Gabby Petito

2022 - 6 - 25

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Brian Laundrie admitted killing Gabby Petito in notebook confession ... (Boing Boing)

As obvious as it always was that #vanlife murderer Brian Laundrie killed his girlfriend Gabby Petito, his own death obscured hers and denied her family any ...

I was in shock. I ended her life, I thought it was merciful, that it is what she wanted, but I see now all the mistakes I made. It turns out he confessed to his notebook, though, such was his need to justify himself.

Brian Laundrie killed Gabby Petito to 'take pain away', letter reads (Metro)

Brian Laundrie claimed he killed Gabby Petito to 'take her pain away' following an accident in a confession letter retrieved near his body.

I am ending my life not because of a fear of punishment but rather because I cant stand to live another day without her. ‘I rushed home to spend any time I had left with my family. In his letter, Mr Laundrie said he took his life not out of guilt for the murder, but as he ‘could not stand to live without her’. Laundrie aroused suspicion when he drove her van from Wyoming to his parents’ home in Florida on September 1, and refused to talk about her whereabouts. In the letter, he admitted he didn’t know the extent of Ms Petito’s injuries but only knew she was in ‘extreme pain’. Brian Laundrie claimed he killed girlfriend Gabby Petito to ‘take away’ her pain after she fell into a creek, in a confession note found by his body.

Gabby Petito Case: Brian Laundrie's Notebook Reveals "I Ended ... (E! Online)

The contents of the notebook Brian Laundrie left behind after his death, in which he confessed to killing Gabby Petito, have been revealed.

As part of this return of property in FBI custody I was given Brian's notebook." He also called her death an "unexpected tragedy, adding, "Gabby was the love of my life, but I know adored by many. A medical examiner determined the cause of her death to be homicide by strangulation. The 23-year-old also wrote in his notes, obtained by E! News, that Petito was injured while the two tried to cross a stream. "I ended her life," Laundrie wrote. On June 24, an attorney for his parents, who are being sued by the YouTuber's family over her death, released copies of the notes, which were partially smeared from what appeared to be water damage.

Brian Laundrie's confession of murdering Gabby Petito released by ... (The Jerusalem Post)

An investigation was opened by the FBI after Gabby Petito's family reported her missing while on a trip with her fiance Brian Laundrie.

Laundrie wrote that he carried Petito for as long as he could but had to stop eventually and lit a fire because Petito was freezing. "I don't know the extent of Gabby's injuries, only that she was in extreme pain," he wrote. Petito slipped while they were crossing a stream and got injured to the extent that she could not walk and was in extreme pain. As part of the investigation, the FBI were provided with bodycam footage from Officer Daniel Robbins who had broken up an argument between Petito and Laundrie during their trip. I thought it was merciful, that it is what she wanted, but I see now all the mistakes I made. I wanted to drive north and let James or TJ kill me, but I wouldn't want them to spend time in jail over my mistake even though I'm sure they would have liked to. He describes how Laundrie and Petito had been hiking and were rushing back to their car before it got too dark and cold. "Gabby, I wish I was right at your side, I wish I could be talking to you right now," Laundrie wrote in the confession note which doubled as a suicide note. "If you were reading Gab's journal, looking at photos from our life together, flipping through old cards, you wouldn't want to live a day without her. Please do not make this harder for them." I'm sorry to my family, this a shock to them as well a terrible grief. "I'm sorry to everyone this will affect.

Brian Laundrie confession claims Gabby Petito's death was mercy ... (WWNY)

In a confession letter written prior to his death, Brian Laundrie claimed Gabby Petito's death was a mercy killing after she suffered a head injury in a ...

It was not released not by the Petitio family or on their behalf,” Reilly said. Only three people - himself, Schmidt and Bertolino - had been given a copy of the confession letter, Reilly said. He wrote that she was in pain and he thought the killing was “merciful.” Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino released Brian Laundrie’s eight-page confession letter in which he admitted to being responsible for Gabby Petito’s death. “As part of this return of property in FBI custody I was given Brian’s notebook. The attorney for Gabby Petito’s family is very concerned over the release.

Brian Laundrie confession claims Gabby Petito's death was mercy ... (WAFB)