Gabby Petito - update Missing YouTuber fought with boyfriend Brian Laundrie days before disappearance
Missing YouTuber Gabby Petito and her fiance were reportedly arguing and hitting each other, according to a police report from Utah. The couple, who were on a road trip in Ms Petitoâs van, were spotted having an argument in Moab City, Utah on 13 August. The police determined the incident was a âmental health breakâ rather than a domestic assault situation and separated the couple for the night.
On Wednesday, the North Port Police Department in Florida announced they were treating Ms Petitoâs fiance as a person of interest in their investigation. Ms Petitoâs family released a statement begging him to assist police in their search for the woman.
Ms Petito disappeared while on a road trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, who returned without her, prompting a frantic search for the 22-year-old woman that began on 11 September.
Mr Laundrie, who lived with Ms Petito in North Port, Florida, has thus far refused to cooperate with authorities. The North Port police will hold a press conference today at 11:30am EST to discuss the latest developments in their search for Ms Petito.
Nicole Schmidt, Ms Petitoâs mother, said the last time she spoke with her daughter was 30 August, but because it was a text she cannot be sure that she was actually speaking with the woman. Before that the mother and daughter video chatted on 23 or 24 August. Ms Schmidt said it was normal for her and her daughter to video chat multiple times a week. When her daughter did not check in after Mr Laundrie returned early from their road trip, she grew concerned and eventually the family alerted the police.
Show latest update 1631733758Gabby Petitoâs family accuses fiance of leaving her in wilderness with âgrizzly bears and wolvesâThe family of Gabby Petito released a statement on Wednesday through the familyâs lawyer pleading with her fiance, Brian Laundrie, to assist the search for their daughter.
âBrian left Gabby in the wilderness with grizzly bears and wolves while he sits in the comfort of his home,â the statement says.
The statement calls Mr Laundrieâs refusal to cooperate with police âreprehensibleâ and asks for the family to âhelp bring Gabby home.â
Graig Graziosi15 September 2021 20:221631732743An in-depth look at Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrieâs fight in UtahA police report from Utah describing a âmental health breakâ that resulted in an argument and physical violence between Gabby Petito and her fiance Brian Laundrie has just been made public.
The Independentâs Bevan Hurley takes an in-depth look at the 13 August incident, which resulted in police separating the couple for the night.
Read the story below...
Graig Graziosi15 September 2021 20:051631730847Gabrielle Petito and fiance were having arguments, hitting each other according to Utah police reportFox13âs Kim Kuizon shared a snipped of a Moab City police report detailing an incident that occurred in Utah involving Gabrielle Petito and her fiance, Brian Laundrie.
The police statement, attributed to Moab City police officer Daniel Robbins, reveals that a witness named Christopher witnessed a distressing enough scene play out between Ms Petito and Mr Laundrie that he reported it to the police.
According to Mr Robbins, Mr Laundrie told him that he and Ms Petito were having an argument and he went to sit in the coupleâs van to give himself space. The witness said he saw Ms Petito climb through the passenger side window and begin slapping Mr Laundrie, possibly fearing he might leave without her. The witness said he saw Mr Laundrie pushed her away by her face to avoid the slap. Mr Robbins reported that Mr Laundrie had scratches on his face and arms, which Mr Laundrie said came from Ms Petito. Another office notes that Mr Laundrie was not in fear for his well-being and ânot a victim of âbattered boyfriend syndrome.ââ
Ultimately Mr Robbins determined that the incident was more indicative of a âmetal health crisisâ than a domestic assault, and separated the two for the evening. Earlier in the report he writes that Mr Laundrie said the tensions between the couple had been increasing in recent days and that both suffered from a mental health issue that was redacted in the report.
Graig Graziosi15 September 2021 19:341631729279Gabrielle Petitoâs stepfather flies to Utah to search for herGabrielle Petitoâs stepfather, James Schmidt, along with a family friend have flown to Utah to search for the missing woman.
Richard Stafford, the familyâs lawyer, said Mr Schmidt and the family friend are planning to centre their search on Grand Teton National Park, as it is was last place Ms Petito was seen.
Graig Graziosi15 September 2021 19:071631727704North Port police say they recovered âmaterialsâ from Gabrielle Petitoâs vanNorth Port police said during a press conference on Wednesday that they recovered âmaterialsâ from Gabrielle Petitoâs van, but said they were not prepared to release the details of their findings. The van was driven from Utah to Ms Petitoâs home in Florida by her fiance, Brian Laundrie, after a road trip the couple took.
The department also said there is no active search warrant for Mr Laundrieâs family home, where the couple lives.
Graig Graziosi15 September 2021 18:411631727222Gabrielle Petitoâs mother says her fiance his family have been ignoring her textsNicole Schmidt, Gabrielle Petitoâs mother, told The Daily Mail that the womanâs fiance, Brian Laundrie, and his family have been ignoring her desperate attempts to find her daughter.
âI texted Brianâs mom that I was trying to get in touch with Gabby. I also texted Brian. I got no replies,â she said.
She said she knew something was wrong and felt she had to report her daughterâs disappearance âimmediately.â
Mr Laundrie returned from a road trip the couple had taken on 1 September. Ms Schmidt reported Ms Petito as missing on 11 September. It is unclear when she first became suspicious of her daughterâs disappearance.
Ms Schmidt said that the last time she video chatted with her daughter was 25 August. She noted that she texted with her daughter on 30 August, but said she could not be sure she was speaking with her daughter since it was a text exchange.
Graig Graziosi15 September 2021 18:331631726587Gabrielle Petitoâs father appears on Fox NewsGabrielle Petitoâs father, Joe Petito, appeared on Fox News where he slammed a statement from the family of her fiance, Brian Laundrie.
The statement - issued through a lawyer - says the Laundrie family wishes to âremain in the backgroundâ during the investigation, and that they hope the search is âsuccessful.â Mr Petito said it âwasnât a statement.â
Gabrielle Petitoâs father slams fianceâs statementThe Independentâs Bevan Hurley goes in depth with the fatherâs press appearance below...
Graig Graziosi15 September 2021 18:231631725625FBI establishes national tip hotline for information on Gabrielle Petitoâs whereaboutsThe North Port Police Department announced on Wednesday that it was setting up a national hotline for tips concerning the disappearance and current whereabouts of Gabrielle Petito.
Anyone with information on the womanâs location, disappearance, or anyone who saw her van should call 1-800-CALLFBI (225-5324).
The North Port Police Department said it had already received hundreds of tips and was in the process of vetting the information through various law enforcement agencies.
Graig Graziosi15 September 2021 18:071631724866Laundrie family says it will âremain in the backgroundâ of search for Gabrielle PetitoIn a statement issued through an attorney, the family of Brian Laundrie, the fiance of Gabrielle Petito and the last known person to see her, said they will âremain in the backgroundâ of the search effort.
Ms Petitoâs family issued a statement in response, frustrated that Mr Laundrie was refusing to cooperate with authorities.
âThe Schmidt and Petito family are going through the worst moments of their lives. Their beautiful twenty-two year old daughter is missing and the one person that can help find Gabby refuses to help,â their statement said.
Mr Laundrie has been named a person of interest in Ms Petitoâs case by the North Port Police Department.
Graig Graziosi15 September 2021 17:541631723576Gabrielle Petitoâs father slams fianceâs statementJoe Petito, Gabrielle Petitoâs father, appeared on Fox News to discuss his daughterâs disappearance and react to the statement put out by her fiance, Brian Laundrie.
âThat wasnât a statement. Iâm sorry. Thatâs not a statement,â Mr Petito told Fox News host Bill Hemmer.
âForget Brian, Brianâs home safe. His parents, yeah itâs hard for them. Bulls***. You know what? My daughter is not here. Our daughter is not here. We donât even know what state sheâs in.â
He said he was largely unconcerned with the statement.
âYou know, weâre shooting from the hip here and trying to do what we can. So I donât care about the statement. I care about finding Gabby,â he said.
Graig Graziosi15 September 2021 17:32
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