Brian Laundrie confesses: 'I ended her life' | Banfield

A notebook reportedly belonging to Brian Laundrie, in which he claims responsibility for killing Gabby Petito in September 2021, was publicly released by the Laundrie family attorney Friday.
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[@7eyeswideopen177]

If my son cames home leaving his girlfriend thousands of miles away with her car. I would demand WHERE is she and why do you have HER car? That's what a normal parent would ask

[@shAnn0n1]

Yes, my parents would've called the police and had them arrest me. Parents know, the Laundries knew, but did nothing, their inaction needs to be investigated.

[@SDALLE99]

I mean, as long as my son is safe, who cares about other people? I would be concern if my son had a broken heart, or in trouble, but if he choose not to tell me I wouldn’t pry. Couples need to sort things out on their own, don’t be nosy.

[@autumn1734]

@@Nobody-hc9rt Sorry but they knew from the get, they already said to the F.B.I, thats why Petitoe fam is sueing. If anything they probably won't win their claim, but the Landries should be responsible for the cost of looking for Gabby after it was done!

[@cindland]

Right, any *reasonable* person would. So how could his parents remain silent all that time and let him remain at home under their protection?.

[@positivelyradiant9655]

True!

[@IvarDaigon]

Isn't it strange that a guy who claims to "love" his girlfriend would just leave her lifeless body laying in on the ground to be eaten by wild animals while he steals her van and money. such a kind and loving guy he was ~sarcasm Brian died the way he lived, a pretender and a worthless POS..

[@fredsmith6324]

i thought she was buried. was she left unburied?

[@serenaleaghgrace5023]

HE PROFESSES TO LOVE HER, BUT WHAT WOULD HE DO TO SOMEONE HE HATED, HOLY HELL, WHAT LIES THE MIND BOGGLES,,, LIAR LIAR,

[@klaasbloem]

@@fredsmith6324 Yes

[@heatherwells4932]

In the words of the immortal William Barr...BS. Of course he could have used the money from her account to refund himself as he may have used the $ notes to start the fire to keep her warm...sarcasm...

[@lindarobart3369]

I totally agree.

[@shawanamrhodes]

He was a coward. She probably said she was going to leave him so he killed her. I do agree what they said that he was a dependent person, and couldn't live without her, and killed himself. I do agree with everything the panel said especially regarding the letter being written to control the narrative of what happened when it was not necessarily true. It just shows he was a true narcissist and an abuser...

[@sandyfields678]

And parents knew it..

[@sandyfields678]

Sad she cared about someone like him .bet those officers that didnt protect her..such an innocent...with the angels now....rip..little one..we know truth..

[@h_3_x_]

U speak as if u know what they were going through

[@h_3_x_]

@@jazzyjazz5920 I'm just saying maybe we shouldn't judge when we aren't perfect ourselves, and have no way of knowing the full truth

[@unknownsource8481]

Well good thing what you think doesn’t matter to no one 👍

[@bsalapek5]

My son's girlfriend lived with us & if he came back from a trip without her I'd be the first to call the cops. The Laundries went on a family vacay when Brian came back without Gabby. Insane!

[@horsemeattball]

That family was well connected. There is no doubt in my mind. Anyone else would have had constant police harassment, and eventually be charged with aiding and abetting.

[@winning3329]

This is why im single

[@SiothaVest]

Yes! Non lawyered up people would absolutely do different. Unfortunately the veil of lawyers is both a justice and injustice. But if they continue discussing this crap his terrible legacy will never go away. And like the books he read.... looked up to by a sect of humans with a sense of darkness - those of us who would call or drag the body back... will never know.

[@adav5533]

Especially if he came back with all of her belongings, debit cards, her camper van which was her home away from home. The parents had to question him as soon as he came home. I can't believe the Laundrie's went on vacation with Brian while Gabby's parents were suffering not knowing what happened to their daughter.

[@fxx3702]

You ain’t a real one then barb

[@emilymarek4714]

“Pick this up, Gabby didn’t like littering,” after he killed her and dumped her body? What a psychopath!

[@KS-yp1jl]

In his mind, that line was gonna make him look like a great person for honouring her memory. Pathetic

[@NailsbyBunnyBear]

Fr…how sick 🤮

[@RWRogers]

I feel like psychopath is putting it mildly here. And that’s extreme but I don’t know what this kind of derangement is. This a whole new level of low. What he did to her and what we’ve all seen of him on video alone, then murdering her and the manner by which he murdered her was all bad enough. But the letter and what he wrote made it all even more sick and twisted.

[@Chloemegan]

I don’t believe his ‘reason’ for killing Gabby. It doesn’t add up. He just didn’t want to admit what really happened. It seems like he wants people to feel bad for him and his parents.

[@viperscratchoffs]

The parents should be charged ,they knew what happened ,I can't believe they are getting off, they should be in jail.

[@ethangorr318]

Knew

[@Imakebootysclap]

they ant getting off if someone kills them?

[@positivelyradiant9655]

Agreed!

[@kasualbeauty309]

Yeah I’m sorry if the kid that murdered all those kids that School’s parents are being charged for it then I think that Brian Landry parents should be charge for it

[@cookiegilcrest1000]

THE PARENTS WASN'T THERE.

[@JustOneOpinion]

I was with a man very much like Brian laundry....he used to tell me...in a calm voice...all the time...."If I can't have you...nobody will". I knew 7 years in I would either leave in a body bag or through a massive DV case that could also leave me dead. He was quiet, smaller in stature, oh so nice to everyone....and when I called the cops 3 times in 7 years....I looked and sounded just like gabby in that moab cop interaction. The cops all 3 times treated ME as the abuser due to being emotional and transparent. This was 20 years ago.....nothing has changed

[@Michelle_Lynn210]

I think that is exactly what happened to Gabby. They had been fighting... I believe they decided to take this trip together but were split up, I think but regardless, I feel like Brian wasn't getting enough attention from her because she was so focused on growing her channel, and he figured....."If I can't have her...nobody will" and he decided to murder her out there. He probably planned it and it was premeditated.... I bet he convinced her to camp across the stream, so that he could get her out there, spent his last moments with her and then killed her... That letter was definitely all lies, the only truth in it was that he was infatuated with her, not IN LOVE with her as he claims and that he rushed home after he murdered her to be with his family. Personally, I think he was too much of a coward to kill himself and I think his family got him out of the country to be with their friend, STAN...which is what the message that was accidentally sent to Gabby's parents....when he sent that message that said something about STAN and Gabby's parents said Gabby never referred to her grandfather as STAN.... so I think Brian was trying to send code words to his parents to help get him set up to get out of the country...but in his frantic state accidentally sent it to the wrong parents. I definitely think he isn't even dead and it was all a set up and he's alive and hiding probably in Mexico or somewhere...

[@Fromplefeet]

OH, how I understand.

[@barbbeulah7139]

Big sister hugs to you Candice 💜💯

[@katieeckler7543]

@Brian Kruger lol of course a man would say this. Did you read her line saying she thought one of the only ways she would get out of the relationship was in a body bag? Clearly she felt like she had no way out. Let’s have a little empathy for this poor woman’s situation. There’s a lot more to abusive relationships than “you should just leave!”

[@TheEkilnoom]

I hope you left him.

[@Jeff_H_the_Guitarist]

Mercy killing for maybe a horse with a broken leg. But not a person. A person can handle a lot of pain until medical help can be found. Heck, childbirth seems quite painful but women endure it all the time.

[@Imakebootysclap]

having to look your mother in the eyes and tell her you killed your GF, would you tell the truth about being a pos or make up a story that paints you as the hero?

[@maisondusuave]

He's lying. He just murdered her.

[@mommasbacongankin]

What’s fucked is...you still have to bury the big ass horse. People who mercy kill never actually took a life. Fake ass excise

[@mandydacosta79]

It’s a lie. He was making excuses for killing her. My ex was very abusive and made excuses all the time

[@cynthg9547]

Yes definitely

[@kimstars39]

He killed himself because he knew he was going to prison for the rest of his pathetic life!

[@girlpower4589]

So he killed himself so he can go to HELL forever. What a smart guy he was haha.

[@deborahrunkle313]

@@girlpower4589 nobody ever said he was smart!

[@kaypowell407]

Did he kill himself???

[@carinfelska5774]

Exactly 💯, jail for life. So he ended his own life,

[@carinfelska5774]

@@kaypowell407 I wonder

[@patriotforever1033]

It still sounds like his mom wrote all that js

[@TheDoconnor1266]

He is roasting in Hell where he belongs. My heart goes out to her parents and family. Such a sad ending of her life just like so many other people who have died in similar manners.

[@4Runneradventures]

Even Hell is too good for that POS SOB!

[@tsmastermind]

the fact that he was trying to act like a hero and thought everyone would believe this made up story is ridiculous

[@carinfelska5774]

Jesus and Gabby waiting for him, when he passed, my x is still waiting for, his aponent,

[@marlineemmal6458]

I think he's roasting in Cuba with a rum swizzle!

[@tsmastermind]

@@carinfelska5774 no he abused and killed her he literally made up this story to try and make people feel bad for him

[@shannon7358]

How was he able to find enough firewood and a means to start a fire? That poor girl. She will never be forgotten!!!

[@leahyvonne1572]

There was evidence of a fire near her body... but also an obvious spot where a tent was set up. In my opinion they were camping at that spot. But to answer your question she was found in between a few trees and there were trees all around so that's probably how they built the fire.

[@Christina-71]

The stupidity of his ridiculous claim is that they had a van....with a heater.🤦‍♀️

[@karenburns9]

@@Christina-71 ikr !

[@Lissa11638]

Gabby touched the hearts of all of America!! She is such a very strong & sweet soul! #ripGabbyPetito

[@t-rex4211]

Water was spoken of so I guess plant life nearby. Every camper has a lighter or matches. I think he schmoked too so I’d put money on him having a lighter in his pocket

[@ryanfrommontana5236]

You’re telling me that notebook was in water in the swamps for weeks? No flippin way. Noooooooo way. It’s in perfect shape and is completely intact. But his body is ripped to pieces and gone. But the notebook is completely intact. I call bullshit

[@JaneCooper190072]

Prolly cause animals will eat flesh but not paper, who knows. Especially if it was in something plastic, but wasn't it under water, that place where he was found, that's why his parents knew exactly where to find him and were all along telling the police the correct place only they couldn't do anything until the waters subsided..

[@donaldbiden1920]

It was inside a dry bag, and it's still not in perfect shape

[@normacolon9618]

It was.in andeybag made for water..waterproof bag.

[@jjwoelkers7954]

She did NOT hurt herself! I BET you anything that Dr. is right! He’s describing how she reacted when he was killing her!!

[@doracampos2088]

Exactly!

[@diamondeyez135]

Yes stop the pain etc. He's a pos 😑 😤

[@kimmayo7251]

Sounds like he beat her relentlessly and she was reacting to the pain and horror of it!

[@julief634]

@@kimmayo7251 I am thinking he bashed her head with a rock and that was her reaction then he strangled her because he realized what he had done and this time he would not get away with it, probably remembering when the cops were called on him in Utah. He murdered her and then left her there.

[@NailsbyBunnyBear]

Omggg 😭😭🤮

[@caroldriehorst1165]

She probably did say she wanted to break up with him so he killed her, I don't believe for a second that it was a mercy killing, he lied right up to the end.

[@caroldriehorst1165]

@Sun n Tan Auto correct ignoramus.

[@NailsbyBunnyBear]

Same

[@INDYFA]

What a POS. He never gave her the choice to see HER family one last time like he says he wanted to do. I pray they hold his family accountable, they definitely knew their son wasn’t right and never cared to protect gabbi from him. They are culpable…

[@user-no8dw4bv1r]

I'm really beginning to think this was pre-meditated (just a theory). -They left from New York after Gabby's brother's graduation, so in his mind she did get to spend time with her family. -Then the two go on a cross-country road trip spending time together - visiting all the national parks etc. (Their trip was supposed to end in Oregon on Halloween. Her last post was "happy halloween" Aug 25) -BL goes camping with his family after returning home without her. "“I rushed home to spend any time I had left with my family."

[@alexandriacarter2710]

This is simply sick !! U don’t strangle someone whom u claim u love to death and leave their body out in the elements along with all the wild life. He knew that and I think that’s why he stated , so all the wild life could tear him apart he knew I would happen and I think thought that would never find her You would carry her , she was a small young girl, they both had cell phones and other devices , he could have gotten help. He is a sicko. This is not even true. Well, he probably hit her in the head with a rock and then strangled her and she knew what was happening. Then his Evil family. I don’t understand how they have not been brought to some kind of Justice. They found his stuff in less than minutes they knew where he was. It’s sad. So sad for her family. She was a beautiful young girl. Gone to soon by a lunatic evil man!

[@lauragriess7574]

If he cared about her family he wouldn’t have left her out there

[@dawnatkinson7704]

This story is made so much more bizaare by his parents involvement. I am confident that his parents knew and helped plan his suicide instead of giving Gabby's family closure. The whole family is damn nuts

[@JaneCooper190072]

@Sheree lololollol

[@herewego8586]

@Sheree I agree. I’m betting his uncle (owned a charter service) took him to Puerto Rico (specifically) which makes it much easier to get to another country without an extradition treaty with the U.S. Too many coincidences to believe B killed himself. Another Uncle is a dentist. Pull a tooth or 2 to plant near the backpack. There’s your DNA or dental match. Plus, Robertas job put her in a position to demand/blackmail cooperation from the justice system.

[@HuffyGal78]

yes I agree it was all to quick for his grizzly body supposedly. I think he's alive why else did his parents help him. they did not help to kill him they and all their connections set this all up and she walked straight to where the body was. I believehe's living his best life and probablyalready killed another or working on it. I believe the real truth will come to light one of these future years to come.

[@mano4053]

I find it much easier to believe that his parents helped him escape than that they killed him or helped him commit suicide. And that diary with the confession of murder is too perfect a solution. One could go on and on about what was wrong with this story.

[@nillyk5671]

@@herewego8586 But wasn't his skull found? 😕

[@michelemaliano7860]

I don’t know why people lie and make up things. If you think about past experiences; THE TRUTH ALWAYS COMES OUT IN THE WASH.

[@carinfelska5774]

Not always, narcissistic people can hide things forever, selfish, and protect themselves and only themselves, same with there families, care less

[@jackiewilson6249]

She was unemployed and previously only worked part-time, supported by the Laundrie family.

[@kristinstrickland1038]

As the Bible says, "Be sure your sin will find you out."

[@lostagain2226]

I'm no fan of the dirty laundry family; but, "a saw in a cake" is obviously meant to be a joke about escape. Inappropriate? Hell yes.

[@JL-zn7me]

Even if it was a joke, it proves the Laundries knew Gabby was murdered. Pure evil!!

[@lostagain2226]

@@JL-zn7me I personally feel that the family knew he killed her, but reading that statement without provided context, it's a common joke.

[@lauraashley4780]

I feel like she said it to imply that she would do ANYTHING to help him, maybe

[@stealthwarrior5768]

The dirty laundries don't want their son down on record for what he was....a murderer

[@fredsmith6324]

So wrong of him to leave a false story to absolve himself. What a low character thing to do. I couldn't believe it when I read this stupid story.

[@jessewilkins8415]

brought up by his parents he would believe that would absolve himself how else could this happen

[@sunshinestate8884]

He says to pick up his stuff as gabby didn’t like people who littered but he literally left her out there like a piece of trash. This whole note is a lie and his parents should be charged.

[@Laz3rCat95]

"Mercy killing" is for doctors in a hospital with terminally ill cancer patients and stuff...not a young person who is either healthy or just suddenly gets ill/injured...either the injury story is made up to justify his abuse or he's extremely twisted to think killing her was a better solution than getting her medical treatment.

[@shesarrived7690]

It’s sick

[@mythreerosebuds1128]

That guy is really a distorted human being, all that weird stuff he was into I think he tried to live that life

[@kelrogers8480]

Omg, pls don't start bringing that stuff up here! Keep politics out of this!

[@stealthwarrior5768]

Any doctor mercy killing should go to jail for murder.

[@Laz3rCat95]

@@stealthwarrior5768 Not if the patient (or the family of the patient if said patient is unresponsive) agrees to it.

[@faydenereed4056]

He was a very sick man and his parents knew it and they knew he was dangerous and Gabby was in a very dangerous situation! They should have warned her as soon as they dated the first time! They had an obligation to tell her and her parents!

[@wardrobelion]

What about when he left on the plane after the police pullover…he did something with all of her stuff that was supposedly in a storage. I’m sure he spoke with his parents about that episode with the police. Especially since they told him that HE was the victim of DV. He thought he could kill her and they would never know. I’m certain that he talked to his parents if not planned to abandon her in the middle of nowhere. I thank God for Red, White and Bethune for their dashcam video. They saw the van. He didn’t know that…he and his parents thought he was off the hook until that video surfaced.

[@karenburns9]

That was truly a miracle otherwise God only knows when and if she'd be found!

[@tsmastermind]

exactly and the cops themselves admitted in january that they noticed brian was manipulative and abusive but they still said he was the victim 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@girlpower4589]

@@tsmastermind If only the stinking cops arrested him that day Gabby would still be alive today. What sorry cops they are they should be arrested.

[@lauraashley4780]

yesss his parents were probably hoping people would never know where they were camping …. yikes

[@saywhatyouwant888]

Well if he thought no one was watching him God was , knowing her parents weren't there to protect their child

[@cutzymccall7675]

Basically he was blaming Gabby for her own death; for him murdering her. He was a Mr. smooth nice guy with a side of Mr. Hyde. He cared nothing for her family. If he truly cared, he would not have murdered their beloved child. There was something under-developed about him. Gabby was on her way toward mature evolvement. He wasn’t.

[@maidenmarian1]

I agree with you. There WAS something underdeveloped about him and his parents were used to helping him because of this.

[@cutzymccall7675]

Brian was a grandiose narcissist, controlling, jealous, insecure, maybe bipolar. I believe he was jealous of Gabby and secretly co-dependent.

[@iknow2145]

Nice write up Dr know nothing.

[@stealthwarrior5768]

@@iknow2145 you don't know anything either and maybe you have the diagnosis and don't like to hear the truth. She is correct.

[@iknow2145]

​@@stealthwarrior5768 Sure, doctor nobody.

[@nz5652]

I think she tried to run away from a fight towards the van where they struggled in the stream she got hurt or he hurt her he dragged her to dry area and ended her life and his description of her shaking makes sense prob from getting hit on the head

[@habibba2323]

Or he hit her with a rock 🪨 which explains the blunt for trauma , then strangled her to death while she was in pain agonizing and gasping for air

[@jukes243]

Plenty of rocks in the stream ....

[@SunnyHippy]

This is my theory also!

[@vasquezalfred]

All she wanted was the freedom to travel and share the world through her eyes, who happened to fall in love with a sick minded killer, her poor helpless parents and family members and dear friends of hers. May they all gain strength from her happy moments when she lived amongst them all, so that they can all continue in life smiling for her.

[@Jeff_H_the_Guitarist]

Baking a cake with a file in it is a very old idea. Giving the inmate the tool to file down the bars to then make an escape.

[@lauraashley4780]

yea I wonder if she said it to imply that she would help him ANY way she could.. because obviously doing that is unrealistic in this day and age

[@Jeff_H_the_Guitarist]

@@lauraashley4780 That's an old expression, "bake a cake with a file in it". But it's like the expression, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." No one that says that really means they would actually eat a horse.

[@mjarboesdf]

I always wondered what happened to Gabby's phone, laptop and cameras? I wish her parents got them and could release a bunch of her pictures and videos on her Instagram or somewhere for all us to see. That's what she wanted and she ended up gaining so many supporters, just wish we could keep building her social media in honor of her memory forever! RIP Gabby, you are truly missed by so many! 🌄 🏞 🌠 🌌 🌅

[@watchingitallhere]

Yea, gotta keep that good thing going...☠

[@cwise.]

What a beautiful thing to say, I agree

[@diamondeyez135]

Great idea for sure

[@nikoqaddadeh3238]

This is BS. His overblown detailed story, is the writings of a malignant narcissist. His parents do have a lot of blame for their part.

[@NailsbyBunnyBear]

Thissss!!!!

[@Mrs.T305]

Exactly. So I don't know why he only had an anxiety diagnosis. That's crazy. This man had way more than anxiety.

[@EdPottsUK]

A theory I have is that he pushed her in the creek which caused the blunt force trauma and a brain injury, and while she was in and out of consciousness like he’s says he knows he’s caused life threatening injuries and knows there’s no other way but to strangle her because even if she survives he knows she’ll tell the authorities what he did. So basically he’s used some of the truth and then twisted it to make it look like the fall was an accident when it obviously wasn’t. Like I believe she may have been alive a few hours after the head injury like he said and then he strangled her. That makes sense why he didn’t call for help also, because he knew he did it. RIP Gabby.

[@christianWilliams-pc4jn]

He actually thought anybody was going to believe that nonsense? Truly a Narcissist to the end thinking he can just outsmart everyone. We all the know real story, she had enough of his jealousy, controlling ways, and abuse and broke up with him causing him to fly into a rage. The typical "If I can't have you nobody can".

[@carinfelska5774]

I wonder about this world, how do we even know that his body, hiding in another country

[@Jeff_H_the_Guitarist]

Didn't Brian take Gabby's Apple Watch? The one thing that could have helped anyone pinpoint her location using Find My Phone app.

[@ksc743]

And he took her bank card & used it to draw money for petrol driving back to Florida. He took her life. He took her away from her family. He took her car. He took her money and He took her watch. He took everything. Gabby had a vision to be a successful youtuber. She spent time editing her videos in internet cafes. He hated that. He hated that she wasn't 100% focused on him.

[@marlineemmal6458]

The Apple watch would have recorded her exact time of death...

[@kkdoc7864]

The autopsy would have shown any injuries that caused the “horrific” pain Gabby allegedly suffered.

[@shereens1463]

They found parts of him. His body was not in tact.

[@Imakebootysclap]

@@shereens1463 because evil taste good to scavengers.

[@joshuachannel877]

I believe the OP is saying that Gabby's autopsy would have shown the injuries she supposedly suffered. The bruising and swelling of affected areas, etc. Edit: spelling

[@kathywedzik4905]

Suffered at the hands of her malignant narcissist grandiose terrorist...

[@samanthasmith8864]

Well the autopsy did show that she had blunt force trauma to the head

[@melnelly5918]

I still don't understand how the cops let them both go when they were pulled over..Brian was acting strange then. He didn't care that she was upset and Gabby blamed herself. I wonder if she felt safe with him before he took her life with no remorse. No doubt he's a psychopath. No understanding of what he did wrong.

[@lauraashley4780]

the cop thing bothers me soo much.. the 911 call reported that he was the one who slapped her. after they left that interaction with the cops his ego was probably inflated even more because of how they treated him

[@sissy-_-fnyc]

The symptoms he described, shaking and lapsing consciousness, could be from a concussion. He probably hit her.

[@Sedonawhite]

Sounds awful the way she died. Like he attacked her and layed her next to him while she convulsed and was possibly savable at that point but knew he had to finish her because of what he had done. So he did. Like a non remorseful person.

[@DarkPrincessOfLight]

Yeah. He pbbly got rly violent with her & left her in a crazy state. Pbbly thought it was better to kill her than get actual medical treatment at that point

[@kezkn]

What a tragedy ! Laundries do not deserve Gabby. They are all in it. Brian killed Gabby. Now the mother is cooking up stories.

[@annieoakley2309]

His parents was trying to justify what he did to Gabby and the world, I truly believe his parents wrote the letter for him!!!

[@fay5479]

So do I.... It's a typical shopping list note pad, not one drawing or doodle when the explanations are so awkward... Not one drawing of the creek at moonlight? Also, when did he use blue ink ever?

[@wardrobelion]

I agree

[@Katzku]

Agreed 👍🏻

[@sashafierce7495]

Annie, so do I.🤨

[@kathywedzik4905]

Or they all got together and crafted it maybe on that camping vacation after he returned after murdering her

[@JohnSmith-lb6ic]

The Laundries are DIRTY.

[@radracing3370]

Just a little off topic but I was watching a lot of this unfold on KZbin and I just want to say that This news reporter was Amazing 👏 he went above and beyond following and reporting this story from Florida. He loves his job and he really puts everything into it, lol idk his name but the guy in this report up top. Probably the best onsite reporter I have ever seen Great Job 👍 keep up the good work.

[@radracing3370]

I actually think his name is Brian

[@tthappyrock368]

Brian Entin ... I may have the last name spelled wrong but that's how it sounds. I've seen some of his other reporting--he's great!

[@normacolon9618]

Beian Entin is his name.

[@radracing3370]

Yep you guys got it thanks👍, I do service calls all day driving around so I was completely involved up to the minute on this whole case and he was on top of everything, I could even see in some of his reports that the sun would be just rising and he would still be up from the night before reporting there were times I was amazed including his team they had to be right there with him. All around great job on that whole horrible situation that should've never happened to begin with.

[@elainegarrity8176]

it's Brian Entin

[@illusionisms]

Brian was a real creep. Whats really sad that he still could not own up to his full involvement in killing her. He mistreated her and finally he killed her. He was her own personal monster. Brian went way out of his way to project himself as something more than what he really was. Its sad that this reality was not discovered before the loss of Gabby’s life was taken.

[@stopself-snitching6853]

I live out here off Highway 26 just north of Rd30290 and I Can Tell You FOR CERTAIN there is Definitely Cell Service for the past 15 years. Plus all of us EMS and Volunteers Around We Respond Daily and No problems getting victims out to a clearing to be Airlifted (Mostly to Cheyenne/Boise med or Denver if it's Critical) So this RL Stine like Story that He Gets to choose his own ending is UNBELIEVABLY WRONG in so many Facets. My life experience of the world we live in today Has me Convinced the Matriarch of 4343 Wabasso Ave in North Port Florida did a Disciplinary Removal California Prison Style! Just my 2 cents no one asked for 🧐

[@stealthwarrior5768]

I agree.

[@Seashellsbytheseashore21]

notice he doesn't mention how he had been "camping at snake river" like he told the hitch hiker rides. dude's a damn liar

[@jennagoy4004]

How are we supposed to believe that's really his notebook? His parents found his body in 2.5 seconds..His parents probably wrote that to try and make their son look like less of a piece of garbage

[@colette2552]

EXACTLY, that is what I thought!! To me he was describing what she was going through while he was choking her!!! This was just a horrible situation through and through 😔

[@NailsbyBunnyBear]

This past made me sick 😭😭🤮

[@faydenereed4056]

That’s disrespect! He had no respect for her intelligence! He was a conceited dangerous controlling man!

[@deathbycatzttv]

Dude got home without his girl. Parents took one look. " Nothing to see here " And moved on

[@renelabitzke317]

His Mom is playing a big role in that whole story. Is that letter really written by Brian? Who knows.

[@Junitunes]

Why are people saying that?

[@marlineemmal6458]

It's not his handwriting. It also sounds like a woman wrote it. I'm guessing Roberta or Rose Davis.

[@shAnn0n1]

How did Gabby end up in the water? He probably hit her and she fell into the water, or maybe he tried to drown her and he wasn't strong enough, so he pulled her out of the water, and she was badly injured, but not dead. Then he finished her off by strangling her out of the water. He was a coward. His parents need to be held accountable for something, they knew the moment he came back alone, without Gabby, in her van, definitely they knew.

[@Leecreates]

I agree. I’ve walked next to lakes, rivers and oceans and puddles and have never accidentally fallen in. He definitely pushed her.

[@carolearothelilly6789]

Wow! Thanks for the update! Interesting, but mixed time frame tenses makes it appear to be written by someone else. How can he say I've ended my life while alive writing the note? He bludgeoned and choked her to death and passed it off as her request after an accident?!? None of that makes sense to a thinking person. They found blood spatter 20’ in every direction from where her body was found. Lies from a con artist trying to convince of his innocence because he is only partly to blame because she asked him to end her life!?! That’s what rapists say about their victims, they wanted them and begged them to do it… #Justice4Gabby

[@milumav]

Deceptive people often describe past events as if they were occurring in the present. Using the present tense to describe past events suggests the speaker is rehearsing the events in their mind, not recalling them.

[@jackiewilson6249]

He only has a high school education-not an author.

[@deborahrunkle313]

@@milumav do not denigrate a high school education! There's plenty of authors out there that never went to college yet somehow managed to string together a book full of words that make sense and tell a very good story! Your statement sounds a bit snobish!

[@milumav]

@@deborahrunkle313I think you meant to reply to Jackie Wilson's comment, mine was about deception red flags. I agree btw, plenty of gifted people who didn't finish high school have done amazing work and plenty of morons have multiple college degrees. (If you watched the Depp v. Heard trial you'll no doubt recall several of Ms. Heard's "expert" witnesses who were highly educated yet far from being skilled and sometimes even sane imo).

[@stealthwarrior5768]

@@jackiewilson6249 yeah and he spent his school years lighting fires, the red flag for a disturbed personality

[@lauritamburrino5179]

Can't you all see them around their campfire writing this together. Either that or the parents wrote it placed it in the bag and planted the evidence.

[@debbiecurtiscurtis3677]

Not so sure his parents didn't play a large part in his death. Maybe at his request. The whole family seems very odd. Can't understand why they haven't been charged as accessories or obstruction.

[@Katzku]

Hope the experts analyze the the heck out of that handwriting and possible DNA on the paper 🧐

[@kelrogers8480]

Why?

[@marlineemmal6458]

Because it is NOT his handwriting.

[@valerievasiliou4013]

He didn’t write this. They should check the handwriting against other handwritten paperwork. His parents had this notebook first.

[@a.humphries8678]

He was also out hitchhiking coming up with a story after he killed her......

[@JS-lx9fi]

I don’t sense that Brian was fixable but Gabby had a bright life ahead of her. She was too young and should not have been in this serious relationship with him. They were moving too fast together for all of the problems in that young relationship. Take your time young people. One needs to discover themselves first and know their boundaries and what toxic traits to watch out for in themself and others before adding the responsibility of a serious relationship to the mix. Another important one is knowing that you cannot and are not responsible fixing toxic people. Seriously toxic people have a way of dragging everyone in their life into their toxicity. They don’t get better not matter how much you exhaust yourself trying to help them. Leave that persons problems to the psychiatrists and run!

[@valleygirl2530]

I thought I could stop paying attention to news about the bad acts of B. Laundrie - NOPE. He’s worse than I thought. So are his enabling parents. I have tremendous sympathy for Gabby’s parents; I hope they’re able to follow through with their civil complaint against the Laundries and finally have some rest & peace. I’m concerned about Gabby’s mom as she looks overcome with sadness; at some point I hope she can find ways to be happy again. Maybe she doesn’t need to be in court every day.

[@kelseyrose76]

Poor Gabby died of blunt force trauma to the neck and head; and manual strangulation, not only that but he throttled her neck and head while he was doing this.. She was freezing in the middle of August?… That’s just one of 30 thousand questions I have about this notebook.. I just don’t get why he lied when he knew what his fate was.. My heart goes out to Gabby’s friends and family 😔❤️.

[@PA-uf4wd]

He was to much of a COWARD to tell the truth. He killed her out of anger. PERIOD.

[@sarahjackson84]

My theory on what happened. They were fighting, he pushed her, she fell and hit her head on a rock and sustained a serious head injury, He panicked, knew he was going to to be in big trouble so he strangled her fearing the repercussions of his actions and then ran and hid like the coward he is.

[@majlordag1889]

Yeah I don't think we'll ever know how it happened but I think this is plausible

[@positivelyradiant9655]

There was a reporter once who interviewed every one on death row, and there were some basic questions ask, for example: Do you see yourself as a good person? Are you a positive productive member in your family? In your city/town? In your community/neighborhood? In your church? And Unanimously the answer from all these murders, rapist, perverts… like literally these people terrorized their homes, communities and churches and had entire cities and towns and communities living in constant fear of who would be next until these people were caught and tried and sentenced to die… and every single one of them thought they were positively and productively doing good in their communities, even seeing themselves as vigilante’s!!😲 I truly don’t understand and I doubt I’ll ever understand but it’s fascinating to read how an obvious abuser thinks of themselves as doing good, the right thing even… ugh! May Gabby RIP and I pray for peace to her family! Effff the dirty laundries!

[@barbbeulah7139]

Have you watched shutter Island, it talks of choosing to remain delusional cos the truth exposes their shame and they can't face it, or they come from worse

[@KrispyChanges]

His mom gave him that letter after she died but before he took the van home. It was found in the van how did she get him that letter when he flew home.

[@shoesagogo1]

This is such bull mercy killing then why didn't he bring her body home considering he loved her so much. PLEASE!!!

[@colinluckens9591]

.....And then he ENDS HIS LIFE so that he DOESN'T HAVE TO PROVE A WORD OF WHAT HE SAYS😠😠😠😠😠

[@kathywedzik4905]

He strangled her to silence her her screams then her moans of pain..he didn't want anyone to hear her and get himself caught

[@truenorth6999]

Was it Brian who wrote that???? Seriously has a writing expect compared samples of Brian’s writing and his parents. Roberta had an up address come back to her after a wrongful false message was posted pretending to be Gabby stating she was ok and was in the hospital, getting help. Apparently also stating she need time and to not blame Brian and his family. That answers would come out in time. Gabby was dead when that was posted. Who was The Laundrie Princess who wrote to their neighbours and each got 20$?? Stephen The Laundries lawyer has stated his parents knew where he was except they only never explained how the mustang wasn’t there when they stated it was and nor that it took two of them to get the car home and apparently the next day on Friday (false) forgot it was as they stated firstly it was the day before… when actually they forgot to inform police Brian left Monday. Clearly multiple attempt of covering up the actual dats they omitted to inform the police when Brian actually left. They lied about the car… there was a order for Brian Laundrie no one answered the door. If was that footage showing the lie re the mustang being there and not being there. Too many questions and deeply suspicious behaviour they said they were deeply concerned put a note in car saying Brian don’t hurt yourself. So concerned they did not inform the police he had left their home and that they well knew police thought he was there. Pizza delivery was staged! Everything about Brian and his parents severely stinks. It just doesn’t add up! What about the bruises all over his arms clearly visible in photos at the campground holding his nephew??? Did his parents see those along with him driving back alone in GABBY’S van and not have serious concerns that they would find out how he got those bruises and where was GABBY?! They knew very well she was lying there dead and I do not think they believed a nonsensical story about her hurting herself… how was it he was so bruised? Her head was severely damaged and her throat damaged what Brian had was defensive marks all ver his arms! He lost complete control and his family made multiple attempts to ensure he was not apprehended including multiple lies to police!

[@reaIIifebootbaby]

*Writes a letter…* Brian, obviously wanted someone to read the letter. Me: ….. No shit.

[@susanrennker3140]

Gabby was young she would never want to end her life you would fight fight fight to live this is the opposite of what happened!

[@bluet6898]

Disturbing and macabre letters. For a young man, he had some serious issues. His parents didn't seem to help him, maybe enabled his sociopathic behaviors by looking the other way.

[@sureiamboo]

He was narcissistic alive & still narcissistic at death. I am wondering how his parents are feeling after reading this letter! RIP Gabby🕊

[@stealthwarrior5768]

They helped narrate it. They are just fine using it to manipulate us all.

[@MrsBurns-xy7np]

If he supposedly killed her as a show of "mercy" than why couldn't he "live with himself" why does he say that his guilt of robbing them of their future is the reason he had to kill himself? What a small little man he was. Too bad Gabby didn't get to see him for who he was until the end.

[@LastinLine4]

So tragic.

[@cindland]

All of this together show we can’t trust law enforcement or the Judicial system. If the public knew about all of this, there’d be screaming about getting justice for Gabby’s parents!

[@gloriaradivojevic9221]

It’s heartbreaking to think his parents knew something happened to Gabby and didn’t do anything. Ignoring her poor parents calls to them. I think it’s what makes this even more cruel and heart wrenching. Hopefully justice will be served and there will be some consequences for his parents. Unfortunately only the people involved will ever truly know what happened. I was hoping Brian would give Gabby’s parents some closure by actually confessing to what happened. He could’ve at least done that if he was going to take his life.

[@a.humphries8678]

Interesting that he mentions he didn't confess to his parents...

[@brendarobson322]

The letter from his mother to Brian is very concerning.

[@kgstiles]

Yes, aiding and abetting, or an accessary after the fact charges.

[@yvettetorres7829]

We need a trial. We can't let this monster Brian's narrative of "mercy killing" be the last word. Brian's parents were clearly involved. His mother wrote her son a letter with offer of assistance. Jail time for the Laundries.

[@valleygirl2530]

So far there’s been no crime they’ve committed. That’s why Gabby’s parents are trying to assign civil liability to them for allegedly helping their murderous son to conceal his acts. Small comfort but something.

[@lauraharvey7424]

She didn’t hit her head in the creek he hit her head on a piece of the inside of the van which is why he ran home to clean the van out and replace stuff and discard parts of the van in a dumpster in another state

[@4everfreethinker]

Wow! The dirtbag doesn't fall far from the tree, does it? What a heartbreaking tragedy at the hands of a madman! She looked like such a sweetie pie. I haven't checked in on this story for a while. Please tell me that his parents are getting some jail time. Then take all of their funds and their s***, liquidate it, and give the money to Gabby's family! Not that it will bring her back. I just don't want the Laundrie's to have a damn thing if they go to jail and are later released. Let those bastards be destitute with no money, no home, no vehicles, no resources, no friends, and no one else who gives a flying f*** about them!

[@kimstars39]

I do not believe she was the love of his life you do not kill someone you love!

[@majlordag1889]

It's all about him, he wants people to believe he was a romantic. Gabby was just prop to him not human

[@pornokid333]

This whole psychological angle isn't what we need to hear. What does the autopsy tell us, does it correlate with his version of events? If its in writing, investigate the plausibility that she may have suffered a head injury initially. Of course he will always be remembered as a coward who didn't even try to get help, but 100percent truth is what's needed

[@tsmastermind]

brian is an abuser who strangled gabby to death this letter was to make him look like some sort of “hero” this isn’t a romeo and juliet situation so yes talking about abusive killers like this IS something that should be spoken about do you really believe that letter?? he could see to make a fire but he couldn’t see to get her help?? he could use the phone to message her mum and pretend to be her to make her believe she was alive but he couldn’t use it to get help?? he could hitchhike but couldn’t tell the people there was an “accident” and he needed their help?? he could take her van back to florida but he couldn’t get her to the van which wasn’t as far as he made it seem in the letter, or when he said he couldn’t leave her behind but then he left her behind he left her body out in the wilderness for 3-4 weeks and not report her missing as if she meant nothing to him he went home and was seen doing the lawn going on bike rides this isn’t the actions of a man who “loves” his girlfriend these are actions of an narcissistic abuser trying to make himself look like a good person

[@tsmastermind]

also the whole “she couldn’t speak because she was in pain” etc but she spoke to him so here’s more contradicting things or when he said she didn’t want him to go across the creek because she was scared the fire would go out and she would die but then makes ridiculous claims that she wanted to die and then there’s also the she was gasping for air so his first thought was to strangle her stopping her from breathing so obviously fake 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@alarahillton1343]

I think the mother said that about the saw to stop him from killing himself. She may have said that to him - to try to get him to stay alive ,,and accept a jail sentence.

[@Imakebootysclap]

or its the 50year old slang for breaking out. What you said makes zero sense.

[@lauraashley4780]

I think she said it as a way of letting Brian know she would do absolutely anything for him to help him.. in any way he needs

[@TeaSpiracy]

@@Imakebootysclap Alara I agree. Like don't kill yourself "we will do anything for you" type of plea

[@freedom1439]

This family is so full of CRAP! Hopefully they will go to prison, no one, and I mean No Fing one believes they didn’t know! And help!

[@kaisaan5]

they knew and helped him they should be charged

[@Im-MCM]

Didn’t he litter Gabby? What a narcissist!

[@wardrobelion]

Remember, she didn’t like all the flies either so he left her for the flies…evil sadistic POS.

[@dlpippin28]

All of this took place after I’m sure he tried to bash her head in at/by/ or in the river and when that didn’t work and he got scared about what he’d done, tried to carry her back to the car while “trying” to fix what he had done somewhat, well, he just had to end her moaning once and for all! I’m sure that is what she wanted, to end her constant pain of him.

[@JaneCooper190072]

What is up with that profile pic, ughh...

[@jenniferbauman1123]

The other thing that bothered me about the note was that last part about picking up things left behind. If your in that frame of mind are you really worried about cleaning up when your gone. Seems very strange.

[@shesarrived7690]

He was a fake environment ‘advocate’ fits right in his immature narcissistic personality. Still preaching and virtue signaling even in death.

[@jrbland18]

I wonder if he was taking drugs. From the sound of what he was saying sounds Crazy.

[@asssi95]

I still don’t believe he’s dead. Why hasn’t the parents been investigated more thoroughly

[@ABC-pw5fq]

He's probably in Mexico r some where else? Cuz the only found his bones? I Never believed that it was accurate. Any1 who has $ can fix anything r cover up things too. Just like switching Dental records too. I seriously Doubt that it was his bones cuz there were only bones there?? Stupid People tryin 2 cover up 4 their Killer Son!!!

[@terintiaflavius3349]

The saw in the cake is a reference to the old days. There is that American folklore story of a woman baking a cake for her jailed husband and putting a saw in it so he could saw threw the bars and escape. This is from like the 1800's I believe

[@lauraashley4780]

I feel like she said it as a way of letting him know she would help him however she could

[@Eltanin25]

Well, I remember one mercy killing from my country. A grandfather was in a forest with his small grandaughter. The girl was bitten by multiple snakes, she was in terrible pain and the grandpa knew she was going to die (it was before the cell phones, there was no way he was to get to call the help in time). So he shot her and he took the punishment. He knew that what he did was wrong, but he rather went to the prison than had to live with the memory of her dying in pain. That can be called a mercy killing. He knew what was wrong with her, knew she was going to die, killed her, admitted it and took the punishment. He didn't hide her body somewhere and went on the run. I think it's an lousy excuse from Mr. Loundry. He should have tried to come with something more believable, if he wanted to be remembered better. Like Gabby being killed by someone else, him trying to pursue the real murderer and then killing himself out of despair. Such a story would have some chance to be believed at least by the family, but this s*it... no-one can really believe, can't they?

[@austinshannon4197]

There’s no way In hell Brian was only 23. He legit looked 46 years old.

[@bobsucks9647]

Saw in a cake is a known allegory for prison escape stop reaching

[@anneduff9294]

I think parts of his fantasy story are true but he is leaving out the most important parts. He tried to choke her to death during a fight, but she broke free and got away from him, ran towards the van, and fell when she tried to cross the creek. Her wrists hurt because he had grabbed them during her attempt to fight back. Her feet and ankles hurt because she was trying to run through the creek and it was slippery. He was chasing her. He momentarily couldn't find her until she fell into the water. He carried her back but she was too weak to fight back. She was in pain because she had been choked and she couldn't breathe properly. She was passing out, dying, and coming back to consciousness and when she saw him she "was furious" because he was still trying to kill her and with her final strength she tried to fight him off. Terrifying. Eventually, he smashed her head with a rock. Hero? mercy killing? sure. That's why he left her body in the wilderness and drove off with her van, using her credit card along the way, played music and adding stickers to the back of the van. I can just see him telling this story, just like he told his BS to the police when they pulled them over earlier... looking like a sad puppy with his hands by his sides. Poor, poor Brian. One thing we know from this letter is that the news had already broken that she was dead and her body had been found, because he is trying to defend mommy, so the crowd must have already gathered around their house. Sick.

[@nancydutt7520]

This is such a bizarre twist. He is trying to control the narrative from the grave.

[@mmommo10]

love you Dr. Robi!!!