Gabby Petito parents’ attorney makes shocking claim about ‘offer’ from Brian Laundrie’s mom after vlogger’s death
THE attorney representing the parents of Gabby Petito claims that the mother of Brian Laundrie offered to lend him a shovel after the vlogger’s death in Wyoming.
However, the Laundrie family’s legal team says the exchange happened before the young couple left for their cross-country road trip.
Pat Reilly, the Petito family attorney, reached out to Matt Luka, who represents the Laundries, in a letter on December 5 regarding documents that Brian’s parents should hand over in a civil lawsuit, reported Fox News Digital.
The letters between the two attorneys became public record after Reilly used them as an exhibit in a December 20 court filing.
“This request certainly would also include the note that Roberta Laundrie wrote to Brian Laundrie, [in] which she offered to bring a shovel to help bury the body,” Reilly wrote.
“The note was released to the custody of Mr. Bertolino on Friday, June 24, 2022, by the FBI.”
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That was the day when the Laundries’ longtime attorney, Steve Bertolino, and Reilly met with the FBI in Tampa.
Several items were released to Bertolino by investigators, including Brian’s handwritten confession, which was found near his remains at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park - only 10 minutes away from his parent’s Northport home.
Both lawyers said that other documents were handed over, including what Reilly described as a letter titled “burn after reading.”
“I don't feel comfortable summarizing the letter,” Reilly told Fox News Digital at the time.
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“The content is very specific and best read when available. If my belief as to the time it was written is accurate, it shows that at least Roberta Laundrie knew of Gabby's murder before Gabby's body was located. The rest of the notebook contained letters to his family.”
The letter Roberta Laundrie wrote was undated, he said but “the content of the letter seems to indicate that it was written after Gabby’s death.”
However, Bertolino maintains that the letter was written long before Gabby’s death.
“Attorney Reilly and his clients are entitled to allege what they want in court filings, but their allegations are not based on fact but on conjecture only,” he said.
“The letter in question was written prior to Brian and Gabby leaving Florida and has nothing to do with this case.”
He claimed Reilly was attempting to “further sensationalize” the case and “taking unrelated comments out of context.”
HEARTBREAKING HOLIDAY
Gabb'y dad Joseph Petito shared a photo of Gabby early on Christmas morning.
"#MerryChristmas from our family to yours. #TogetherWeCan #JustBeANicerPerson," he captioned the photo.
The photo was commented on dozens of times with well-wishers.
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"Been thinking of you all, all day. Merriest Christmas to you all & to your very own guardian angel in the skies above," one person wrote.
"Wishing your family a Merry Christmas, my thoughts and prayers are with you all as another holiday passes without your beautiful daughter Gabby!," another wrote.