Anonymous wrote:I’ve only watched the first episode (though I followed the story closely). I was really confused by the moab cops. In one part they specifically talk about how abused women go back to their abuser and end up dead and how he is in no way a battered man, and then they talk about HER going to jail? Like wtf. I’m also confused as to why they didn’t show the texts between them for that night - what convinced them to end up back together after the cops said to spend the night apart?

My guess is that as soon as Brian was dropped off at the hotel, Gabby likely called or texted him telling him that she was terrified of being alone (who could blame her?) plus didn’t like driving the van.

Brian probably told her to just join him at the hotel so she could get in a shower (bad idea the public showers) and a good nights rest in a real bed.
That way she would be safer (ironically, right?) vs. stranded somewhere alone in the van, like camped beside the road or parked in a bush….

I think the Moab police were very irresponsible.
Who (?) advises a young woman to visit a public shower venue alone?

Parents are definitely guilty of obstruction. I guess the cops just can’t be bothered.

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Anonymous wrote:Was Brian ever actually seen back in Florida? Or was this just word of mouth from his parents?

He was there, and then while she’s missing the whole family went on a cute lil camping trip. He murdered her, drove her van back to Florida and tried to lay low.

I’ll add, he murdered her, immediately called mommy and daddy to get a lawyer to fix it, and then drove her van home.

The parents then lied to the police I’m telling them he flew home, only for them to find the van parked outside, but I guess no one cares about lying to the police, and then yes, refused to answer any questions and immediately referred police to their attorney. Then went camping.

And let gabbys family go through the hell of not knowing what happened, not knowing where she was, and having to find her body laying out in the wilderness after six weeks.

They also wasted a ton of police resources because at one point the search was way more extensive than it needed to be. I guess I still don’t understand why that is not illegal but apparently it is not.

It looks like there was a civil suit later and the petito family sued for wrongful death and they settled out of court so it seems like they did have to answer some questions, eventually.

Anonymous wrote:Was Brian ever actually seen back in Florida? Or was this just word of mouth from his parents?

He was there, and then while she’s missing the whole family went on a cute lil camping trip. He murdered her, drove her van back to Florida and tried to lay low.

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Anonymous wrote:Was Brian ever actually seen back in Florida? Or was this just word of mouth from his parents?

I think he went to his parents house in Florida, with gabbys van! And then when things started getting public, he snuck out of their house to escape. They are vile.

Correct. The parents said he was at their house, but would not talk to the police. I mean, that could have been a cover -- he could have been somewhere else -- but he was believed to be there.

Anonymous wrote:Was Brian ever actually seen back in Florida? Or was this just word of mouth from his parents?

I think he went to his parents house in Florida, with gabbys van! And then when things started getting public, he snuck out of their house to escape. They are vile.

Was Brian ever actually seen back in Florida? Or was this just word of mouth from his parents?

His parents are pieces of shit

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Anonymous wrote:The cop thing was extremely odd because she is so sweet, shy and pretty looking, and going by gender stereotypes and misogyny, the average man would have wanted to protect her. It makes no sense.

The cops were trying to do the right thing and not just assume the man did it. I'm disgusted by 99% of these posts. The cops in that interaction knew that she was the aggressor and did the right thing. They shouldn't base their decisions on how cute and sweet someone is and you all know it.

You all are so hung up on how pretty, shy, small, sweet, white etc she is. That's where your sense of injustice comes from. She put her hands on him. No woman has any right to put their hands on another person.

And there were witnesses who did not know any of these people yet called the police because he was putting his hands on her. Does she not have a right to defend herself? The cops should try to not make assumptions and look for the full story, but they were clearly ignoring the most likely scenario.

But she said SHE was the aggressor. She had no slap marks on her--and she was very fair--if he had hit her it would have shown up on her skin very quickly.

The cops point out marks on her face and her arm while she’s in the back of the cop suv. Gtfoh with your made up red pill garbage.

Gabby was tiny too. The cops even say, do we really think this 110 pound girl is a threat to him?

I don’t understand why they saw the marks on his face and deemed her the abuser, when they also saw marks on her face and shoulder. I think it’s pretty clear they both were hitting each other, but overwhelmingly in these situations it’s the woman who ends up dead. Like statistically not even close.

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Anonymous wrote:The cop thing was extremely odd because she is so sweet, shy and pretty looking, and going by gender stereotypes and misogyny, the average man would have wanted to protect her. It makes no sense.

The cops were trying to do the right thing and not just assume the man did it. I'm disgusted by 99% of these posts. The cops in that interaction knew that she was the aggressor and did the right thing. They shouldn't base their decisions on how cute and sweet someone is and you all know it.

You all are so hung up on how pretty, shy, small, sweet, white etc she is. That's where your sense of injustice comes from. She put her hands on him. No woman has any right to put their hands on another person.

⬆️ She seemed to be having a major manic episode. AND she admitted to the police she was the aggressor. BL was restraining her from attacking him. Her mania may have been going on for days. He was probably restraining her when he placed her in a chokehold and she died near the creek bed.

It seems like Gabby might have been bipolar maybe undiagnosed. It's more common among artistic temperament people are.

All the people in the doc saying BL was weird, BL was strange... it's just confirmation bias--he came across to me as a sensitive shy guy who had bitten off more than he could chew with Gabby. Not saying she deserved any of this--mental illness is no ones fault--but I think she just got crazy violent with him at the end and he snapped.

Wow. I am shocked someone would write this garbage. You sound like an abuser yourself. He “placed her” in a chokehold for his own safety? You’ve got the be f-ing kidding me.

Choke hold with blunt force trauma!!

“ On September 19, Petito's remains were found in Wyoming's Bridger–Teton National Forest. An autopsy found that she was killed by blunt-force injuries to her head and neck and manual strangulation. ”

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Anonymous wrote:The cop thing was extremely odd because she is so sweet, shy and pretty looking, and going by gender stereotypes and misogyny, the average man would have wanted to protect her. It makes no sense.

The cops were trying to do the right thing and not just assume the man did it. I'm disgusted by 99% of these posts. The cops in that interaction knew that she was the aggressor and did the right thing. They shouldn't base their decisions on how cute and sweet someone is and you all know it.

You all are so hung up on how pretty, shy, small, sweet, white etc she is. That's where your sense of injustice comes from. She put her hands on him. No woman has any right to put their hands on another person.

And there were witnesses who did not know any of these people yet called the police because he was putting his hands on her. Does she not have a right to defend herself? The cops should try to not make assumptions and look for the full story, but they were clearly ignoring the most likely scenario.

But she said SHE was the aggressor. She had no slap marks on her--and she was very fair--if he had hit her it would have shown up on her skin very quickly.

The cops point out marks on her face and her arm while she’s in the back of the cop suv. Gtfoh with your made up red pill garbage.

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Anonymous wrote:The cop thing was extremely odd because she is so sweet, shy and pretty looking, and going by gender stereotypes and misogyny, the average man would have wanted to protect her. It makes no sense.

The cops were trying to do the right thing and not just assume the man did it. I'm disgusted by 99% of these posts. The cops in that interaction knew that she was the aggressor and did the right thing. They shouldn't base their decisions on how cute and sweet someone is and you all know it.

You all are so hung up on how pretty, shy, small, sweet, white etc she is. That's where your sense of injustice comes from. She put her hands on him. No woman has any right to put their hands on another person.

⬆️ She seemed to be having a major manic episode. AND she admitted to the police she was the aggressor. BL was restraining her from attacking him. Her mania may have been going on for days. He was probably restraining her when he placed her in a chokehold and she died near the creek bed.

It seems like Gabby might have been bipolar maybe undiagnosed. It's more common among artistic temperament people are.

All the people in the doc saying BL was weird, BL was strange... it's just confirmation bias--he came across to me as a sensitive shy guy who had bitten off more than he could chew with Gabby. Not saying she deserved any of this--mental illness is no ones fault--but I think she just got crazy violent with him at the end and he snapped.

Wow. I am shocked someone would write this garbage. You sound like an abuser yourself. He “placed her” in a chokehold for his own safety? You’ve got the be f-ing kidding me.

I’ve only watched the first episode (though I followed the story closely). I was really confused by the moab cops. In one part they specifically talk about how abused women go back to their abuser and end up dead and how he is in no way a battered man, and then they talk about HER going to jail? Like wtf. I’m also confused as to why they didn’t show the texts between them for that night - what convinced them to end up back together after the cops said to spend the night apart?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m really unclear why parents of Brian were not charged with obstruction of justice.

Also not clear why if the FBI was involved he was allowed to just walk out of the house to go camping?

And actually how the protesters sitting outside the house didn’t see him leave.

He saved the government millions of dollars by offing himself. And at least he did it isolated in a park rather than in his parents home.

Does anyone think Gabby’s parents could be sued for wrongful death for causing, or contributing to, his suicide, since they brought to much publicity to the case?

What? They did not go to the police for a full two weeks after Gabby died. Investigators were able to determine the night that she died based on the autopsy. Because Brian took her phone and was texting people and then said she was out of service, her parents were worried, but did not contact the police till a full two weeks after. How are they in any way responsible for her death.

Oh, you mean Brian. Well a couple thoughts. First it was not their fault that so much attention was brought to this case. As others have pointed out, we are obsessed with pretty young white women going missing. The national media picked up the story. Yes, they printed head shots and went to the media, but so have many parents of people of color and they don’t get picked up. So it’s the media’s fault for bringing attention, not her parents.

Second, I think his parents are set to lay low, and they are probably relieved they did not get into more trouble. As people have pointed out, it doesn’t look like they broke the law, but I don’t think they want any more publicity given they basically found out he had killed this girl within hours of him killing her, and they did not cooperate with the investigation, ever.

There is no question if they had done the right thing, Gabby would not have laid out in the elements for weeks. People have a real problem with that. Again, it doesn’t look like they did anything illegal, but they are pretty much hated and went into hiding, and I didn’t think they want the publicity of a court case like this.

Finally, it seems like it would be impossible to pinpoint his death to Gabby’s parents. What about the dozens and dozens of people who protested outside his house for weeks? Or the thousands of people who no doubt sent him death threats, and said awful things about him on podcast, videos, TikTok, etc.

He was getting a lot of pressure from a lot of people, and rightly so.