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

[Anonymous]

I am guessing this will be the end to this tragic story…..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Due to the condition of his remains, it may be too difficult to figure out Brian Laundrie’s manner of death.

We may never know whether or not he killed himself or was attacked by an alligator.

As long as he’s dead, who cares?

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Anonymous wrote:Dog sure went quiet.

Remember all the people saying the FBI was getting nowhere and Dog had all the answers?

He's spoken about it:
https://www.newsweek.com/dog-bounty-hunter-questions-brian-laundrie-parents-actions-remains-found-1641132

He was lying the whole time it seems. Brian’s been dead since before he joined the investigation

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. I take my words back, I was 100% sure he’s alive somewhere.

Same. A lot posters he insisted he was down the gullet of a alligator. They were right.

[Anonymous]

I also think suicide based on where he was found. It was less than an hour walk from the parking lot so this wasn’t an area he was trying to hide in. His parents said it was the place he liked to go to, so that’s probably where he decided to go die—spare his parents the pain of finding his body and die someplace he found peaceful or whatever. Probably overdose but maybe he cut his wrists or something. Maybe part remote (many abusers do feel guilt and shame) and part fear of going to jail.

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Anonymous wrote:I also think suicide based on where he was found. It was less than an hour walk from the parking lot so this wasn’t an area he was trying to hide in. His parents said it was the place he liked to go to, so that’s probably where he decided to go die—spare his parents the pain of finding his body and die someplace he found peaceful or whatever. Probably overdose but maybe he cut his wrists or something. Maybe part remote (many abusers do feel guilt and shame) and part fear of going to jail.

Spare his parents the pain of finding his body when they knew it was his favorite place to hang out? No.

I really hope he left some info about what transpired in his notebook and that it can be deciphered after all the likely water damage. It may not be useful for the families involved, but it might benefit others following the story in similar dysfunctional relationships.

[Anonymous]

We now know he was “extremely upset” and in a bad mental state when he left the house. Knowing this, the location and condition of his body, that there was never a camp fire, and the fact that he left his phone and wallet home, it seems to be a fair assumption that he didn’t leave the house to abscond from justice or hide away forever. He left to off himself. He didn’t bring a tent or supplies. He brought a notebook, which I’m going to guess he included his “story” in, and that’s pretty much seemingly it. He then went right to the park and entered an area that at the time was shoulders deep or more in water. All signs point to him killing himself that first evening - whether by bullet, alligator, overdose, hanging, or drowning. His parents knew his mental state when he left. It’s no wonder they insisted the only place they believed he would be is in the reserve. They knew he was almost surely dead and not fleeing. The fact that his lawyer called the FBI the very first night he left after Brian didn’t return is extremely telling regarding what they believed his mental state to be.

[Anonymous]

But if the water was shoulders deep when he arrived - how did his belongings not float away with the ebb and flow when the levels dissipated?

[Anonymous]

All the crazy theories, and it comes down to a seemingly simple tale.

Brian and Gabby were in an unhealthy relationship, and Brian was the primary abuser. He killed her in a fit of rage after multiple escalating instances. He did a couple of minor things to cover his tracks in WY, but he just wasn’t that smart. He drove home to FL and probably lied to his parents, who eventually figured out that something was amiss and contacted the lawyer. The lawyer (not highly competent) gave them the advice to completely shut up, so that’s the story behind not taking calls and not talking to press. He eventually felt the gravity of the situation and went to the park and offed himself. From the location of the car, the parents generally knew where the police should be looking, but the flooding interfered. Once the flooding subsided, they helped on another search and the cops found the materials and had the parents ID items.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the crazy theories, and it comes down to a seemingly simple tale.

Brian and Gabby were in an unhealthy relationship, and Brian was the primary abuser. He killed her in a fit of rage after multiple escalating instances. He did a couple of minor things to cover his tracks in WY, but he just wasn’t that smart. He drove home to FL and probably lied to his parents, who eventually figured out that something was amiss and contacted the lawyer. The lawyer (not highly competent) gave them the advice to completely shut up, so that’s the story behind not taking calls and not talking to press. He eventually felt the gravity of the situation and went to the park and offed himself. From the location of the car, the parents generally knew where the police should be looking, but the flooding interfered. Once the flooding subsided, they helped on another search and the cops found the materials and had the parents ID items.

+100. Totally agree. The narrative is actually quite simple and consistent with common sense. The masses have for some bizarre reason refused to believe the obvious and rational explanations, harping instead on some of the wildest conspiracy theories I have ever heard (and after the last five years we have experienced, that says A LOT!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We now know he was “extremely upset” and in a bad mental state when he left the house. Knowing this, the location and condition of his body, that there was never a camp fire, and the fact that he left his phone and wallet home, it seems to be a fair assumption that he didn’t leave the house to abscond from justice or hide away forever. He left to off himself. He didn’t bring a tent or supplies. He brought a notebook, which I’m going to guess he included his “story” in, and that’s pretty much seemingly it. He then went right to the park and entered an area that at the time was shoulders deep or more in water. All signs point to him killing himself that first evening - whether by bullet, alligator, overdose, hanging, or drowning. His parents knew his mental state when he left. It’s no wonder they insisted the only place they believed he would be is in the reserve. They knew he was almost surely dead and not fleeing. The fact that his lawyer called the FBI the very first night he left after Brian didn’t return is extremely telling regarding what they believed his mental state to be.

All of this seems likely accurate to me except they didn’t report him missing for at least 3 days. That is still strange to me. I can still never forgive the parents for not sounding the alarm when he returned without her and not answering her parents frantic calls and texts.

[Anonymous]

I highly doubt he was *killed* by an alligator. My brother does animal control in FL, generally alligators are afraid of people and fatal attacks are rare. Seems way, way too unlikely that of the very few fatal alligator attacks that occur, one would be him.

But it's very likely they've been snacking on him. If he committed suicide on land, they could have easily dragged his body into the water.

Also, I wouldn't rule out homicide. Same brother lives just a few minutes from where Laundrie did, and he says all the locals were extremely angry. Many people had told my brother if they ran into Laundrie, they would kill him. Could be very possible someone saw him at the park, recognized him, took justice into their own hands, and tried to hide the evidence in the water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I highly doubt he was *killed* by an alligator. My brother does animal control in FL, generally alligators are afraid of people and fatal attacks are rare. Seems way, way too unlikely that of the very few fatal alligator attacks that occur, one would be him.

But it's very likely they've been snacking on him. If he committed suicide on land, they could have easily dragged his body into the water.

Also, I wouldn't rule out homicide. Same brother lives just a few minutes from where Laundrie did, and he says all the locals were extremely angry. Many people had told my brother if they ran into Laundrie, they would kill him. Could be very possible someone saw him at the park, recognized him, took justice into their own hands, and tried to hide the evidence in the water.

Nah. He offed himself. Otherwise he would have taken more supplies into the reserve with him, and would have taken his phone and wallet. That seals the deal for me. No one planning to live leaves their phone at home these days.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who killed the guy?

Or was he bitten by a rattler?

This is what I wonder about. Petito is an Italian name, right? Maybe he made even the Mob angry and they dispatched a team to track him down and off him. Then they left his remains for the critters. Or do I read too many books?

He didn't strike me as someone who would commit suicide. Then again, what do I know.

It’s so telling that in today’s hyper cancel culture where even a perceived slight against women, blacks, gays, Hispanics, etc. is quickly taken down off this and other boards, that an insult to Italian Americans doesn’t even register. Rules for thee.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the crazy theories, and it comes down to a seemingly simple tale.

Brian and Gabby were in an unhealthy relationship, and Brian was the primary abuser. He killed her in a fit of rage after multiple escalating instances. He did a couple of minor things to cover his tracks in WY, but he just wasn’t that smart. He drove home to FL and probably lied to his parents, who eventually figured out that something was amiss and contacted the lawyer. The lawyer (not highly competent) gave them the advice to completely shut up, so that’s the story behind not taking calls and not talking to press. He eventually felt the gravity of the situation and went to the park and offed himself. From the location of the car, the parents generally knew where the police should be looking, but the flooding interfered. Once the flooding subsided, they helped on another search and the cops found the materials and had the parents ID items.

+100. Totally agree. The narrative is actually quite simple and consistent with common sense. The masses have for some bizarre reason refused to believe the obvious and rational explanations, harping instead on some of the wildest conspiracy theories I have ever heard (and after the last five years we have experienced, that says A LOT!)

Try the thread on the Gerrish-Chung family if you want wild conspiracy theories over a very simple situation....