GABBY Petito’s fiancé Brian Laundrie was spotted in a YouTube video reading the horror science fiction novel Annihilation which is about women who go missing.
The clip was uploaded to the couple’s Nomadic Statik YouTube channel on August 19. Laundrie, 23 years old, is seen swinging on a hammock while reading the Jeff VanderMeer novel.
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Gabby was reported missing on September 11 and Laundrie was identified as a person of interest by cops last week but he has not been charged with any crime.
Annihilation follows four women who visit a fictional coast location called Area X – which is cut off from civilization since 30 years ago.
Three of the four women are killed, while the fourth remains permanently in the mysterious location.
The footage went viral and prompted users to suggest that the YouTube clip should be handed to the police to investigate, Newsweek reports.
Tiktokker @alyssaest93 claimed the footage was “disturbing” as she tried to explain how the book may be allegedly connected to the case.
There is no evidence linking Annihilation to Gabby’s disappearance.
Other TikTokers said the book has nothing to do with Gabby’s disappearance.
One unconvinced user quipped: “It’s literally about aliens.”
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The couple’s only YouTube video titled “Van Life: Beginning our Van Life Journey” has more than 2.9million views.
It comes as FBI officials confirmed that a body found in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming was “consistent” with Gabby’s description.
Charles Jones, a supervisory senior agent in Wyoming for FBI Denver, said yesterday: “The search revealed human remains consistent with the description of Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Petito.
“The FBI and our partners extend our heartfelt condolences to Gabby’s family and loved ones. This is an incredibly difficult time for them, and our thoughts are with them as they mourn the loss of their daughter.”
Although the official cause of death is not known, an autopsy will be performed on Tuesday.
Social media users spotted a rainbow shining over the Bridger-Teton National Forest after coroners left the search site, Fox Newsreports.
Rainbows are thought to symbolize hope and peace and some thought it was a “sign” of Gabby’s soul leaving Earth.
One person, who has known Gabby for 20 years, branded her as “love, light, and rainbows”,News.com.aureports.
A Twitter user said: “The Heaven’s shining down on Gabby.”
RAINBOW SPOTTED
Gabby’s dad Joe Petito shared a photo of his daughter on Instagram following the FBI’s announcement.
In a moving tribute, he said: “She touched the world.”
Joe had previously posted several photos of his daughter with the caption “Please help bring Gabby home safe”.
And he had previously issued multiple calls for help in the wake of his daughter’s disappearance.
Gabby’s family released a statement via their lawyer Richard Benson Stafford on Sunday.
It reads: “We are asking the press and news media to have some decorum and sensitivity for Gabby’s family and allow them to grieve.
“I will be in contact with you when Gabby’s family is ready to make a public statement.”
‘GRIEVING FAMILY’
The Laundrie family said they are praying for Gabby and her family as they released a statement through their family attorney.
Gabby was a frequent visitor to national parks in Utah, Colorado, and Kansas before mysteriously disappearing.
The vlogger’s last known contact with her family was on August 25 as the couple heading to Grand Teton National Park.
But, two bloggers claim they spotted the couple’s white Ford Transit camper van just days later in the Wyoming nature reserve.
Laundrie returned to Florida alone on September 1 where he hired an attorney and reportedly refused to cooperate with police.
He disappeared on Tuesday after telling his parents he was going hiking in Carlton Reserve in Florida – an area made up of around 25,000 acres of wilderness.
Over the weekend, the FBI and dozens of other local agencies searched the nature reserve using drones and scent tracking K9s. However, they failed to find anything.
The search for Laundrie kicked off at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, a 160-acre park connected to the marshy Carlton Reserve.
Laundrie’s parents told investigators the park had been the last place their son had been seen after they spoke with cops Friday.
Cops said Laundrie “could be out in the wilderness” for months.
Police admitted there is a “possibility” that he may have “shot himself in the head” as the search continues.
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