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Police ask public for help in search for missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito
CBS ^ | September 16, 2021 | Zoe Christen Jones

Posted on 09/16/2021 10:57:08 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW

Todd Garrison, the police chief in North Port, said no criminality is suspected at this time. No physical search teams are currently on the ground as investigators are working to narrow down areas to investigate, he said. "We have resources and law enforcement partners that are out in the field following up tips and leads but as far as a grid search right now, we're still trying to narrow down geographic areas," he said in a news conference Thursday.

Police have said her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, has refused to speak with law enforcement but Garrison said investigators are solely focused on finding Petito. "We share the frustration with the world right now. Two people went on a trip, one person returned and that person that returned isn't providing us with any information," Garrison said. "My focus isn't to bring Brian in right now. My focus is to find Gabby."

Her father, Joe Petito, asked the public to come forward with any information that could help investigators. "I'm asking for help from the parents of Brian and I'm asking for the help of the family members and friends of the Laundrie family as well," Petito said. "Whatever you can do to make sure my daughter comes home, I'm asking for that help. There is nothing else that matters to me now."

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To: Faith65

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9993619/Last-text-message-missing-van-life-woman-Gabby-Petitio-sent-mother-revealed.html

Map of their travels


81 posted on 09/16/2021 7:31:00 PM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31 )
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To: Faith65

I thought they did a pretty good job - hope they keep up with the updates.


82 posted on 09/16/2021 8:00:14 PM PDT by Qiviut (Faith is the antidote to fear. I will not comply. Illegitimate Joe can pound sand: “F*** Joe Biden)
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To: Faith65

Updated again...

July 2: Petito and Laundrie depart- The couple left Blue Point, New York, where Petito is originally from on a planned 4-month cross-country journey with her converted cargo van.

“According to their social media posts, the pair traveled from Florida to Kansas, Colorado, and Utah, touring and camping at several national parks and natural attractions.”

July 5- visited Monument Rocks (Kansas or Colorado ??)

July 8- visited Colorado Springs, Colorado

July 10- visited Grand Sand Dunes National Park (near Alamosa, Colorado)

July 16- visited Zion National Park (near the city of Springdale, not far from Las Vegas or Salt Lake City, Utah)

July 20- visited Cedar Breaks (near Cedar City, Utah)

July 21 - visited Bryce Canyon National Park, (near Bryce, Utah)

July 26- visited Mystic Hot Springs, Monroe, Utah

July 30- visited Canyonlands National Park, Mesa Ranch, Utah (Moab)

August 12- visited Arches National Park, Utah (5 miles north of Moab)

Aug. 12 - Moab Police stop & question Laundrie & Petito after an argument at a grocery cooperative where one woman (Schulte) worked in Moab, Utah (around 5pm)

Police suggested the couple stay separated that night- having BF stay at a hotel and Gabby in her van

Aug 13- visited Moab, Utah

Aug. 13 - Two women (Schulte & Turner) last seen alive at a tavern in Moab, Utah.

AUG 17-(the night before the 2 women’s bodies were found) - Laundries left Petito alone at the hotel in Salt Lake City and flew to Florida to help his father move his & Petito’s things from a storage unit to his father’s house.

Aug. 18 - Schulte & Turner’s bodies found near South Mesa, Utah.

AUG 23 - Laundries flew back to Salt Lake City where Petito was waiting.

Aug. 24 - Petito facetimes with her mom as she’s leaving a hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah with Laundries.

Aug. 25 - Petito calls her family to say she’s in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, which is on the way to Yellowstone.

Aug. 30 - Family continues to receive text messages from Petito’s phone until today, when the last text read, “No service in Yosemite.”

Sept. 1 - Laundrie returns with the van to his and Petito’s home in Florida which is Laundries parents home. (Keep in mind Yosemite is about 2700 miles from Florida - about 40 hours of driving)

Sept. 11 - Petito’s family files a missing person’s report in New York (evening).

When police in Florida knocked on the Laundrie’s door that night, his parents handed them a lawyer’s phone number.

Sept 15 Laundries named “a person of interest”

TO DATE “Laundrie has not made himself available to be interviewed by investigators or provided any helpful details.”

Sources for the above information:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/utah-gabby-petito-crystal-turner-kylen-schulte-brian-laundrie
https://nypost.com/2021/09/16/timeline-of-gabby-petitos-road-trip-with-boyfriend-brian-laundrie/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9993619/Last-text-message-missing-van-life-woman-Gabby-Petitio-sent-mother-revealed.html

https://6abc.com/gabby-petito-instagram-missing-brian-laundrie/11024866/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9993619/Last-text-message-missing-van-life-woman-Gabby-Petitio-sent-mother-revealed.html MAP


83 posted on 09/16/2021 8:03:02 PM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31 )
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To: Qiviut

I listened to a new one this am


84 posted on 09/16/2021 8:04:39 PM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31 )
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To: Faith65

Me too - “Update 1”. The very first one was Episode 138.


85 posted on 09/16/2021 8:29:46 PM PDT by Qiviut (Faith is the antidote to fear. I will not comply. Illegitimate Joe can pound sand: “F*** Joe Biden)
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To: Faith65

Thanks for the additional information, Faith65.

His Aug. 17-23 trip to Florida does look suspicious. Supposedly, he went to Florida to move everything from storage to his father’s house in order to cut costs. How much stuff did they have in storage to justify that trip? The largest storage unit might cost $400/month, but most units cost far less. So, how does the cost of a roundtrip ticket to Florida and 5 extra hotel nights in SLC for the girlfriend cut their costs? Maybe that trip means nothing, but it does look suspicious, especially because he took it around the time those two women were murdered. Hope police are checking that storage unit.


86 posted on 09/17/2021 12:58:35 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: MercyFlush

Thanks. I actually did take my bible the time we all got sent home and I’m gonna so big this time also.


87 posted on 09/17/2021 5:32:31 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: Faith65

Adding some new information to the timeline - See AUG. 29


July 2: Petito and Laundrie depart- The couple left Blue Point, New York, where Petito is originally from on a planned 4-month cross-country journey with her converted cargo van.

“According to their social media posts, the pair traveled from Florida to Kansas, Colorado, and Utah, touring and camping at several national parks and natural attractions.”

July 5- visited Monument Rocks (Kansas or Colorado ??)

July 8- visited Colorado Springs, Colorado

July 10- visited Grand Sand Dunes National Park (near Alamosa, Colorado)

July 16- visited Zion National Park (near the city of Springdale, not far from Las Vegas or Salt Lake City, Utah)

July 20- visited Cedar Breaks (near Cedar City, Utah)

July 21 - visited Bryce Canyon National Park, (near Bryce, Utah)

July 26- visited Mystic Hot Springs, Monroe, Utah

July 30- visited Canyonlands National Park, Mesa Ranch, Utah (Moab)

August 12- visited Arches National Park, Utah (5 miles north of Moab)

Aug. 12 - Moab Police stop & question Laundrie & Petito after an argument at a grocery cooperative where one woman (Schulte) worked in Moab, Utah (around 5pm)

Police suggested the couple stay separated that night- having BF stay at a hotel and Gabby in her van

Aug 13- visited Moab, Utah

Aug. 13 - Two women (Schulte & Turner) last seen alive at a tavern in Moab, Utah.

AUG 17-(the night before the 2 women’s bodies were found) - Laundries left Petito alone at the hotel in Salt Lake City and flew to Florida to help his father move his & Petito’s things from a storage unit to his father’s house.

Aug. 18 - Schulte & Turner’s bodies found near South Mesa, Utah.

AUG 23 - Laundries flew back to Salt Lake City where Petito was waiting.

Aug. 24 - Petito facetimes with her mom as she’s leaving a hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah with Laundries.

Aug. 25 - Petito calls her family to say she’s in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, which is on the way to Yellowstone.

AUG. 29 - Petito is supposed to meet a friend in Yellowstone. She is supposed to call that friend today to work out the specifics. The friend’s birthday is today, but Petito never calls or texts her, according to the friend.

Aug. 30 - Family continues to receive text messages from Petito’s phone until today, when the last text read, “No service in Yosemite.”

Sept. 1 - Laundrie returns with the van to his and Petito’s home in Florida which is Laundries parents home. (Keep in mind Yosemite is about 2700 miles from Florida - about 40 hours of driving)

Sept. 11 - Petito’s family files a missing person’s report in New York (evening).

When police in Florida knocked on the Laundrie’s door that night, his parents handed them a lawyer’s phone number.

Sept 15 Laundries named “a person of interest”

TO DATE “Laundrie has not made himself available to be interviewed by investigators or provided any helpful details.”

Sources for the above information:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/utah-gabby-petito-crystal-turner-kylen-schulte-brian-laundrie
https://nypost.com/2021/09/16/timeline-of-gabby-petitos-road-trip-with-boyfriend-brian-laundrie/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9993619/Last-text-message-missing-van-life-woman-Gabby-Petitio-sent-mother-revealed.html

https://6abc.com/gabby-petito-instagram-missing-brian-laundrie/11024866/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9993619/Last-text-message-missing-van-life-woman-Gabby-Petitio-sent-mother-revealed.html MAP

https://nypost.com/2021/09/16/gabby-petito-pal-suspicious-of-phone-call-before-she-went-missing/


88 posted on 09/17/2021 7:13:19 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Faith65

Also, see Post #32 - Yellowstone “Zone of Death”?

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3995753/posts?page=32#32


89 posted on 09/17/2021 7:16:04 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Tired of Taxes

Also, see Post #32 - Yellowstone “Zone of Death”?

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3995753/posts?page=32#32

This tweet claims there’s a “Zone of Death” in Yellowstone where someone can “get away with murder”:
Yellowstone “Zone of Death”?

Hard to believe it’s true, but here’s an article about it, published back in January this year:

Yellowstone Zone of Death is a Lawless Land in Idaho


Thanks


90 posted on 09/17/2021 8:51:29 AM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31 )
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To: Tired of Taxes

Adding some new information to the timeline - See AUG. 12 & 18

July 2: Petito and Laundrie depart- The couple left Blue Point, New York, where Petito is originally from on a planned 4-month cross-country journey with her converted cargo van.

“According to their social media posts, the pair traveled from Florida to Kansas, Colorado, and Utah, touring and camping at several national parks and natural attractions.”

July 5- visited Monument Rocks (Kansas or Colorado ??)

July 8- visited Colorado Springs, Colorado

July 10- visited Grand Sand Dunes National Park (near Alamosa, Colorado)

July 16- visited Zion National Park (near the city of Springdale, not far from Las Vegas or Salt Lake City, Utah)

July 20- visited Cedar Breaks (near Cedar City, Utah)

July 21 - visited Bryce Canyon National Park, (near Bryce, Utah)

July 26- visited Mystic Hot Springs, Monroe, Utah

July 30- visited Canyonlands National Park, Mesa Ranch, Utah (Moab)

August 12- visited Arches National Park, Utah (5 miles north of Moab)

Aug. 12 - Moab Police stop & question Laundrie & Petito after an argument at a grocery cooperative where one woman (Schulte) worked in Moab, Utah (around 5pm)

Police suggested the couple stay separated that night- having BF stay at a hotel and Gabby in her van. Police took Brian to the Bowen Motel, which is a two minute walk to the Moonshadow Coop, where Schulte worked and 911 was called for the Gabby/Brian altercation. The Bowen Motel is an 8 minute walk to World Famous Woody’s Tavern, where Schulte and Turner were last seen alive 8/13. We don’t know where Gabby spent the night 8/12 with her van while Brian was at the Bowen Motel.

Aug 13- visited Moab, Utah

Aug. 13 - Two women (Schulte & Turner) last seen alive at a tavern in Moab, Utah.

AUG 17-(the night before the 2 women’s bodies were found) - Laundries left Petito alone at the hotel in Salt Lake City and flew to Florida to help his father move his & Petito’s things from a storage unit to his father’s house.

Aug. 18 - Schulte & Turner’s bodies found near South Mesa, Utah. The two lesbians were shot at a campsite in the La Salle mountains- The La Sal Mountains are located 20 miles south of Moab and part of the Rocky Mountains.

AUG 23 - Laundries flew back to Salt Lake City where Petito was waiting.

Aug. 24 - Petito facetimes with her mom as she’s leaving a hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah with Laundries.

Aug. 25 - Petito calls her family to say she’s in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, which is on the way to Yellowstone.

AUG. 29 - Petito is supposed to meet a friend in Yellowstone. She is supposed to call that friend today to work out the specifics. The friend’s birthday is today, but Petito never calls or texts her, according to the friend.

Aug. 30 - Family continues to receive text messages from Petito’s phone until today, when the last text read, “No service in Yosemite.”

Sept. 1 - Laundrie returns with the van to his and Petito’s home in Florida which is Laundries parents home. (Keep in mind Yosemite is about 2700 miles from Florida - about 40 hours of driving)

Sept. 11 - Petito’s family files a missing person’s report in New York (evening).

When police in Florida knocked on the Laundrie’s door that night, his parents handed them a lawyer’s phone number.

Sept 15 Laundries named “a person of interest”

TO DATE “Laundrie has not made himself available to be interviewed by investigators or provided any helpful details.”

Sources for the above information:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/utah-gabby-petito-crystal-turner-kylen-schulte-brian-laundrie
https://nypost.com/2021/09/16/timeline-of-gabby-petitos-road-trip-with-boyfriend-brian-laundrie/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9993619/Last-text-message-missing-van-life-woman-Gabby-Petitio-sent-mother-revealed.html

https://6abc.com/gabby-petito-instagram-missing-brian-laundrie/11024866/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9993619/Last-text-message-missing-van-life-woman-Gabby-Petitio-sent-mother-revealed.html MAP

https://nypost.com/2021/09/16/gabby-petito-pal-suspicious-of-phone-call-before-she-went-missing/


91 posted on 09/17/2021 9:22:42 AM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31 )
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To: DJ MacWoW

Dollar to Donuts she murdered the two women found dead and is on the run.


92 posted on 09/17/2021 9:29:28 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: Faith65
My guess is that they will find her body at some point. It's just too difficult to cover all your tracks , with cellphones, cameras, GPS, etc.

And this guy is thinking he's doing the smart thing by staying quiet, but all these actions show guilt and lack of remorse. The possibility of claiming this to be an accident, or a heat of the moment sort of thing is gone. This looks like premeditation.

93 posted on 09/17/2021 9:37:58 AM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: CodeToad

If that turns out to be what happened, many people are going to be very surprised.

Another theory is about Yellowstone: There’s a spot there called the “Zone of Death” where people can commit a crime and not be prosecuted for it.

I never heard of it before, but it really exists:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/yellowstone-zone-of-death-is-a-lawless-land-in-idaho/ar-BB1ddXig


94 posted on 09/17/2021 10:28:20 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Tired of Taxes

Good to know. Great to know, really.


95 posted on 09/17/2021 10:36:41 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: Faith65
Thanks.

Just came across another detail about a "creepy man" that I forgot:

In addition to their conditions, friends of the couple told police that they had received a worrisome text from Schulte. "Investigators were informed that Kylen had mentioned to her friends that if something happened to them, that they were murdered. Kylen had continued by saying there was a “creepy man” around their camp and they had been intimidated by him," the search warrant states. The last time the couple was seen was on the night of August 13, leaving "Woody's Tavern" at about 10:30 p.m.

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/search-warrant-documents-reveal-new-details-about-moab-double-murder

96 posted on 09/17/2021 10:46:12 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Qiviut

Was the Sept 16th podcast episode the one where they mentioned his art work was kinda “dark” and he liked the author Chuck Palahniuk (Genre- Fiction, horror, satire). I think they mentioned his book Lullaby which is dark, black humor plumed into a road trip.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Palahniuk

Do you remember where they said they got that info??


97 posted on 09/17/2021 10:56:52 AM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31 )
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To: DJ MacWoW

Arrest him for Vehicle theft. I’m sure crossing State Lines with a Stolen Vehicle is also a Crime.

He will say Gabby gave him permission to take the Van.
Well, where is she so we can verify that?


98 posted on 09/17/2021 11:01:04 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Trump - Make America Great Again / Xiden - Make America Grovel Again...)
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To: DJ MacWoW

Arrest him for Vehicle theft. I’m sure crossing State Lines with a Stolen Vehicle is also a Crime.

He will say Gabby gave him permission to take the Van.
Well, where is she so we can verify that?


99 posted on 09/17/2021 11:01:04 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Trump - Make America Great Again / Xiden - Make America Grovel Again...)
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To: Tired of Taxes; blueplum

Thanks.

Good info here by blueplum re summary of the Moab police body cam footage talking w Gabby and her bf on 9/12 on the road.:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3995753/posts?page=24#24


100 posted on 09/17/2021 11:01:32 AM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31 )
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