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Kelly McClure

Gabby Petito family: The Laundries knew

A makeshift memorial dedicated to Gabby Petito is located near the North Port City Hall on September 21, 2021 in North Port, Florida. The body of Petito was found by authorities in Wyoming, where she went missing while on a cross-country trip with her fiance, Brian Laundrie. Law enforcement agencies are for searching for his whereabouts. Octavio Jones/Getty Images

Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt, the parents of murdered "van life" woman Gabby Petito, filed a civil suit on Thursday against the parents of Brian Laundrie, their daughter's fiancé, and killer. 

The specifics of the suit detail that the Petito family believe that Brain Laundrie told his parents that he murdered Gabby, and that they had full knowledge of the crime. The Petito's are seeking $30,000 "exclusive of prejudgment interest, costs, and attorney fees," according to ABC. The suit also includes the information that Roberta Laundrie, Brian's mother, blocked the cell phone and Facebook account of Schmidt, Gabby's mother, while an investigation was still underway as to what happened to her daughter, and how Brian was involved. 

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