The discovery of Laundries’ body ends over 30 days of searching by federal, state, and local law enforcement. The massive manhunt began when his disappearance was reported to police by his parents. Just 2 days before, Petito’s body was discovered in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
Vanlife couple
Petito and Laundrie spent two months visiting national parks in her converted 2012 Ford Transit van. She was documenting the trip on social media.
On Aug. 12 the couple was stopped by police in Moab, Utah. They were in a physical fight, but the police separated them for the night. And no charges were filed.
Brian Laundrie returned from their #vanlife camping trip in Petito’s van to North Port, Florida on Sept 1st. He and his parents would not talk to the police or Gabby’s parents.
Petito’s Mom, Nicole Schmidt, who lives on Long Island, lost contact with her daughter in late August. On Sept. 11th Gabby’s Mom reported her missing. It was then that her family discovered that Brian was home.
