Harrowing Gabby Petito crime scene photos from camp site where she was found dead revealed as cops hunt Brian Laundrie
HARROWING crime scene photos from the campsite where Gabby Petito was found dead have been revealed as cops hunt for Brian Laundrie.
Photos show several trees and rocks at the site marked with orange spray paint and numbers by the FBI.
The revelation of the photos comes as forensic search at the Spread Creek campsite where Gabby was found had concluded.
On Tuesday evening, the FBI stated that the area had been reopened to the public.
A makeshift memorial of white stones arranged in the shape of a cross has since been spotted at the campsite where Gabby’s remains are believed to have been found.
The makeshift memorial was situated just east of where Gabby’s body was located at the Spread Creek Dispersed Campsite.
It is not clear when the cross, seemingly dedicated to the 22-year-old travel vlogger, according to a Fox13 reporter, was created.
An autopsy performed on Tuesday confirmed that the body of Gabby had been found in Wyoming.
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The “free-spirited” Long Island native Gabby was last seen on August 24, checking out of a hotel with fiancé Brian Laundrie in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Since July, the couple had been traveling across America with Laundrie before she went missing – and he mysteriously returned home without her.
Read our Gabby Petito live blog for the very latest news and updates…
After lawyering up and refusing to cooperate with police, he then vanished after telling his parents he was heading for a hike on September 14.
A massive search operation is still underway for the 23-year-old as forensic experts comb his hard drives for clues.
Cops swarmed the Laundrie family home on Monday and bundled his parents into a police van, just hours after the remains believed to be Petito were found.
On Thursday, the FBI issued an arrest warrant for Laundrie as he’s accused of swiping Gabby’s Capital One debit card and running up a $1,000 balance from August 31 until September 1.
The statement revealed that “On September 22, 2021, the U.S. District Court of Wyoming issued a federal arrest warrant for Brian Christopher Laundrie.”
“The warrant was issued pursuant to a Federal Grand Jury indictment for violation of federal statute 18 U.S.C 1029(a)(1): ‘Use of Unauthorized Access Devices’ related to Mr. Laundrie’s activities following the death of Gabrielle Petito.”
“While this warrant allows law enforcement to arrest Mr. Laundrie, the FBI and our partners across the country continue to investigate the facts and circumstances of Ms. Petito’s homicide,” said FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Michael Schneider in a statement shared to Twitter.
Gabby Petito timeline
Gabby Petito, 22, was last seen on August 24, leaving a hotel in Utah. Here is a timeline of Gabby Petito's disappearance:
- June 2021 – Gabby Petito and her fiancé Brian Laundrie set off on a cross-country trip across the US.
- July 4 – Gabby posts photos of herself barefoot in Gove County, Kansas.
- July 8 – Gabby posts photos of herself at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado.
- July 18 – Gabby and Brian post photos of themselves at Utah’s Zion National Park.
- August 12 – Body camera footage was released in September showing an encounter Brian and Gabby had with police in Utah. Police confirmed that no significant injuries were reported.
- August 19 – Gabby and Brian post a video on their YouTube channel chronicling their trip. The video receives more than 200,000 views.
- August 24 – Gabby is spotted leaving a hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- August 25 – Gabby Facetimes her mom, Nichole Schmidt, for the final time. In a later police report, Schmidt said her conversations with her daughter revealed “more and more tension” between her and Brian.
- August 25 – Gabby also posts her last Instagram. No location is given.
- August 27 – Gabby is seen for what’s believed to be the final time. Witnesses claim they saw Brian in an explosive argument with staff at a restaurant in Jackson Hole, leaving Gabby in tears.
- August 27 – Four hours later, travel bloggers driving through Grand Teton National Park drive past the couple’s van “abandoned” on a dirt road.
- September 1 – Brian returns home to Florida without Gabby.
- September 11 – Gabby’s parents report her missing to Suffolk County police.
- September 14 – Brian’s family issues a statement saying he has retained an attorney and will not be cooperating with investigators.
- September 14 – Brian is allegedly last seen by his family. He reportedly told them he was going hiking in Cartlon Reserve but failed to return.
- September 15 – Florida’s North Port police announce Brian is a person of interest in the case. He is not charged with any crime.
- September 16 – Utah police release body camera footage of the police encounter with Brian and Gabby.
- September 17 – Brian’s parents say they have not seen their son in a couple of days and report him missing.
- September 18 – Police announce they were searching Carlton Reserve in Florida for Brian. Police announce they have not found anything.
- September 19 – Authorities in Wyoming say they found a body in Grand Teton National Park. The FBI announces the body was believed to be Gabby’s but a full forensic identification needs to be completed first to confirm.
- September 20 – Police execute a search warrant on Laundrie’s home, seizing his silver Mustang and a hard drive that may contain “evidence relevant to proving that a felony has been committed.”
- September 21 – Officials announce they will be conducting an autopsy on the remains found in Wyoming to confirm whether or not they belong to Gabby. Police also resumed their search for Laundrie, this time on the Venice side of Carlton Reserve.
- September 21 – The FBI announced the body found in Wyoming was identified as Gabby’s. The cause of death was not yet revealed.
- September 21 – The Teton County Coroner’s office said Gabby’s official cause of death was still pending but the initial manner of death is homicide.
- September 22 – Police continue to scour Carlton Reserve for a trace of Laundrie but yield no leads. A specialist dive team is called in to assist with the hunt.
- September 23 – Officials announced a federal arrest warrant for Brian was issued.
- September 24 – Gabby’s father announced his daughter’s funeral will be held on Sunday, September 26.
Gabby’s remains are set to be cremated as her family prepares for a memorial to say a final farewell to the 22-year-old.
The Sun understands the family planned for the cremation to take place in Wyoming before the service in New York.
On Friday, mourners gathered in Blue Point, Long Island, holding a vigil for Gabby ahead of her Sunday memorial service.
The funeral service for Gabby is slated for Sunday, September 26, from 12pm to 5pm, at Moloney’s Holbrook Funeral Home in Holbrook, New York.
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