{"id":145642,"date":"2021-11-24T03:55:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T03:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=145642"},"modified":"2021-11-24T03:55:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T03:55:14","slug":"seven-key-brian-laundrie-questions-that-remain-unanswered-after-fugitives-bones-notebook-found-in-swamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/seven-key-brian-laundrie-questions-that-remain-unanswered-after-fugitives-bones-notebook-found-in-swamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven key Brian Laundrie questions that remain unanswered after fugitive's bones & notebook found in swamp"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE case surrounding Brian Laundrie's death<\/strong> has captivated people across the US, however, seven questions remain after the fugitive's bones and notebook were found in a swamp.<\/p>\n

Brian Laundrie, 23, was confirmed dead last month as human remains found at a Florida reserve on October 21 were identified as YouTuber Gabby Petito's fugitive fiance.<\/p>\n


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On Tuesday, the\u00a0Laundrie family\u00a0attorney\u00a0Steven Bertolino\u00a0said that\u00a0an autopsy revealed the 23-year-old killed himself with a bullet to the head.<\/p>\n

His remains were confirmed exactly one month after a body found in Wyoming was identified to be his 22-year-old fiance, Gabby.<\/p>\n

Anyone following along with the aftermath of the shocking deaths are left to wonder how Brian died and if he killed Gabby, among a handful of other questions.<\/p>\n

Following a weeks-long search through Myakkahatchee and the nearby Carlton Reserve for Brian, the fugitive's bones were found inside the alligator-infested parks.<\/p>\n

The location where Brian's remains were eventually found had previously been submerged in four feet of storm waters for more than a month.<\/p>\n

The advanced state of decomposition that his remains were found in means that they were likely feasted on by gators and other local wildlife, as five weeks wouldn't be long enough for a body to decompose that much naturally, experts told The Sun.<\/p>\n

His remains were given to a forensic anthropologist to be inspected, and his cause of death was revealed today. <\/p>\n

When asked what detectives should specifically be looking for, Tom Joyce, a retired homicide detective with the NYPD, told The Sun they may recover items potentially linked to Brian's cause of death.<\/p>\n

"In my honest opinion, it\u2019s most likely that Brian killed himself. But how did he?" he said, weeks before it was confirmed his cause of death was a bullet to the head. <\/p>\n

Joyce continued: "Did he take a bunch of pills with him? What was found in those bags? Was there any vessels that he carried the contraband with him to kill? Did he slice his throat? Did he slice his wrists and bleed out?<\/p>\n

"Did he commit suicide via firearms? In which case you would have a gun on the scene and cartridge cases.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"The water situation makes that problematic, so lower levels inside the park may help to uncover evidence that helps to answer one of the many questions still surrounding the case."<\/p>\n

MYSTERY NOTEBOOK<\/h2>\n

A backpack and\u00a0notebook belonging to Brian were\u00a0found by police near human remains\u00a0at Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, near the Calton Reserve, that were later\u00a0confirmed to be the 23-year-old. <\/p>\n

The discovery was made shortly after Brian's dad, Chris Laundrie, found a white plastic bag containing some of his son's items in a patch of bushes next to a trail.<\/p>\n

Brian was pictured with notebooks while traveling with Gabby.<\/p>\n

The contents inside the notebook are not yet known, but internet sleuths appear convinced that the 23-year-old\u2019s journal will provide clues into his fianc\u00e9e\u2019s disappearance and death.<\/p>\n

Neama Rahmani, a former assistant US Attorney and the current president of\u00a0West Coast Trial Lawyers, told The Sun the notebook and bag will be "crucial evidence" in helping to solve Gabby's murder.<\/p>\n

"Law enforcement found a backpack and notebook, that\u2019s key evidence. It\u2019s certainly likely that those human remains they found belong to Brian Laundrie, unless he was trying to plant evidence next to someone else\u2019s remains to throw law enforcement off his tracks," Rahmani said.<\/p>\n

"If he killed himself, it\u2019s much more likely that he wrote something in the notebook about Gabby."<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Criminologist Casey Jordan said a notebook \u201cpointed to the possibility\u201d of a suicide note,\u00a07News\u00a0reports. It's not known what's inside the notebook, but it hasn't stopped online sleuths from speculating.<\/p>\n

Some amateur detectives think the journal may contain\u00a0chilling drawings.<\/p>\n

Web sleuths previously claimed to unearth a series of "demonic artworks" on Brian's social media, alleging the drawings could offer potential\u00a0insight into Brian's state of mind.<\/p>\n

A friend of Brian's told The Sun in an exclusive interview that the\u00a0notebook could contain clues\u00a0to solve\u00a0Gabby's death, whom a medical coroner determined had died due to strangulation.<\/p>\n

CAMPING TRIP<\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, it is also unknown why the Laundrie family went on a camping trip shortly after Brian returned home without his fiance.<\/p>\n

The Laundries apparently went camping when their son returned with the van and without Gabby – but their\u00a0family attorney Steven Bertolino told News Nation Now's\u00a0Brian Entin he "didn't know" if Brian's sister Cassie was with her parents and brother on this trip.<\/p>\n

Pinellas County records revealed that Laundrie's mom Roberta checked into a campsite at the park from September 6 to 8 \u2013 days before Gabby was reported missing by her family on the 11th.<\/p>\n

"I talked to the police the second they called," Cassie told ABC. "I called them right back. We were in Orlando on vacation with my kids at Disney and we came back to this."<\/p>\n

TEXTS IGNORED<\/h2>\n

It is also unknown why the Laundries \u201cdidn\u2019t return" Gabby's mom's texts as she desperately wanted to find her daughter.<\/p>\n

Nichole Schmidt\u00a0says she tried to communicate with Chris and Roberta Laundrie after she lost contact with\u00a0Gabby\u00a0in late August.<\/p>\n

Gabby last spoke to her family on August 25 as she and her fianc\u00e9\u00a0reached Grand Teton National Park in\u00a0Wyoming.<\/p>\n

During an interview with CBS' Dr. Phil, Nichole claimed Brian\u2019s parents ignored the calls and texts, leaving her \u201cinfuriated."<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not known if the Laundries\u2019 deliberately ignored the texts and calls.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Brian's parents Chris and Roberta have been accused of "suspicious" behavior after they changed the timeline of their son's disappearance and refused to make a public plea for him to turn himself in.<\/p>\n

Brian's parents\u00a0reported him missing on September 17 after they claimed he told them he was going for a hike in the Carlton Reserve.<\/p>\n

In the initial missing person's report, the couple said the last time they saw their son was on September 14.<\/p>\n

However, they later changed their tune to say that Brian left for his trip on September 13.<\/p>\n

SHOCKING DEATHS<\/h2>\n

Many are also left to wonder what went wrong in Gabby and Brian's relationship, as the pair seemed happy on social media.<\/p>\n

However, Brian's Pinterest reveals doomed plans with his murdered fianc\u00e9e Gabby \u2014 from a van life trip to wedding plans on the road.<\/p>\n

The couple fantasized about their dream marriage plans and even thought about having a baby before their cross-country adventure ended in tragedy.<\/p>\n

Just weeks before their shocking deaths, Moab police bodycam footage\u00a0captured Gabby\u00a0crying and complaining about her mental health and\u00a0being instructed to spend one night apart from Brian.<\/p>\n

RETURNED ALONE<\/h2>\n

It is also unknown what Brian told his family when he returned home without Gabby.<\/p>\n

Brian's disappearance\u00a0came two days after\u00a0Gabby\u00a0was first reported missing, and 12 days after he quietly returned home to Florida without her on September 1 – just two months into their\u00a0planned four-month road trip across the US.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old\u00a0offered no explanation about where Gabby was and refused to cooperate with police before absconding. His parents also didn't inform police of his disappearance until four days later, on September 17.<\/p>\n

Gabby's remains\u00a0were then found at a campsite near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming on September 19.<\/p>\n

The manner of\u00a0Gabby's death\u00a0was ruled a homicide and coroner's revealed on Tuesday that she had been\u00a0strangled to death by "human force," which is otherwise referred to as throttling.<\/p>\n

LAUNDRIES' SILENCE<\/h2>\n

Lastly, Brian's parents have remained silent \u2014 prompting many to wonder why.<\/p>\n

Brian's dad Chris remained silent as he installed a doorbell camera after two protesters approached his Florida home shouting \u201cdirty Laundries" last month.<\/p>\n

Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino spoke with CNN\u2019s Chris Cuomo regarding the family\u2019s silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cuomo\u00a0asked the reason behind\u00a0the family\u2019s\u00a0decision\u00a0not to speak\u00a0with authorities or\u00a0the Petito\u00a0family to which Bertolino said he advised them not to.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can tell you the reason,\u201d he said. \u201cI told them not to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cuomo then asked if the Laundries will \u201cexplain the situation\u201d if and when\u00a0Brian\u00a0is found.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt may come out in the future, it may not,\u201d said Bertolino.<\/p>\n


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Brian Laundrie timeline<\/h3>\n

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Brian Laundrie has not been seen since the morning of September 13. Here is a timeline of Laundrie’s latest whereabouts: <\/p>\n