Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito was reported missing on September 11 after being on a road trip with her fiancé Brian Laundrie.
On Sunday, police found a dead person at a nearby campground in Bridger-Teton National Park in the state of Wyoming.
The autopsy report shows that it is the missing 22-year-old, the FBI informs in one press release.
The preliminary autopsy report indicates that she was killed, but they are awaiting the final conclusion until more results are available, the FBI informs.
The boyfriends’ quarrel was captured on film – now Gabby has disappeared without a trace
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Person of interest
Earlier Tuesday, the police issued a statement that the Petito case was now officially under a “criminal investigation”.
In the press release published on Tuesday evening Norwegian time, the police say that they are working to find out what is the cause of Petito’s death and who is behind the possible murder.
Police are looking for the girlfriend of the 22-year-old. He describes them as “a person of interest”.
They have searched for several days where his parents have said that he went for a walk a week ago and never came back, writes Insider.
– Anyone who has information about Laundrie’s role about this and where he is now, is asked to contact the FBI, they write in the press release.
Vacation
In July, Petito (22) and his girlfriend went on holiday in a converted van to visit national parks in the United States. According to posts on the couple’s accounts on social media, the goal was to reach Oregon by the end of October.
Petito has more than 600,000 followers on Instagram. There she has published several photos with her boyfriend on the car holiday.
The couple was in the mighty Grand Teton National Park when the 22-year-old suddenly broke contact with the family.
On September 1, girlfriend Laundrie showed up in her home state of Florida, without Petito and long before planned. He has since refused to speak to both Petito’s family and the police, and the latter is now looking for him.
– GONE: Laundrie, seen here in the police video, has also disappeared. He is wanted, and the authorities have launched a major search operation. Photo: Police in Moab via AP / NTB
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Searched her boyfriend’s home
On Monday, the FBI searched Laundries’ house, where the parents also live, writes CNN. His parents were escorted from home before the search, and were then brought back in for questioning.
Officers removed several boxes from the home, and a Ford Mustang was also towed away.
Gabrielle Petito and Brian Laundrie grew up on Long Island, New York, and have been close friends since childhood. Laundrie’s parents later moved to North Port, about 55 miles south of Sarasota, according to the news agency AP.
– Must be held accountable
Petito’s father said in a TV interview broadcast on Monday, before the daughter was found dead, that the family became uneasy after not hearing from her for several days.
– We called Brian, we called the mother, we called the father, we called the sister, we called every single number we could find. No calls were answered, and no one answered text messages, Petito said.
He further said that Laundrie and the rest of the family must be held accountable for any role they may have played in the daughter’s disappearance.
– I hope they get what they deserve, and that also applies to his family. I can tell you right away: In my book, they are just as guilty, he said.
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