MELVILLE, N.Y. — The FBI retrieved "personal items" belonging to Brian Laundrie from his Florida home Thursday afternoon to assist in the search for the 23-year-old man named a "person of interest" in the homicide of his former fiancé and Long Island native Gabrielle Petito, the Laundrie attorney confirmed.
"The FBI is at the Laundrie home today to collect some personal items belonging to Brian that will assist the canines in their search for Brian," Laundrie attorney Steven Bertolino, of East Islip, Long Island, said in a text message. "There is nothing more to this."
Two FBI agents were seen entering the Laundrie family home in North Port, Florida, Thursday afternoon, according to livestreamed video from outside the home. The agents then briefly entered a camper in the driveway before returning back inside the home, where the agents spent roughly 10 minutes in total. One of the agents carried a small, soft cooler bag from the home.
