Utah cops release chilling bodycam footage of Gabby Petito, beau in domestic incident call

NY Post ^ | 09/16/2021 | Emily Crane

[ArtDodger]

I was married to one, too. Hell.. pure Hell. In the beginning, all is sweetness and light. Total fake screen for the sickness underneath.
I was lucky to get out of it alive.

[Kharis13]

Wow, strong words bankwalker. I’m praying you have a better day.

[ncalburt]

He stole her VAN and drove a stolen car 2000 miles away to hid parents.
The FBI is now involved .Over state crimes .

[madison10]

The guy did something illegal to her. How can his parents defend him? He has HER van

I think 46 is trying the same stuff, BTW. He is abusive, too.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Her body language is suspicious.

Her body language now might be REAL suspicious.

[L,TOWM]

Where some of those pics were taken, a slip and fall can easily be a fatal accident.

Pretty certain that is the story he is telling the cops. “She flipped out and wandered off... I looked around for a couple of days and figured she was gone one way or the other.”

[null and void]

ICWYDT

[PGR88]

She can’t weight more than 110 lbs.

I was “attacked” by a 110 lb girl like this outside a bar once (long story). It was like being attacked by a sparrow. I shielded the blows and did nothing until someone stopped her.

[mware]

According to reports she had title to the van,

[Irenic]

Yep. He has a scratch mark on his face, too. He lost his cool and killed her is what I think. Sad, he should have just walked away.

[Sans-Culotte]

It may not have escalated to violence. He may have just left her somewhere. Or she may have stormed out of the relationship. Perhaps into the desert in the middle of the night. He might have reached his limit and drove off, calling her bluff. She may yet turn up in the company of new companions. Or her bones may be bleaching in the sun where she expired on her own. We may or may not ever know.

Regardless of how far on the crazy/hot matrix the girl could be, the boyfriend is guilty of something. Even if all the scenarios discussed are true, the boyfriend should have called her parents and told them "she ran of into the desert and I can't find her" (or whatever may have happened). The fact that he drove back alone and said nothing shows he did something and his parents are protecting him. It is not normal to not inform the girl's parents or the police of her disappearance.

[ncalburt]

He is mentally ill too . He took a now stolen van 2000 miles away and he us innocent ?
The van was hers. He and his parents are blocking an investigation that now involving the FBI ?
But he is innocent ?
The police took it from the parents who are also blocking the Cops .
But he us innocent ?

No wonder my brother calls Jurors trials scary .

[circlecity]

“IF she had just disappeared he most likely would have reported that to the local police in WY or UT.”

No doubt. With all the heat on him he wouldn’t be stonewalling like he is if she had just walked away. He’d be screaming it from the rooftops. He’s doing the rational thing if he is guilty. Don’t say a thing. Unfortunately, the “no body - no crime” saying is right 90% of the time. There are a few exceptions when there is substantial extrinsic evidence. I bet the authorities are really focusing on the phone and the van. That’s their best bet right now.

[thefactor]

She sounds like a loony. As soon as the relationship became physically abusive he should have left her (I'm assuming she hit him and not vice versa). If cops are called to a physical altercation between a man and a woman they will NEVER take his side no matter the physical evidence.

But she's attractive and fun most of the time so he figured he could put up with her outbursts. And now he's going to end up in jail for a very long time, most likely.

[woodbutcher1963]

The problem with/my your theory is that he apparently sent texts from Yosemite in CA. several days after she was last heard from. That shows he was trying to cover up a crime.

Again, that does not mean he committed murder.
Most likely manslaughter and that is only IF they find a body.
or evidence in the van of her death.

Until then, she is a missing person. Hence, why he lawyer-ed up.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Did they not work? Did parents fund their van life/attempt to be social media stars?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Brad Pitt’s spear gun scene in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” comes to mind.

[ArtDodger]

Right, you are. He may have made a bad decision and left her in the desert. Now, to avoid manslaughter through negligence, he is not cooperating with the police, on the advice of his lawyer. He may even have tried to cover up his mistake by faking the phone call, compounding his problems.
He may be just stupid or he may have whacked her, time may tell.

[chopperk]

Brian killed Gabby.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I have some doubt whether the kid killed her. If she’s that unstable maybe she took off and he really doesn’t know what happened to her or if he accidentally hurt her defending himself I would think the attorney would be wanting to jump on that by taking his client in for an interview. The whole thing is screwy.