Van-life blogger and Instagrammer Gabby Petito was reported missing by her mother on Saturday, September 11. Police have deemed her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, a "person of interest" in the case.
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Petito's mother, Nichole Schmidt, reported her missing to Suffolk County PD at 6:55 p.m. on Sept. 11. She said she last spoke to Petito in an August 24 FaceTime call and believed her last known location was Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
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Petito and Laundrie embarked on a cross-country road trip on July 2 and regularly posted about their van-life journey on Instagram. They launched a YouTube channel on August 19 dedicated to their journey and posted just one video before Petito disappeared.
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Petito meticulously documented her road trip on Instagram and YouTube but stopped posting on August 25.
@thisisinsider constructed a timeline of where and when Petito was based on her social media posts and comments from her family.
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@thisisinsider constructed a timeline of where and when Petito was based on her social media posts and comments from her family.
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Police in Utah said they responded to an incident involving Petito and Laundrie during their trip, some time before she was reported missing. Details are unclear. The police said there was "insufficient evidence ... to justify criminal charges."
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Petitio's Instagram account was down for four hours early Wednesday. An Instagram spokesperson told Insider, "The account was removed in error for impersonation and has now been reinstated."
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Petito's mom said the couple called off their engagement prior to their trip.
"They were excited at first, but then they were like, let's just wait, we're very young. So they were really just boyfriend and girlfriend," mother Nicole Schmidt said.
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"They were excited at first, but then they were like, let's just wait, we're very young. So they were really just boyfriend and girlfriend," mother Nicole Schmidt said.
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Petito's stepdad, James Schmidt, along with the family friend, left from New York to Wyoming's Jackson Hole valley on Tuesday as Petito's last known location is believed to be in the state's Grand Teton National Park.
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Police officially named Laundrie a person of interest in Petito's disappearance Wednesday morning.
Authorities said Laundrie has refused to be interviewed by investigators.
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Authorities said Laundrie has refused to be interviewed by investigators.
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North Port police said Laundrie returned to the Florida home where he and Petito had been living with his parents on September 1, 10 days before she was reported missing. He has since retained a lawyer.
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Meanwhile, Petito's family publicly called out Laundrie on Tuesday for refusing to help them find the young woman, begging him to "at least tell us if we are looking in the right area."
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The family of Gabby Petito blasted the missing woman's boyfriend on Wednesday, calling his "silence" in the case "reprehensible" as they claimed he left Petito "in the wilderness with grizzly bears and wolves while he sits in the comfort of his home."
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The last text message sent from Petito's cellphone to her mother warned that the now-missing woman did not have cell service in California's Yosemite National Park. But Schmidt says she doesn't believe her daughter sent the message, reports said Wednesday.
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A new report reveals that police spoke with Petito and Laundrie while responding to a call of a possible domestic disturbance between the couple in Moab, Utah a week before Gabby was last seen.
Ultimately, it was classified as a mental health crisis.
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Ultimately, it was classified as a mental health crisis.
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Police in Utah released bodycam footage from their officers' response to a fight between Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie. The video, released Thursday, was recorded about four weeks before Petito was reported missing.
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The video suggests ongoing tensions between the couple. In the footage, an officer sees their van swerve towards the curb before stopping. Through the car window, Petito seemed visibly upset, while Laundrie is affable and cooperative.
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The officer asked Petito to cool off in the police car before asking Laundrie to get out of the van, which he did. The police report said that the stop ended with the couple agreeing to separate for the night.
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The couple told police that they had gotten into an argument in Moab that resulted in Petito slapping Laundrie, and Petito told officers she hit Laundrie again when she saw they were being pulled over.
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Moab City Police considered charging Petito with domestic violence, but they opted not to after she told officers she had no intent to hurt Laundrie. Police ultimately described the incident as a "mental health crisis" in a written report of what happened.
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North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison joined “Good Morning America” on Thursday to explain why Gabby Petito's boyfriend is deemed a person of interest.
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There is currently no criminality suspected in the mysterious disappearance of Gabby Petito, Florida police said Thursday. North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison also said authorities are not yet focused on bringing in Petito's boyfriend for questioning.
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The family of Gabby Petito published an open letter begging for Brian Laundrie's parents to aid in the police investigation.
Petito's family alleges that Laundrie's parents know where Petito is located. You can read the full letter here: insider.com/gabby-petito-f…
Petito's family alleges that Laundrie's parents know where Petito is located. You can read the full letter here: insider.com/gabby-petito-f…
Brian Laundrie's sister Cassie told ABC News on Thursday her family "wants Gabby Petito to be found safe," and that Gabby is "like a sister" to her.
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An attorney for the family sent @CBSNews a statement saying: "Gabby's family was instructed by law enforcement to not discuss the details of Gabby and Brian's relationship."
It is unclear why police have asked them to do this, the family said.
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It is unclear why police have asked them to do this, the family said.
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A longtime friend of Gabby Petito told Insider the missing 22-year-old wouldn't have run off on her own.
"This is so out of character and I don't think anything that's going on is due to her own doing," Nikki Passannante said.
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"This is so out of character and I don't think anything that's going on is due to her own doing," Nikki Passannante said.
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