Brian Laundrie was 100% a GUILTY man.
The former fiancé of Gabby Petito reportedly wrote about killing her in his personal notebook.
The FBI seized his notebook and backpack prior to discovering his remains in a Florida nature reserve.
Back in October, Laundrie’s belongings were found by his own parents, who have been highly uncooperative throughout the entire investigation.
On Wednesday, October 20, the NBC New York reported “items belonging to Brian Laundrie were found by his own parents on a trail he frequented at the Florida environmental park center to the national manhunt, the family’s attorney confirmed.”
The items were found after a “brief search.”
Brian Laundrie Admits To Killing Gabby Petito
The FBI revealed the disturbing evidence found in his notebook on Friday, January 21.
#FBIDenver issues a final investigative update on the Gabrielle Petito Case. https://t.co/44SiImlo6C pic.twitter.com/IygdHuIWbv
— FBI Denver (@FBIDenver) January 21, 2022
According to reports, Brian admitted he killed his fiancée in a notebook entry he wrote shortly before he took his own life.
The murderer also sent text messages between his and Petito’s cellphone in the days after she was strangled to death. This was apparently his attempt “to deceive law enforcement by giving the impression Ms. Petito was still alive,” the FBI Denver said in its final investigative update.
FBI Denver also revealed that Gabby’s parents met with the FBI at the Tampa Field Office on Thursday, January 20, given the investigation will be closed soon.
“All logical investigative steps have been concluded in this case,” said FBI Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Michael Schneider. “The investigation did not identify any other individuals other than Brian Laundrie directly involved in the tragic death of Gabby Petito. The FBI’s primary focus throughout the investigation was to bring justice to Gabby and her family. The public’s role in helping us in this endeavor was invaluable as the investigation was covered in the media around the world. On behalf of the FBI, I want to express my deepest appreciation to the public for the thousands of tips that were provided during the investigation, and to our local, state and federal law enforcement partners for their work throughout the investigation.”
The FBI opened its investigation into the disappearance of Gabby on September 12 after her mother reported her missing on September 11.
Brian Texted From Gabby’s Phone To Make It Seem Like She Was Alive
On September 19, the remains of Gabby were located at Spread Creek Dispersed Camping Area in Wyoming.
According to the investigative report, “Ms. Petito was found approximately three weeks after her last known communication.”
The Teton County Coroner’s Office concluded that Gabby died of “blunt-force injuries to the head and neck, with manual strangulation.”
Brian was the only person of interest in her missing person case.
He returned home to North Port, FL. in Gabby’s conversion van without her. Her communication with her parents went from every day to next to nothing. This was a red flag for Gabby’s mother.
Brian then led law enforcement officials on a manhunt to find him in a nature reserve next to his parent’s home.
His remains were discovered on October 21 through the help of dental records.
The Laundrie family lawyer, Steven Bertolino, revealed to Brian’s parents, Roberta and Chris, he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
The manner of death was a suicide.
“Chris and Roberta are still mourning the loss of their son and are hopeful that these findings bring closure to both families,” Bertolino said.
Prior to Gabby’s tragic death and Brian’s subsequent suicide, the couple was on a cross-country National Parks road trip tour.
Recently, an outside investigation was conducted to see if there were any errors made by Utah police when Brian and Gabby were pulled over before her death.
Prior to her disappearance, incriminating evidence of their tumultuous relationship was caught on a police officer’s body camera.
While the couple was traveling through Moab, Utah, Laundrie was behind the wheel and driving her conversion van erratically.
On August 12, a domestic call involving the couple was made to Moab authorities, and the couple was pulled over.
Unintentional Mistakes Were Made By Police Prior To Her Death
The call resulted in no arrests despite Utah state law mandating an arrest or citation in domestic violence incidents.
The independent investigation into the August 12 incident found “unintentional mistakes,” and also offered a number of recommendations on how the Moab police department should move forward.
The investigation includes interviews with both officers involved and the city’s acting chief of police and looked into the incident reports, bodycam videos and other evidence.
According to the investigator, both officers involved should be placed on probation.
The 102-page investigative report was released this week and states, “The independent agency’s investigative report finds that the officers who responded to the incident made several unintentional mistakes that stemmed from the fact that officers failed to cite Ms. Petito for domestic violence. The City acknowledges that this finding may raise questions, and the issue is examined extensively in the investigative report.”
It continues, “The report recommends improvements to both the policies and the training of the Moab City Police Department. These recommendations include: providing additional training in domestic violence investigation, as well as additional legal training to ensure officers understand state laws and statuses; conducting an overall policy review; conducting a software review; and strengthening the review process for incident reports.”
The investigation also uncovered that the statement from the original 911 caller was never obtained.
