Update: Teton County Coroner on Gabby Petito Murder

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The Gabby Petito murder is now a search for her fugitive boyfriend. Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue hosted a press conference via Zoom on Tuesday. Blue confirms his office’s ruling of murder. And he also says that it was death by “strangulation.”

Gabby Petito was the #vanlife social media influencer. And it was YouTubers who captured images of her van that led to the discovery of her body.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed on Sept. 19 that the human remains were found near Grand Teton National Park and matched the description of the missing 22-year-old North Port, Florida woman. 

The FBI spokesperson said, at the time, a full forensic identification would be done by the Teton County Coroner.

Boyfriend only suspect

Her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie returned to North Port without Petito. And he was driving her camper van. He is accused of using her credit card to obtain $2,000 on the trip back to Florida.

Laundrie and his parents hired a lawyer when Petito’s family was trying to find their missing daughter. The Laundries were instructed not to talk to authorities.