WFLA and Fox affiliates. WFLA posted a photo of the notebook page that was obtained by attorneys of the…


Gabby Petito’s Mother Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Brian Laundrie’s Estate

The mother of Gabby Petito has filed a new lawsuit against the curator of the estate of Brian Laundrie, who was Petito’s boyfriend prior to her death. Nichole Schmidt filed the lawsuit in Florida seeking wrongful death damages of $30,000 and demands a trial by jury and judgment for compensatory damages. The lawsuit, obtained by Fox News,…


Gabby Petito’s Parents Claim Laundrie Family Knew About Daughter’s Death During Vacation in Amended Lawsuit

The parents of Gabby Petito, the young woman killed by her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, have amended their lawsuit against Brian’s parents by accusing the Laundrie family of going on a vacation with knowledge of the location of Petito’s body. Laundrie and his parents “went on vacation knowing that Brian Laundrie had murdered Gabrielle Petito, it…


Laundrie Parents Want Civil Suit Over Petito’s Death Dismissed

The family of Brian Laundrie, who was subject to a multistate manhunt in connection to the disappearance of fiancee Gabby Petito, filed court papers to dismiss a Petito family lawsuit against them. Laundrie family attorney Steve Bertolino filed a 20-page motion to dismiss the lawsuit from Petito’s parents and step-parents that alleged Chris and Roberta Laundrie…