Bounce in the Gabby Petito affair. Cases belonging to Brian Laundrie, the fiance of the young woman killed in late August, have been discovered in a Florida park near the family home, the family’s lawyer confirmed to Fox News and CNN. In the process, what appears to be partial human remains were found nearby, according to NBC News. At this point, authorities have not confirmed this discovery, and the identity of the person who is believed to have died is not known. Gabby Petito’s fiancé is not found for five weeks.
The police, a canine unit and a forensic doctor are on site. According to NBC News, this area had been searched several weeks ago, but at the time it was covered in water after torrential rains.
The FBI in Tampa, Florida has confirmed that objects connected to the search for Brian Laundrie have been discovered. A press conference to take stock of the investigation is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. (10:30 p.m. Paris time).
UPDATE: Items of interest were located at the Carlton Reserve this morning in connection with the search for Brian Laundrie. Year #FBI Evidence Response team is processing the scene. The reserve is closed to the public and no further details are available at this time. @FBIDenver pic.twitter.com/itOYRpY6fp
– FBI Tampa (@FBITampa) October 20, 2021
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In Fox News footage, we can see a policeman, a plastic bag in his hand, saying to parents at midday: “We may have found something.”
Brian Laundrie’s parents informed authorities on Wednesday morning that they were planning to search Myakkahatchee Creek Park, where their son they said had told them he was going for a hike on September 13. Divers had probed this swampy area without success several weeks ago.
Last week, the Teton County, Wyoming medical examiner announced that the young traveler was killed at the end of August by “manual strangulation”. At this point, her fiancé Brian Laundrie, who returned home alone in early September, is considered a “person of interest”. An arrest warrant was issued against him at the end of September for having used the young woman’s bank card after her death.