That's a good reason for a person to leave. A better reason would be the fact that the guy was clearly a murderer or soon-to-be... people need to look out for themselves.
@@BG-bx4ey Abusers don't leave their victims. That's why Gabby begged the cops not to separate them. Victims leave their abusers, that's why Brian left Gabby alone in a hotel while he went back to Florida.
@SummerDays-ut5gt Agreed. What female would dare slug and slap an abusive male while he was driving? She also hit him on the face and head a lot. And he only grabbed, shoved, and pushed her away.
@@SummerDays-ut5gt Victims don't always leave their abusers, that's why they are victims... you're trying to be smart with wordplay. She is a victim, and had a trauma bond.
Attention everyone: there are a few commentators here who are openly and repeatedly trying to gaslight everyone, to minimize the abu$€ and even to equate Gabby Petito's murder with some imaginary injustice she inflicted upon her abu$€r and killer. As a mental health professional, I advise everyone not to engage with these people, since they show pathological hatred toward the victim, complete disregard for her suffering and that of her family and a compulsive need to lie and insult them, while simultaneously openly justifying Petito's abu$€ and murder. Regardless of the reasons for this sadistic toxicity, it is obvious that no amount of factchecking and argumenting can make them change their behaviour. Since there is a possibility that someone related to Gabby might read these comments, let us simply ignore the members of the murderer's fanclub and keep the conversation civil, respectful, compassionate and fact-based. P. S. Six months ago it became publicly known that on August 27th, Brian Laundry called his parents and admitted to them that Gabby was dead. He also told them that he needed a lawyer, who they then engaged two days later. Laundry' parents openly stated to the investigators that they DID in fact know about Gabby's death from their son long before her own parents knew that. These are all easily verifiable facts and now we hear even more details, so there is no need to argue with anyone who is busy victim blaming and blame shifting, to praise the murderer and his parents.
This thoughtful comment was written for me bc I get so furious reading comments that ignore and excuse the brutality of this crime and subsequent cover-up.
@@themonkster333 That's a horrifying way to try to defend a literal murderer. And I hope no one is in a relationship with you... Wtf is going on in these comments.
I’ve cried to Police and felt disdain and disbelief from them…please, if you’re ever not being believed and you feel unsafe, don’t try to get skeptics on your side. I don’t know what she could have done on the day when the video of him joking with cops as she cried and was put in back seat of cop car, but there has to be something. There has to be. Proof “could be coerced” (as one Cop said to me)…or “you’re overreacting” coming from someone who knows how and when to use a weapon…the feeling of not being believed can make a person start to doubt themselves and I wish that day someone believed her. People need a safe and trustable escape route when that confused and scared, helplines are clumsy and friends can be charmed, if anyone has any real effective ideas for getting out when you feel like she did on the pull over day (crying and seemingly crazy while he smirked his kind eyes) please tell us. I feel so bad for her and her family. RIP Gabby.
Ignore the sick individuals making comments here, they're only trying to gaslight and trigger others; it seems this comment *triggered* a few narcissists! Thank you for your compassion and understanding of these types of situations, @Greenpeppersandeggs . So much victim blaming by a few trolls & bots with exceptionally low EQs and IQs; your family & (friends?) must be so proud.
@@SummerDays-ut5gt you mean because she said she was because he had her convinced she was the problem in their relationship I guess you don't know what abuse looks like neither did those police officers or she would be alive today
He sounds like he was a violent individual with guns, bows and arrows. What else did he have? Verbal and emotional abuse. Too bad Gabby didn’t heed the warning signs. Young love (?). Prayers for the family.
*“I hope you understand when I’m upset it’s cause you make me love you too much. Now…stop crying!!! and come home and say you love me with a big hug. I love you.”* These are the words of an abuser, anyone who can't see how disgustingly manipulative and controlling it is doesn't have a clue about domestic violence. This is the very definition of cycle of abuse. She said something similar in the cop cam after assaulting Brian. Can you imagine a man saying these words after a blow up? Disgusting!
Brian was evil to Gabby and real love don’t hurt or kill… unfortunately she didn’t have the chance to keep going when she noticed his mental illness… His family hated her without any reason. But her soul is much alive and in peace…
You people really think you know both families personally. I guarantee you, if you got the chance to know them all, you'd be shocked by the things you discover.
@@Meagain2sc We certainly see where Gabby got her power of manipulation and sense of entitlement. Her own parents kicked her out, that's when she hooked up with Brian. Now they want 50 million tax dollars for their troubles.
@SummerDays-ut5gt I'm glad they got every penny of it . Remember it was the dirty Laundries son who stole her van , her credit card and also her life . Not once did his family ever show any compassion. They couldn't change what their son did but they handled it all so badly. Just like their screwed up son . Maybe he was never showing compassion or empathy growing up.
@@Meagain2sc The tax payers don't owe the Petito's a dime for Gabby's poor choices. She was a consenting adult who chose to stay in a toxic relationship. They need to blame the people responsible, Gabby and Brian. The end.
Check out the podcast “Crime Analyst” where their relationship and the crimes are broken down. It’s very enlightening and validates a lot of what we’re all saying.
@joshwoodson1786 I have no idea. She called her mother to tell her that Brian had hit her and they did nothing. Gabby called her mother from the backseat of the police cruiser. These statements are from the Petito v Moab lawsuit. 3. Gabby contacted her family to tell them that the couple had been fighting, that Brian had hit her, and that the police had been called. The family immediately responded by beginning to arrange for Gabby to fly home and to have her van shipped home, to separate her from Brian. 98. Gabby then called her parents. 99. On that call, Gabby’s parents demanded that Gabby fly home to get away from Brian, offering to pay for her ride to Salt Lake City and her flight home. But upon learning that the police were involved, Gabby’s parents accepted Gabby’s assurances that she should continue her trip. Gabby’s parents relied to their detriment on the police officers involved to evaluate the situation and intervene as necessary to protect Gabby. But for the officers’ failure to investigate and follow Utah law, Gabby’s parents would have intervened to end the trip and bring Gabby home.
They both had issues . At 22 I was studying as crazy not going on a trip with boyfriend. I guess her parents should take some responsibility too . U can’t blame only one side
I wonder how many times he threatened her with all those weapons 🤔😒 Yet another case of mediocre mal3 who needs therapy but instead takes it out on their partner. They need to do what he did to himself and leave the women alone 🤬
There is plenty of blame to go around here, including to both sets of Gabby Petito's parents. Laundrie's sister contacted at least one parent while Gabby went to stay with her, imploring them to come get Gabby because she and Laundrie needed to be split of. They did not. When one of Gabby's friends told her father that Laundrie took her car keys so that she couldn't go out with her friends, the father could have gotten her out of the Laundrie house then, but he did not. NEITHER Laundrie or Gabby had JOBS. They both wanted to smoke pot and hang out all day. Gabby moved in with the Laundries at 18 because she refused to enroll in college full time, refused to get a full-time job if she wasn't going to go to college full time, and refused to help around the house with her mother's other children. Yet ALL parents facilitated this disastrous cross country van trek! When Gabby Petito called her father from a hotel room while Laundrie was back in Florida doing God know what at a storage unit, did HE fly out there and take his daughter back with him? NO. He sent a pizza.
@@l.a.3479 Laundrie's sister was quoted as saying that she tried to get Gabby to move back with her parents when she came to stay with her family after a fight with Laundrie. She expressed concern to both of Gabby's biological parents, and neither agreed to have her return to their home.
So Sad and sickening! I just knew that Laundry family had to of known and was hiding information and had the FBI backing them! The parents should be charged and in prison! The agents who hid information should also be fired, stripped of their licenses and charged!
@@sr2291 nope Brian laundrie was researching and watching the latest news will help you and look up the new releases of note from the government files that was released to the public you will find that Brian laundrie was more abusive than you were left to believe
Unless they intend to charge the parents of Bryan Laundries, they need to stop. Every action they learn is a knife in the hearts and memory of Gaby Petito. And yes, I too believe those people knew what their son did. Whether they knew before he committed the crime or not , we will never know. Did they interfere and complicit in tampering with the evidence, yeah many believe they are guilty. Now, as to the death of Bryan- sometimes we wonder did they have any involvement? We wonder, would you pull the trigger if your son were a murderer and planning more ? I think we would😊
@@l.a.3479 all depends on your level of commitment to raising ethically responsible children or being morally corrupt persons like yourself. Because only a morally corrupt person hides, aids, and abets . So they bring up a child like them - look at Hunter
I always had the gut feeling that Brian Laundrie was older than he said and Gabby found out some kind of information that would put Brian in legal risk or expose his true identity? It seems like there was too many things about this case that did not add up.
Gabby's family can't seem to resist showing up for the cameras. Total attention hounds looking for new ways to get a payday. Grieving parents who negotiate payment for speaking at a convention for crime junkies about the most painful event of their lives. Yes! Leave them alone....lol!
You might not know of the relationship that developed between Gabby's family & JB specifically of this station. As her family doesn't live down there but Gabby did for a while & the Laundries still do, I believe, JB has been a local 'backup' for them. They want to keep The Gabby Petito Foundation at the forefront so no one else goes through that nightmare. This is the Petito/Schmidt family's noble way of honoring their daughter.
Gabbys parents are the ones doing interviews and benefits selling raffle tickets they have also become DV experts and are giving advice and having laws changed. Seems like they are fine.
her family allowed her to get into that weird life situation, they have little to say about what happened as far as i am concerned. my daughter would never be allowed to embark on such nonsense with some guy.
I agree !! She was basically homeless because they couldn’t be bothered. Young people need stability until they can safely launch to be on their own … Gabby was a young adult who wasn’t there yet … her parents were off doing their own thing ! That’s how these sorts of young women fall for narcissistic aholes like the Laundries.
I disagree. The information about arrows and ammo found near her body speaks to premeditation. Also, these documents were not available to Gabby's family during the active investigation, and they show that the family wasn't told certain things that they were surprised about later.
I back the blue and support all first responders. But The authorities who handled this case should be ashamed of themselves that body cam showed she was clearly suffering from abuse and covering for Bryan They never should have let that girl get back into that van and they will regret it for the rest of there lives. Bryan’s parents should both be charged as well as the authorities who could’ve saved this young women. rip gabs I’m so sorry❤🌻👼🏻🪽
Wrong. 15 seconds before the stop Gabby was assaulting Brian. She wasn't covering for Brian, she was downplaying the viciousness of her assault and trying to maintain control of him using law enforcement. You don't honestly think his injuries came from a "swat" as she describes it. He was never in jeopardy of going to jail, he was covering for her. She should have been arrested.
@@SummerDays-ut5gt Officer: How many times did you hit him? Gabby: (pause) twice? "On Gabby, there was a mark pointed out on her left arm as well as a scratch on her left cheek. On Brian, injuries were pointed out by Park Ranger Ryan Kral near his right eye, left side of his neck, left side of his nose, center of his face, bruise and bleeding on the right side of his head, and a red mark near his right bicep/tricep area." From Combined Statement and Investigative Report - Petito-Laundrie Incident - Moab Utah Police Website
@@sr2291 These people literally have no use for facts because they are not thinking, they're feeling. Anyone who thinks Gabby was the victim has no clue how domestic violence works.
What someone ultimately died from only tells the end of the event. What was done prior - nobody needs to know. What a depraved man he was. Something is wrong with that name. Men named Brian seem to be unstable. Weird
@laoxinat Gabby got bored with Brian soon after they moved to Florida and wanted friends. She met Rose online and shared phone numbers with her and met up. She called Brian "Bummer boy". She left Brian home alone and hung out with Rose, making online videos. Isn't it usually the male who takes off with his friends and leaves the female home alone and depressed?
@Agdequine Everyone has known what happened to her for the past 3 years. It's nothing new. They should just leave her rest in peace, but they won't shut up about her.
The Laundrie mom and dad should be in prison. They were in on it. Knew things and did not relay to police. They should not be walking our streets. They should be in prison.
Of course you are not going to answer. People don't get sent to prison unless they have been proven by a court of law to have committed an actual crime. This isn't the days of King George III. We went past that. Don't know who he is? Look him up.
He ran in the woods, If the family knew he was dead do you think they would leave there son there till he was skeleton? Come on make some sense here! These were 2 young adults w serious jealousy issues for one another, it was a toxic relationship! That did not end well!
@@engleharddinglefester4285 also he for sure was a narcissist. When you try to tell them your feelings, they can’t feel any themselves and all it does is enrage them.
Narcissism narcissism narcissism… Gabby was unaware of the dangers of cluster B personalities. Society needs much more awareness and education on these damaging personalities!!! They are everywhere and becoming epidemic!!!! RIP Gabby🙏🏻☀️
@@ladyterrestrial1679 Because the media omitted reporting any details that paint Gabby as the aggressor. They're pushing a narrative, not the truth, and people refuse to think for themselves.
gotta teach our kids that once it gets physical/the police are called, the relationship is toxic (and over). gonna have to stage and intervention for your friends/family - getting out of an abusive relationship is just as difficult as quitting drugs.
@_xBrokenxDreamsx_ Gabby called her mother from the backseat of the police cruiser. These statements are from the Petito v Moab lawsuit. 3. Gabby contacted her family to tell them that the couple had been fighting, that Brian had hit her, and that the police had been called. The family immediately responded by beginning to arrange for Gabby to fly home and to have her van shipped home, to separate her from Brian. 98. Gabby then called her parents. 99. On that call, Gabby’s parents demanded that Gabby fly home to get away from Brian, offering to pay for her ride to Salt Lake City and her flight home. But upon learning that the police were involved, Gabby’s parents accepted Gabby’s assurances that she should continue her trip. Gabby’s parents relied to their detriment on the police officers involved to evaluate the situation and intervene as necessary to protect Gabby. But for the officers’ failure to investigate and follow Utah law, Gabby’s parents would have intervened to end the trip and bring Gabby home.
@@sr2291 the police did intervene and separated them overnight (which was legally all they were allowed to do). if your loved one is addicted to drugs or a relationship realize they're going to lie to you and don't believe them.
They brought their son in a camping trip after he killed her. The daughter also joined them. They knew what he did. They were meeting in secret away from the Laundrie house. He even came home to Florida at one time and left gabby . He flew home then flew back to gabby. Before he murdered her. They knew alot. Lock them up! Losers.
@@KelliGooding The original camping trip was set on Aug 24 for 2. When Roberta found out that Brian was coming home she canceled and set it for 3. So no it wasn't set for Brian. Apparently this family camps a lot.
A word to my ladies, if you are being harmed -physically and mentally- you cannot change him! You will not change him. He will not change while you are with him. You cannot make him go to therapy. You need to get out and if he wants to change, he will but he will not while you stay with him. Get up and go asap. I’ve been in that situation twice. The second time I recognized it and got out much earlier. I was not going to repeat that kind of devastation.
I changed while still in a relationship. Problem was, she was still reacting as if things were the same. But you are correct only the abuser can change their behavior.
How could the Laundries have tried to cover up what their son did? They'd have people believe they didn't question where Gabby was, when their son drove Gabby's van back alone - they just all went on a family holiday, and ignored Gabby's family's phonecalls😡
Who r u ? Duh! The Laundries should be in prison. They were covering for this loser son. Their daughter too knew. They bed to be behind bars. Covering their son the murderer. You can’t fix stupid. Duh!!!!
I'm glad that it's at least being exposed. I hope that people continue to look into Gabby's case and spread the word about the kind of things that happen to nice, trusting people.
It just shows how truly narcissistic his mom and dad were and are. They have lied and out right even refused to apologize for POS behavior and for him murdering Gabby. I still wish those officers would have seen how much she was in DV situation. Arrested him or heck or arrested her. I think Gabby would be alive today if they had. They better test those arrows Ave guns for the murder of the other two in the area he was in.
@@SummerDays-ut5gt As a mental health professional, I demand that you immediately STOP YOUR TOXIC GASLIGHTING AND VICTIM BLAMING! Gabby is the victim here. ONLY GABBY. She was murdered. Prior to that, she was physically, mentally and emotionally abu$€d by a violent, manipulative, narcissistic murderer. Her volatile behaviour is a typical sign of someone suffering from domestic abu$€ and can IN NO WAY be equated to her abu$€r's sadistic behaviour. Also, VICTIMS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES. By openly equating the abu$€r and the victim, you are gaslighting everyone, minimizing the abu$€, advocating for domestic abu$€ and even sadistically comparing the suffering of Gabby's family to her murderer's parents who tried to cover up his crime. I have no idea why you are displaying such pathological hatred toward the murder victim and her family, while trying to misrepresent her killer as some kind of a victim, but even if you are related to the Laundries it still does not give you the right to minimize violence and murder, and equate victims with their killers. Whatever your problem is, refrain from pushing misinformation and besmirching Gabby Petito's memory NOW.
Gabby's parents kicked her out of their homes, that's when she hooked up with Brian. Brian's parents took her in and took care of her when her own parents refused to.
Reasonably foreseeable conclusion. Too few JOBS (neither worked much) too much WEED (both smoked dope regularly), two sets of parents (Gabby's) who did not want her disrupting their households, by refusing to work full time and help out around the house, so both biological mother and father were concerned about Gabby causing problems with their respective spouses. Gabby's parents bear some of the burden here.
@@l.a.3479 This information was shared by Gabby's mother during an interview while she was still missing, and the question was asked about why Gabby went to live with the Laundrie's at 18. Gabby's Mom went on to explain that while the plan had been to have Gabby return to Long Island after she got back from her trip, the plans weren't finalized yet because they were still trying to arrange which family member she would live with. Gabby's mother said that her daughter refusing to enroll in full time college classes or if not, get a full time job as well as refusal to help out around the house became too disruptive, and this is why Gabby was allowed at 18 to go live with the Laundrie family in Florida.
I applaud these two INCREDIBLE WOMEN....for their mutual support for their loved one lost, incredible BRAVE and Incredibly STRONG....you go girls and show the world what the world LOVE truly means....unlike the Laundrie Family!!!
Oh wow! I was thinking about Gabby/her Mom today and wanted to find something (footage of some kind) to see how her Mom is doing. This case hit me hard because I have a Daughter that looks a lot like Gabby. I am happy she is still fighting for Gabby while hopefully having some peace, and carving out a new kind of happiness going forward.
That letter that Gabby wrote to Brian is So Heartbreaking💔💔. I feel so terrible for Gabby😭💔. I don’t even want to imagine the physical abuse and other types of abuse and other really terrible things that Brian put Gabby through😭💔. Rest In Peace Sweet Gabby🦋💜🌻💙🌈.
Make sure you and your family and friends know what healthy relationships (green flags) look like versus unhealthy ones (red flags). We have to know how to recognize, avoid, and break the patterns. Research shows that the abuse victim goes back to the abuser an average of five times. This is because the abuse situation is at least known, unlike the unknowns of leaving, and the victim often lacks the support needed to escape. I didn't know when I was younger and ended up in an unhealthy and unsafe first marriage. He hid his alcoholism until after the wedding, and with it came emotional abuse and then property damage. I know it was only a matter of time before I'd be physically hurt too. After having to divorce him for my safety and health, I educated myself and was able to quickly end a couple dating relationships when I saw the red flags. Now, I'm four years into a healthy marriage.
R.I.P. GABBY...YOU WERE SO YOUNG, BEAUTIFUL AND SO KIND.....SO SORRY THIS HAPPENED TO YOU. PRAYERS FOR GABBY SENT TO HEAVEN. SHE IS IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE NOW!
Huh?? 🧐 The Petito family already settled their lawsuit against the Laudries, and they can’t sue them again for the same thing. And they can’t file criminal charges against them either, only the police & DA can do that. They are asshol3s but that’s not really how the court system works…
@@sr2291 Aiding and abetting a fugitive. He was being searched for after they found her body strangled. The family protected and helped him escape. They should e called police the minute he pulled in with Gabby s van in their driveway with no Gabby. Duh!
@@MM-xh6dp 1. He wasn't a fugitive. There was no warrant for his arrest, he was free to come and go at his leisure. 2. Aiding and abetting is assisting during the commission of a crime. The Laundries were across the country when the incident happened. 3. Gabby's van wasn't reported missing and the public has no obligation to report crimes or assist law enforcement in criminal investigations. They broke no laws. Smartest thing one could do in that situation is to hire an attorney to make sure you don't.
@@SummerDays-ut5gt yeah yeah yeah. You must be part of the Landry family. Easy to make it sound like they were in the right. The parents knew the police were searching for him. He went with them after he got back. As parents, who should have loved and cared for Gabby, they did nothing but get an attorney and hide. Give me a break!!!
Toxic couple...had Laundrie just ignored her after he'd left her and went back home, both would be alive today! An immature brat,manipulator and serial thief,who's made out to be an angel,just because of her looks...and most peopke fell for it!
Interesting that the FBI knew more about Gabby than the family . Kinda shows us the details of a young woman that got her self into a situation and didn't want to leave it . She made a very bad choice .
This case upsets me so much. Gabby seemed so sweet and hopeful and innocent. It's heartbreaking hearing that she wrote him a letter asking him not to call her names. I mean that's something that a gentle soul would do. Not calling him names in return, fighting him, but simply asking him to be nice to her. I wish I could somehow go back in time to give her a hug and point her in the direction of someone who wouldn't hurt her like he did.
"Gabby Petito should have been cited for domestic violence in Utah: report" Don't confuse the social media persona with the truth. Gabby was a domestic abuser.
Seems wild to stay with an abuser. Use whatever excuses you want, same as an addict trying to argue it wasn't their own crappy choices that screwed their life up. RIP girl, but, also, completely and totally avoidable if you just don't enter into committed relationships with sociopaths.
Usually someone who stays is either unaware their partner is a sociopath and feels there is something wrong with them ...they try to improve the situation because they believe they are the root cause. This belief is often compounded by their past relationships and experiences, perhaps they were raised around people with narcissistic and sociopathic tendencies so it normalized the behavior instead of giving them the ability to see red flags. If she had lived longer, gotten older and wiser, she probably would have seen the pattern and escaped in due time. She just didn't have that chance.
I did not know her but I am still mad about what happened to her. I was on my way to find him when they found him.She reminded me of a X.And she was a nice young lady. He did the right thing to him self. 👏
Society teaches little girls to be polite, compliant, kind, forgiving, passive, obedient, needy, helpless. I see this changing since I was a child, but not enough, obviously. Talk about grooming female children to be victims.
No society teaches women that the legal system and police are there (whether or not abuse exists) to remove the man, take his property and even parental rights. *never mind if the children are his.......
@vintagelady1 He was going to kill her while he was driving? He was going to kill her when he hopped in the van to get away from her? Because that's when she slapped and hit him.
@@sr2291 That was HIS story---and it doesn't matter, you don't kill someone b/c they slapped you. Stop trying to make excuses for abusers, it makes you sound like one.
I can't believe it's been this long. I remember following this case because I was going through my own DV situation at the time and saw myself in her. This case encouraged me to leave my abuser- I had a gut feeling from day one that he killed her. Thank God I got out and have been healing since then. Poor sweet girl. And to be blamed for your own murder like a lot of these commenters say is absolutely foul (hopefully they're rage bait bots rather than actual people).
I was mesmerized by this story because I had never seen such a beautiful angelic face as Gabby's. She was a work of art and so gifted. And I thought a lot of Brian until I finally learned that he was just the difficult partner filled with jealousy and little insight. And - murder.
Gabby was a typical domestic abuser. Unfortunately this case is more about privilege and gender bias than the truth. If a male admitted assaulting his battered girlfriend, I doubt you'd call him a "work of art".
Gabby's family and authorities should release everything including Gabby's cellphone vids/pics and the unreleased surveillance footage! The speculations that they were Character Actors spawned from all the Secrecy and fact that nobody would speak on camera in Moab, Utah and Jackson Hole Wyoming and Salt Lake City even!
You are just as bad as your pal Alex Jones. Harassing the families of murder victims. How low can you sink? The Petitos & Schmidts are busy with their upcoming Fundraiser this week, with the GP Foundation helping DV victims & raising awareness of missing persons who don't get much coverage. Not that you would know what making a difference means. Move on.
Did you read her letter? She talks about pouring gasoline on herself, smashing holes in the wall with her head, throwing paintings, tearing up whatever she was working on, and more. She was not well.
