“There are currently false reports of a body found where we are looking,” said North Port Police. Brian Laundrie (23) was last seen by his family on Tuesday. Why they only reported the young man missing on Friday remained open.
The 23-year-old set off on a road trip through the USA with his girlfriend Gabby Petito in the summer. Gabby, 22, did not return. The authorities have been feverishly looking for her for days. According to the police, the friend returned home alone on September 1, and ten days later, Petito’s parents reported their daughter as missing. Petito’s family accused the 23-year-old of hiding. CNN quoted the family lawyer Richard Stafford as saying that he was not missing.
The case had attracted particular attention because the Florida couple shared numerous pictures and videos from their trip on social networks. However, there was also a police operation in mid-August because of a possible case of domestic violence. (SDA)