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Partial human remains, along with a backpack and notebook believed to belong to Brian Laundrie were discovered in Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park by the man's parents on Wednesd Dental records confirm that the human remains recovered at the Florida environmental park are of Brian Laundrie, the FBI said on Thursday. The partial human remains recovered at the Florida environmental park where Laundrie was last believed to have been a day ago were described as "skeletal," a North Port police spokesperson earlier had confirmed to News 4 Thursday. Two senior law enforcement officials also tell NBC News that the apparent human...

NORTH PORT, Fla. (NewsNation Now) — Brian Laundrie’s sister, Cassie Laundrie, may have seen her brother in the days following his return to Florida without Gabby Petito, despite her previous comments. Cassie Laundrie said last month she had not spoken to her brother since he returned to Florida without Petito on Sept. 1. Gabby Petito case: Timeline of road trip with boyfriend, tragic end “I haven’t been able to talk to him,” Laundrie told ABC News last month. “I wish I could talk to him.” However, NewsNationNow.com reporter Brian Entin exclusively confirmed that Cassie Laundrie may have been at the...

Federal authorities are investigating the possible purchase of a burner phone by Brian Laundrie the day he went missing, according to reporting from TMZ. Sources told TMZ that the FBI visited an AT&T store near the Laundrie family home and seized surveillance footage. The report indicates that Laundrie entered the store on Sept. 14 with an older woman and purchased a phone, which is the date the Laundrie family says they last saw him. Laundrie family lawyer Steve Bertolino told Fox News that the FBI is in possession of a phone purchased by the Laundrie family, but declined to say...

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...