Van Lifer couple camping in Utah national park - two weeks later fiancee arrives in FL alone

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I doubt this dipshit is alive. He's too dumb and weak to survive without detection. And why carry on, what's the end game once the couple thousand bucks runs out? Can't use a credit card, can't use your ID. How do you travel? It's futile. This isn't First 48 where a gangbanger was gunned down and the keystone cops ignore the cold case after a few days pass, this is a viral manhunt.

+1. If he’s not already dead, they will find him. Bear Grylls he is not.

[Anonymous]

I have section hiked the AT. One of my kids hiked the entire trail. We’ve spent a lot of time in those hills. It would be easy for him to hide. Everyone kind of looks the same out there. Bandanna on your head. Backpack. Dirty. Trail angels leave food and water along the way. You’ll often find food, supplies, and water in shelters left by hikers who overpacked. There are towns along the way that offer supplies. Everyone goes by a trail name. Plenty of tents just off the trail. No one is going to be looking for him. People hike the trail to get away from the news.

Not saying that’s where he is. But it’s an easy place to hide if you have the skills.

[Anonymous]

I think the AT is by far the obvious place for him to be, and I surely hope that possibility is taken seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the AT is by far the obvious place for him to be, and I surely hope that possibility is taken seriously.

And no one on the AT has been following the news. They are in their own world. And there are parts without reception.

But it will start to get cold there -- that's not a year-round option.

[Anonymous]

Personally I find this premise ridiculous:
"However, a source close to Laundrie's family told CNN that he had left his parent's home without his wallet or cell phone. The source told CNN host Chris Cuomo that this left his parents worrying that he might hurt himself, the news outlet reported, without adding further details."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/family-of-brian-laundrie-feared-he-might-hurt-himself-after-he-left-without-wallet-report/ar-AAOM53c?ocid=msedgntp


IF his parents truly felt like he would hurt himself, why wait to report he was missing for several days? Why go pickup the vehicle and bring it back and not leave it there? This whole idea that they're worried about him hurting himself lacks credibility.

Also someone else said upthread that he's got a warrant for using his parent's debit card? I'm confused about that because I thought it was Gabby's as the dates were Aug 30 and Brian was supposedly across the country that day driving home to FL so how would he even have access to his parent's debit cards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have section hiked the AT. One of my kids hiked the entire trail. We’ve spent a lot of time in those hills. It would be easy for him to hide. Everyone kind of looks the same out there. Bandanna on your head. Backpack. Dirty. Trail angels leave food and water along the way. You’ll often find food, supplies, and water in shelters left by hikers who overpacked. There are towns along the way that offer supplies. Everyone goes by a trail name. Plenty of tents just off the trail. No one is going to be looking for him. People hike the trail to get away from the news.

Not saying that’s where he is. But it’s an easy place to hide if you have the skills.

I'd suppose it a decent place given the options, but, surely some hikers and shop owners know the story and that he is a fugitive accused of murdering his girlfriend camping. I don't think he can be anywhere long without being found. In the U.S.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the AT is by far the obvious place for him to be, and I surely hope that possibility is taken seriously.

And no one on the AT has been following the news. They are in their own world. And there are parts without reception.

But it will start to get cold there -- that's not a year-round option.

He's not in that swamp. I cannot believe they're spending a 6th day searching their. The parents are probably laughing their heads off about that. agree, he's somewhere along the AT, but how cold does it truly get in the southern portions? I bet he can survive on it for awhile. He spent 3 months on the trail before. I think we're underestimating his camping/outdoor skills. Why can't someone throw the parents into a room and interrogate the $&%*# out of these people? Instead they're coming and going as they please from their house, under police escort (maybe for surveillance, maybe for their safety, maybe both?).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the AT is by far the obvious place for him to be, and I surely hope that possibility is taken seriously.

And no one on the AT has been following the news. They are in their own world. And there are parts without reception.

But it will start to get cold there -- that's not a year-round option.

He's not in that swamp. I cannot believe they're spending a 6th day searching their. The parents are probably laughing their heads off about that. agree, he's somewhere along the AT, but how cold does it truly get in the southern portions? I bet he can survive on it for awhile. He spent 3 months on the trail before. I think we're underestimating his camping/outdoor skills. Why can't someone throw the parents into a room and interrogate the $&%*# out of these people? Instead they're coming and going as they please from their house, under police escort (maybe for surveillance, maybe for their safety, maybe both?).

*there

[Anonymous]

Maybe dog the bounty hunter is right - it's possible he is close to home at somebody's house, or committed suicide

[Anonymous]

He is originally from long island, right? He could be there too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe dog the bounty hunter is right - it's possible he is close to home at somebody's house, or committed suicide

If he committed suicide, that is so unfair.

[Anonymous]

What I don't understand is three-fold

1) IF he is guilty, why go BACK to the van at all? Cut yourself and make everyone think you are also gone and disguise yourself and get on busses and walk towards mexico.

2) IF he is guilty, why go home at all??? You need mommy and daddy to get in trouble too? Let them think you were kidnapped and are innocent! Let them have that peace in their lives.

3) IF he is guilty, why did it take him FIVE days just to get to Illinois to use the unknown credit card -- a one day drive? Something doesn't add up on this trumped up charge. He has enough money to offer $200 cash for a hitchhiking ride but then doesn't have enough money for gas to get home? And spends $1000 at a gas station???

This has taught me three things

1) There needs to be a reason for people who commit crimes to come clean to the police immediately. For instance, first-time murderers can only be charged with 2nd degree murder if they come to the police of their own accord within 24-hours of the murder and cooperate fully with a max and min sentence of 15 years. The police cannot be on the opposite side of the lawyer. The lawyer needs to be able to say -- go the police right now -- that's your best shot to get out before you are 40 and have a life.

2) There needs to be open training about domestic violence. Schools talk about drugs and sexual harassment but there is nothing about DV and kids graduate with no idea about what is okay or not. After this incident, I looked back at my relationships and I had a guys who always squeezed my arms so tight that I bruised -- no one would notice because it was the top of my arms but he would always shake it off that he just didn't realize how strong he was -- and would always grab me by both the wrists when I irked him so I couldn't move. I really thought nothing about it and in the end, the only reason we broke up was that he was lecturing me about his religion all the time. I now see how close I was to being in this same situation. We really need more education.

3) There needs to be an outlet for anger. There really isn't in our society. We teach our children to only talk about and not show their feelings, to control their anger and not show it, to just count to 10 until it goes away, etc. But I cannot believe it is healthy. I was once cheated on multiple times in a very humiliating and public way (by a different guy) and I broke every single plate in my house. And then I was crying, so ashamed that I had acted out violently, because our society says that I should have acted "maturely" and quietly and dealt with my feeling without any outburst. I have come to realize that it is unrealistic and all we are doing is creating pent up anger. There needs to be healthier ways to get it out -- maybe plate smashing clubs where you can go and throw plates against a wall -- it really does feel good (and it would be a lot better if you then didn't have to feel guilty about it but it was accepted).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the sleuths:

https://www.the-sun.com/news/3714681/brian-laundrie-appalachian-trail-posting-route-map-online/

Any of us can look at a map of the Deep South and point to the green patches. This isn’t sleuthing.

How can he just hide in some park without being seen ?

PSomebody - a jogger, a person walking their dog - has got to spot him sooner or later. And where is he going for food?

He could spearfish and hang out with a soccer ball like Tom Hanks in that one movie.

**volleyball

[Anonymous]

With masks commonplace he could easily be out in the open every single day and absolutely no one would know. This is a massive, huge boon for a fugitive on the run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I don't understand is three-fold

1) IF he is guilty, why go BACK to the van at all? Cut yourself and make everyone think you are also gone and disguise yourself and get on busses and walk towards mexico.

2) IF he is guilty, why go home at all??? You need mommy and daddy to get in trouble too? Let them think you were kidnapped and are innocent! Let them have that peace in their lives.

3) IF he is guilty, why did it take him FIVE days just to get to Illinois to use the unknown credit card -- a one day drive? Something doesn't add up on this trumped up charge. He has enough money to offer $200 cash for a hitchhiking ride but then doesn't have enough money for gas to get home? And spends $1000 at a gas station???

This has taught me three things

1) There needs to be a reason for people who commit crimes to come clean to the police immediately. For instance, first-time murderers can only be charged with 2nd degree murder if they come to the police of their own accord within 24-hours of the murder and cooperate fully with a max and min sentence of 15 years. The police cannot be on the opposite side of the lawyer. The lawyer needs to be able to say -- go the police right now -- that's your best shot to get out before you are 40 and have a life.

2) There needs to be open training about domestic violence. Schools talk about drugs and sexual harassment but there is nothing about DV and kids graduate with no idea about what is okay or not. After this incident, I looked back at my relationships and I had a guys who always squeezed my arms so tight that I bruised -- no one would notice because it was the top of my arms but he would always shake it off that he just didn't realize how strong he was -- and would always grab me by both the wrists when I irked him so I couldn't move. I really thought nothing about it and in the end, the only reason we broke up was that he was lecturing me about his religion all the time. I now see how close I was to being in this same situation. We really need more education.

3) There needs to be an outlet for anger. There really isn't in our society. We teach our children to only talk about and not show their feelings, to control their anger and not show it, to just count to 10 until it goes away, etc. But I cannot believe it is healthy. I was once cheated on multiple times in a very humiliating and public way (by a different guy) and I broke every single plate in my house. And then I was crying, so ashamed that I had acted out violently, because our society says that I should have acted "maturely" and quietly and dealt with my feeling without any outburst. I have come to realize that it is unrealistic and all we are doing is creating pent up anger. There needs to be healthier ways to get it out -- maybe plate smashing clubs where you can go and throw plates against a wall -- it really does feel good (and it would be a lot better if you then didn't have to feel guilty about it but it was accepted).

Where are you getitng this info on the debit card fraud charges? I.e. the location? Have they released that info?