Brian Laundrie admitted murdering Gabbie Petito in his notebook, FBI confirms
Brian Laundrie took responsibility for killing Gabby Petito in the notebook that was found near his remains, the FBI has revealed.
The notebook was found next to his body in the Florida swamp where he was found dead in October after shooting himself in the head. Along with a notebook, officers also found a backpack and a revolver.
He had been on the run since September 13 after strangling Petito in Wyoming during their cross-country RV trip earlier this summer.
In an announcement on Friday, the FBI said it was closing its investigation into Petito’s death after concluding that Laundrie did admit to it.
The bureau did not say what specifically he wrote in to take responsibility.
The FBI opened its investigation into Petito’s disappearance after she was reported missing by her parents on September 12. At the time, she and Laundrie has been on a cross-country road trip in her white van.
Petito’s remains were found on September 19 at the Spread Creek Dispersed Camping Area in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming near where she and Laundrie had been seen together – and three weeks after she had last spoken to her parents.
She died of blunt-force injuries to the head and neck and manual strangulation, according to the Teton County Coroner. She had been dead for three or four weeks before her body was discovered.
Laundrie’s remains were found in a Florida swamp on October 20, two months after he is believed to have killed Petito, and a month after he disappeared.
Brian Laundrie took responsibility for killing Gabby Petito in the notebook that was found near his body, the FBI has revealed
Petito seen here with Brian Laundrie, her boyfriend and the main suspect in her disappearance, whose own death was ruled a suicide after remains were discovered October 20
In a statement on Friday, the FBI said: ‘On October 20, 2021, after water had receded from the area and the park was reopened, Mr. Bertolino notified law enforcement that Mr. Laundrie’s parents intended to return to the park to search for Mr. Laundrie.
‘Law enforcement officers were present when Mr. Laundrie’s parents located an item in the park later determined to belong to Mr. Laundrie.
‘Upon further search of the area, investigators found human remains later confirmed to be Mr. Laundrie, along with a backpack, notebook, and a revolver.
‘A review of the notebook revealed written statements by Mr. Laundrie claiming responsibility for Ms. Petito’s death.’
The search for Petito began after Laundrie had returned to his parent’s Florida home from their trip without her on September 1.
On September 11, Gabby’s family reported her missing and two days later, her boyfriend Brian Laundrie vanished from his parents’ home.
The young couple had been on a cross-country van trip but it turned sour and in August, just a few weeks before she died.
On September 11, Gabby’s family reported her missing and two days later, her boyfriend Brian Laundrie vanished from his parents’ home. The young couple had been on a cross-country van trip but it turned sour and in August, just a few weeks before she died
Laundrie’s remains were found in a Florida swamp on October 20 two months after he is believed to have killed Gabby
Petito’s remains were found four weeks after she last spoke to her parents. She had been dead three or four weeks before her body was discovered near the Spread Creek Campground in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming
Chris and Roberta Laundrie, Brian’s parents, have been widely condemned for not talking with Petito’s family or turning their son in to police when he returned home from his trip, especially after she was reported missing.
He left their home on September 13, two days after her family on Long Island, New York, reported her disappearance.
Petito’s family criticized the Laundries for not helping them.
Before Petito’s disappearance, she and Laundrie were pulled over by Utah police officer in Moab on August 12, 2021 after they responded to a call from a witness who saw the couple involved in a domestic fight.
Last week, an independent investigator has said that the officers who pulled them over should have been suspended for not citing Petito following the violent encounter where she admitted to being the aggressor.
Officers Eric Pratt and Daniel Robbins had pulled the couple over after they responded to a call from a witness who saw the couple involved in a domestic fight.
Bodycam footage showed a visibly shaken Petito admitting to being the aggressor in the public argument. During the conversation, Pratt had noted that Petito should have been arrested for her actions as stated in the Utah state law.
The cops who pulled Petito and Laundrie in Moab, Utah were also recommended for probation for not pressing charges in the incident
An independent investigator revealed that Gabby Petito should have been cited for being the aggressor in a domestic dispute with her boyfriend Brian Laundrie (pictured left). Moab City PD Eric Pratt (right) is seen speaking with Laundrie
The couple, however, managed to dispute the allegations and the officers let them go following a 75-minute conversation on the promise that they spend the night away from one another.
After the bodycam footage emerged, the Price City Police Department launched its own independent investigation and said Wednesday that the officers should have pressed charges in the incident.
‘I believe the officers responded to a domestic violence call and had probable cause an act of domestic violence had been committed,’ Price Police Capt. Brandon Ratcliffe.
‘This should have meant an arrest was made, either by citation or custody.’
Despite evidence pointing towards Petito as the aggressor, Ratcliffe noted that she had probably been the victim of violence in the relationship.
As a result of the investigation, Ratcliffe recommended that Pratt and Robbins be put on probation for how they handled the incident.
He also concluded that he couldn’t be certain that the officers could have changed the outcome of Petito’s fate if they acted accordingly.
‘Would Gabby be alive today if this case was handled differently?,’ the report said, according to CNN. That is an impossible question to answer despite it being the answer many people want to know.
‘Nobody knows and nobody will ever know the answer to that question.’
The city of Moab has not revealed any form of future disciplinary action for the officers but they intend to implement new measures such as legal and domestic violence training.
They noted, however, that the officers should have cited Petito made ‘several unintentional mistakes’ during the incident.
‘Based on the report’s findings, the City of Moab believes our officers showed kindness, respect and empathy in their handling of this incident,’ a statement from the city read.
‘The City of Moab sends our sincere condolences to the Petito family. Our hearts go out to them as they continue to deal with the tragic loss of their daughter.’
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