MELVILLE, N.Y. — The FBI said Tuesday the death of Gabrielle Petito has been ruled a homicide based on preliminary autopsy results that positively identified the 22-year-old Long Island native's remains, which were found Sunday in a national forest in Wyoming.
The FBI named Petito’s fiance, Brian Laundrie — who has refused to speak to authorities and is currently missing — as a "person of interest" in the homicide investigation. The FBI said Petito’s cause of death is pending final autopsy results.
"The FBI and our partners remain dedicated to ensuring anyone responsible for or complicit in Ms. Petito’s death is held accountable," said Michael Schneider, FBI Denver special agent in charge. "Mr. Brian Laundrie has been named a person of interest. Anyone with information concerning Mr. Laundrie’s role in the matter or his current whereabouts should contact the FBI."
