#GabbyPetito: Lawyer for #BrianLaundrie tells me via text “I do not know where Brian is or if Brian is alive.” When asked about why he cancelled press conference: “It was canceled because it was no longer in the best interest of the clients.”
FYI: I bugged him for a while to get a reply. Not the best approach but he also confirmed he isn’t “gagged” by the court/authorities from talking about the case.
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I followed up w/ lawyer to ask if he had “any direct contact with Brian in person/phone or were all communications for the most part between Brian’s parents?” No response to that, but he said he last spoke w/ #BrianLaundrie on “Monday, September 13”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie “If you had a chance to send Brian a message, what would it be? If you can answer that.” Lawyer replied: “I can’t. Sorry”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie via iMessage “Are you able to clarify if you talked to Brian in person or on phone?” Lawyer replied: “On the phone but he was at home with his parents.”
UPDATE re: #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie “How about the local police chief who said he spoke with Brian (correct me if I’m wrong) on Tuesday or Weds. Was that accurate?” His response: “I can’t speak to what the police did or did not do”
Follow-up re #GabbyPetito: I asked attorney for #BrianLaundrie “In your opinion is Brian a danger or threat to the community (should the public be concerned of his current at-large status)?” His response: “No”
UPDATE re #BrianLaundrie: His attorney tells me via iMessage “No updates” when asked “Assuming no updates on Brian” (attached screen shot — the questions I sent won’t fit in a tweet). #GabbyPetito 
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie if “rumors of Fox having exclusivity re videos / interviews w/ Laundrie family are true.” His response: “Not true to my knowledge unless they spoke with Cassie.” I asked for clarity on date he was “retained for the matter”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie via iMessage: “Are you able to clarify on the date you were first retained to the matter in general?” His response: “I’m sorry that’s confidential information”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I texted lawyer for #BrianLaundrie (for final time until after 8p to be somewhat courteous for bugging him) “Is there reason to believe Brian hurt himself since you last spoke?” His reply: “We have no further information on that.” Feel free to tweet ideas
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: Lawyer for #BrianLaundrie tells me via text following arrest warrant issued for his client: “It is my understanding that the arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie is related to activities occurring after the death of Gabby Petito and not related to her—
—actual demise. The FBI is focusing on locating Brian and when that occurs the specifics of the charges covered under the indictment will be addressed in the proper forum.” #BrianLaundrie #GabbyPetito
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie “Any idea if rumors of the family going on a camping trip are true?” His reply: “No” — I followed up: “Have they (Brian or parents) contacted you since the issuance of the arrest warrant?” He said: “No”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer if he spoke w/ parents of #BrianLaundrie since issuance of warrant, he initially said no, but now says yes.
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked Lawyer to clarify if he met with parents of #BrianLaundrie before or after warrant, he confirms: “Before”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: Lawyer tells me he will represent #BrianLaundrie with local counsel if charged in Wyoming: “Presuming the charges are in Wyoming I would engage local counsel.”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer if #BrianLaundrie if he had contact with Brian since he disappeared, his response: “Not to be rude but how could we call him if he doesn’t have a phone” (Second question in next tweet)
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer if #BrianLaundrie if he has reason to believe police will charge Laundrie’s parents: “I don’t believe any agency has probable cause to charge the parents at this point”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie “Did Brian take passport w/ him?” His response: “He did not have a passport.”
#GabbyPetito: People are asking if #BrianLaundrie’s lawyer can lie. NY + FL law prohibits lawyers from making false statements to a third party which includes police/media/public, so unlikely he’d lie (esp. in writing). NY: uslegalmalpractice.com/blog/12/lawyer… / FL: floridabar.org/etopinions/opi…
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie if he “has a license to carry a firearm.” Lawyer said: “No”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie “Hey! Is Brian dead?” His response: “Not to my knowledge.”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie multiple times: “Does Brian own any firearms? And follow up would be do parents own any?” Lawyer finally responded: “No comment.” He clarified previously Brian does not have a permit to carry—so interesting response.
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: Lawyer for #BrianLaundrie tells me: “Chris and Roberta Laundrie do not know where Brian is. They are concerned about Brian and hope the FBI can locate him. (Con’t)
(Con’t) re #GabbyPetito #BrianLaundrie: “The speculation by the public and some in the press that the parents assisted Brian in leaving the family home or in avoiding arrest on a warrant that was issued after Brian had already been missing for several days is just wrong.”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie “Does Brian or Gabby have life insurance?” His short response: “Idk”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: Last week #BrianLaundrie’s lawyer told me the family did NOT go camping. Now he claims they did. I asked for clarity on why he or the parents changed the narrative all of a sudden.
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked #BrianLaundrie’s lawyer: “If asked to cooperate with authorities, will they [Laundrie parents] plead the Fifth?” His response: “No comment.” Same response when asked if the parents plan to “speak out publicly or through you.”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I followed up w/ #BrianLaundrie’s lawyer: “Have they already refused to cooperate as it relates to Gabby Petito or Brian?” His response: “They are cooperating with respect to locating Brian. Other than that I have no comment.”
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie overnight—and again this morning: “Did Roberta Laundrie help her son prepare to hide?” No response. I’ll ask again this afternoon. Feel free to tweet q ideas to ask the lawyer.
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie: “Did Roberta Laundrie purchase one or more new prepaid phones between 09/01 to 09/15?” His response: “No” to this and previous question in this thread (questions via @whereisheather + @BlucyferTTT)
UPDATES re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie “Did Roberta or Chris Laundrie purchase a prepaid phone” from 8/1/21 to 9/20/21 + “Or was the phone purchased with the card which authorities allege was stolen?” His response: “No and no” (via @realELLAb @BlucyferTTT)
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundrie a two-part question about stores he might’ve visited. His reply: “Idk about money and idk which stores. ATT and Walmart? McDonald’s ? Does it really matter” (question via @53_PHD)
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: Lawyer for #BrianLaundrie tells me: “I’m sorry but I’m not going to comment on every silly rumor that’s out there” when asked about his prior statement re phone purchase(s). Question won’t fit so attached screen shot. (Question via @53_PHD)
UPDATE re #GabbyPetito: I asked lawyer for #BrianLaundry why he gave contradicting statements to me + other reporters. He then sent me the same statement he sent @BrianEntin. This is too confusing. Why the runaround? Lawyer says “No comment” to changing his story. Speaks volumes
UPDATE re #BrianLaundrie: I asked lawyer for Brian “Do you have co-counsel licensed in the state of FL to represent Brian when he’s captured or do you practice there?” His response: “No comment.” #GabbyPetito #GabbyPetitoCase
(question via @whereisheather)
UPDATE re #GabbyPetitoCase: Lawyer for #BrianLaundrie’s (family?) says ‘No comment’ when asked “Will Chris and Roberta Laundrie join the search for their son?” (question via @butterfly5873) #GabbyPetito
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