Petito investigation closed
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Boyfriend's notebook has admission of guilt.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-fbi-investigation-close
The FBI on Friday is closing its investigation into the homicide of Gabby Petito and the subsequent suicide of her fiancé Brian Laundrie, who had been previously named a person of interest in her murder.
"All logical investigative steps have been concluded in this case," FBI Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Michael Schneider said in a Friday statement. "The investigation did not identify any other individuals other than Brian Laundrie directly involved in the tragic death of Gabby Petito. The FBI’s primary focus throughout the investigation was to bring justice to Gabby and her family."
Schnieder added that the public’s role in helping the FBI "in this endeavor was invaluable as the investigation was covered in the media around the world."
Gabby Petito's remains were found on Sept. 19, roughly three weeks after she went missing in Wyoming.
Gabby Petito's remains were found on Sept. 19, roughly three weeks after she went missing in Wyoming. (Joey Petito)
Petito's family was in Florida on Thursday morning, roughly four months after their daughter was found strangled to death in Wyoming. An attorney representing Laundrie's family said they had reached an agreement about how the couple’s property – including a notebook found with his remains – will be distributed.The notebook contained "written statements by Mr. Laundrie claiming responsibility for Ms. Petito’s death," according to the FBI.
Laundrie's remains were found along with a backpack and other personal items in the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, which is adjacent to the Carlton Reserve. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, an autopsy later revealed.
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The parents of Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old travel blogger whose fiance Brian Laundrie killed her in Wyoming on a cross-country "van life" road trip, have reached a settlement in a civil lawsuit against his parents and their attorney Steve Bertolino.
"Christopher and Roberta Laundrie and I participated in mediation with the Petito family and the civil lawsuit has now been resolved," he told Fox News Digital Wednesday evening, after the parties met with a third-party mediator for much of the day. "The terms of the resolution are confidential, and we look forward to putting this matter behind us."
Nothing had been officially filed Wednesday evening, but both sides acknowledged the settlement had been reached after an exhausting session.
Petito's parents, Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt, sued Christopher and Roberta Laundrie and later added Bertolino to the case, accusing the trio of inflicting emotional distress by misleading them about the missing woman's whereabouts before her remains were found north of Jackson, Wyoming.
