MURDERED Gabby Petito's family were left distraught when she went missing on September 11, 2021, only for her body to be found days later.
A text message sent to her mother just before she went missing caused some controversy as her parents allegedly don't believe she's the one who sent it.
Who was Gabby Petito?
Gabby Petito was a 22-year-old Long Island native residing in North Port, Florida after moving in with her fiance Brian Laundrie in 2019.
Gabby was described as 5'5" and 110 pounds.
She had two tattoos, a triangle tattoo with flowers on her left arm and a "let it be" tattoo on her right arm.
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On July 2, 2021, Gabby and ex-fiance Laundrie set out for a cross-country road trip in their live-in van.
On September 1, 2021, Laundrie returned home in the van without Gabby - she was reported missing on September 11, 2021.
On September 19, 2021, her remains were found in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.
The autopsy revealed her death was a homicide.
Brian Laundrie became a person of interest in the case, and has been missing himself since September 14, 2021.
What was Gabby Petito's last message?
According to PEOPLE, on August 27, 2021, Gabby allegedly sent a text message to her mother.
“Can you help Stan, I just keep getting his voicemails and missed calls,” read the text allegedly sent by Gabby.
The name Stan refers to Gabby's grandfather, who she didn't call by his first name.
This lead her mother to allegedly think someone else had Gabby's phone.
It's unknown if someone else sent the text message.
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On August 30, 2021, Gabby's mother received the last text message allegedly sent by her daughter.
The text read "No signal in Yosemite".
Yosemite is allegedly one of the stops the couple made on their road trip, and is located around 800 miles from Grand Teton Park, where Gabby's remains were located.
Has Brian Laundrie been found?
Brian Laundrie was named a person of interest in the case of Gabby Petito's disappearance.
However, his body was found on October 20, 2021, in Florida's Carlton Reserve.
According to Steve Bertolino, the Laundrie family lawyer, Brian died of a gunshot wound to the head.
“Chris and Roberta Laundrie have been informed that the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death was suicide," he said.
"Chris and Roberta are still mourning the loss of their son and are hopeful that these findings bring closure to both families."
The official manner of death is listed as suicide, according to the lawyer.
The FBI also released a statement after it was confirmed on October 21, 2021, that the human remains found in the search for Brian were bones.
The statement read: "On October 21, 2021, a comparison of dental records confirmed that the human remains found at the T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Memorial Reserve and the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park are those of Brian Laundrie."
How to watch The Disappearance of Gabby Petito
You can stream The Disappearance of Gabby Petito on Paramount+ right now and from ITVX in the UK from Thursday May 9, 2024.
Exploring the sad story of Gabby’s disappearance and death, the docuseries is made up of three parts.
The programme includes interviews with her parents, as well as the internet sleuths who tried to solve the case.
