Gabby Petito - live Laundrie parents removed and Florida home declared crime scene as he remains missing

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A major search is still underway in Florida for ‘person of interest’ Brian Laundrie, after the FBI announced they found a body believed to be missing van-life blogger Gabby Petito in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park.

The body was found close to the site where a couple claimed to have seen the van Ms Petito and her fiancé had been travelling in together. The couple said they saw the van on 25 August, which narrowed the potential search area for investigators. They did not see Ms Petito or her fiancé.

The next day, police said they had “exhausted all avenues” for finding Ms Petito’s fiancé, Brian Laundrie, who left his Florida home and disappeared into the Florida wilderness. Hours later, the FBI arrived at the Laundrie house, which is now being treated as a crime scene.

Mr Laundrie left the house on Tuesday and was last seen in a vast swampy nature reserve near the city of North Port. Local police and the FBI are currently searching for him in the park.

Ms Petito and her fiancé were reportedly arguing and hitting each other, according to a police report from Utah. The couple, who were on a road trip in Ms Petito’s van, were spotted having an argument in Moab City, Utah on 12 August.

Ms Petito disappeared while on a road trip with her fiancé, Mr Laundrie, who returned without her, prompting a frantic search for the 22-year-old woman that began on 11 September. Mr Laundrie later was named a person of interest in the search.

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Show latest update 1632148204The FBI is executing a search warrant at the Laundrie home

The FBI agents converging on the Laundrie family home are executing a search warrant, according to reporters on the ground in Florida.

The agency executed its warrant shortly after the North Port Police Department said it would suspend its search for Mr Laundrie in the Carlton Reserve.

Graig Graziosi20 September 2021 15:301632147219Police are treating the Laundrie home as a crime scene and have removed Brian Laundrie’s parents

Reporters outside the Laundrie house in North Port, Florida have reported that Brian Laundrie’s parents have been removed after a large FBI presence arrived on scene.

According to law enforcement, the house is now being treated as a crime scene.

Graig Graziosi20 September 2021 15:131632145290Law enforcement suspends the search for Brian Laundrie in Florida

The North Port Police Department said Monday that it has no plans to continue searching for Brian Laundrie in the Carlton Reserve, a vast swamp area in Florida.

The department said it had “exhausted all avenues” for finding Mr Laundry in the swamp.

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Graig Graziosi20 September 2021 14:411632143857Search for boyfriend continues

Police are continuing to search for Gabby Petito’s boyfriend after a body believed to belong to the 22-year-old was found.

Brian Laundrie â€" who had been identified as a person of interest in his girlfriend’s disappearance â€" was last seen on Tuesday, three days after Ms Petito was reported missing by her family.

My colleague Zoe Tidman has more details:

Chiara Giordano20 September 2021 14:171632142537Search for Brian Laundrie expected to intensify as it resumes

The search for Brian Laundrie is expected to intensify when it resumes today, after a body matching the description of 22-year-old Gabby Petito was discovered at Grand Teton National Park in northwestern Wyoming on Sunday.

It is believed Mr Laundrie could be in Carlton Reserve - a vast alligator-infested swamp in Florida where he is understood to headed to on Tuesday.

An autopsy for the body believed to be that of Gabby Petito has been scheduled for tomorrow.

Chiara Giordano20 September 2021 13:551632141037Everything we know about YouTuber’s mysterious disappearance on road trip

As the investigation into the disappearance of 22-year-old YouTuber Gabby Petito gathers pace, here’s everything we know so far:

Chiara Giordano20 September 2021 13:301632139237Brian Laundrie could survive in Carlton Reserve ‘for months’ without being located, say police

North Port Police Department public information officer Josh Taylor told Fox 13 Laundrie could survive in the huge Carlton Reserve "for months" without being located.

"I don’t know how frequently if he would come out here and do day-long hikes or whatever, you could be out here for months if you wanted," he said.

Chiara Giordano20 September 2021 13:001632137137‘My heart is shattered’: Brother pays tribute to Gabby Petito

Gabby Petito’s younger brother, TJ Schmidt, reacted to news a body matching her description had been found at a campsite in a Wyoming national park.

Sharing an image of the 22-year-old standing in front of a mural of angel wings, he wrote on Instagram: “I don’t even know what to say. I’m at a total loss. My heart is shattered #justiceforgabby”.

Chiara Giordano20 September 2021 12:251632135848Police note found on Brian Laundrie’s car after disappearance

The family of Brian Laundrie, who has allegedly been missing for a number of days amid the search for his girlfriend Gabby Petito, have said they found a note on his vehicle from police asking it to be removed.

The 23-year-old, who police in North Police, Florida, last week named as person of interest in the disappearance of Ms Petito, 22, was said to have gone missing last Tuesday or Wednesday.

An attorney for the Laundrie family reportedly told ABC7 and Fox news that he told them he was going on a hike in the nearby Carlton Reserve, and failed to return to his parents’ home.

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Chiara Giordano20 September 2021 12:041632134952New details in Brian Laundrie disappearance as note found on car

New details have emerged about the apparent last known whereabouts of Gabby Petito’s boyfriend Brian Laundrie.

Steven Bertolino, the Laundrie family’s attorney, claimed Mr Laundrie left home with a backpack on Tuesday morning, saying he was going for a hike.

In a statement seen by ABC7 and Fox 13, the lawyer said the family went out to look for him on Wednesday after he failed to return and found his car near the Carlton Reserve with a note from North Port Police Department saying it needed to be removed.

Mr Bertolino said the family left the car where it was so Mr Laundrie could drive home when he returned, but eventually went to retrieve the vehicle on Thursday when he didn’t come home.

Chiara Giordano20 September 2021 11:49

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