Brian Laundrie’s Parents Plotted to Help Their Son Flee the Country, Petito Family Lawsuit Alleges
During the days America was riveted by the hunt for Gabby Petito, her boyfriend’s parents knew their son had already killed her, Petito’s parents allege in a new lawsuit, which also claims there was a plan afoot to help…
During the days America was riveted by the hunt for Gabby Petito, her boyfriend’s parents knew their son had already killed her, Petito’s parents allege in a new Lawsuit, which also claims there was a plan afoot to help Brian Laundrie flee the country.
The suit against Christopher and Roberta Laundrie was filed Thursday by Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt, according to NBC.
Petito and Laundrie had been camping in Wyoming in August. Petito was last seen on Aug. 25. On Sept. 1, Laundrie returned to Florida, where his parents live. On Sept. 11, Petito’s family formally filed a missing person report about her.
Amid a vast national hunt for Petito and as clues to her disappearance ran rampant on the internet, on Sept. 14, the Laundrie family issued a statement hoping she would be found. On Sept. 17, Laundrie was reported as officially missing.
Petito’s body was found on Sept. 19 near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. An autopsy would later reveal she was strangled.
Laundrie’s remains were found in October in a Florida nature reserve. Laundrie, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound according to an autopsy, had left a note that he killed Petito.