Category: Gabby Petito

LIVE: Gabby Petito’s Family and Attorney Hold a Press Conference

The family of Gabby Petito and their attorney hold a press conference at the Law office of Richard B. Stafford.


The Nation’s Fixation on the Search for Gabby

Commentary There are hundreds of thousands of people reported missing in the United States each year. Last year there were more than 540,000 reports filed with police. Sounds like a lot, but probably due to our COVID-19 isolation that was a record low number. Some of the missing were kidnaped; others were quickly found or…


Friends, Family Flock to Long Island to Mourn Gabby Petito

HOLBROOK, N.Y.—Lines of mourners paid their respects Sunday for Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old whose death on a cross-country trip has sparked a manhunt for her boyfriend. Among those who congregated in Holbrook, about 35 miles east of New York City, were family members, friends, co-workers and people who were touched by Petito’s story even though…


Gabby Petito Story Boosted by Social Media, True-Crime Craze

MIAMI—The disappearance and death of Gabby Petito and the police hunt for her boyfriend have generated a whirlwind online, with a multitude of armchair detectives and others sharing tips, possible sightings, and theories by way of TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Whether the frenzy of attention and internet sleuthing has helped the investigation is not clear,…


FBI Asks Public’s Help in Finding Gabby Petito’s Fiance After Death Confirmed

The FBI on Wednesday asked the public for assistance in finding the fiance of Gabby Petito, who was found dead of a homicide in Wyoming. Petito, 22, was found dead after disappearing with boyfriend Brian Laundrie, and her remains were found Sunday in Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest. An autopsy confirmed that the body was that…


Body Found in Wyoming Is Gabby Petito’s, Manner of Death Is Homicide: FBI

Teton County, Wyoming, Coroner Dr. Brent Blue on Tuesday confirmed that the body found over the weekend Bridger-Teton National Forest is missing woman Gabby Petito, according to the woman’s family and the FBI. The FBI said in a statement that Blue ruled her death a homicide in his preliminary findings. Petito family lawyer Richard Stafford also…


Brian Laundrie Possibly Spotted on Deer Camera in Florida, Officials ‘Actively’ Investigating

Brian Laundrie, a person of interest sought by police in the disappearance of missing woman Gabby Petito, was possibly spotted on a deer camera in an area in Flordia and police are investigating. Sam Bass said he spotted the man with a backpack at 6:17 a.m. in Baker, located on the western end of the Florida…


Search for Gabby Petito’s Fiance Resumes in Florida Preserve: Officials

The search for the missing fiance of Gabby Petito resumed at a Florida wildlife preserve on Tuesday morning, said police in an announcement, coming two days after authorities discovered the body of a woman believed to be Petito in Wyoming. The North Port Police Department wrote on Twitter that the search for Brian Laundrie, who is…


In Petito Case, Media Show Contempt for Justice System

Commentary The leading news item in most American network newscasts the last few days has been the distressing saga of Gabby Petito, an attractive young lady who was traveling across the United States in her van with her fiancé, and whose corpse has apparently been found in the wilderness of Grand Teton National Park in…


Gabby Petito Case: Police Call Off Search for Brian Laundrie in Florida Wildlife Reserve

Police in North Port, Florida, said they’ve called off a search of a reserve area on Monday morning for Brian Laundrie, who went missing after becoming a person of interest in the disappearance and likely death of Gabby Petito. The North Port Police Department told local station ABC7 and Fox News that it “currently has no…