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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Depositions in Gabby Petito case reveal frantic hours after her killing by fiance

Supporters of ‘Justice for Gabby’ gathered at North Port Florida on 20 October 2021.
Supporters of ‘Justice for Gabby’ gathered at North Port Florida on 20 October 2021. Photograph: Thomas O’Neill/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Newly released documents from a pain and emotional distress lawsuit brought by the parents of Gabby Petito, the Long Island woman killed by her fiance Brian Laundrie in a Wyoming forest in 2021, are shedding light on what happened in the hours after she was killed.

In depositions released on Monday, Laundrie’s parents detailed “the day everything hit the fan” when their son frantically called them to say his fiancee was “gone” and he needed their help to find him an attorney as he drove back home across the country without her.

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