Suspected human remains found at site of Brian Laundrie manhunt
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Authorities are investigating whether the remains belong to Brian Laundrie.
The 22-year-old was reported missing — and later found dead — after her fiancé returned home from a cross-country road trip without her.
A coroner has determined Gabby Petito was strangled to death. The 22-year-old's body was found in Wyoming last month. She had been on a cross-country trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, who remains the only person of interest in her murder. Forensic pathologist Dr. Priya Banerjee joined CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
A Wyoming coroner says Gabby Petito died by strangulation. The news comes as authorities continue to search for her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, who was traveling with her before she died.
A coroner announced that Gabby Petito was strangled to death and died several weeks before her body was found. Her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, is the only person of interest in the case. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Authorities are still looking for the missing 23-year-old.
Laundrie flew back to Florida shortly after he and Petito were stopped by police over a domestic dispute and returned to Utah a few days later.
The future of the Violence Against Women act is hanging in the balance of the Senate as lawmakers debate reauthorizing the legislation. The bill, initially passed in 1994, is designed to address crimes often committed against women, like domestic abuse. The current bill would expand victim services and also strengthen protections for the LGBTQ+ community as well as Native Americans. Valenda Morigeau, whose niece is a Native woman and has been missing for more than three years, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
Brian Laundrie flew to his parents' home in Florida days before Gabby Petito was last seen. The search for him is ongoing.
People of color are more often reported missing, but their disappearances typically get less attention.
The media frenzy surrounding the death of Gabby Petito has renewed conversation about the racial disparities in coverage of missing persons cases. Research suggests that young, white victims get more media attention than minorities and people of color. Michelle Jeanis, assistant professor of criminal justice at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, joins Anne-Marie Green on CBSN AM to discuss so-called "missing white woman syndrome."
Gabby Petito's disappearance and death have sparked conversation about domestic violence and abuse in relationships. Dr. Daniel Bober, a psychiatrist, spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about his takeaways from the events of the Petito case, how social media plays a role in abusive relationships and what warning signs to look for.
Authorities in Wyoming said they recovered a body that fits the description of a 46-year-old Texas man who has been missing for over a month.
The family of Gabby Petito and their attorney, Richard Stafford, spoke Tuesday about the case, two days after they held a public memorial service for the young woman whose disappearance and death made headlines nationwide. They asked Brian Laundrie, her fiancé who is a person of interest in the case, to turn himself in.
The 22-year-old was reported missing and later found dead after Laundrie, 23, returned home to Florida from a cross-country road trip without her.
Laundrie remains at large.
Family and friends gathered for a memorial service for Gabby Petito on Sunday. The whereabouts of her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, remain unknown. Tom Hanson reports.
According to the Department of Justice, studies indicate the murder rate for Indigenous women is ten times higher than the national average. Still, the cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women rarely garner attention across the U.S. Connie Walker, investigative journalist and host of the podcast “Stolen: The Search for Jermain,” joined CBSN to discuss the ongoing crisis.
"48 Hours" goes inside the disappearance of Gabby Petito and the hunt for Brian Laundrie. CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan reports Saturday, September 25 at 10/9c on CBS and Paramount+.
Daniel Robinson went missing in Arizona on June 23. His family is leading search efforts for the 24-year-old geologist. David Robinson, Daniel's father, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with the latest on the search for his son.
Law enforcement said it is scaling back its search for Gabby Petito's fiancé, Brian Laundrie, who has been indicted for allegedly using Petito's debit card after her death.
Gabby Petito documented her road trip cross-country with her fiance before she was reported missing on September 11th. Now her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, is a person of interest in the case. CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan joins CBSN with the latest for "48 Hours." Watch "What Happened to Gabby Petito?" Saturday at 10/9c on CBS and Paramount+.
Investigators continue to search for Laundrie.
The search has been focused in the Carlton Reserve, a 25,000-acre area with hiking trails, swampy terrain and tough-to-reach places.
Investigators continue their search for Gabby Petito's fiancé, Brian Laundrie, as they hunt for answers following her death. Reporter Sydney Persing joined CBSN with an update from the Carlton Reserve in Florida, where law enforcement is focusing search efforts.