COPS searching for the missing Gabby Petito have reportedly obtained cell phone tracking data for her and her fiancé Brian Laundrie.
The breakthrough means authorities now have limited information regarding the missing pair’s movements, but they still need search warrants to gain “complete access”.
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The couple embarked on a cross-country road trip before Petito vanished – and 23-year-old Laundrie mysteriously returned home without her.
According to ABC7 reporter Jeff Butera, police in Florida hope to gain access to their phones to provide clues as to where the couple is.
He revealed in a tweet that although it does not allow cops to track Petito and Laundrie in real-time, it could help piece together their movements since the 22-year-old travel blogger disappeared.
The “free-spirited” Long Island native was last seen on August 24, 2021, checking out of a hotel with Laundrie in Salt Lake City, Utah.
She had been traveling with her fiancé in a converted van since July 2 and had planned to arrive in Portland, Oregon, and visit a family friend for Halloween.
Just weeks earlier, the pair had been stopped by police and questioned about an apparent domestic dispute that had been reported.
Petito’s mother, Nicole Schmidt, revealed that she heard from her daughter on August 27 and 30 but she toldFox Newsshe is not sure if it was actually her as only text messages were exchanged.
At 6.55pm on September 11, she reported her daughter missing.
Police say Laundrie had returned home alone to his home in North Port on September 1, before hiring an attorney and refusing to cooperate with the investigation.
Laundrie allegedly approached a couple at Grand Teton National Park in Colter Bay, Wyoming, on August 29, to ask for a ride.
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Wisconsin-based TikTok user Miranda Baker said he told her and her boyfriend he was hiking alone and had been camping for numerous days.
He was named a “person of interest” as he continued to avoid FBI interviews.
His family claimed that he had also disappeared since Tuesday, prompting a massive double search operation.
His parents claimed that he had gone missing Tuesday and left with a backpack. They said he was planning to hike around the area.
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Cops said it was “fair to say” that Laundrie could potentially pose a threat to himself or others.
Petito is described as 5’5 tall, 110 pounds, and has two tattoos, a triangle tattoo on her left arm with flowers and a “Let it be” tattoo written on her right arm.
FBI Denver seems to be focusing its attention on Petito at Spread Creek Dispersed Camp Area in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Crime Stoppers is available at 1-800-220-TIPS for any information.
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