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Gabby Petito's family in Florida to speak to FBI over 'unintentional mistakes' in case

The family of murdered Gabby Petito have met with the FBI for a briefing, according to reports.

They were in Florida today four months after Gabby, 22, disappeared while on a road trip around the US with boyfriend Brian Laundrie.

Laundrie strangled her to death before returning to his parent's home, subsequently taking his own life as a huge manhunt was launched for him.

The families of Laundrie and Gabby have reached an agreement about how their joint property will be distributed, Fox News reports.

Laundrie's parents' lawyer, Steven Bertolino, said he and the Petito family attorney, Rick Stafford, had "been working together to come to an agreement on the distribution of property to be released from law enforcement".

Laundrie was found dead from a gunshot wound after a huge FBI manhunt was launched (bizarre_design_/Instagram)

A written agreement had been drawn up between them, he said.

The belongings in question include a notebook found close to Laundrie's body, but Mr Bertolino declined to reveal which family would be keeping it.

A probe into Gabby's murder is still ongoing.

Earlier this month an investigation found Utah police officers involved in the case made "unintentional mistakes," recommending they were placed on probation.

The probe is looking at the police response into allegations of domestic violence against Laundrie.

Laundrie's body was discovered at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in Florida on October 20.

The 23-year-old disappeared after returning from a cross-country road trip without his partner Gabby and was the lone suspect in her death.

Her body had been found in a remote area in Wyoming on September 19, and a post-mortem confirmed she had been strangled.

Laundrie's body was found in Florida on October 20 (Momandpaparazzi.com / SplashNews.com)

A backpack and notepad belonging to Laundrie was found near his body and although the corpse had been scavenged by alligators and wild pigs, an examination of dental records proved conclusively that it was him.

The Laundrie family’s attorney Steve Bertolino said in a statement to E! News: "Chris and Roberta Laundrie have been informed that the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death was suicide.

"Chris and Roberta are still mourning the loss of their son and are hopeful that these findings bring closure to both families."

Gabby and Laundrie embarked on their trip in early July from New York's Long Island, where her parents live.

As they travelled through Kansas, Colorado, Utah and points west, Miss Petito documented their "van life" on social media.

She posted her final photo to Instagram on August 25, the same day she last spoke to her mum by phone.

They were seen quarrelling in August, with police in Utah releasing a video showing Miss Petito tearfully describing a dispute she had had with Laundrie.

He was later named a person of interest in her disappearance, and on September 23 a federal grand jury in Wyoming indicted him on a charge of fraudulently using her bank debit card.

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