Brian Laundrie’s survival skills are ‘poor’, says sister Cassie

Florida fugitive Brian Laundrie, the fiancé of blogger Gabby Petito, has arguably become America’s most wanted man after going into hiding following reports of his disappearance on September 11.

But the so-called outdoor enthusiast is just a “mediocre survivor,” according to his sister, Cassie Laundrie, who urged him to surrender to authorities in an interview with ABC News this week.

“I would say Brian is a poor survivalist,” she told the outlet. “It wouldn’t surprise me if he could stay there very long. But also, I don’t think anything would surprise me at this point.”

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The comments contradict statements from Petito’s friends, who say they think Laundrie might live off the land.

“I know he lived in the Appalachians for what I believe was three months, and he did it on his own, so I know he’s good at it,” Rose Davis told the Daily Mail earlier. in the saga.

Still, experts have raised questions about how long Laundrie could survive outdoors, with the life of a wanted man being more difficult than that of an outdoor enthusiast.

When Florida police began to search the 25,000-acre reserve near his parents’ home, many doubted he could survive in such predatory conditions. The area is home to alligators, poisonous snakes, bears, felines, wild boars and more. The weather is also an enemy. The almost daily deluge of heavy rains leaves most of the reserve underwater.

But there is also speculation that Laundrie fled to the reservation as a cover and then traveled elsewhere. He could have taken advantage of the chaos on the southern border to sneak into Mexico or travel to Costa Rica. It could have taken off in a number of other directions.

“This swamp research leads everyone to believe Brian is in the swamp, and no civilian is paying attention to who is around them,” said Dan Riemer, a West Palm-based private investigator. “[The] the focus should be on raising awareness among people, [and] someone will see something, just like the campers who saw the van then. “

Duane “Dog” Chapman, a former reality TV star and bounty hunter, focused on the Fort De Soto Park campsite in southern St. Petersburg, where he discovered the Laundrie family had stayed between returning from Brian Laundrie from Wyoming and the date Petito’s mother reported him missing.

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Some experts suspect Laundrie fled to the Appalachian Trail, where family members said he had previously camped for long periods. Several sightings near the trail are under investigation by authorities in North Carolina and Tennessee. They didn’t find anything concrete.

The trail could prove to be a difficult place to hide without access to food, water and shelter.

“Unless he goes to Rambo in the desert… he’s helped,” Seth Ferranti, a former fugitive who spent two years on the run, told Fox News earlier this week. “I guess people could do it, but who knows this dude has this skill?” “

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All it would take is money, a simple disguise and a fake ID to hide in plain sight, he said.

Riemer said it was possible that Laundrie traveled to South Florida, where he worked on a number of runaway cases.

“They send their kids here to rehab, then the kids leave rehab and they hire me to find them,” he said. “It’s amazing how they survive. No credit card, no physical sign of income, and they’re just getting by.”

John Kelly, a longtime criminal profiler who has worked on cases such as the Golden State Killer and the Long Island Serial Killer, said there is evidence that wherever Laundrie is located he is alive.

When Laundrie disappeared from his parents’ house in mid-September, he left his new phone and wallet behind, leading Kelly to believe he was on the run with no intention of being found. Often when people leave to harm themselves, he said, they bring their phones with them so their remains can be found. But for the same reason, a phone would be a handicap on the run.

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Petito’s parents told Dr Phil McGraw this week that they believe Laundrie is alive and on the run.

He is wanted under a federal bank card fraud warrant and is a person of interest in the murder of Petito.