New Gabby Petito Documentary Will Dive Into 'Toxic Love' With Brian Laundrie

It’s been over a year since Gabby Petito’s life was selfishly taken by Brian Laundrie.

It’s also been a year since Laundrie took his own life in a Florida nature reserve.

The world still wants answers surrounding their relationship and how his domestic violence got so out of hand that he strangled his fiancée to death.

HLN is set to premiere a two-hour special surrounding Gabby and Laundrie’s toxic love story.

According to reports, “HLN Investigates” will explore the downfall of the couple’s relationship the led to Gabby’s murder and Laundrie’s suicide.

“Toxic Love: The Gabby Petito Tragedy” is a two-hour special that will air on November 5th at 9p.m. ET/PT HLN.

The special promises to take viewers inside the mystery that captivated the nation in 2021.

“Toxic Love” dives deep into the case, from Gabby’s disappearance to the infamous manhunt for Laundrie that took place in Florida. The special aims to find answers about the days leading up to Gabby’s August 2021 murder.

It will also feature an exclusive interview with Gabby’s father, Joseph Petito, who confirmed that “something bad happened,” when two people went out to the wilderness and only one returned.

“What started out as a cross country romantic getaway ended in homicide,” Executive Producer Elizabeth Yuskaitis said. “As more evidence came to light, viewers across the country have had more questions about the tragic circumstances surrounding Gabby Petito’s death. Featuring interviews with Joseph Petito, investigators on the case and local experts, ‘Toxic Love: The Gabby Petito Tragedy’ is the definitive telling of everything we know so far."

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

October 20th marked the one-year anniversary since Laundrie’s remains were discovered by law enforcement officials.

Ironically enough, October 20 this year marked “Purple Thursday.”

“Purple Thursday” is one of the most impactful days of the month. According to the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV), “Purple Thursday” is a national and annual day of recognition as well as an opportunity for everyone to raise awareness.

People are encouraged to wear purple to stand with and support domestic violence survivors and victims.

Both of Gabby’s parents shared a sentiment about “Purple Thursday” on Twitter.

“Every year, on the third Thursday in October, People across the nation wear PURPLE to bring awareness to Domestic Violence. Support survivors, and victims lost by incorporating purple into your outfit for the day!” the image shared by Schmidt and Petito read.

Earlier this week, we reported on the last known sighting of Gabby and Laundrie before her senseless murder.

Security camera footage from a Whole Foods in Wyoming shows Gabby and Laundrie parking their conversion van, walking into the store, shopping and then leaving the market.

The footage obtained by Fox News is from August 27, 2021, which is the date Petito’s parents believe Laundrie strangled their daughter to death.

The video footage is very telling of the tension between the couple.

While walking into Whole Foods, Petito had her arms tightly wrapped across her chest and she looked down at the ground.

Laundrie kept his hands in his short pockets.

Surveillance footage inside the store did not have sound, but showed Petito and Laundrie through the aisles for about 15 minutes before getting back into their conversion van.

Interestingly enough, they sat in the van for about 20 minutes before making their departure onto Highway 89.

This is the last known footage which shows Petito alive.

The 22-year-old’s body was found about 30 miles north of the Whole Foods market roughly three weeks later.

As previously mentioned, Petito’s cause of death was homicide by strangulation. Her remains were discovered on September 19, 2021 and identified on September 21, 2021.  A coroner said he believed she had been deceased for about three to four weeks

Laundrie admitted to killing his fiancée in a series of notebook entries.

On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 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 FBI revealed the disturbing evidence found in his notebook on January 21.