June 11th 2024.
In a recent release of FBI documents, it was revealed that Gabby Petito had once asked her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, to stop calling her names. This letter, written by Petito, was included in a collection of 366 pages of records from the FBI's investigation of the case. The tension between the couple was evident even before their ill-fated road trip in 2021, which ended tragically with Laundrie killing his 22-year-old fiancée.
Petito's letter began with a declaration of her love for Brian, as she pleaded with him to stop crying and calling her hurtful names. She reminded him that they were a team and she would always have his back. It was clear that seeing Brian in pain was taking a toll on Petito, and she expressed frustration at not being able to do more to help him.
The exact date of the letter is unknown, but Petito mentioned plans to work on their van together, which they would later take on their trip. Unfortunately, the trip came to a tragic end when Petito's parents reported her missing and she was later found strangled in Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest. The coroner determined that she had been dead for three to four weeks before being found.
Meanwhile, Laundrie had returned to his parents' home in Florida without Petito and had also disappeared into a nature reserve, leading to a manhunt that lasted for weeks. Eventually, his remains were found alongside a notebook in which he had admitted to killing Petito. A medical examiner determined that he had died by suicide.
Petito's letter to Laundrie was just one of the many pages included in the FBI documents released in response to Freedom of Information Act requests. Some of the documents were redacted, but they detailed the FBI's efforts to trace the couple's movements after Petito's disappearance on September 11, 2021. This included interviews with witnesses and surveillance footage from gas stations and stores across the US.
The documents also included photographs of items recovered by authorities after executing a search warrant on September 20, 2021. Among these items was Petito's letter to Laundrie. The address where the warrant was executed was redacted, but it was revealed that the investigation was being conducted in North Port.
When asked about the letter, Laundrie's parents' attorney, Steven Bertolino, stated that both Petito and Laundrie had their moments and issues. He described the situation as a tragedy that had affected two families and had taken a toll on his clients.
On the other hand, Petito's parents' attorney, James W McConkie, stated that the purpose of the lawsuit against the Moab Police Department was to demand accountability and work towards systemic changes to protect victims of domestic abuse and violence. This came after an incident in Moab, Utah, where police body camera footage showed Petito and Laundrie in an altercation two weeks before Petito's death.
The lawsuit claimed that the officers had improperly concluded that Petito was the primary aggressor, despite her injuries, and failed to recognize that she was a victim of domestic abuse. The city of Moab has defended its officers, stating that they had acted with kindness, respect, and empathy towards Petito. They also stated that they could not have predicted the tragedy that occurred weeks later and hundreds of miles away.
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