A Sad End To A Search

The New York Post reported yesterday that remains believed to be the body of Gabby Petito have been found in Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming. Gabby Petito had been on a cross-country trip with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie. The cause of her death has not yet been determined. Brian Laundrie is a person of interest in the case.

The article reports:

North Port police also took to Twitter, expressing remorse.

“Saddened and heartbroken to learn that Gabby has been found deceased,” the department tweeted. “Our focus from the start, along with the FBI, and national partners, has been to bring her home.

“We will continue to work with the FBI in the search for more answers.”

Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue confirmed earlier Sunday that authorities had discovered a body at Bridger-Teton National Forest, where FBI, National Parks and local law enforcement officials have been searching for Petito since last week.

Petito, 22, went missing late last month while on a cross-country trip with Laundrie — who returned home without her on Sept. 1.

…Petito’s mother, Nichole Schmidt, reported her daughter missing to Suffolk County police on Sept. 11, and several days later, Laundrie was identified as a person of interest in the case.

Laundrie lawyered up and refused to talk to police before he too disappeared last week, prompting a massive search of the 25,000-acre Carlton Reserve near his parents’ home in North Port.

I realize that in saying this, I will appear very old-fashioned, but ladies, don’t take trips with boyfriends–wait until you can take a trip with your husband. This is truly a tragic chain of events.