The remains found in a park in Florida on Wednesday belong to Brian Laundrie, the fiancé of slain blogger Gabby Petito, the FBI says.
#UPDATE: On October 21, 2021, a comparison of dental records confirmed that the human remains found at the T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve and Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park are those of Brian Laundrie. @FBITampa pic.twitter.com/ZnzbXiibTM
— FBI Denver (@FBIDenver) October 21, 2021
The remains of Brian, who had been missing for more than a month, were identified using dental records. Brian, who was a stakeholder in Gabby Petito's death, returned to Florida last month from a joint road trip without his partner. Her body was later found in Wyoming, where the couple had been traveling.
A lawyer representing Brian Laundrie's parents issued a statement saying: "Chris and Roberta Laundrie have been informed that the bones found are indeed Brian's. We have no further comment at this time and we urge you to respect the privacy of the Laundrie family at the moment. "
Other items were found during the search, including a backpack and a notebook which belonged to Brian.
Në një konferencë të shkurtër shtypi të enjten, sherifi i qarkut Lee County, Carmine Marceno, vlerësoi zyrtarët për punën në "kushte të vështira" në park. Ai e përshkroi zonën ku u gjend trupi si të mbushur me gjarpërinj dhe aligatorë.
Brian Laundrie nuk u akuzua për krime në lidhje me vrasjen e Gabby Petito. Megjithatë, FBI lëshoi ??një urdhër arresti dhe e akuzoi për mashtrim të përdorimit të kartës së saj të debitit pas vdekjes së saj.
Në fillim të tetorit, FBI konfirmoi se Petito ndërroi jetë nga mbytja. Koha e vdekjes së saj vlerësohet të ketë qenë tre deri në katër javë para se të gjendej trupi.
Policia ka zbuluar se përpara se të zhdukej, Gabby dërgoi mesazhe të shumta me tekst dhe pati shumë biseda me nënën e saj përmes telefonit celular gjatë udhëtimit, ku vihej re se kishte gjithnjë e më shumë tension mes çiftit.
Utah authorities published in the media a recording of a call to 911 on August 12, the date when several police officers stopped the couple. "We passed by car and the gentleman was hitting the girl," the caller tells a 911 operator. "Then we stopped. They ran. He kept hitting him, got in the car and they left."
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