Van Lifer couple camping in Utah national park - two weeks later fiancee arrives in FL alone
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Brian was acting like the entire situation was simply a hiccup in his day.
He even mentioned he still hoped to take a hike. He was smiling while hamming it up w/the police - cracking stupid jokes like he was going to steal one officer’s radio so he could be the one to go to jail. Brian was given a decent option by the cops, for him to take the van for the night and let Gabby be the one to stay the night in a hotel. All he had to do was front some money for the hotel and Gabby would get security for the evening and would be safe. Brian never took that option claiming that he was “low on funds.” He was holding out in the hopes that the cops would offer HIM a free hotel stay since they had already told him that he was the victim in the scenario. He was milking the victim role for all it was worth. And when the cop told him “You did nothing wrong…..” even though they had known that a witness made a statement of seeing him strike her. And Gabby did appear to have a scratch on her face too. But due to her distress/crying and the mere fact that Brian’s injuries were worse, he made out w/his own hotel room for the evening. The authorities never photographed Gabby’s injury. Seems they already made up their mind who’s side they were on. 🤨 |
Anonymous
I didn’t watch the whole clip, but the officer who explained about how some relationships can be bad for your soul… |
Anonymous
She was a WOMAN. Not a child being targeted by a pedophile, not a “young girl.” |
Anonymous
I tagged the only one worth your time. |
Anonymous
It’s irresponsible, and downright evil to take the side of whoever is having the biggest reaction. Teachers often take the bully’s side because of it. The police did what they could with the information they had. |
Anonymous
Pedophiles are interested in prepubescent children. Gabby was a 22 year old woman. Again, she was a not a "young girl." |
Anonymous
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Even if Gabby had never been found tragically murdered - anyone can look at the police body cam footage & see what an awful job these officers did in how they handled the entire issue.
Gabby was having bad anxiety issues which she admittedly was not being medicated for. Brian was obviously putting on a terrible act (he deserved a razzie) for discounting Gabby’s mental state as simply “crazy” and telling the cops they were having a pleasant morning. According to who? Definitely not Gabby or the people who witnessed their altercation. He was portraying himself as the full victim, acting like he had an out-of-control fiancée who would go all ape sh!t on him, while he tried his best to suggest a cooling off period to diffuse the raw emotions. He played Mr. Calm, Cool + Collected. A huge 🚩 was the fact that he over apologized for speeding and hitting the curb. His overzealous cracking jokes was so phony even Stevie Wonder could see what a phony he was. The police officers should lose their jobs due to how they handled this entire thing. Am glad the Police Chief stepped down in Moab. It is because he knows his department screwed up. |
Anonymous
So…. If they knew better, they would have done better?? Nah, they could have done so much more w/the info they had. They knew a witness saw Brian hit Gabby. They knew that Gabby was having a mental breakdown. And yes, they most certainly could tell that Brian was hyped up. With the information they had, they should have done a better job. They are not responsible for her sad demise. I am just saying they handled the DV situation like amateurs. |
Anonymous
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Her only chance would have been had she wanted to get out. She still didn’t. Even at that stop. Or did, but felt trapped. She didn’t die that night, she dies 10-14 days later.
She was 22, not married, no kids - no real commitment yet. May be if one of them was put in jail, that would have interrupted their toxic journey. But even if the police gave her the hotel and the van, Brian would have been there the next day or two or three days later all sweet, telling her how everything was her fault. Her only chance was to stop her journey, ask a parent to fly in and take the van and go with her. The problem, she may have thought it’s too much trouble for a parent, or as many 22 year olds think that she can handle it herself. |
Anonymous
But at the same time, how much of that behavior including the over apologizing is typical for a white male of his age and station in life in Utah. Would they really have thought anything additional of it? |
Anonymous
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After watching both police videos, I shake my head how the police could not see what a con artist Brian was. Look at his body language, how he seems so hyper, apologized over and over while nervously making little jokes. Didn’t those cops ever see Chris Watts body language after his wife/kids went “missing?” Same body language, smiling while playing a part. Brian was displaying sociopathic vibes like Chris was. And hopefully will share the same fate too.
I watch these videos of Gabby basically crying out to whoever will listen. So many cries for help. I want to tell her, Gabby leave him at the hotel. Let him have a hot shower and a real bed to sleep in. Meanwhile get in the van and drive, drive all night if you can. Go home to your parents. Let Brian figure out the rest after his little free mini-vaca. The Bowen Hotel ain’t too bad. |
Anonymous
Hindsight is 20/20. The cops surely see a lot of nervous, apologetic people. They did their job and separated the two to cool down for the night. They listened to Gabby, but they aren’t psychologists, social workers, or psychics. There are limits to what they are allowed to do, especially since Brian was the one sporting scratches, and Gabby didn’t in fact “cry for help.” |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
Another reason to have trained responders for DV calls who aren't the regular police. |
Anonymous
+2. Exactly. Sad if anyone loses their job over this. |