The cause of death is pending final autopsy results, Teton County Coroner Dr. The Teton County Coroner's Office confirmed that the body found on Sunday was Petito's and that an initial determination showed she had died due to homicide. Investigators are still searching for Laundrie, who was last seen in Florida. Petito's parents were notified of the discovery and have since declined any media requests at this time, according to their lawyer. The cause of death has not been determined. The FBI released a statement that said that the human remains found were "consistent with the description" of Petito, but a full forensic ID has not yet been completed. The Teton County coroner announced that a body was recovered in the Bridger-Teton National Park. He said that Laundrie's knowledge of the area paired with his "living off the grid" skills could enable him to "be out here for months if wanted." Sept. "Our goal is to locate him and bring him to North Port," Taylor said.Īccording to Taylor, the Carlton Reserve is an area where Laundrie frequently goes for hikes. North Port police spokesperson Josh Taylor said at a news conference that a tip from the family drove law enforcement to the Carlton Reserve. More than 50 police officers accompanied by FBI agents, drones, K-9 and bloodhounds started to search for Laundrie in over 25,000 acres of a nature preserve, law enforcement said. Gabby is missing," the Petito family's lawyer responded in a statement.Īuthorities had been investigating a double homicide around Moab, Utah, near where Petito disappeared, but determined this was not connected to the Petito case, according to the Grand County Sheriff's Department. "All of Gabby's family want the world to know that Brian is not missing, he is hiding. 13, when he left with a backpack and told them he was going to the Carlton Reserve near their home in North Port, Florida.īertolino said that night that Laundrie's whereabouts "are currently unknown." His family told police they last saw the 23-year-old on Sept. MORE: Police resume search for Brian Laundrie, boyfriend of missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito "As of now, Brian has not made himself available to be interviewed by investigators or has provided any helpful details," the police report states. The North Port Police named Laundrie a "person of interest." On the advice of counsel the Laundrie family is remaining in the background at this juncture and will have no further comment," Laundrie's attorney said in a statement. On behalf of the Laundrie family it is our hope that the search for Miss Petito is successful and that Miss Petito is reunited with her family. It is our understanding that a search has been organized for Miss Petito in or near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. "This is understandably an extremely difficult time for both the Petito family and the Laundrie family. Laundrie and his family released a statement that he will remain silent under the advice of his counsel. "They are frantically searching for answers and information in their daughter's disappearance while Brian sits in the comfort of his home." Sept. "Every day the search for Gabby continues the Schmidt and Petito family becomes more desperate," according to a statement released by the Petito family's attorney, Richard Stafford. The family, who lives in Long Island, New York, said in the report that Petito had stopped communicating with her friends and family and that she was believed to be near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Petito was reported missing by her family to the Suffolk County Police Department in New York. "Two people went on a trip, one person returned, and that person isn't cooperating," Garrison said during a press conference. Police said that Laundrie returned by himself to Florida in Petito's white van. But when we look back 10 or 15 seconds after he got out of the vehicle, he was gone." Sept. So he said he was going to go across the street into the parking lot and find someone else to give him a ride. In an interview with ABC News, Baker said that when she told Laundrie that they were headed to Jackson, "He got out and he was thankful and he was kind of in a hurry. Baker claimed Laundrie told her and her boyfriend that he had been camping alone for days while Petito worked on their social media page from their van.
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