Brian Laundrie, parents left home with ‘attached camper,’ neighbors say

New York Post ^ | 9-22-21 | Jesse O'Neill

[Tired of Taxes]

A couple that lives across the street from Brian Laundrie’s Florida home said they saw the 23-year-old and his parents drive off hitching an “attached camper” on the same day that Long Island native Gabby Petito was reported missing.

Charlene and William Guthrie moved to North Port in the early summer, and said that it had recently been a “nightmare” living amid a high-profile investigation and media circus surrounding Gabby’s death, according to Fox News.

William told the outlet he was doing yard work on Sept. 11 when the Laundries hooked what appeared to be a new camper to the back of their truck and drove off for a weekend-long trip.

“I saw them doing some work. And then when they prepared for their trip, I saw them loading the camper,” Guthrie reportedly said.

The neighbor said he did find it odd that Christopher and Roberta Laundrie would go camping with their adult son in what he described as a “small” RV.

The Guthries reported the incident to police that later came to their home as part of the missing persons investigation involving the disappearance of Petito, 22, according to the article.

A neighbor told Fort Myers’ WINK-TV that he saw Brian and his family leave with the camper on Sept. 11, the day Petito was reported missing, an executive producer at the station tweeted Wednesday.

That source did not know if Brian returned to the home, according to the tweet.

The person of interest was reported missing by his parents on Sept. 17, three days after they said they last saw him.

The Guthries told Fox they had assumed that Brian had returned to the family home in Petito’s white van with his live-in girlfriend in tow, before the street was occupied by reporters, police and protesters.

[Clutch Martin]

The “neighbors across the street” are sure making a hay out of this whole unfortunate business.

This is the third or fourth article I’ve read concerning the “neighbors across the street” and their information outlet.

[Psalm 73]

The parents either have a friend in the local PD, or the local PD is incompetent as all hell.

[Gratia]

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ...

[conservative98]

The Laundries are the one who turned this neighborhood upside down. You get what you give. Maybe they should think before they act next time and try to be a little more cooperative and none of this would be happening. The Laundries made this the neighborhood business.

[catnipman]

i think it would be great if the “dirty laundries” get charged as accessories after the fact ...

[DJ MacWoW]

The camper the family left in was a new attachment for their pickup truck. So, imagine Mommy, Daddy and 23 yr old son all in a tiny pick-um-truck camper.

[JerseyDvl]

“I could care less”

So, you care.

[T.B. Yoits]

They're out with OJ looking for the real killer.

I did not kill my lovely wife
I did not kill her with a knife...

[DJ MacWoW]

The local PD is a very small force. They haven't the manpower for this kind of case. Besides, no crime occured in North Port and this was multi-state so where was the FBI? They have the resources.

[NautiNurse]

More interesting: The mud splatter on the truck wheel well. Doesn’t look like it came from a trip to Publix for milk.

[DJ MacWoW]

More interesting: The mud splatter on the truck wheel well. Doesn’t look like it came from a trip to Publix for milk.

Absolutely agree.

[napscoordinator]

That they left the house? Nope not for a second.

[montag813]

Honestly. I could care less. This should be a local story.

But it's SO helpful to China Joe to have us distracted from his importing 2 million illegals.

[DJ MacWoW]

So you think FReepers on this thread are uninformed and need to be chastised because you disapprove? Seriously? Should the rest of us click on threads that don’t interest us and tell the posters we don’t care?

[MayflowerMadam]

“Honestly. I could care less.”

And I couldn’t care less about this story.

[StAnDeliver]

So even if Brain is in the camper on a relative’s property somewhere deep in the boonies, someone is either going to talk, or reveal themselves electronically.

[StAnDeliver]

Look at all the FRacebookers lined up to complain about this story. SCHADENFREUDE!

[JerseyDvl]

Then you “ could not care less”.

[DJ MacWoW]

I guess there are a lot of posters with control issues.....
I have never, in 21 years on FR, posted on a thread that I couldn't care less and chastised others for their interest.

[NautiNurse]

FNC reporting the Mustang is back home, driven by Mrs. Laundrie. After returning the Mustang, Mr. & Mrs. Laundrie got into the red pickup and drove away. No word on whether they attached the camper for another long weekend getaway.

I suppose the Mustang now has a tracking device attached, courtesy FBI. I surely hope someone is following the red pickup to its destination.