Brian Laundrie

2022 - 3 - 10

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Gabby Petito's family: Brian Laundrie's parents knew about ... (WesternSlopeNow)

Gabby Petito's family filed a lawsuit against the parents of Brian Laundrie this week, accusing the Laundrie family of knowing their son murdered ...

Gabby Petito's Family Have Accused Brian Laundrie's Parents Of ... (BuzzFeed News)

The parents of Gabby Petito, whose disappearance sparked a social media uproar, also accused her fiancé's parents of trying to help him leave the country.

He also allegedly texted Nichole Schmidt from Petito's phone on Aug. 30 to make her think that her daughter was still alive. Laundrie's remains were found Oct. 20 in the Carlton Reserve just north of the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in Florida along with a notebook containing statements that he was responsible for Petito's death. According to the complaint, Laundrie, who killed himself last fall after claiming responsibility for Petito's death, told his parents what he had done the day after she died on Aug. 27.

Gabby Petito's family sues Brian Laundrie's parents, alleging they ... (CBS News)

The lawsuit contends that Laundrie told his parents on Aug. 28 that he had killed Petito, 22, his fiancee of about a year at the time.

He was also charged with illegally using one of her credit cards before his remains were discovered in the Florida nature preserve. Petito and Laundrie were both from Blue Point, New York, but moved to his parents' Gulf Coast home in North Port, Florida, in 2019. The lawsuit seeks damages of at least $30,000.

Gabby Petito's parents sue Brian Laundrie's parents, claiming they ... (CNN)

The family of Gabby Petito has filed a civil lawsuit against Christopher and Roberta Laundrie, alleging they knew their son Brian Laundrie murdered Gabby ...

Brian Laundrie left his parents' house the week of September 13 and was not seen again. They are concerned about Brian and hope the FBI can locate him." Petito's body was found in Wyoming eight days later. The lawsuit says Petito called members of her family almost daily. "Christopher Laundrie and Roberta Laundrie knew of the mental suffering and anguish of Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt, and knew that they could alleviate, at least in part, such mental suffering and anguish by disclosing what they knew about the well-being and the location of the remains of Gabrielle Petito, yet they repeatedly refused to do so," the suit says. The lawsuit alleges Brian Laundrie sent that text.

Gabby Petito's parents sue Brian Laundrie's parents, claiming he ... (Sky News)

Ms Petito went missing in August last year while she was travelling with Laundrie, who was her fiancee. Laundrie returned to Florida alone on 1 September ...

Laundrie returned to Florida alone on 1 September and his body was found a month later. "In doing so, Christopher Laundrie and Roberta Laundrie acted with malice or great indifference to the rights of Joseph Petito and Nicole Schmidt," the lawsuit claims, adding that this conduct was "shocking, atrocious, and utterly intolerable in a civilised community." The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in Sarasota County, Florida, with the Petito family alleging Laundrie told his parents on 28 August last year that he had killed his fiancee, Ms Petito.

Gabby Petito's parents sue Brian Laundrie's parents over their ... (Independent.ie)

The parents of Gabby Petito claim in a new Florida lawsuit that Brian Laundrie told his parents he had killed her when he returned home alone from their ...