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Petito was also traveling with her fiance, Brian Laundrie.

Officers stopped Laundrie and Petito while driving to find a distressed Petito in tears.

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However, they discerned Petito was the aggressor as a result of a mental breakdown.

The police officers separated Petito and Laundrie for the night, but they met up together.

Afterward, there was no indication that Gabby Petito was still alive.

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During this time, Petito’s family tried to contact Laundrie’s parents, but they never responded.

They contacted multiple media companies, and Petito’s father flew to Florida for an official press conference.

FBI agents and local police officers discovered Gabby Petito’s body on September 19, 2021.

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The FBI had to figure out where Brian had disappeared so that they could find him.

Their son frequented this park because he loved their hiking trails.

Lifetime also created a movie calledThe Gabby Petito Story.

A cutout of Gabby Petito against additional photographs of Gabby Petito in Netflix’s American Murder: Gabby Petito with a pinkish gradient, an overlay of Petito’s writing, and sparkles.

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Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park spans 40,000 square miles, so they had a lot of ground to cover.

However, Laundrie’s version of how he killed Petito does not align with her autopsy report.