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THE mysterious disappearance of social media star Gabby Petito caught the world’s attention in 2021. A new Netflix docuseries called American Murder Gabby Petito delves into the final days of the influencer’s life. Gabby Petito was a 22-year-old woman who went on a trip around America with her boyfriend Brian Laundrie. They planned to travel around the country for four months — but a tragic series of events unfolded.

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On July 2, 2021, the pair embarked on their travels, but before long Gabby’s family began to worry. Gabby had six younger siblings and half-siblings, and was born and raised in Blue Point, New York. She documented her life and travels on social media sites including YouTube and Instagram. Gabby and Laundrie set off on their four-month trip at the start of July 2021, and she documented their trip on her YouTube channel Nomadic Statik.

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They appeared to be having the time of their lives as they visited some of the most picturesque parts of the US. Gabby’s family stayed in touch with her until the end of August when communication suddenly stopped. Her parents began to worry and started their search for their daughter, with internet sleuths getting involved in the missing persons case. Laundrie returned to his home in Florida at the beginning of September in the van that he and Gabby had been travelling in, but he was alone.

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Before this, on August 12, 2021, a witness called the police to report that a couple, later identified as Gabby and Laundrie, were seen fighting in Utah. The caller said they saw a man slap a woman before they drove off together. Police approached the couple and body cam footage showed them both talking about the physical altercation. Gabby told the officer that she hit Laundrie first. I've lost our whole future together, every moment we could have cherished.

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The search for Gabby came to a tragic end when a body was found on September 19, 2021. Her body was found at the Spread Creek Dispersed Camping area in Wyoming which is where the Ford Transit Connect was previously seen before Laundrie drove it home. An autopsy determined that the manner of death was homicide by "blunt-force injuries to the head and neck, with manual strangulation" which occurred three to four weeks before the body was found.

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Laundrie was described as a person of interest on September 15 by police after he returned home to Florida on his own as he was the last person to have seen Gabby before she disappeared. However, just two days later his parents told police they had not seen their son since September 14. Police then announced that they were searching for the Carlton Reserve Laundrie. More than a month later, on October 20, Laundrie’s body was found in a Florida park along with a notebook and backpack.

It was confirmed on November 23 that Laundrie had taken his own life. Here we take a look at the sad events surrounding Gabby going missing:. In the notebook that was found with Laundrie’s body, a letter was found where he took responsibility for Gabby’s death. He claimed that he killed her after she injured herself in a fall in Wyoming, saying he thought it was “merciful”. He said that he loved Gabby and he apologised to "everyone who this will affect".

He ended the note by writing: "I am ending my life not because of a fear of punishment but rather because I can't stand to live another day without her. "I've lost our whole future together, every moment we could have cherished.". When Gabby was reported missing and her body had not yet been found, her family spoke out at new conferences. At one her father Joseph Petito said: "We ask you to put yourselves in our shoes.

"We haven’t been able to sleep or eat. "And our lives are falling apart.". Since Gabby's death, her mother Nichole has made several public appearances, including one on NBC's TODAY. On August 4, 2022, she revealed on the show that The Gabby Petito Foundation would be donating $100,000 to the National Domestic Violence Hotline in memory of her daughter. "We’re trying to do good for Gabby, and for everybody else," Nichole told NBC News senior national correspondent Kate Snow, via TODAY.

"Our story begins because of domestic violence tragedy, and we don’t want to see that happen to anybody else. "Every potential call that’s coming in is someone’s life, and that’s how we have to think about this. "Time is precious, lives are precious," continued Nichole. Gabby's parents sued Laundrie's parents and their attorney for pain and emotional distress — they believed the Laundries withheld information regarding Petito's death.

They have since reached a settlement where Gabby’s family received $3million. American Murder Gabby Petito dropped on Netflix on Monday, February 17, 2025. Exploring the sad story of Gabby’s disappearance and death, the docuseries is made up of three parts. The show features interviews with her loved ones, who reveal the untold story behind her tragic murder. EVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide.