Attorney reveals Roberta Laundrie sent Brian an 'odd' letter | Banfield

[@mrich9654]

This is what happens when you make excuses for your kid all his life. His parents created a monster.

[@Kellyyy44]

They need to be held accountable

[@lauraashley4780]

yep… I feel like abusive men often have enabling parents

[@pacotaco5526]

​@CANADIAN UKRANIAN not always. many grow up witnessing abuse in their own home, and the mom or both parents later on in life feel guilty and start making excuses for their childs behavior once they get older. it was that way at least for my abuser.

[@StellaFl]

@CANADIAN UKRANIAN Reminds one of the Watts, doesn't it?

[@kitchenskills5427]

Does anyone know if Brian Laundrie attended college or trade school? What did he do for a living? Did he have any friends other than Gabby? It is very strange that the only people who have ever spoken out about him are family members or people who knew them in high school.

[@tonimonti5195]

I don't believe it was a "mercy killing" it was a murder.

[@welcometototalitarianism812]

Mercy killings are inflicted on animals, _not humans_ !

[@amysmith1313]

Yes and he planned it on top I do believe he killed the two girls IN UTAH too!

[@EvgeniyaJZ]

@@welcometototalitarianism812 not always, there's now an assisted suicide pod approved in Switzerland. Of course, that's for like terminal cancer patients and those whose illness isnt possible to relieve or treat. Here we're seeing a 'mercy killing' for a concussion and mild hypothermia? Please. Plus, don't forget they found blood splatters around her skeleton. I hope he didn't slit her throat artery in addition to strangling...

[@angtxsun4460]

Mercy in that story would have been to call 911

[@charlotteswebbing]

@@amysmith1313 Come on they already found that guy.

[@Cinelli1337]

More like “She was going to leave me because I’m a POS, so I killed her then myself” a bit more accurate

[@tcwd3760]

😄Exactly what happened. To the point!

[@AP-vo2mp]

Exactly!

[@dakmycat3688]

Spot on. You can see it in his smirky face

[@Kellyyy44]

💯 this no other further arguements necessary This is most often how the story goes I’m hurt so I’m going to make sure that you’re hurt Typical deflection narcissism can’t deal with their own actual emotions

[@lauraashley4780]

exactly I don’t even know why people are considering that an accident could have happened or that any of his excuses are true.. looking up if it was actually freezing outside then or not like he says. he did it and it wasn’t an accident.. plain and simple

[@80bbygrl]

WHO doesn't get help for their partner? No SANE person strangles their loved one when they get injured. Come on 🤦🏼‍♀️ NO ONE believes that he killed her for "mercy". That is insane.

[@starsrgood]

I agree. And from the looks of where she was found, he would have needed to leave her to get Emergency people there for her. He did not need to kill her.

[@KatieLuxe]

It was pretty obvious to me that his ‘confession’ was more of a shame-based ‘concession’ that had little to no basis in fact.

[@monstermcboo7282]

The only mercy here is that he’s gone from this earth and cannot hurt anyone else.

[@speakyourpeace16]

Exactly.

[@AmberTurdsShittyBedsheet]

If my GF got injured while hiking or walking, my first thought would be to call for help and put them into the vehicle so we can hightail it to a Ranger. Brian is trying to justify murder with not only himself but anyone who read his writings. He probably injured her himself and refused help because anyone would know he did it.

[@katarina1852]

Mercy killing? He “took away her pain” because she injured her head?? Bull crap! You don’t strangle a loved one who is injured so they will die, you get them help so they will live. If she had a head injury, Brian would likely have been the cause of it. I believe he was probably trying to set up a pathetic explanation for killing Gabby because he knew he would eventually be caught, but decided on suicide instead. He was trying to run away from what he did. Brian dodged responsibility for his actions until the bitter end. He was a coward, a liar and a murderer.

[@iamjon1986]

yea, he was probably just a sociopathic manipulator

[@peacethroughstrength172]

With all the botched work done by cops on this case, I dont even know if he is really dead. Hard to find them competent when they were so incompetent down in FL.

[@debbienick361]

Agree, but I Very Much believe he is Alive.

[@BaldwinBay]

Freak Show. Parents need to be arrested.

[@fictitiousnightmares]

For what exactly? What evidence of a crime is there to place them under arrest? So far, there is none. Hence, no arrest.

[@AmberTurdsShittyBedsheet]

His parents should be in prison honestly. Everyone who followed the case knows they were involved. They also ran a shady business.

[@JD-ht7yw]

Yep. All legalities aside, we know they are involved

[@Eventual-Visitor]

What kind of shady business Turd's Shitty Bedsheet?

[@mypalsalvintage135]

Very sus

[@DP-pj7qn]

What was so shady about their business?

[@adelaidemarie]

Maybe his siblings too, a;so future siblings. We will get these for-profits filled if it takes jailing every mother in the United States of America

[@Dei1751____]

So what everyone believed about the Laundries is true. They intended to assist him in whatever he did.

[@RepentfollowJesus]

Yep, I figured since they showed no concern about Gabby and no compassion or contact with Gabby's parents , they were helping him cover it all up and if he had decided to live ,they would have got him a boat out of the country and plenty of money to support him for a while. Brian seems to have been evil with his drawings and such. I dont know why Gabby would want him. Its almost like Stockholm syndrome. My heart goes out to her parents. All 4 of them . And her friends and family.

[@watsonspuzzle]

Sure sounds that way.

[@lauraashley4780]

I didn’t expect that they knew to this extent I’m kinda shocked

[@JL-zn7me]

There is no such thing as a “ merciful act of murder”!!! IF ANY of this is true…He hit her head with a rock and that’s what caused her to fall. That’s also what caused her to shake violently, not breathe properly and not be able to speak much. He didn’t try to carry her to safety, he carried her to the spot where he strangled her to death. The not claims he was so tired he couldn’t carry her anymore- but he had enough energy to get to the van and drive to Florida??? As an “ expert” camper/hiker, he’d definitely have flares and a cell phone on him, he could have gotten attention to help Gabby, who he “ loved so much “! This is not a confession! This is a delusional story made up by his parents!!!!

[@EvgeniyaJZ]

I really think he pushed her while physically fighting. She fell into the shallow water, hit her forehead on the rocks, got concussion, lost consciousness. He now figured she wouldn't be able to continue the trip w/o medical help. He got scared his abuse would be revealed as she would tell what happened. Especially after the Utah police interaction. And just decided to end her, hoping she wouldn't be found before he flees the country.

[@indayloveschocolate]

💯

[@RepentfollowJesus]

@@EvgeniyaJZ that's definitely possible

[@RepentfollowJesus]

Where did you read the letter at? Is it online somewhere? I would like to read it myself.

[@JL-zn7me]

@Mary Wilde- Chandley Painter read part of it. It’s in KZbin, I’m sorry I don’t have the link. She reads it very fast, listen carefully!

[@shelbywilcock1209]

For anyone that has read the entire letter released, is anyone else finding it odd that Brian admits that the incident happened in Utah but her body was found in Wyoming? Why is this not being talked about? There cannot be that much ignorance in what was was written versus the timeline, there is nothing in this confession that aligns whatsoever.

[@NjD....]

maybe the letter from the mom said bring the body home & we'll burry/hide it. so he was driving around with it but decided to dump it in Wyoming. 🕵🤷

[@RepentfollowJesus]

Where can I find it to read, please?

[@samanthasmith8864]

@@NjD.... no. Because gabby told her parents herself that they were at grand Teton national park. That’s in Wyoming. And spread creek ( the creek mentioned in the letter ) is inside grand Teton.

[@Mr6wolfdog]

Those people have lied all along. I don't believe they know how to Speak the Truth. When their daughter spoke to the Media I believed in that moment She was Not speaking the Truth. And all these months later I still believe she was lying. When Brian was stopped in Moab, he down right lied..."I don't have a phone!".. Just one example. But, it really doesn't matter. Brian murdered Gabby ,and his parents did the wrong thing by not helping Brian Turn himself in to the Authorities or seeking Medical Care. Brians' parents are guilty of aiding and abetting their son escape the law and Kill himself also. They knew his state of mind. Suicide is also a crime. I think it's so funny their Lawyer didn't know about Roberta's letter to Brian. He said... The Truth will come out. And The Truth did come out so Fast, in the same day! I say.. Hallelujah! Thank God! Justice for Gabby!

[@Memow-pk1ng]

@@RepentfollowJesus many u tubers had it . I got it WFLA 8 JB Tampa Grizzly, Gisela Michelle After Dark, From yesterday

[@bullbae02]

I never believed that his parents were innocent or had nothing to do with at least attempting to hide their son.

[@pamelanovelli1239]

I believe too that the Laundries helped Brain escape keep silent acted innocent to protect Brain! Which is so unjust to Gabby and her family! His parents knew period! They protected Brain ,lied to the police delaying the capture of their murderous son over the truth!

[@lauraashley4780]

right I did NOT think it would be this bad though

[@estherellis6032]

Only an idiot would come 2 the conclusion that his parents were innocent. Their role was heavy in the mix after Gabby's murder. Knowing right from wrong and I assume they did...what Brian did and their actions ( or in-actions) can only lead 2 a sad life of torment well deserved.

[@deniseosborne3233]

@@lauraashley4780 I seriously did.

[@franklydarling....7244]

Yes, I am sure they were told what he did. What can they be charged with in reality except for possibly obstruction of justice? We don't know what the circumstances were... We know that their son was a coward who did not want to face " justice." We don't know if they pleaded for him to turn himself in or actually assisted with his fleeing from justice which ultimately led to his (well deserved)demise as well. Everything else is pure speculation. I can only imagine that if they raised such a horrible person who can abuse, murder, try to escape accountability, etc......the entire family dysfunction is deep. The dysfunction is evident by their shameful lack of awareness of who the actual victims are.

[@minnroo]

In my opinion Roberta offered to fabricate/destroy evidence - she and Chris were definitely more involved than we realised. RIP Gabby 🕊

[@c.a.saunders2819]

@Minn, Oh I think many of us realized they were helping Brian in some fashion, and speaking constantly, it is just nobody confirmed this for us.

[@robbb416]

Ofcourse they were. They knew he was going to rake his own life too which is why they had their family "camping trip."

[@Aries-gn4vv]

if you didnt realize that from the start you have to be very close minded and media ridden 🤣

[@chyennele1101]

@@robbb416 fake or take?

[@peacethroughstrength172]

Oh it is realized, problem was that cops did a sorry job all around with this case especially in Florida and they never saw it for obvious reasons.

[@FatTracksMusic]

"I rolled my ankle when hiking with my boyfriend once, thank God he didn’t strangle me right there 😑"

[@MelindaMc]

I couldn't help but laugh.🤭

[@Starcrunch913]

You make an excellent point!

[@chodkowski01]

You’re lucky he didn’t mercy kill you.

[@chodkowski01]

I was with my girlfriend hiking and she hurt herself. I threw her over my shoulder and carried her her. Then again this guy is the from the woke generation so who knows.

[@andreac19]

I was flung off our boat while tubing and knocked out guess what guy's my BF jumped in to help me and didn't murder me

[@therealz360z7]

If Roberta is telling her son if you go to jail I'll bake a cake with a saw in it, that's just more of Roberta telling Brian she deserved it! The Landries are some real garbage and I wouldn't be surprised with Gabby living in the home she convinced Gabby it was her fault whenever Brian got violent with Gabby. The letter is a sheer insult to the Petito/Schmidt family he claims he killed out of mercy and reminds them she suffered alot. those people created that monster and don't deserve a penny especially knowing he stole money from her account after her death!

[@joannepackus5736]

I think he wrote all this BS after he killed her and was laying in the back of the van thinking how can I make her parents hurt. Let me make up a story where she is suffering for who knows how long. Wet and cold and then Gabby wanted to die so he killed her. Such a narrcissist. It's all about him being this good guy. So pathetic!.

[@herewego8586]

‘Saw in a cake’ is a reference to providing a means for prison escape. NOTHING more. Back in the day, loved ones could take baked goods and other items to prisoners. Authorities were SO trusting back then, it’s ridiculous. The cake was a Trojan horse to hide the saw which would be used to cut thru prison bars.

[@julief634]

They should both go to jail for life!

[@ThePsychicGodfather]

The letter ‘Burn After You Read This’ was allegedly written pertaining a movie 🍿 🎥 Mrs. Laundrie watched that Brian may have refered her to watched before all this mayhem. The movie synopsis: Burn After Reading is a 2008 black comedy spy film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.[5] It follows a recently jobless CIA analyst, Osbourne Cox (John Malkovich) whose misplaced memoirs are found by a pair of dimwitted gym employees (Frances McDormand and Brad Pitt). When they mistake the memoirs for classified government documents, they undergo a series of misadventures in an attempt to profit from their find. The film also stars George Clooney as a womanizing U.S. Marshal, Tilda Swinton as Katie Cox, the wife of Osbourne Cox, Richard Jenkins as the gym manager, and J.K. Simmons as a CIA supervisor. We will see the truth soon. This case is very sad for both families. Both their children are gone.

[@julief634]

@@ThePsychicGodfather LOL sounds like a distraction bs put together by Laundrie lawyers. Who F***en cares! "Burn after you read this" is as obvious as it gets! The Laundries aided and abetted, case closed! and they need to be held accountable.

[@rcoz6391]

The fact that she offered to help break him out of jail whether serious or in jest shows to me that she was coddling him even after knowing what he'd done. The literally letting him get away with murder is a clue to how he may have been raised to have no accountability.

[@BigJhetto]

I mean you cant really blame a mom for being a mom. She cares and wants her son to know that she would always do anything for him even if he is the devil. I am not saying they're good people but I think she also meant for safety in prison from other inmates.

[@A.J.8.8.8]

@@BigJhetto I'm a Mother and there is no way I would ever try to cover up my sons wrong doings or crimes. Sounds like the reason he was a murderer in the first place was because his parents never let him take responsibility for anything.

[@alicesmith6750]

Agree. Not only that, but it's assumed she offered to help her son in the concealment of GP's remains.

[@oliverhart7013]

@@BigJhetto how could it be literal....you really think jails just let you bake a cake and send it into the inmates????

[@adelaidemarie]

I wonder if You would like to make sure this mother actually wrote these words. Somehow I think All you need is for a lying mainstream to Say so and it will Be so.

[@ShadowBannedForever]

I hope the entire truth comes out and Brian's family get what ever legal actions they should get against them.

[@linanicolia1363]

Civil suit could clean them out.

[@andymullarx6365]

They live in Florida which has special protections along those lines. It's the reason OJ bought a house there when he did.

[@stacyjaye6350]

@@linanicolia1363 good old florida. Can't touch their retirements, can't touch their house. That's why it's the home of OJ

[@ShadowBannedForever]

@@andymullarx6365 That's pretty bad. Makes you wonder if that's why they moved to Florida. Maybe they are more freaky than we all thought.

[@ShadowBannedForever]

@@stacyjaye6350 I would never want to live in Florida.

[@greenbean1ism]

Guess the apple never falls far from the tree... Looks like BL got his narcissism from mom.

[@linanicolia1363]

I said that too......these people raised a narcissistic psychopath.

[@mashakalinkina7207]

Right? When you dont nourish your kids inner world & emotional needs, but tell them that theyre so special due to superficial things. They should never had kids; theyre awful clueless and so destructive as caregivers. They have no business having kids. But kids look normal & feed your ego needs. Just sucks. Selfish entitled people having selfish entitled Violent children.

[@kariann3198]

It’s the father. Brian’s father has ASPD factor 1 the mother has Stockholm syndrome unknowingly

[@carolinegilles9181]

Like Chris Watt... 😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖

[@bbloodyangel1]

Why isnt the mother charged as accessory after the fact?? wtf

[@bbloodyangel1]

@Malus No the letter was with the FBI and then given to steven bertolini...it exists and the contents are known by the lawyers. it was found in the van i think before the fbi seized it?

[@bbloodyangel1]

@Malus he cant show a piece of evidence on tv

[@Star-hk6gc]

She may have offered to move Gabby’s body or something like that, but we know she didn’t, so technically no crime on her part was committed.

[@RepentfollowJesus]

@@Star-hk6gc she may have been offering to hide him somewhere and give him advice on how to hide her body.

[@fulanichild3138]

In the state of Florida, a parent cannot be charged with accessory after the fact. Florida Statute 777.03 Accessory after the fact.- (1)(a) Any person not standing in the relation of husband or wife, parent or grandparent, child or grandchild, brother or sister, by consanguinity or affinity to the offender, who maintains or assists the principal or an accessory before the fact, or gives the offender any other aid, knowing that the offender had committed a crime and such crime was a third degree felony, or had been an accessory thereto before the fact, with the intent that the offender avoids or escapes detection, arrest, trial, or punishment, is an accessory after the fact.

[@Southerngirl0997]

Doesn't look good for Chris and Roberta. Guess it's true what they say...you can run but you cannot hide. KARMA.

[@Hx3ney]

Another truth an apple doesn't fall far from the tree

[@ShadowBannedForever]

Dirty Laundry.

[@equalityreigns8578]

Please stop misusing the beautiful concept of karma for hateful revenge. Karma is about enlightenment, not misplaced justice .

[@Southerngirl0997]

@@equalityreigns8578 According to 'most' accounts, "Karma is a Sanskrit word meaning “action.” It refers to a cycle of cause-and-effect that is an important concept in many Eastern Religions, particularly Hinduism and Buddhism. In its essence, karma refers to both the actions and the consequences of the actions.". May you enlighten yourself.

[@equalityreigns8578]

@@Southerngirl0997 I know exactly what karma means. It means the gift of work. You are presented with the opportunity to learn lessons so that you may grow, be a better person, and effect the world in a more positive way. Even when you look up the definition you are still focused on processing it as a negative thing. You come from a hate culture of self-righteous capitalists who like the idea of bashing. I will say it again - karma has absolutely nothing to do with creating balance by inflicting harm. When you wish someone karma it isn't a magical spell that results in the person having misfortune. Wishing someone karma is like wishing them good fortune and peace. You haven't come to that understanding during your priveledged lifestyle of waiting for child labor to feed you, for human trafficking to supply for you, and for indentured human slaves to mercilessly torture animals because you refuse to do it yourself. You are spoiled and enraged and that's how you process your values. You take a concept from someone else's culture and insist on misusing it to mistreat others. Bashing cultures as well. You keep throwing the word karma around in hopes that it will make someone suffer. I wish you karma. That you can one day learn how to stop being so sadistic. It would make the world a much better place than if you become even more retched.

[@cherylernst2343]

No Brian, you. MURDERED her. Don't sugar coat it. He was the source of her problems. If he really loved her, he would have left her. He murdered her then on his way back he stole from her. No romantic ending to this. Dude was just another controlling creep.

[@iamjon1986]

note would say different, not sure what relationship youre in or who abused you, but not everyone is that guy. If you were out in the woods in a place where you couldnt fend for yourself, would you want someone to leave you so wolves can tear you apart? coyotes? you ok with that too?

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

@@iamjon1986 you need to seek Jesus because you ain’t right upstairs

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

@@iamjon1986 edit: you’re a Trump fan I see. Enough said

[@steviehavick511]

Let's not forget that the Laundries were the ones that found the backpack 1st. In fact, went right to it. And then carried to the officers nearby, moving from the crime scene.

[@fulanichild3138]

The whole thing was so strange. It's no wonder some think they faked his death.

[@fulanichild3138]

I don't think the gun he used to shoot himself was ever found.

[@linanicolia1363]

I am highly suspicious about this whole discovery of his body. Why was he so degraded, in such a short time ? the dentist who ID his teeth was a relative of theirs....Do we really know the bone was his head ? Where did the gun go ? was it still in there ? Where did I read the mother had been a DA ? we never heard that, during the search for the creep. I really thought they had helped him to leave the country. Could they have found some old John Doe and pretend it was Bryan ? Could the forensic pathologist have lied ? so many questions.......Why do I feel he is not dead ?

[@joannepackus5736]

Not buying what there selling. That story is so made up. What ever those people can do to try and clear their son and get people off their backs. I too think the back pack was a plant or they have a pretty pathetic police dept in that town. They were out there with everything you could ride and even included a cadaver dog that can smell the body even if the body is underwater. Nothing found! Parents show up and a miricle happens they walk right to him and an instead of calling police over his Dad picks up the backpack. Not a tear shed by the parents.

[@ltee2261]

They defo must have contacts to get away with all this

[@jadedgirl37]

Omg I can’t wait to hear what that letter says.

[@kathyerb3134]

Go to utube 10 to life

[@shellswc2555]

@@kathyerb3134 Julie is referring to the letter the mother wrote, not Brian's letter.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

In reality, she probably wrote all what we are seeing.

[@watsonspuzzle]

Hopefully, the FBI will release these records. I hope the Laundries know that if they'd done the right thing from the beginning, they probably wouldn't have a dead son right now. Not, that I'm sorry he's not alive, but his parents could have saved him if they'd had a just a modicum of decency. You reap what you sow.

[@joannepackus5736]

I think they sat him down and told him what he was up against. Possible Life in Prison and possibly the death penalty or plan B you can take my hand gun out to one of your favorite spots and if you come back out we know you are choosing plan B. I think they knew he was gone already is why they went and picked up his car. Calloused. Never seen them cry one tear. Kind of like ther son!

[@alvinuselton912]

Would a letter to destroy evidence offer ; be criminally prosecuted under a conspiracy statute be applicable for someone offering to dispose of a body????

[@husker22chad63]

Absolutely……..but the actual crime never took place, just the offer. If there is more to the conspiracy, they might make a reach on charges. But the offer alone, won’t be enough. It’s sickening.

[@scar5325]

My deepest heartfelt empathy with the Pettito family. This just opens up all wounds, emotions, all this is so unbearable for me to watch, since I followed the case since day 1. Hang in Justice will prevail. Gabby didn't deserve this treatment. #justice for Gabbi. I refuse to type any of the other individuals names or surname! I respect and honer Gabby's family more. Much Love from Wilna. South Africa ❤️❤️ we pray 4 you. 🇿🇦

[@MelindaMc]

Praise for petito family for pursuing this case against dirty laundry bags.

[@amysmith1313]

That COLD HEARTED MOTHER NEEDS A JAIL CELL NEXT TO HER HUSBAND!!!, MAYBE SHE COULD HAVE LIVED IF NOT FOR THEM ALL....

[@TheBasher-_-]

What?? Are you ill?

[@mmondrag25]

How could she have lived if not for the parents

[@ltee2261]

If anyone else hid this kind of info they would be in jail already or charged at least

[@rumnadeal2679]

Yes Amy. This horrid tragedy is hard to fathom and Laundries should be prosecuted for harboring a criminal and may God give Gaby’s family some comfort

[@coolchoicebro]

He said the father didn't know about the letter and his face was shocked when he read it.

[@IvarDaigon]

Offering to help your son break out of jail is beyond helicopter parenting and well into the realm of assisting a fugitive. The letter also indicates that his mother knew exactly what he did well before he disappeared.

[@iamjon1986]

not to break out of jail, to kill himself, are you special?

[@lauraashley4780]

I agree and I think she was implying she would do literally anything for him

[@chyennele1101]

That mean he could be alive?

[@kitchenskills5427]

@@chyennele1101 I am sure he is not alive. The police would be incompetent if they didn't confirm his remains with DNA.

[@chyennele1101]

@@kitchenskills5427 it's inconsistent their fight to get away from trouble and a suicide.

[@tishw4576]

It would not surprise me if his mum offered to help him hide the body or help him run and hide. What a mess.

[@sofakingbrill]

That's what I believe too

[@georgiaamanatides4207]

John Walsh was right. They ARE the dirty laundries! I always had the overt feeling, especially when negative comments she made about Gabby came to light and the ex female co worker of hers she had handpicked for Brian to replace Gabby. The husband followed hus wife's lead. Brian was the "golden child" to Roberta and her daughter Cassie the ugly duckling. That's why Cassie was so hesitant to speak. She feared her mother's wrath and losing what little love Roberta tossed her way.

[@mahatmasloth6543]

no mention from coroner of any severe injury except for those consistent with strangling by hand. was just flat out murder, that letter was a bunch of bs

[@terrywade3696]

Mahatma Sloth: Wrong. The coroner did come out with more evidence after “ Brian’s body” was found. She had been bashed in the head and then strangled violently causing neck damage.

[@ellen9575]

@@terrywade3696 Im glad you mentioned the other injuries. Do you remember when they found her they said it looked like there was a campsite near by? He mentions he built a fire " to warm her up".

[@terrywade3696]

@@ellen9575 Yes, I do because I was following the case very closely. A couple named Bethune were driving into a section of the Grand Teton National Park campground next to Spread Creek and spotted Gabby’s van with Florida plates on August 27th. of that year. Mrs. Bethune wanted to stop and ask them where they lived because they too were from Florida. They decided not to stop because the campsite appeared to be deserted. They were filming their discovery on their dash-cam. Later, when she and her husband finished their trip and returned to their home in Florida, it was all over the news about Gabby missing and Brian returned without her in her van and the Petito’s had filed a missing person’s complaint. Mrs. Bethune started reviewing her dash-cam videos and discovered she had video of them passing Gabby’s van at Spread Creek. She called the FBI and gave them the video. Gabby’s body was discovered within hours several hundred yards across Spread Creek in what looked like a makeshift campsite on September 19th! Without the Bethune’s video, no one knew where she was last seen. The coroner estimated her to have been strangled on or about August 27th! So, Brian was probably killing her across the creek at the very time the Bethune’s spotted her van! There was evidence that there was a campfire pit where her body was found.

[@ellen9575]

@@terrywade3696 Thank you for that info. I thought I read about the campsite.

[@terrywade3696]

@@ellen9575 You’re welcome. I got so interested in Gabby when I saw the Moab, Utah altercation with the cops. Her behavior appeared to me to be someone who’s being abused by a narcissist. When I saw Brian’s behavior I knew in my soul he was the abuser and that he was enjoying making her look unglued. I knew then that she was in trouble but the cops blew it completely and blamed Gabby. When her father was brought to the makeshift campsite to identify her body, he described that it looked like there had been a campfire ring. Then he lined up some rocks in the form of a cross in memorial to her.

[@JL-zn7me]

We ALL knew it Roberta!!!! We saw through the Laundries! Ignoring the desperate pleas of the Petito Schmidt family should your dark, evil souls!!!!

[@KimiiKay]

I call BS on what he wrote in that notebook.

[@saramarshall2957]

Well duh....not trying to sound like an asshole to you but it's just so clear and if anyone actually believes that nonsense then they must be touched

[@yvettethomas5533]

Same!!!

[@JohnSmith-bn7bl]

i think the notebook is a made up BS fabrication story.

[@beckytaylor2368]

I think the interviewer could listen more closely. I thought the man being interviewed was very clear and precise when speaking. Thank you ❤️

[@4Runneradventures]

There may be a delay on their end or Brian is just repeating to clarify so there is no misunderstanding 🤷‍♀️

[@lorraine2617]

Me too!!! I think he was playing dumb to get more info out of him, but it sure was ANNOYING!!!!

[@Sunset1705]

You can’t make this stuff up. All of it is so insane. Crazier than a Limetime movie.

[@GorgieClarissa]

those darn LIMETIME movies

[@LoveThatPhantom]

Give it a year or so and Lifetime or Netflix will make this a movie.

[@tonialipsey5445]

So true!!

[@pnl4ever713]

@@LoveThatPhantom according to TMZ one is already being filmed

[@someguy9778]

Lifetime is currently filming one.

[@AlexaLake1]

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I got the impression that Roberta was the dominant member of the Laundrie household ... narcissistic and with a "my way or the highway" attitude. Brian had that same controlling attitude towards Gabby. During their cross country road trip, I believe she was beginning to see the real Brian. Their relationship was toxic. RIP Gabby.

[@joywebster2678]

It was toxic when they dated on and off in high school. Friends reported physical fights screaming matches at school, andclots of shoving. But her two sets of parents were bustpyvwith new spouse and kids and she smiled and said all is well. She told her friends she didn't tell her family during high school how bad she and Brian fought. Then they broke up. Meet in their 20s and start up again, and her birth fathers assessment, he thinks Brian is a great guy!! Are you paying attention? She didn't spend much yime with her dad once he moved to Florida to be nearer to her. Her friends said she was afraid he'd see her stress and sometimes bruises. So we have a controlling abusive Nan, with a likely bpd gf who has weak personal boundaries and keeps settling for Brian because she feels alone and like she can't do better. Sad.

[@maryohare4141]

BRIAN wanted to be tough, a man...but Domineering Mama was boss....that resentment seethed within Brian...all the putdowns, the obsessiveness, the skewed Mom-Son relationship....spewed out in bouts of abuse toward quiet, petite, unsure of herself, Gabb, who was tring to "find a place for herself" ...a kid of divorce, with two new blended families. She desperately was trying to "fit in, blend in" since childhood. She probably was always afraid to disagree, talk about her feelings of abandonment...just tried to win approval, get a rare pat on head. Yep, teenager BRIAN found his punching bag....Gabby. Brian's overbearing, obsessive fawning behavior over Brian...helped her turn on Gabby, jealous of her being in Brian's romantic life...so jealous but hiding it because she recognizes she SHOuLDNT feel sexual fawning toward her son! YEP...perfect storm....Momma and son fawn over each other...and blame Gabby anytime something doesnt work out. GABBY didnt have a chance at a normal, happy life with those sick predators! It was a lamb living amidst a tribe of snarling, brutal wolves! Gabby had a little fairy heart, Brian and his family were ruthless, takers, secret predators in Life.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

Reading “his” notes with the suspicion that she wrote them herself reveals a bit of what she thought about gabby- what she thought her son thought about her- and her desperation to clean their names.

[@Spook2431NYC]

She was breaking up w/ him & he decided "if I cnt hv u no one will"

[@trenyispretty9154]

This or they was just arguing the whole time what I think happened is he knocked her out with a rock and suffocated her and ran back to the van I just wanna know what the argument was about or if she was tired of it and was wanting to go home and leave him and he said what you said it’s so sad I don’t know how anyone can kill someone that’s innocent. I wish she could tell her story.

[@chocol8milk]

I don't believe Brian's story it at all. I highly suspect that Brian, with urging from parents, wanted to leave a different narrative as to what happened so that when he was arrested, they could point at the notebook during the trial to sow doubt and get a less harsh punishment from the jury. Note book probably written while he was at home with parents. What they didn't suspect was that Brian would do tax payers a favor and end his life. I doubt that there was any 'mercy killing'. He got jealous and went into a rage because she either broke up with him or because of all the social media attention from guys. She was probably getting a lot of comments from guys about her looks. It's the internet, we all know the types of responses, at times sexual comments, pretty young girls get on TikTok/Insta.

[@albertsadler4322]

Well said I'm completely agree with

[@sarelito9202]

That's also what I have thought all along. It sounds very construed.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

I’m wondering if they planted all of that to hide the fact that they decided to kill their own son to save their asses (wishful thinking I guess.)

[@clintonlied]

Social media breeds mental illness.

[@berenicemartinez9238]

So awful now there’s proof they helped him. These types of parents are the worst…. No wonder Brian was a fuck up… learned from the best.

[@SDALLE99]

You mean the best type of parents, parents that actually have their kid’s back and not betray their own child.

[@berenicemartinez9238]

@@SDALLE99 lol no accountability

[@lauraashley4780]

@@SDALLE99 no the worst type of parents. supporting your kid no matter what they do, even if they do something awful???? part of being a parent is teaching your child to do good, not enabling them and letting them do whatever they want.. you teach them not to be abusers or murderers or rapists. I wouldn’t wanna meet any of ur spawn

[@lauraashley4780]

@@SDALLE99 it’s not “betraying” your own child when they MURDERED someone lol are you insane

[@rachellem8112]

I'm heartbroken Brian murdered Gabby and it's like his parents were protecting him They need to be prosecuted Prosecute

[@linanicolia1363]

That apple did not fall far from the tree.

[@janina8559]

It’s unfortunately not against the law in Florida for a Parent to protect their children from persecution. But it is against the law to offer to get rid of a body for them! If she is found guilty she will just wind up paying out which sucks but hopefully ruins their Retirement!

[@backagain5216]

prosecuted? If that was my loved one, I would be handling the justice, I can assure you. I knew when this happened they were guilty. It would be pretty horrific justice at that but I would have some sense of closure

[@amandarogerson9132]

Also, at the same time, think about it, if you had a child/adult child you would do anything to protect them right? You cant blame the parents for "protecting" their son. As wrong as it was to do so In this case.

[@GospelOfTimothy]

They knew where the body was. Or they knew their son knew where the body was. They knew that animals would scatter the bones if the body wasn't found immediately and they kept their mouths shut. Now saw the potato family has a is a few remnants of the bones. For the emotional distress of that alone the laundries should be sued for 100 million dollars.

[@normaharne5659]

I think this sounds like his mother wrote!!! His parents are the ones that found his things right????

[@tammiea8552]

Yep you are correct.

[@MelindaMc]

I did hear the police checked the handwriting analysis and it was Brian's handing writing.

[@JohnSmith-bn7bl]

i agree, i dont think he wrote that...

[@pureone26]

and Brian didn't burn it....

[@Vegan_scorpioo]

I don't believe for a second had it being mercy killing, would you strangle someone for that? Remember that he hit her and was violent towards her multiple times on the road and people would report it as you saw on the body cam footage ... Also if you mercy kill somebody wouldn't respectfully put her in a grave rather than throw her away on the rocks like a litter? .. Enough is enough

[@rachellem8112]

So very sorry for this innocent life to be snubbed out, and for what. God bless the Pettito family 🙏😭💔

[@thewiseguy3529]

As usual, John Walsh was right. The Dirty Laundries

[@winkieblink7625]

Have you noticed lately….NO ONE WHO IS WEALTHY, WHO COMMITS AN ACT OF CRIMINALITY in hurting/killing someone …..IS EVER ARRESTED. Think about it. Almost NEVER.

[@Schattenkind.]

True... for example Barry Morphew

[@davidwilliams3995]

Also helps if there part of the tribe

[@Beadledom2024]

That is not true at all. You're cherry picking. For example, Gisele Maxwell just yesterday got 20 years, and she has WAY more money than folks like the Laundries.

[@winkieblink7625]

@@Beadledom2024 well, of course. And very happy her deeds are going punished.

[@byuftbl]

The Menendez brothers were extremely wealthy they got arrested and are in prison still for murdering their parents

[@janyceparks8326]

We have always know his damn parents helped him. Put them in jail.

[@Ockap1812]

nah they suffered enough, besides gabby was an entitled spoiled bitch. The world needs less of these women who think their princesses and the world has to bend over for them.

[@LifesAbe-ach]

I'm calling BS on it being a mercy killing .

[@fulanichild3138]

I don't know... if my friend got injured on a hike, mercy killing would cross my mind. Lol.

[@indigomoon777]

Def not a “mercy” killing

[@iamjon1986]

right, because it would destroy your ego and pride because you already had your mind made up. how dare anyone provide you with more evidence

[@fulanichild3138]

@@iamjon1986 You're right. We should wait until all of the evidence is in before we call bs on this being a mercy killing. Cuz, you know, there are just some situations in which you would mercy kill a friend who got injured on a hike, right?

[@iamjon1986]

@@fulanichild3138 no what I am saying. killing someone because your a psycho vs killing someone because you see someone in dire need. he clearly regretted it, how could anyone live with themselves after that. its one thing to kill an animal you hit with a car that you know wont make it vs another human being, even if they were asking for mercy. I cant imagine that mental mess you have to be in to do that. again doesnt make what he did right, but it does change the whole story. also not all hikes are equal, you can literally be hundreds of miles away from any help in some circumstances as well as having a hiking trail in your back yard. I sure you heard of the guy that cut his arm off to rescue himself, not everyone can do that, some would just stay there and die waiting for help. the film 247 was it?

[@defaultui9625]

So, if this supposed letter was sent in between the time Gabby was murdered and Brian killing himself as the attorney is speculating, how did it get to Brian if he had no physical address during the majority of that timeframe? Regardless of how he received it, it implies that his mother knew where he was and therefore hindering the investigation.

[@IvarDaigon]

you are assuming it was posted.. given the incriminating information inside, it was most likely given to him (or even slipped into his backpack) when he was living at their house in the days before he disappeared.

[@lightyagami3492]

@@IvarDaigon The fact that the letter wasn't destroyed tells me that there is a good chance that Brian never saw what was in that letter.

[@michelemahon141]

And sounds to me like she offered to go get Gabby’s body, dismember it w/the knife she spoke of and dispose of Gabby’s remains where she’d never be found. Especially since he was claiming it was in Utah. Just my opinion from the strong references the investigator was giving.

[@marciayoung1094]

Because Brian drove Gabby's van home and the letter was found in the van at the laundry home. Brian more than likely put it there after his mother gave it to him..

[@Memow-pk1ng]

@@IvarDaigon cantbe, it was in the van at one point, found by F I..? Laund cleaned the van& how overlooked it ..? Van was impounded, right after Gab reported missing

[@lindafurr2404]

I’m thinking the note was not written by Brian but by his mom. I hope the truth comes out for justice for Gabby & her parents. If my child did something this horrible I would still talk to the other parents because we would all be hurting even if all I said was I don’t know anything.

[@AMYV3]

she offered to get rid of Gabbys body before she was found 🤷‍♀️. Come on. That was easy. It was painful watching all the hosts keep guessing. 😏 That’s why they are suing these people. They have blood all over their hands 😡😡

[@ke69]

They can’t say anything definitively if they don’t have concrete proof yet. That’s why the guy was hesitant to say anything bc as he said he didn’t wanna misspoke anything in the letter. We as watchers think we know what happened but without that actual proof, we still can’t say for sure.

[@marieh1755]

Please Lord allow this case to go thru to a jury and give gabby ,her family and the dirty laundries due justice and at least some relief and peace to the petito and Shmit family

[@Rose-Rae]

Yes please! And let the entire truth come out finally. Let him be found if he faked his death, let justice be served all the way around. And since you know the whole truth Lord let vengeance be yours alone.

[@marieh1755]

@@Rose-Rae amen 🙏

[@sunnyg.6606]

My guess is that the mother offered to burn the body if he had killed someone, or if he went to jail she would bake a cake and put and saw inside of it - whatever she meant by that. Or other offers to help him escape justice. I think his mom was narcissistic like he was, and Brian wouldn’t take responsibility for anything, living off other people, without a solid job. I think Casey needs to speak but probably won’t for fear of incriminating herself

[@marlineemmal6458]

Yes, I'm curious about the "offer." Was it one to help him flee the US?

[@fed-upmimi341]

So since Laundries was on the run, where would she have sent a letter to???? His van????

[@TheCazz10]

Maybe to hand it to him personally when he returned home if suspecting their house was bugged by the police.

[@zachwheelock5647]

A lot of travelers just use PO Boxes

[@marioarias9942]

The Laundries are dirty to the core.

[@jacquelinevantonder]

That's what I've been saying all along. That's why THEY knew where to find HIM and ALL HIS STUFF.........WOWWWWWW

[@debbiejames3096]

2 things: This was a supposed suicide/goodbye letter, but not a single message of goodbye in it to his parents? Also at the end of the letter he hopes "animals tear his body apart" . This sounds to me like laying to foundations of a narrative, because thats all that was found., body parts. I dont know how they pulled it off, but I am convinced he is alive, helped by his parents.

[@AprilKing822]

Me too! I truly think they assisted in helping him cross borders or just go into hiding. Shit, maybe a past relative was already passed and they somehow retrieved bones you really never know!!

[@ke69]

That’s very highly unlikely considering there was already an autopsy performed. For him to be alive, the medical examiner, police and who ever else handled his remains somehow got it wrong even with dna.

[@AprilKing822]

@@ke69 nothing would surprise me anymore, Roberta worked in a DA office so Maybe she knows people, I’ve heard of crazier things.🤷🏻‍♀️ At the very minimum they were extremely shady and did assist with SOMETHING. It’s been said there’s a note from Roberta to Brian after gabby passed away and “before his suicide” that she “offered him something” like wtf could she have offered?! Some limbs??

[@TheresFuckeryAfoot]

I think his sister will eventually speak about her parents/Brian and their upbringing. It may be YEARS later and Not that she necessarily knew for sure what he did to gabby or what her parents did to hide & help him, but she’s shown the most normalcy in reaction & response compared to the parents all this far. they show classic traits & sociopathy of personality disordered family structure. I wouldn’t be surprised if eventually coworkers/exes/other ppl come forward to talk about this family’s behavior & history.

[@Bunny-rh1yy]

Primarily the mother. The husband was controlled by her.

[@Memow-pk1ng]

@@Bunny-rh1yy yes, definitely Roberta , master mind, Chris , dumbo. just followed her orders

[@Memow-pk1ng]

Cassie has said B was spoiled, & Roberta catered to him , they moved to Fla bc B. was obsessed w/ guns & laws more lax . It's been commented many times, how B. looks like Bertolino, was their NY real estate lawyer for 25 yrs. & is why he was so willing to help hide B.

[@Kimberly-Fredrick]

@@Memow-pk1ng I hear ya loud & clear

[@alwaysyouramanda]

She kind of looks like a golden child, I doubt it. She’d be cut off financially!

[@gail9906]

He was jealous of Gabby, took her life and then couldn't face the consequences for what he had done. 🤬

[@herewego8586]

A ‘saw in a cake’ is an old time saying. It means if you go to jail, I’ll send a cake with a saw baked in it so you can saw the prison bars for an escape. Do people NOT know this saying?

[@nicolewinters]

Ohhh I didnt know that

[@Beadledom2024]

I think Brian, the news guy, was playing dumb to get more info out of the guy. He's old enough to know that saying.

[@chunis]

Not everybody has english as a native language... we don't have this saying in Europe where I live

[@Dawnsdelightsart]

It's not helping the Laundry family by releasing this. Just proves how insane that entire family is.

[@paulasoutchek3747]

Bet the letter disappears. Why would you give bertolini a letter and not have a copy. That's crazy. I've always wondered if one of his parents put him out of THEIR misery. He was troubled kid and they knew it. MAMA'S BOY.

[@amysmith1313]

SHE I BELIEVE CREATED THE MONSTERLET HIM KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT!!

[@Galaxie08]

Mr. Reilly didn't give Bertolino the letter, what are you talking about?

[@paulasoutchek3747]

@@Galaxie08 your right be didn't give him the letter. bertolini has it. Calm down .

[@saraxdouglas8577]

OMG HE THOUGHT HE WAS BEING A HERO BY KILLING HER........WHAT AN EGO ! ❤️☮️🙏

[@tinawhite8835]

Murderers often spin fantasies that paint them as a caring, empathic, hero who was forced to kill the person. Perhaps she really was in pain, and begging him, but I have no doubt the pain was caused from his physical abuse. I believe he killed her in a fit of rage, which of course he'd rather not confess to. He's a piece of shit that didn't fall far from the tree. I can only think his parents weren't all that surprised that he killed her.

[@XxXXxxXXxx78]

Mercy killed her, near her van in an area with good cell service.... Hmmm. I know if my beloved girlfriend were to get injured, i wouldnt move mountains to get her out, I would just strangle her to get her out if pain because she would want that.... I don't think so.

[@Dougland214]

Did he ask her permission first right. Also any good hiker instinctively knows where their vehicle is, it's not like he would have been able to hear her scream, which I think he also wrote yelled her own name, if he was too far away from her he would have known she was in the water either direction that the scream came from it's not rocket science. And the wrong state, written before all the details were in oopsie

[@StephanieBuckley78]

I'm curious as to what transpired the week Brian went home to settle things with the storage facility. Weeks later she ends up dead.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

Supposedly, they had a fight and mom was forcing her son to break up with her and get rid of all of her things. The loss of control over his home life and relationship probably caused him to go full “if I can’t have you no one can.” Imagine his killing spree started in Utah, and that’s why mom mentions it in the notes she forged, posing as him. Brian had probably told his mother everything.

[@MyMissingPeace]

It’s in the “confession” letter… it says it WAS A SHOCK TO MY PARENTS TOO. And asks if people can take it easy on them.

[@MelindaMc]

Yep that sounds more like a plea from Roberta.

[@lorraine2617]

If that isn't staged, then I don't know what is!!!

[@peanut924]

As far as the confession letter, if Brian really wanted to be "merciful" he could have gone ahead and let her fall asleep without continuously waking her up. Point is, he did not have to strangle her.

[@SherryLea]

Yeah for sure.

[@ryanfraser167]

What's to stop laundries lawyer from destroying the letter from Roberta?

[@hemanthemighty6523]

For the people who were crying and saying LEAVE THE PARENTS ALONE ;_; eating your words yet ?

[@bobe3250]

That mother and father are real pieces of work. Seems like they have experience covering things up.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

I heard mom was a DA, so very likely!!

[@breezymango4113]

Was she offering to help him break out of jail if he went there?

[@sidvicious9205]

The laundries should be charged to full extent of the law

[@Engelhafen]

Why can’t you put two and two together - The mother was willing to assist her son in escaping the law

[@jeannienickel7]

Poor Gabby…I’m dumb founded that her parents were fine with her living with the Lundries…it’s all such a tragic story of a bright light dimmed.

[@chelseywilliams2495]

From experience, my guess is.. they only put up with him. They didn't like him, is the vibe I get. So in order to save their relationship, they moved in with his parents. I sense animosity and an untold story behind the scenes that led to this. I also feel Brian's parents cared as much about gabby as they did their son... not a whole lot. Sp they tried to play the cool parents and let her move in. But that's as far as it went, everything they did was selfish. And km betting the mom was the problem and the dad just went along to hey along. (Brian's parentd)

[@winkieblink7625]

There is tons we don’t know and might not ever be released because the parents protected Brian til the end.

[@ShredderTainment]

Feels like the cops & others aided and abetted the dirty Laundrie’s... the more I read the more I feel that.

[@Rose-Rae]

I feel the same but why? What does the law enforcement people have to gain from helping them? Why would they do that in the first place. Maybe the parents know enough of the "right" people. As of right now all 3 of them have gotten away with murder.

[@ShredderTainment]

@@Rose-Rae I think Roberta used to work for the DA so she knows the LE community, though I don’t know where she worked for the DA.

[@v.e.7236]

OK, let's be cryptic. smh Sounds to me like Mommy was offering to help get rid of the body.

[@Galaxie08]

No. They were on the other side of the country and Brian simply left her where or near where he killed her. Her remains were found next to the creek. He knew the elements and animals would do their part.

[@v.e.7236]

@@Galaxie08 Really hope this "letter" is found and verified, then released. This guy has me quite curious.

[@nordeenk]

I agree….offered to help dispose of the body

[@JeepnJesusFreak]

Stg I’m all but back on the “Brian ain’t dead” conspiracy after seeing this (sorta kidding, sorta not lol). His mom wrote this.. That’s what I think. The way it was worded was pretty weird. “I have killed myself by this creek..”.. I mean idk, I certainly don’t know how he talks, but seems it would’ve been worded something like “If you’re reading this, I am no longer here” or “As of the time I’m writing this, my plan is to end my life” something other than I “have” killed myself. Like seriously? So, did you write this from the great beyond, Brian?

[@MelindaMc]

Love it.....made me laugh......😜...sadly.☹️

[@nancybrouse5070]

It was for sure murder, he had an impulsive quick temper. His mother was a mother trying to protect her child. Certainly a poor choice, but a little understandable.

[@annieoakley2309]

Brian did not write that letter, better look at his parents, I honestly believe his mother/parents wrote the letter, lock em up!!!

[@JohnSmith-bn7bl]

did they match his handwriting at all ? or just assume like everything else in this fucked up case.

[@averageamericangirl6819]

He’s full of it. He killed her period point blank.

[@bevmacdonald9008]

Before the DNA test positively identified his remains, my husband and I speculated the personal belongings were placed there to mislead investigators while he went on the lam. We were of the opinion they were helping him make arrangements to sneak away. I wonder if his parents being willing to do anything like that is mentioned in this letter 🤔

[@maryohare4141]

ARE FBI SURE those are truly Brian's remains?! I wouldnt put it past them to invite a cousin or other family dna match...to go camping with Brian and parents...kill cousin...yep, dna is familia. MEANWHILE....Brian is in Canada. ESPECIALLY SINCE...PARENTS FOUND NOTEBOOK, CAMPSITE...SO QUICKLY...AND AREA HAD BEEN SEARCHED... NUMEROUS TIMES! Did anyone else notice...no screams of anguish, surprise...no tears from overbearing Mama or Dad...or sister?! WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT WHOLE "LACK OF REACTION" FROM ALL OF THEM?! Weird, crazy nest of VIPERS?! JUST TOO MANY ODD, WEIRD STUFF/DYNAMICS GOING ON!

[@alwaysyouramanda]

I imagine dad murdering him to avoid losing his wife to the brat as well.

[@rubyoro0]

Of course the confessions are different…he’s making sh*t up!

[@catapillargirl2021]

My guess…She offered to help him relocate to another country and change identities. She wouldn’t want him to commit suicide or spend life behind bars.

[@MyMissingPeace]

He’s a liar. He describes her last moments. But the reasons he says…. NOOO WAY. You rock #BrianEntin

[@seektruth4547]

That is BS , he hit her in the head she didn’t die so he strangled her.

[@karyn27]

I think he strangled her to silence her after she stuck a verbal knife into him during an argument. Probably after first pushing her & causing to fall during a physical altercation.

[@chelseywilliams2495]

Yeah, someone is only angry and refuses help when injured from the PERSON WHO CAUSED THE INJURY. If that part is true, then no wonder. I can only imagine how it would feel to be hurt by someone and then them try to apologize and help. I would flipping trust them, I mean.. look what their hands were just capable of. No way. Gabby fought for her life, I'm telling you. There is alot of untruths in this story, that I know. Brian and his family and lawyers have carefully cultivated and concocted a story. And a horribly unbelievable one at that. Why did they switch lawyers? Maybe the first lawyer was drug into it all and didn't want to be held liable, knowing what he knew. His family chose him for a reason. They knew him well, they chose someone close, thinking they could pull one over on him or at the very least use their past together to manipulate him into doing what they wanted.

[@142horizon]

I THINK HE'S STILL ALIVE. He got help from his parents - and they're all getting help from someone Else. He Is Not Dead!

[@ep8865]

JUSTICE FOR GABBY 🦋 His parents need to held accountable for his actions.

[@Toughmittens]

So they intentionally took his “body” somewhere that they knew would tear his body apart. I hope they had really good evidence that it was actually his body

[@alwaysyouramanda]

That second to last bit of the notes- reminds me of the “on scene” reporters who constantly reiterate what should be plain to see. (Deception.) “I killed myself here, by this lake” or whatever- wouldn’t it be “im going to kill- or I will- or I have decided to-?” I think he was already dead when those notes were written.

[@jag4017]

She’s definitely “Going to Burn after news Reads It!!!”

[@AarmOZ84]

I still stand behind my hypothesis that Brain and Gabby got into another fight and Brian strangled her in anger only to realize afterwards that he had killed her and he panicked and did lots of stupid stuff and his family helped him do some more stupid stuff because they knew Gabby was dead, but thought their son shouldn't go to jail because it was an "accident" even though it was still a serious violent felony.

[@Beadledom2024]

Do you know how long it takes to strangle someone to death? Over 4 minutes with your hand in a tight vice (it's exhaustingfor the killer). It's no accident when it happens. Victim is fighting you for the first half and then you still have to keep the vice for way longer after they pass out. Plenty of time to change your mind. It's the most overtly cruel, intimate, and intentional ways of murdering. Shoot someone, push them off a cliff, etc, sure, instant act, instant regret. But not strangulation....

[@wildchild4380]

Curious as to if the "letters" have had handwriting analysis done on them to prove in fact Brian was the creator of them, and not something Chris slipped into the drybag when he found it.

[@karenmason6465]

Who kills someone because they are hurt?? That was another lie!! And I think they knew that Brian was going to kill himself!! They didn't even act like they cared that he was missing!!

[@fulanichild3138]

Very, very strange family.

[@chyennele1101]

When you think is an animal!!!!!!

[@AlliWritesNow]

Burn this after you read it? WTF!

[@WhereTheRainbowEnds1111]

I knew the parents were involved... I hope they go to jail

[@stephaniepapaleo521]

Roberta is probably not even the least bit ashamed she wrote that letter...that makes her as disgusting as her murdering a$$ son BL Rip Gabby. My ♥️ goes out to the Petito family

[@Jeff_H_the_Guitarist]

Considering Brian is right handed and was shot in the left side of his head. Maybe the mercy killing wasnt the ending of Gabbys life but the ending of Brians life by his parents. Parents could have written the letter after what they learned from Brian on their weird inappropriate camping trip after returning home without Gabby. Are Brian’s parents acting like people that may have done something like kill their son. Ask yourself.

[@jadamills4082]

I have always thought the same thing. He was to cowardly to do himself, so either the dad or mom did it for him.

[@norahcherono4545]

I thought the same too. Narcissistic sociopaths are too cowardly and self-centred to harm themselves. Whenever they get caught, they usually cry for themselves. I think his parents did the killing and the camping trip was a last-memory-together sorta thing. May Gabby rest easy!

[@dobiemom9245]

I am sure it says she will help cover for him, assist him financially, and help him elude the authorities and keep him from jail. I am sure of it.

[@Gypsys-demon-baby]

No one believes she fell into the water and hit her head, he strangled her when they were fighting, then he left her body in a tent and ran away, its a very sad situation that 2 ppl died this way instead of breaking up

[@EvgeniyaJZ]

Not in a tent, but in the open for vultures to feed on!

[@Sedonawhite]

Yea ok if he really cared he'd get her help but sounds like he was the one who really needed help. 🙏