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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The mother of Gabby Petito fired back at comments made Tuesday by the Laundrie family’s attorney concerning the death of her daughter. Attorney Steve Bertolino issued a statement via text, calling Petito’s death a tragedy but doubled down on her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, being only a person of interest in her death. Gabby Petito homicide: Coroner says exact day of death may never be known “While Brian Laundrie is currently charged with the unauthorized use of a debit card belonging to Gabby, Brian is only considered a person of interest in relation to Gabby Petito’s demise,”...

Florida fugitive Brian Laundrie’s attorney said Wednesday that Christopher Laundrie would begin assisting authorities in the search for his son – who was last seen on Sept. 13, just days after his fiancée Gabby Petito officially became a missing person. The FBI later uncovered Petito’s remains at a remote Wyoming campsite on Sept. 19. "Chris Laundrie was asked to assist law enforcement in their search for Brian at the preserve today," Steve Bertolino, the family's attorney, told Fox News Wednesday night. "Since the preserve has been closed to the public, Chris has not been able to look for Brian in...

Missing fugitive Brian Laundrie’s mother reportedly canceled Florida camping reservations for two people the day before he returned to his parents’ home without Gabby Petito — and then she made new reservations for three people. On Aug. 24, Roberta Laundrie made reservations for two at the Fort De Soto Park Campground in St. Petersburg between Sept. 1 and 3, but changed them on Aug. 31 for three people for the weekend of Sept. 6-8, according to documents obtained by Fox News. Her 23-year-old son — who has been named by police as a “person of interest” in Petito’s death —...

NORTH PORT, Fla. – Brian Laundrie’s mom Roberta did check in to a Florida park about 75 miles north of the family’s home earlier this month, records obtained by Fox News show. Laundrie, 23, vanished on Sept. 14 – although his parents didn’t say anything until three days later. His 22-year-old fiancée Gabby Petito was found dead in Wyoming on Sept. 19 – weeks after the couple was seen camping near the site of her remains. The coroner later ruled her death a homicide. Duane "Dog" Chapman, also known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, announced Saturday he was entering the...

Dog the Bounty Hunter is marking his territory. The reality TV star, whose real name is Duane Chapman, will open a home base in Central Florida Wednesday to help sniff out fugitive Brian Laundrie, who is sought for questioning in Gabby Petito’s disappearance and death. Chapman was on Marco Island Tuesday sifting through tips while planning his next move and new headquarters, a source close to the high-profile manhunter told The Post. “He’s trying to decide the next best lead to track,” the source said. “They are returning hundreds of calls and planning.” Chapman interrupted his honeymoon with his new...

NEW YORK, NY -- An attorney for Gabby Petito's family expressed skepticism that the parents of her fiancé Brian Laundrie would help in the FBI's ongoing search for him. "The Laundrie's did not help us find Gabby. They're sure not going to help us find Brian," family attorney Richard Stafford said Tuesday. "For Brian, we're asking you to turn yourself in to the FBI or the nearest law enforcement agency." The comments came at a news conference featuring Petito's parents and stepparents in which they announced the creation of the Gabby Petito Foundation, which they said would help keep alive...

Reporters are gathering Tuesday ahead of a press conference by Petito's family at 1 p.m. ET on Long Island in New York.

A smiling Brian Laundrie was captured behind bars — in a photo with Gabby Petito at a Florida campsite that Dog the Bounty Hunter believes could hold the key to finding the dead woman’s fugitive beau. The image — which was posted on Petito’s Instagram page in February — is tagged at the Fort De Soto Historical Fort, Fox News reported. Laundrie, 23, who is being sought by authorities, hasn’t been accused of the Long Island native’s death but is wanted for allegedly using someone’s bank card in Wyoming in late August. In the photo, the grinning man appears to...

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"Dog the Bounty Hunter" called it "a shame" that Brian Laundrie’s mother Roberta Laundrie called 911 Saturday rather than answer his knock on the family’s front door. Audio emerged Monday indicating that Brian Laundrie’s parents called 911 to report the presence of Duane "Dog" Chapman on their North Port, Florida property. "The female, Roberta... called in on 911," a dispatcher is heard saying on a radio recording, adding that the caller "referenced a situation with the male." Police were already in the immediate area when Roberta Laundrie made the call, and Chapman told Fox News that he spoke with North...

'Justice with Judge Jeanine' host Jeanine Pirro calls out Bryan Laundrie's parents for suspicious activity following his arrival after the disappearance of Gabby Petito.

FIRST ON FOX: Dog the Bounty Hunter arrived at Brian Laundrie’s parents’ home Saturday, knocked on the door and met silence – but he’s already picked up a scent. "The reason I went to Mr. [Christopher] Laundrie is I carry a reputation with me," he told Fox News Digital moments later. "The reputation is, ‘He gives you a second chance. He’s gonna get you, but he gives you a second chance.’" "And the dad can still reach out to me, through social media. Let’s get the kid captured alive. Alive." "A White boy, that doesn’t know Spanish, the cartel’s gonna...

A new force has entered the fold in the ongoing search for Gabby Petito's fiance, Brian Laundrie -- and that's Dog the Bounty Hunter ... who's already knocking at his front door. The famed TV personality and real-life human tracker has thrown his hat into the ring to help try and locate Laundrie -- who's vanished and been missing for almost a couple weeks now ... and is currently the subject of a massive manhunt, as he's suspect #1 in this whole case.

After receiving about 500 tips from viewers, John Walsh, host of “In Pursuit With John Walsh” on the Investigation Discovery network, believes he has narrowed down the list of possible locations Brian Laundrie could be. “We had at least three times more phone calls than we’ve had on any fugitive.” Walsh said. In just three seasons of his show, Walsh has helped authorities capture 26 fugitives and locate eight missing children. He covered the Gabby Petito investigation on his show this week. “We haven’t had this much attention since Elizabeth Smart,” Walsh said. Walsh said the tips he has received...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The boyfriend of Gabby Petito, whose body was found at a national park in Wyoming after a cross-country trip with him, was charged with unauthorized use of a debit card as searchers continued looking for him Thursday in Florida swampland. A federal grand jury indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Wyoming alleges Brian Laundrie used a Capital One Bank card and someone’s personal identification number to make unauthorized withdrawals or charges worth more than $1,000 during the period in which Petito went missing. It does not say who the card belonged to. FBI spokeswoman Courtney...

A federal grand jury has indicted Brian Laundrie in the disappearance of his fiance Gabby Petito -- not for killing her, but for using her debit card after she disappeared. Laundrie, however, remains missing, and the search for him has not gotten any closer to clues about where he might be

The FBI has issued a warrant for the arrest of Brian Laundrie. The indictment describes his use of Unauthorized Access Devices--in particular a bank card belonging to Gabby Petito for things of value of $1000 or more on or about August 30-September 1, 2021.

Brian Laundrie’s parents rebuffed questions about their son’s whereabouts and told the media to scram as they left their home in Florida on Thursday morning. Christopher and Roberta Laundrie were confronted by reporters as they headed to their red Dodge Ram pickup truck in the driveway of their North Port home. “Mr. and Mrs. Laundrie, do you know where he is? Can you tell us?” one reporter asked. “Go,” snapped Christopher. “I’m going to go that way. I’m going to go that way,” he continued, pointing down the street before climbing into the truck with his wife.

Walsh broke down how he thinks the "dirty Laundries," as he referred to the Laundrie family, helped their son cover up the incident connected to Petito’s death, including taking a suspicious family weekend trip upon his return home in a small attached camper. "He scrubbed that van, the parents helped him," he said. "I know they got rid of the evidence… [Brian Laundrie] was in that camper when the father and mother went out, I would guarantee it. And I’ve been doing this 33 years." "He was in that camper when they went on a little trip before [Petito] was...

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...