Brian Laundrie: No physical sign of Gabby Petito’s fiancé found in Florida nature reserve, police say

Laundrie, whose fiancee Gabby Petito was found dead in Wyoming nearly three weeks ago, has been the subject of an intensive search on the Carlton Reservation near his family home in North Port, after his parents announced to police that he was planning to hike there.

The search was driven entirely by information from Laundrie’s parents, Taylor told CNN, and while the police department has received plenty of advice from the public, police say none has been successful so far.

Police say the laundry was under surveillance before he went missing

Petito, whose body was discovered on September 19, was reported missing eight days earlier by his family who had not heard from him since the end of August.

When the police, as part of the investigation into Petito’s disappearance, visited the Laundrie family’s home on the night of September 11, he was not seen and was not given the opportunity to talk to him, Taylor told CNN.

On September 17, when police spoke to Laundrie’s parents after reporting her missing, they refused to discuss Petito’s disappearance or answer questions about her, which police described as ” strange, ”Taylor said. Laundrie’s parents, who had their lawyer on speakerphone, spoke only of their missing son.

Almost a week after Laundrie returned, he and his parents went camping for a brief stay at a site about 120 kilometers from their home, lawyer Bertolino told CNN.

At the end of September, Laundrie’s parents released a statement through their lawyer, saying, “Chris and Roberta Laundrie don’t know where Brian is. They’re worried about Brian and hope the FBI can locate him. Speculation by the public and some in the press that the parents helped Brian leave the family home or avoid arrest under a warrant issued after Brian had already been missing for several days is simply false. “

Father participated in the research this week

“Chris was asked to list any trails or favorite spots Brian could have used on the reserve,” the lawyer said. Although the family provided the information they knew earlier, “it is now believed that on-site assistance could be better,” he said.

“The reserve has been closed to the public and to laundries as well, but the parents have been cooperating since the start of the research,” Bertolino said.

“There were no findings, but the effort was helpful to everyone,” he said.

Police denied Thursday that a campground had been found on the reserve during previous searches. The confirmation came after a source close to the Laundrie family told CNN they were told by investigators that police made a discovery. The source insisted on Thursday that the Laundrie family had been informed that a campsite had been found.

“Is it possible that they thought there might be a campsite there or something they could see from the air, but when they got to the ground that’s not what it turned out to be. Of course, I think that’s a possibility, “Taylor, the North Port Police spokesman, said. “Ultimately, investigators tell me that no campsites were found there.”

As the search continues, Laundrie’s parents believe he is still on the reservation, Bertolino said, and therefore any public appeal they made for him to surrender to authorities would not reach him. .

“In short, the parents believe Brian was and still is on the reserve so there was no reason to argue on media he doesn’t have access to,” the attorney said.