Brian Laundrie update – Cops say there is ‘possibility’ Gabby Petito’s missing fiancé hurt himself as search continues

FOLLOWING the FBI announcement that remains consistent with Gabby Petito’s description was found in Wyoming, the manhunt for her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, reached new heights.

North Port police continued to search the MabryCarlton Reserve for Laundrie on Saturday and Sunday. His family said they picked him up at the reserve earlier this week.

A manhunt for Brian Laundrie at Mabry Carlton Reserve began over the weekend

A manhunt for Brian Laundrie at Mabry Carlton Reserve began over the weekend

Speaking to the New York Post on Sunday, North Port Police spokesman Josh Taylor said that Laundrie, 23, told his family he was going for a hike.

Brian Laundrie hasn’t been seen since Tuesday.

Taylor reports that Taylor, the attorney representing the Laundrie family, called FBI agents on Friday evening, September 17, in order to report his disappearance.

A manhunt has been launched for Laundrie since his family reported him missing.

The focus has been the “vast” Carlton Reserve, which stretches over 25,000 acres in Sarasota County.

Taylor said that police worry Laundrie may have hurt himself while in the reserve, characterizing it as “a possibility, certainly.”

“Does anyone not think it’s possible he went out there and shot himself in the head? Sure,” Tayor said, adding, “We don’t have any information about where he’s at.”

The Laundrie family released a brief statement on Sunday evening after the FBI announced human remains found in Grand Teton National Park are believed to be Gabby Petito.

“The news about Gabby Petito is heartbreaking,” the statement reads.

The brief statement also said that “The Laundrie family prays for Gabby and her family.”

Authorities reportedly obtained cell phone tracking data for both Petito’s and Laundrie’s devices, but still need search warrants to gain “complete access” to the devices.

Laundrie is described to be a 5-foot-8, white male with brown hair and eyes. Last seen, Laundrie was wearing a waist-strap hiking bag.

According to police, Laundrie was free to go as he wasn’t a suspect and had not been charged or tracked his movements.

The FBI is still looking into Gabby Petito’s disappearance and welcomes information from the general public.

Laundrie is described as a 5'8 white male with brown eyes and brown hair and was last seen wearing a hiking bag with a waist strap

Laundrie is described as a 5’8 white male with brown eyes and brown hair and was last seen wearing a hiking bag with a waist strap

“We continue to seek information from anyone who utilized the Spread Creek Dispersed Camping Area between the dates of August 27-30, 2021 and who may have had contact with Gabby or her boyfriend, or who may have seen their vehicle,” said the agency in a statement.

You can share information at tips.fbi.gov and upload photos that are relevant to the case at fbi.gov/petito.

You can also call 1-800-CALL-FBI to share your tips.

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  1. That grown man shouldn’t be reported as missing person he has stolen his fiance van he murdered her those two are different charger which is theft grand auto and murder oh he ran? He’s a fugitive! His parents needa be charge for holding and lying for one……

  2. Agree that he is now a fugitive. What about when he got hitchhiking and the couple pick him up and mention of where they r going to stop at the area and he freak out, then he got out of the car. So don’t u think he had anything to do with her missing. I would say yes and sure. He shouldn’t be let go in the first place. Now he is hiding or on the run.

  3. He’s a fugitive his story’s not adding up he was hitchhiking and told the couple his girlfriend was back at the van updating they social media why you not with her then you drove her van back home without her didn’t call the cops and report her missing or nothing who does that? Now you running from the police guilt trip should be sinking in his parents they lying he came home with her van but they say they haven’t seen him since he left nice try they should get charged for harboring a fugitive

  4. The moment he left the women he wanted to marry, alone so far from home , remind u after being seen slapping her, he made it home when Sept 10th? If he killed her on the 27-30th how could he sleep at night or even make that drive home in the vehicle that’s in her name?? He knows what he did and he sent that text to her parents that’s why he would not respond to the cops or Gabbys parents , and his parents should be so ashamed they knew what he did that’s why they got his killer ass a lawyer!!! Its sad he basically planed this and for his parents to protect him is even more sicker!! He had what 2 weeks to plan what to do, he ran scared when he knew the FBI was involved and his parents help!!! Poor Gabby I feel sorry for her family!! I damn sure dnt feel sorry for Brian’s whom helped a fugitive cover up murder! They knew how sick their son was so into murders, he planed this trip for pleasure to accomplish what the serial.killer did in the book he read!! If only the police could have protected her!! So he got away with domestic violence toward her and just told stay away from each other tonight so poor Gabby from so far away where did she stay since he had her van and as she was gone he plotted what he was going to do next!!! People r telling u he hitched hiked a ride from them, the van has been seen not with Noone around for several days , but Remer he’s not a suspect but. A person of interest!! NOW EVEN AGTER THE BEAUTIFUL GABBYS REMAINS HAVE BEEN FOUND WHAT LIKE 21 DAYS LATER HE STILL JUST A PERSON OF INTEREST!! SICKINGS ME TO MY CORE!! THE PARENTS NEED TO PAY FOR THIS AS WELL AS HE SOULD! NOW EVERYONES WORRIED ABOUT HIS WELL BEING, HE DESERVES WHAT HE GETS!!!!! MAY GOD BE WITH GABBYS FAMILY AND FRIENDS! 🙏🙏🙏

    • Ok so you think it’s ok for a woman to hit a man. I don’t think so. And you’ve already thrown out the possibility of self defence ??

      • She was 110 lbs soaking wet. Even if she lost it on him, even if she had a weapon, he could have disarmed her and subdued her easily. If he killed her, even in self defense, he is in trouble because he didn’t HAVE to. Also, if it was self defense, why not call the police? He had the domestic violence video to back him up. The way he is acting is the way someone would act if they were guilty. I feel like it was more of an accident, maybe happen during an altercation, and he freaked out. Do I think he intentionally tried to kill her? I don’t think so oh, but I am not the coroner and I don’t know what kind of injuries she sustained.

  5. I think he is suspect, why would he come home without her and then leave on a hiking trip. I think him doing that means he guilty. I hope they find him alive so he can pay the price for what he has done

  6. His family knows exactly where he is. He is not missing that poor beautiful Gabby she was missing not him.And he should’ve been in custody while they searched for Gabby,now he’s in hiding being a coward. He may even take the easy coward way out and hurt himself the sad thing about that is it wouldn’t be a tragedy,only for his family and for him to put his family through all of this is sickening and worse putting Gabby’s family through this may she rip 🙏 we will continue to 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 for Gabby’s family ❤❤

  7. What kind of creep leaves his fiance on in the wilderness and drives hundreds of miles away, with no concern for her well- being? Then he refused to help others find her, before she would die. Unless he knew she was dead….

    • I know the law says “innocent until proven guilty” but I’m sorry, an innocent man doesn’t refuse to speak to law enforcement when his fiance (who he’s not been seen with in a couple weeks) is missing. An innocent man doesn’t show up at mommy and Daddy’s place without her and not know where she is. An innocent man doesn’t hire an attorney. An innocent man doesn’t go into hiding.
      I hope he hasn’t committed suicide, and I hope they don’t give him the death penalty. I would want him to suffer, even MORE than poor Gabby did.
      And his parents are pieces of trash too. Sure I get it, he’s their son. But that only means that they of all people should know how Gabbys parents must have felt before her body turned up.
      I know it’s easy to say because I’m not in that position but if it were my son – be a man and accept the responsibility for your actions.

  8. Poor poor Gabby and family. 🙏🙏🙏🙏 for all. And YES his family should be charged for aiding and abetting a fugitive as he sure the hell is!!! They knew all along what he did and they are trying to protect him from justice being done.😱😱😱 My thoughts are they told the police and FBI he went hiking BUT that was to throw them off on his real tracks and where abouts!!!!!! Who knows where he is by now!! God will serve justice !!🙏🙏 A very sad world these days! What a pity how one human being can destroy another ones life for what seems to be so senseless!! The Lord be with all of us in this trying world!!

    • I know the law says “innocent until proven guilty” but I’m sorry, an innocent man doesn’t refuse to speak to law enforcement when his fiance (who he’s not been seen with in a couple weeks) is missing. An innocent man doesn’t show up at mommy and Daddy’s place without her and not know where she is. An innocent man doesn’t hire an attorney. An innocent man doesn’t go into hiding.
      I hope he hasn’t committed suicide, and I hope they don’t give him the death penalty. I would want him to suffer, even MORE than poor Gabby did.
      And his parents are pieces of trash too. Sure I get it, he’s their son. But that only means that they of all people should know how Gabbys parents must have felt before her body turned up.
      I know it’s easy to say because I’m not in that position but if it were my son – be a man and accept the responsibility for your actions.

  9. I know the law says “innocent until proven guilty” but I’m sorry, an innocent man doesn’t refuse to speak to law enforcement when his fiance (who he’s not been seen with in a couple weeks) is missing. An innocent man doesn’t show up at mommy and Daddy’s place without her and not know where she is. An innocent man doesn’t hire an attorney. An innocent man doesn’t go into hiding.
    I hope he hasn’t committed suicide, and I hope they don’t give him the death penalty. I would want him to suffer, even MORE than poor Gabby did.
    And his parents are pieces of trash too. Sure I get it, he’s their son. But that only means that they of all people should know how Gabbys parents must have felt before her body turned up.
    I know it’s easy to say because I’m not in that position but if it were my son – be a man and accept the responsibility for your actions.

  10. If I try to play devils advocate and come up with reasons to protect my mentally challenged son from cops and media I can only come up with the parents of Brian are mentally challenged also. No sane parents protect their son, mentally challenged or not, this long and to such degree. They supposedly cared about Gabby?. Justice will never be served completely in this case if his parents go free from charges. I hope they forever have protests outside their home as a daily reminder in their criminal involvement not to mention the lack of moral responsibility they had in sharing what they knew to Gabby parents. Shame shame, shame on you the Laudrie family. May you never enjoy another peaceful day if you don’t apologize immediately and begin working with authorities. You sicken me more than your son does for you are of “right” mind. I hope you burn in hell next to your son. Spit on your face, for life.. I hope every person in your life cancels their subscription to your shit show and that you suffer even a fraction what you caused the Petito family. I’ll be praying God serves your justice swiftly

  11. This is one sick individual. Brian Laundrie!!!!
    He planned this whole thing!
    My heart just breaks for Gabbys friends and Family~~
    Keeping yall in our thoughts and prayers~~fly high Gabby🌈

    • They don’t have enough evidence to charge him yet. That is why he is still only a “person of interest”. If the autopsy can reveal about when Gavby died, that would help but her body may be too far decade to tell for sure.

  12. I totally agree with you all. ive thought and talked about the same thing. It makes me mad i hope they find him a live so he can be proven guilty. so he can suffer behind bars,instead of if they find him dead,proof that he took his own life for an easy way out. My prayers go out to Gabby’s family and may she rest in piece.

  13. Every time there is an update on Gabby it makes me sad. I pray for her family as they mourn her death. I also pray that they will find Brian and he will have to pay dearly for what he did to her . REST IN PEACE GABBY.

    • This is the reason, what we call justice ,sometimes never comes. This man , guilty or not, has already been hung by you. All the facts have not been uncovered yet. Yes, it does look bad on him, but it wouldn’t be the first time the public hung an inocent person….would it?

  14. Christa you need to watch the entire body cam footage. She admitted to the cops that she was smacking on him. He had the ONLY defensive wounds between them. She had no marks on her. Witnesses at the convenience store confirmed that she was the aggressor and that all he did was push her off of him and locked her out of the van to give her time to calm down. The cops were actually going to charge her NOT HIM! Then decided to just let them off with a night apart from one another. Now did his actions after that point become suspicious, weird, etc absolutely. Did his leaving her and hightailing it home in her van and lawyering up & refusing to speak to anyone seem odd and down right sleezy YES! His disappearing act again makes him look even more guilty for sure 100%…But if you are going to comment at least read the many many articles written about all of this and watch the video footage before commenting so you don’t come across as ignorant.

  15. I e been following this story since day one. What I can’t understand is why the cops let him go when they had a call from someone had seen him slapping her to the dispatcher. The officers pull him over if you watch the video he’s laughing throughout the whole questioning with the cops while she is devastated at crying. He is a sick individual God forgive me I hope he rots and how I have a 32-year-old daughter and I can’t imagine being in her family’s position.. I’m like the other comment why is he still a person of interest. I’ve heard rumors I don’t know if it’s true that he flew back to Florida to help his dad get something out of the mini storage I don’t know if that’s true or not but why did he do that I believe his parents are involved somehow someway. God Bless all the FBIs police officers and volunteers that help find this little girl I just wish you would have been alive..

  16. Problem is Safety, for all! If he is on the run, he will be trying to survive at no cost! In which now endangers the public!!!! And also justice for Gabby , such a beautiful girl, sad for a journey of curiosity and love ! Ends in such despair!!
    #🦋Justice for Gabby P!🌞

  17. I totally agree with above message. He flies from Utah to help his father move something in or out of storage according to a doctor/therapist that was commenting online. Something very strange about this entire case. They killed him self maybe an alligator ate him. If one of the dogs run up to the alligator – I guess it could be a possibility.

  18. Praying for Gabbys family……….Gabby is now a beautiful Angel.like she was when she was alive….REST IN THE ARMS OF JESUS GABBY WALK THE STREETS OF GOLD …

  19. When the cops stoped them they should of put hiss ass in jail that day for hitting her…Gabby would still be hear with her Loveing family GOD BLESS THE FAMILY OF GABBYS.MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILY..R.I.P GABBY

  20. Does he or the parents own a gun? He’s an experienced hiker..not a survivalist…
    Where is Stan, her Grandpa?
    Is Stan the reason the parents were allowed to stay in the house?
    I don’t think he’s in that swamp…if he’s somewhere else, maybe miles away, what is he using for money?
    If those police had arrested her, maybe she wouldn’t be dead now…is anyone talking to them?
    Maybe they need training on domestic violence….
    Can the attorney who ” advised” them be held accountable? Seems like bad advice to me….

    Just some things I’m wondering….

  21. I wouldn’t be surprised if Brian’s family snuck him out the country. Brian’s family is helping hide him. Prayers for Gabby family. I cant imagine the hurt they are feeling.

  22. We will find out when she died and I hope she wasn’t still alive out there alone. If that is true she could have been saved if he told them where to look. Chances are, he already knew she was dead and knew it was not a time sensitive situation to save her life. She is a beautiful girl that had so much life to live. People argue in close quarters like that and may break up but murder is a horrifying act committed by a sociopath. He should have broken up with her and let her life her life or taken his own if he was so unhappy. He took that choice from her and her family. She is an angel now and I hope he pays for what he’s done and I truly hope we find out she didn’t suffer.

  23. I believe he killed her because she saw that he murdered the lesbian couple hes just a murderer and they shouldve tsken him when he was abusing gabby she shouldve told the police to arrest him but she didnt

  24. What do you think about the fact that while he and Gabby where on their trip he flew back to Florida alone. His father then helped him empty Gabby’s storage locker in Florida before he flew back to Wyoming.
    What happened to her items that were in the storage unit?

  25. IT’S OBVIOUS HE MURDERED GABBY AND NOW THE SCARED ASS BITCH BOY IS HIDING UNDER HIS MOTHER’S TITS CRYING TO HELP HIM HIDE SO THAT HE DOESN’T HAVE TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS OWN ACTIONS!! BUT…YOU CAN ONLY HIDE SO LONG AND EVENTUALLY YOU WILL BE CAUGHT AND BROUGHT TO JUSTICE! I PRAY FOR YOU TO BE CAUGHT QUICKLY 🙏 REST IN PEACE 💔 BEAUTIFUL AND INNOCENT GABBY 😢 🙏

  26. This is the most disturbing thing I’ve ever seen. They know he left her behind ( dead) as they should have presumed. You can’t tell me that he shouldn’t have been under surveillance of the law enforcement. ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLY THE FAULT OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES… IF THEY COULD NOT HAVE THIS SCUMBAG UNDER SURVEILLANCE 24 /7 than this is their falt 100% .

  27. I totally agree with the comments he did what he did he is a murderer and I think his family knows where he s also. I pray he is found dead which would be a easy out for him but Gabbys family deserves justice it would be a blessing to find him and him suffer the rest of his miserable life what he did to her

  28. What if, Brian had her dead body in the Van when he went home? Then the parents freaked out and argued with him.to get rid of her body so he took her body back to Teton and dumped her body so she could be found? I think it’s odd that so many days are unaccounted for.

  29. His parents are helping him why would the parents wait days to report him missing because they helped him flee so yes the parents should be charged to especially since Gabbys parents was asking them for help they know way more and they wouldnt say nothing to nobody yep charge them too

  30. According to John Walsh he thinks laundries had 9 days to hide. He is not in the reserve. He thinks he went to panhandle, Alabama and ,Texas and made it to Mexico. He fraudulently took 1,000 out of a debit card and there is a federal warrant out for his arrest. They will find him and he will get the death penalty in Wyoming. His parents who are helping him will be charged as accessories.

  31. I read something about a text message sent to gabby mom that said something about “can you help Stan” which I read is her grandfather… but the name Stan also means a psycho stalker fan.. it’s social media slang, from Eminem’s song “Stan” I mean it sounds far fetched but they were very much active on social media … just sayin.

  32. I do believe the FBI knows alot more than what is being released to us. Everything we think…they have it covered. Am sure their vehicles abd house are bugged and w trackers.
    I believe his parents flew to Wyoming, they dtove the van back. His parents provided him the means to get into Mexico and has lot of money. He will not serve justice in America courts. But he will when someone in Mexico recognized him and ends his life. God will not allow his soul into Heaven. Wish Gabby could have reached out for help, but she was so scared.

  33. I think his parents bought that truck camper . I believe they all went away for a little while and they took him somewhere . he could be on a plane somewhere it’s hard to tell where he is by now . out of the country I’m sure. Sad. He needs to pay.

  34. Nadia- no isn’t okay she hit however they were separated for the night. He killed her days later. NOT SELF DEFENSE. If it had been self defense he would not be covering everything up. His parents need to go jail for harboring and helping a killer. End of story

  35. In hiding with the help of his parents. Guilty! Gabby is RIP🙏🙏 Fact! He’s hiding in some friends of theirs home (my thoughts) that’s why they packed up with eye witnesses (neighbor’s) probably jad a vehicle waiting and then fled to the remote property. Living there sight unseen. Remember food can be delivered and dropped at the door without being there and can be paid for with App’s like Cash App or Vemo etc. Parents and attorney needs to be held accountable for his actions. Remember the coroner only ruled it a homicide with NO DETAILS. Only the FBI, Crime Investigators, etc will have exactly every detailed markings etc that poor sweet Angel went through. I firmly believe that he will slip up and make 1 mistake and that’s all it WILL take. Just 1. I pray he does soon for the family of Gabby so their lives can start breathing easier, knowing that murderer is behind bars!! GOD BLESS GABBY’S FAMILY ❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤

  36. They will never find his body as he shot himself
    I an area where an alligator ate him and swam away
    I’m happy that the gator had a great meal but he could have a little acid reflex
    Go gator

  37. I believe Gabbi is heaven material. The soul remains after the body dies. The question becomes : “where is the soul going after the “sleeve” it inhabited dies?” I think there might be some type of waiting room where it awaits judgment. Then heaven or hell. Many Christians believe hell is simply the state of non existence – one ceases to be or hàve consciousness. Others believe it is a place of perpetual misery and suffering. So what you have contributed in your life – or negated – is weighed and measured. I think it’s different for everybody, heaven that is. Thank goodness Jesus paid the ransom in his murder and we get cut a boatload of slack. I think repentance is key, especially if you were selfish or unkind during your earthly life. Repentance makes up for the bad stuff – any transgression from the ten commandments had to be stopped. Gabbi is in a better, beautiful place where every tear is wiped away.

  38. This goes out to gabbi’s family and friends.
    It is so heartbreaking this has happened to your daughter.
    I hope they find this dushbag brian, I really do.
    He deserves to be put in prison and get the death penalty.
    I don’t think he went hiking.
    I think he’s mother and father are hiding him.
    The police department needs to get a search warrant for his home and check every Nick and crany for his dumbass even check the garage and under the house if there is an under part of the house.
    This makes my heart brake into to pieces because what he did to gabbi.

  39. I really hate situation like this i feel that his parents need to go under pressure to get them to talk because if that young girl was staying with them I know the most definitely ask him where was she when he returned without her and why did they need a lawyer if they don’t know anything the acting just as guilty as there son I don’t believe his in those woods they knw exactly where his at the car being park there was a cover up why they waited some many days to report him missing and how did they know to go get the car did he just leave the keys inside and the car just sitting and anybody could have came up and took the car no and my other thing is who was gabby calling on her phone when the cops put her in there vehicle cause when the officer open the door she was trying to hurry and end the call where is her phone ?? Is it possible she was trying to reach out to her parents then while all that was going on ….just watch the video when the police place her in there vehicle and close the door when they open the door back to ask her questions she pulling her phone away from her ear trying to hide it I feel so bad for this family and her fiance need to pay for the pain he has cause this girl family and his parents need to be put under. Pressure cause its not way this girl been staying with yall all this time bout to marry yall son and yall not concern wat happen to her …I’m not buying it….

  40. What did he say when he was ask where is his girlfriend is? Police had to have ask him, what did he say to them before he decided to disappear.Police were ok with his “not speaking” & just left him at his parents house to collect his belongins & leave?
    Why did the police give Brian a hotel room & leave Gabby alone in her van fir the night after their fight? So much of this is Odd, like why haven’t the police found him yet, survivalist or not hes a kid hideing out. Whats this about other ppl disappearing before that stayed at the Laundries house?

  41. Like John Walsh said, he’s not in that park. He has had time enough to be long gone and his parents helped. Too much time from him seeing attorney and a missing persons report on him has passed.

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