In the case of the murder of Gabe Pettito, many questions remain unanswered. After identifying the body parts of her boyfriend, Brian Laundry, the police have now admitted an error in the investigation.
Florida investigators admitted there was a mistake in the Gabi Pettito case. One day in September, Northport police spokesman Josh Taylor, a local TV station, said Pettito’s boyfriend was apparently mistaken for his mother.
Pettito, 22, was reported missing on 11 September. Then the friend’s parents’ home in Florida, where the couple lived, was monitored by police. Soon after, Petitto’s boyfriend Brian Laundry also disappeared.
The 23-year-old drove away in his car shortly after the young woman was reported missing. Police initially assumed that the young man returned to his parents’ home two days later.
Her boyfriend is confused with his mother
“I think his mother was wearing a baseball cap,” said Taylor, now a police spokesman. Both were in a similar position. When the person in the baseball cap got out of the car, they thought he was a friend of Pettito’s. “No situation is perfect,” Taylor said.
Pettito did not return from a trip to the States with her boyfriend that summer. After an extensive search, Pettito’s body was finally found in September in Wyoming. The couple traveled there as part of their trip to the United States. According to the medical examiner, the young woman was strangled.
Last week, her boyfriend’s body parts were finally discovered in a Florida nature reserve. In the case, he was considered the person interested in the investigation.
More contradictory information in the case
There has recently been conflicting information about when Petitto’s friend’s parents reported the loss of their son. Police originally reported that parents reported police only days after the 23-year-old went missing. The family lawyer said he called the police a few days ago on behalf of the family.
The case has received US and international attention. The couple shared many photos and videos of their trip on social networks.
