
But they are not making an official comment at the request of the US Attorney’s Office and the Teton County Prosecutor’s Office in Wyoming, according to a statement from the family. Petito’s family says they are “aware of the circumstances” regarding Laundrie. Her death was ruled a homicide by manual strangulation. Petito’s remains were found in Wyoming on September 19. As police were trying to question the family about Petito’s whereabouts, Laundrie went missing on September 13 or 14 after leaving home with a backpack, according to his parents. Laundrie returned to his parents’ house in Florida on September 1 without Petito. The case gained national attention as authorities searched for both.


The couple had been traveling across the country over the summer in a converted van and documenting their travels on social media. With Brian Laundrie dead, here's where else authorities could look for answers on what happened to Gabby Petito A photo of Gabby Petito taken from her Instagram account From Gabby Petito/Instagram
