Gabby Petito’s chilling ‘final screams and gasps of pain’ revealed by Brian Laundrie in his notebook confession
GABBY Petito's final moments according to Brian Laundrie's chilling notebook confession saw the vlogger "gasping in pain".
Laundrie's journal was recovered by the FBI from the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park on October 20, 2021, along with his skeletal remains.
According to a photograph from the journal, Laundrie claimed that Gabby Petito was dealing with some sort of injury and would "wake in pain".
He wrote: "Rushing back to our car trying to cross the streams of spread creek before it got too dark to see, to [sic] cold.
"I hear a splash and a scream. I could barely see, I couldn’t find her for a moment, shouted her name.
"I found her breathing heavily gasping my name, she was freezing cold."
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He added: "The temperature had dropped to freezing and she was soaking wet.
"I carried her as far as I could down the stream towards the car, stumbling exhausted in shock, when my knees buckled and knew I couldn’t safely carry her.
"I started a fire and spooned her as close to the heat, she was so thin, had already been freezing too long.
"When I pulled Gabby out of the water she couldn’t tell me what hurt. She had a small bump on her forehead that eventually got larger.
"Her feet hurt, her wrist hurt but she was freezing, shaking violently, while carrying her she continually made sounds of pain, laying next to her she said little lapsing between violent shakes, gasping in pain, begging for an end to her pain.
"She would fall asleep and I would shake her awake fearing she shouldn’t close her eyes if she had a concussion. She would wake in pain start the whole painful cycle again while furious that I was the one waking her."
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Gabby was reported missing by her parents on September 11 after they failed to reach her or Brian and his family; her body was found on September 19 in Grand Teton National Park.
Brian, 23, then disappeared on September 13 but was not reported missing by his parents until days later.
A warrant was then issued for his arrest on September 23; his remains were found on October 21.
GABBY'S PARENTS IN COURT
News of Brian's journal comes days after Gabby's parents, Joe and Nichole, faced off with the Laundrie family's lawyer, Steven Bertolino, in a Sarasota County, Florida court.
The Petito family had sued Chris and Roberta Laundrie for allegedly withholding information about their daughter's death.
The Laundries family lawyer filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
They claimed the Laundries knew that their son killed Gabby and knew where her body was located but remained quiet and allegedly prepared to get Brian out of the country.
Both of Gabby's parents were in the courtroom while the Laundrie family and their lawyer Bertolino weren't present.
The lawyers squared off and presented their arguments about whether the lawsuit should be dismissed or not.
Laundrie's family attorney Matthew Luca said in court that they had a right to remain silent.
He was challenged by Judge Hunter Carroll, who's presiding over the case, if Bertolino's lone comment about hoping Gabby and her family are reunited was made on behalf of Brian's family.
COURT RULING
Gabby's family's lawyer Patrick Reilly said their silence - and Bertolino's lone comment - while allegedly knowing Gabby was dead provided false hope and invoked emotional distress.
Carroll will weigh the two sides and is expected to make a final ruling in two weeks.
After the hearing, Reilly addressed the media with a rhetorical question: What crime did Brian Laundrie or the Laundrie family commit?
While Gabby was missing, he said they weren't under investigation or considered suspects.
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At that time, no one knew a crime happened, Reilly said, so there was no need for any of the Laundries to remain silent.
Luca - who represents the Laundrie family - didn't publicly address the media after the hearing.
Gabby Petito timeline
Gabby Petito, 22, was last seen on August 24, leaving a hotel in Utah. Here is a timeline of Gabby Petito's disappearance:
- June 2021 - Gabby Petito and her fiancé Brian Laundrie set off on a cross-country trip across the US.
- July 4 - Gabby posts photos of herself barefoot in Gove County, Kansas.
- July 8 - Gabby posts photos of herself at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado.
- July 18 - Gabby and Brian post photos of themselves at Utah's Zion National Park.
- August 12 - Body camera footage was released in September showing an encounter Brian and Gabby had with police in Utah. Police confirmed that no significant injuries were reported.
- August 19 - Gabby and Brian post a video on their YouTube channel chronicling their trip.
- August 24 - Gabby is spotted leaving a hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- August 25 - Gabby Facetimes her mom, Nichole Schmidt, for the final time. In a later police report, Schmidt said her conversations with her daughter revealed "more and more tension" between her and Brian.
- August 25 - Gabby also posts her last Instagram. No location is given.
- August 27 - Gabby is seen for what's believed to be the final time. Witnesses claim they saw Brian in an explosive argument with staff at a restaurant in Jackson Hole, leaving Gabby in tears.
- August 27 - Four hours later, travel bloggers driving through Grand Teton National Park drive past the couple's van "abandoned" on a dirt road.
- September 1 - Brian returns home to Florida without Gabby.
- September 11 - Gabby's parents report her missing to Suffolk County police.
- September 14 - Brian's family issues a statement saying he has retained an attorney and will not be cooperating with investigators.
- September 14 - Brian is allegedly last seen by his family. He reportedly told them he was going hiking in Cartlon Reserve but failed to return.
- September 15 - Florida's North Port police announce Brian is a person of interest in the case. He is not charged with any crime.
- September 16 - Utah police release body camera footage of the police encounter with Brian and Gabby.
- September 17 - Brian's parents say they have not seen their son in a couple of days and report him missing.
- September 18 - Police announce they were searching Carlton Reserve in Florida for Brian. Police announce they have not found anything.
- September 19 - Authorities in Wyoming say they found a body in Grand Teton National Park. The FBI announces the body was believed to be Gabby's but a full forensic identification needs to be completed first to confirm.
- September 20 - Police execute a search warrant on Laundrie's home, seizing his silver Mustang and a hard drive that may contain "evidence relevant to proving that a felony has been committed."
- September 21 - Officials announce they will be conducting an autopsy on the remains found in Wyoming to confirm whether or not they belong to Gabby. Police also resumed their search for Laundrie, this time on the Venice side of Carlton Reserve.
- September 21 - The FBI announced the body found in Wyoming was identified as Gabby's. The cause of death was not yet revealed.
- September 21 - The Teton County Coroner's office said Gabby's official cause of death was still pending but the initial manner of death is homicide.
- September 22 - Police continue to scour Carlton Reserve for a trace of Laundrie but yield no leads. A specialist dive team is called in to assist with the hunt.
- September 23 - Officials announced a federal arrest warrant for Brian was issued.
- September 26 - Gabby's funeral was held on Long Island, New York.
- October 12: Gabby's autopsy results were made public. Teton County Coroner Dr Brent Blue confirmed Gabby died by strangulation.
- October 20: Laundrie's personal items were found at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park. A medical examiner was called to the scene.
- October 21: The FBI confirmed the remains found have been identified as Laundrie's.
- November 23: Laundrie's autopsy reveals he died from a gunshot wound to the head.
