The FBI has confirmed that the human remains that were found near his belongings, are in fact, those of Brian Laundrie.
“On October 21, 2021, a comparison of dental records confirmed that the human remains found at the T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Memorial Reserve and Myakkahatchee Creed Environmental Park are those of Brian Laundrie,” the agency said in a statement.
The remains were found about a 40-minute hike into the marshy park, where Laundrie went for a walk after leaving his parents’ home on September 13, North Port police spokesman Josh Taylor told The Post Thursday.
Taylor said the remains, which were found early Wednesday alongside a backpack and a notebook belonging to Laundrie, consisted of human bones.
The grisly discovery came after Laundrie’s parents were summoned to the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park early Wednesday, where family attorney Steve Bertolino had confirmed that “some articles” belonging to Brian Laundrie had been found.
“Chris and Roberta Laundrie have been informed that the remains found yesterday in the reserve are indeed Brian’s,” Bertolino said in a statement Thursday. “We have no further comment at this time, and we ask that you respect the Laundrie’s privacy at this time.”
Taylor said Laundrie parked in the Myakkahatchee park but walked into the Carlton Reserve, where his remains were found.
The Sarasota County Medical Examiner’s Office was called to the scene shortly after the discovery was announced — but the remains were not initially identified. Cadaver dogs and a body recovery team from the Pasto County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene shortly after the discovery.
The park is adjacent to the 25,000-acre Carlton Reserve, where authorities have also searched for Laundrie since September 18.
“Items of interest were located at the Carlton Reserve this morning in connection with the search for Brian Laundrie,” the FBI field office in Tampa tweeted Wednesday.
“An FBI Evidence Response Team is processing the scene,” the agency said. “The reserve is closed to the public, and no further details are available at this time.”
Laundrie, 23, was the sole person of interest in the disappearance and death of his girlfriend, 22-year-old Long Island native Gabby Petito.
Petito disappeared in late August during the young couple’s cross-country trip, with her body found at a remote Wyoming campground on September 19 — with her death later ruled a homicide by manual strangulation.
Laundrie, who had returned home alone on September 1, had fled authorities by then.
The FBI agencies had followed up on dozens of tips that Laundrie had been spotted at far north as the Appalachian Trail near the North Carolina/Tennessee border.
Laundrie had not been charged in Petito’s death but is named on a federal fraud warrant for allegedly using Gabby’s debit card during his drive home to Florida.
Where the case goes from here, whether it will be determined posthumously that Laundrie was indeed Gabby’s killer, and whether his parents may be facing any charges, is still anyone’s guess.
His parents are why he was like he was- a spoiled brat. They knew about his temper. They aided and abetted him and now he’s dead. Hope they have learned something as we all might.
What a lie this is. The parents were not summoned to the park. They planned on going there the night before. They told their lawyer they were going. When they got to the park, two hikers showed up. One was a police officer uncover. If you are going to write about it. Get the story straight….
He got what he deserved
Sadness for both families. BUT BRIAN’S BEHAVIOR PATTERN STRONGLY SUGGESTS HE STRANGLED GABY. HOPEFULLY THE NOTEBOOK THAT WAS FOUND, WILL CONTAIN HIS CONFESSION OF WHAT HE DID. IT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE HE DID NOT GIVE SOME EXPLANATION TO HIS PARENTS. WHAT IS PAINFUL IS THE WAY THEY NEVER HAVE ANY CLOSURE TO GABYS FAMILY.
Laundrie’s parents should NOT be facing any charges because Laundrie was a legal adult and they shouldn’t be held accountable for his actions.
They obviously withheld information And they should face charges
GET SERIOUS. IF HE TOLD THEM HE KILLED HER…THEY AIDED THEIR SON’S RELEASE AND KEPT KNOWLEDGE OF HIM COMING HOME AWAY FROM EVERYONE. THEY HELPED HIM ESCAPE. THAT IS AGAINST THE LAW.
Well we all know deep down that he killed Gabby. Reason why he wouldn’t speak to police orFBI. He took off knowing full well that her body would be found. You don’t travel with a girlfriend and then just leave her stranded or use her bank card to go home. Hopefully they have dna from under her nails that will tell the truth to it being Brian Laundries and the FBI will release that information. The whole situation sucks big time and it’s sad that he won’t be punished for his wrong doing. So sad for her parents. I’m also sure his parents knew that he was responsible for her death. He probably took the chicken way out and killed himself.
I am so sorry for both families and of course Gabby and Brian.Two young lives totally destroyed, probably from an unexplanable misunderstanding. God bless the parents and give you strength to cope with your sad loss.
Yes, I fully agree with you. Brian followed Gabby, the love of his life – and – he knew how to, he knew where the crocodiles are and it would be fast. –
What a Karma. –
Ultimately, this is about functional responsibility. When a family member says, “Well, you know how they get…” this is a red flag, and sign of dysfunction. Like abusive adults, those children know who the perps are in their families, as do the other adults; their silence is the mechanism. The true crime is no longer the abuse and neglect, it’s the victim decided to speak to anyone outside of the family to report the abuse and neglect.
When he manifested abnormal behavior early on (in response to the abuse and neglect he most likely suffered himself), no one said anything…other than, “Well, you know how he gets…”
He wasn’t born a killer, he was made one by years of systematic abuse and mollified by years of the other parent overcompensating by love bombing. The result, a spoiled and entitled bully who was never held to a standard, offered genuine leadership or parenting, and shown no discipline or morality.
If there are any responsible parties, it’s all of us, because our society lionizes celebrity and attention more than life and love of self and family. There is no loyalty to any kind of principle, save for getting “paid or laid”.
In a moment of anger, any one of us has an intellectual choice: 1. Act on that anger by causing harm 2. Recognize that you’re in a situation which is getting out of control, and you need to deescalate. When you do, and that other person won’t match your moves to “cool it down”, then you’re only left with one choice…leave the room/location/relationship in that order of severity to match the threat.
Violence knows no gender. All human beings have the capacity to act in anger, and our socialization is meant to aid us in learning those warning signs to “walk away” before it’s too late. Sadly few actually learn this.
Meanwhile, the rest of the world is in crisis mode, and the chaos has reached the first world; as a species, if we don’t “right the ship” now, this little blue dot that Carl Sagan spoke of will be the only place we’ll ever have lived. Once gone, there will be no going back.
It’s all the same allegory: LIVE or EVIL
To live is to do that in harmony with your environment and those around you.
EVIL is the reverse; it’s literally LIFE spelled backwards. Therefore all this EVIL is the inversion and destruction of humanity’s ability to LIVE!
As for me, I choose to LIVE, and so should you.
Let Me Boil Down All Your Psychobabble. You Say That We, As A Society Are The Ones At Fault Here, Not The Person Who Committed Murder? My View Is That Kind Of Wharped Reasoning Is The Root Of Many Of Our Nations Problems Today. I See A Waste Of A College Education.
I actually don’t believe that Laundrie meant to kill Gabby. They were engaged and in love. Sometimes things just happen, in a split second that you can’t undo. Just that flash of anger that has been building up for days. Who knows what really happened and why. They are both dead. I’m sure he was devastated after he realized what he just did and he couldn’t live with himself. It’s all very sad for both families.
I agree – he did NOT try to kill Gabby. I read that he said to someone that he held her mouth closed then suddenly she stopped breathing and he tried to bring her back to life, resurrecting her – and could not.
Perhaps – as trying to shut her mouth, he slipped onto her neck – what eventually looked like strangling her. – Let´s let them together R I P . –
YOU DO NOT KILL WHAT YOU LOVE ………..YOU KILL WHAT YOU POSSESS
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