Six months after Gabby Petito’s death, an independent investigation points to the many mistakes made during the police intervention with the couple on August 12, 2021 in Utah.
Several months after the disappearance and discovery of the body of Gabby Petitokilled by her fiancé Brian Laundrie before he fled and commits suicide, the case took a new turn. Indeed, an independent investigation unveiled on Wednesday 12 January reported the mishandling of the situation by the policeAugust 12, 2021.
At that time, the couple were still alive and argued violently after several weeks of traveling through American national parks. According to the investigation, the police team that filmed her meeting with Gabby Petito and her fiancé did not take the matter seriously and did lay the blame on the young woman rather than understanding that she was “not the predominant long-term aggressor in this relationship“. Indeed, the influencer had confessed to having slapped his mate who threatened to leave her on the side of the road.
Gabby Petito was probably “a victim of domestic violence for a long time”.
During their meeting with the couple, the police officers suggested to Brian Laundrie to lodge a complaint against Gabby Petito, have considered “his clothes looking for wounds“, offered him care and ignored the words of the young woman. The latter had however indicated that she had also been struck. The report states that “Even when Gabby reported an argument that resulted in injury, her statement was entirely ignored, as the officers appeared to be operating under confirmation bias that influenced how they interpreted the evidence and their theory of the case.“.
Finally, Brian Laundrie indicated that he wanted to give a new chance to his fiancée and one of the officers called the young man “Mr Nice“. Captain Brandon Ratcliffe explained that Gabby Petito had been “depressed“and that the young woman was probably”victim of domestic violence for a long time“.
If the management of the case of violence by the police is singled out by the independent investigation, it is however not possible to determine whether better care could have made a difference in this affair with tragic ending.
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Gabby Petito
Her fiancé, Brian Laundrie strangled her.
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Gabby Petito
The young man then disappeared and committed suicide.
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Gabby Petito
Since the discovery of the bodies, an independent investigation has been launched.
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Gabby Petito
The report points to poor handling of the case by the police.
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Gabby Petito
Police officers who met the arguing couple on August 12, 2021 did not react well.
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Gabby Petito
They accused Gabby Petito and rammed him instead of helping him.
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Gabby Petito
They took care of Brian Laundrie and did not think the young woman could be in danger.
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Grand Teton National Park
His body was found in Grand Teton National Park.
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Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park
Police found the body remains of Brian Laundrie, Gabby Petito’s companion on October 21, 2021, in Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park.
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Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park
His body was in an advanced state of decomposition at the time of his discovery.