Roberta Laundrie breaks her silence, Petito attorney responds to
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- ROBERTA LAUNDRIE BREAKS SILENCE: For the first time in the Gabby Petito story, Brian Laundrie's mother is sharing details about how her relationship with her son was "strained" and "difficult" in the months before Brian and Gabby's cross-country roadtrip. Story: bit.ly/3INu8de
Nothing should be private when there is a murder.
Agreed! Who did this woman think she is? Her sick/woman beating son was a murderer. The mother should be charged too & she has no right to keep her creepy/odd note private
Hopefully will come out in court case
You can't say that until you or someone you love have been put in a situation like this but I do feel like seeing both parents lost a child they could of at the very least had a phone call or met up in private to talk!
Agreed!
@@cbgthegoodkid6425 losing a love one doesn't justify murder/being accessory to murder. NOTHING gives one that licence - grief and maternal love included.
Roberta and her husband should be in prison for accessory to murder after the fact.
They shut out the world and would not help anyone find Gabby , a girl that lived with them. They withheld knowledge! The Laundries are criminals,
You're sick in the head. Move to China if this how you think.
And several other crimes. They deserve life in prison.
Yep. ASAP !!
From mosesandrooth law firm:
FLORIDA RELATED PERSON EXEMPTION
Under Florida law, a spouse, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother or sister, or a person otherwise related by blood or marriage to the principal actor cannot be charged with aiding and abetting under most circumstances. However, extended family members could face charges, including aunts, uncles, or cousins.
What is the rationale behind the related person or family exemption? The reasoning is that it is unrealistic to expect family members to turn in their spouse, child, parent, etc. The duty to one’s family will often outweigh any responsibility a person might feel toward their moral or legal obligations. As a result of these public policy concerns, the Florida legislature has carved out this exemption to aiding and abetting.
Exception To The Exemption
There is an important caveat to the exemption. If the crime involves child neglect, child abuse, or results in the death of a child, the related person exemption does not apply. Any family member, regardless of whether they are immediate or not, can be charged.
Laundrie's parents are Unfrickinbelievable
And their apple didn't fall far from the tree.
They're evil!!!
@@pamelahicks517 Yes! The bad apple son did not fall far from the tree
She's just as coldhearted as her son..
He learned it from her most likely.
Roberta is 100% guilty of being willing to aid and abet Brian in getting rid of Gabby's body. She is nothing short of a pathetic, disgusting individual!!! :(
If you know something the rest of us don't, then you should contact the Petito's about it, otherwise you could be sued for liable, so just be careful.
Why was he never brought in for questioning? Why was Brian treated differently than any other suspect? I would love to know...
@@deirdrepasko9965only if not true and everyone knows it is do they have yo prove its not its worth being sued for
@@deirdrepasko9965 stfu and stop trying to control an opinion from being expressed, ROBERTA! one that we will all see is the truth real soon.
@@Midnightcrimefiles Cause the dirty Laundries have connections to LE. Special treatment.
Her response makes no sense. That woman is strange. Who sends their kid a letter like that? You don’t tell someone you’ll help bury a body. Put her on the stand! She’s got some explaining to do.
Yes and she should be charged with accessory to the fact
She Aided and abetted ..tried
To help.
Don't care how she was trying
To help her son....he killed
His girlfriend..awful.
@@carole4119
False
No one killed Gabby Petito !!! She died of suffocation !!! Suffocated from a lung burn !!
@@NataliA-sj1gf Absolutely not true. It didn’t have anything to do with her lung. She died from strangulation and a blow to the head. The autopsy report proves it. Brian killed her and lied in his suicide note to cover it up.
@@robinflood7334 I declare again. that Gabby Petito died of asphyxiation!!! I read the translation of Brian's note --- I think it's a fake!!! Gabby is not cold!!! She had a burn of the whole body, if she was lightly dressed, as a result, she died from a burn of the respiratory tract !!!
IF I was to believe that she wrote the letter and gave it to Brian before their trip, it would only lead me to believe that the murder of Gabby was premeditated. Why else would she be telling him "I'd help you bury a body". And in a profession of love, somebody may say I'd die for you, but that phrasing of helping to bury a body just doesn't seem to come naturally to most.
My exact thoughts.
Did she give it to him before the trip, or when he flew home and emptied the storage unit. That was after the Moab fight. What did he tell his Mommy?
I wish brian killed his mom instead of gabby. Rip
Exactly!
I am very interested in that letter. Can't wait to read it. I'm so glad the Petitos are making them accountable. I can't believe the law wouldn't.
They didn't break any laws.
This latest story just shows that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. May Gabby's family get justice from the atrocious Laundries.
Yes.Just like Akex Murdaugh's family.They are all corrupted.
"atrocious" is a good word for them
Gabby was such a terrible whiner that she know he would have to shut her up sooner or later
@Fred Carter What?
@@fredcarter2894 My ex-husband was a terrible whiner and I divorced him. He is still very much alive with wife number 3.
Whether they knew or not in this moment doesn’t matter as much as their immeasurable silence and indifference towards the Petito family. The Laundries are protective of themselves and can write an eloquent explanation to the public extrapolating some details in defense of themselves, but offered emptiness to the Petitos. They are missing the point. Reconcile your wrongs with those that matter, particularly the parents of the daughter who died at the hands of your son. Don’t try to improve what strangers think of you.
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Brian is a product of his parents. Self-centered & egotistical!
Exactly! Well said ⚘️
Right. The public already knows they don't want them as friends or neighbors.
I had a son and really asked myself what would I do if I had been in that situation? and I can honestly say I would turn him in in a heartbeat! Sure it wouldn't be easy but knowing Gabby's parents were left wondering where their daughter is imagining wild animals feasting on her remains would be more disturbing than turning my son in . The Laundries showed nothing but selfishness from day 1 even literally running to the bank once his death certificate was issued showed the selfish nature these people are.
I have 2 adult sons. No question I would turn them in.
The parents have shown how he ended up a remorseless killer
Thank you...too many parents are like the Laundries and that's just wrong.
Same, I would still be a mother to my son and support him where I can. But he has to face the music.
I could never live with myself protecting my child or look at my child the same way, knowing he/she murdered someone.
I know in my heart, I would not turn my son in. But there is no way that I would ever cover up or help him in any way and my son knows that about me, he understood from day dot about right and wrong.
I think it is an evil person who helps their children disobey the law and brings them up knowing that a parent will cover up evil things they have done to protect them against the consequences of their own actions.
If my children ever did anything wrong, they always know they have to face the consequences no matter what. So live a good life and there is no reason for this question to ever cross your door.
I believe that Brians parents need jail time because of their involvement in Gabby's loss
My best friend and I used to joke and many do, if they call and say bring a shovel, no questions asked, will be there. This letter really doesn't bother me. What bothers me and pisses me off is how they did not help Gabby's parents. My son travels all over, rock climber. If he came home without his girlfriend, he might fool me at first, but if her parents called, I would be all over his ass. It might break my heart knowing I am about to lose my son to prison, but it would not override justice for a young lady. Lastly, my son and I still write letters. He is 27. Sometimes he is in areas with no service, and he will run into someone and say, hey, can you mail this for me. I don't know if he has, but I have saved every letter he has ever written to me.
Yeah... but look at the outcome. That is no joking or coincidence. Forgive me for saying, but if you believe that, then you are extremely naive. No way, no, how would I personally EVER believe this is a coincidence. I don't believe most would.
This should absolutely go in front of a jury, and Roberta should absolutely be made to take the stand and answer questions regarding this suspicious letter. She should have to explain this letter for not only the prosecution but also for the defense, for herself.
You sound like a really good Mom. And I agree with you about the Mom. I would be on that asap and if her parents called, I'd be all over my kid until I got to the bottom of it. But, my son would never do something like this. His parents could be psychopaths for all we know. It was sick, how they turned their backs on her family! Like she meant nothing to them, after her moving with them, from up north, to Florida, and living with them? I will never understand how cruel and heartless they were to Gabby's parents. And for all the world to see! They couldn't even save face for the public and ACT human? They were in complete agony! The whole thing was so bazaar. I'm sure they told him to sort it out for himself, and he made the choice he did. I doubt it was attempt to save his family's honor or anything. But who knows what these sub humans were thinking when all this was going on. Pure craziness.
I agree, I could never live with myself or the knowledge that my child or any loved one has murdered someone in cold blood, and I hid it. I would be so creep out.
@@jomama5186My son would never murder anyone and neither would he ever physically or mentally abuse anyone , let alone a “ loved” one . If my son had turned out to be an outlier then I would not help .
Sure it was said by many as a running joke. But saying, there is agreement if the joke. In writing not . If I wrote it in a letter I would say just kidding. It's for in case if a fire, camp regulations. Stay safe. Not all this other stuff
All Roberta did was defend herself... still has not shown any remorse for the loss of Gabby's life at the hand of her son.... it's disgusting! I hope they get that letter!
Some people are very private though (like myself) and especially after all the hate they received, I wouldn't want to speak in public. I can promise you it wouldn't have changed anyone's opinion. I also don't think there was a good relationship between the Laundrie parents and Gabby, so that may have something to do with it also.
Yeah not even one comment about Gabbie EVER, that’s effin weird and makes her look really bad.
No where is it written that a parent has to like the partner choice their child makes. I don't think BL's parents liked Gabby. They may have seen something in her that all those that loved her are to afraid to admitt. They tollerated her for thier son only, and there is nothing wrong in that.
@@Ita.PaperwhiteI'm very private also but, I would have at least made a statement regarding Gabby and her loss of life at the hands of my child if it was me. It may have been through my attorney but, I would have said something.n
Some people do not respond well in front of cameras. We have no idea Roberta's thoughts on Gabby because of it. What difference does it make anyway? People such as yourself, already hate them, I don't blame the Laundries for staying away from the cameras.
Roberta Laundrie imo seems like she is a very cold woman, I get the feeling that she never really accepted Gabby into her home or her life and only did so for her son. A letter written like that, regardless if she wrote it before or after their trip says a lot about her and obviously how she really could of cared less about Gabby. Every time I see Gabby’s mother in court my heart breaks for her.
A very cold jealous woman
A woman who raised a murderer. The apple never falls far from the tree.
@@malinoislife856 YEP. Jealous of the girl that “stole” her little (bitch) boy.
Gabby looked so much like her mom.
@@girlloveshemp642 No, he PROBABLY learned how to abuse from dear old daddy. See Lundy Bancroft. That's where they get it from.
I'll bet he's abusing HER, too.
There's no way they didn't know Gabby was murdered. When do you not speak to a missing-persons parents? Why would you get a lawyer for your son immediately?
The line about when the FBI had it does not prove when she gave it to her son. And then she gave it ahead of time all approves it premeditated murder.
Meanwhile Gabbys mother is imagining wild animal's feasting on Gabby's body! Son or no son you are the reason he has the lack of morals to kill in the first place!
V x. ,,
I doubt they had details, or even confirmation, but I bet they were suspicious. Sons don’t tend to detail their wrongdoings to their mother. They will be evasive and minimize their involvement and use words like mistakes.
Getting my son to give a full detailed confession of anything he did wrong is like pulling teeth. He’s more likely to be hyperbolic than detailed. To his mother, it’s always some poor me watered down version where he leaves out the bad parts.
According to this, if the letter was given before he and Gabby left, his mother told him to make a decision between the 2 of them, he shows signs of mental issues due to beating on Gabby, my opinion, his mother gave him the mindset to kill that girl, cause your mommies boy! Most men or women that kill has had a traumatic life with a sick perverted family member! His mom is very sick, mentally she needs to be put away, along with chris for not speaking up... he's probably a battered husband 🤭🤭.. sick individuals I say.
Agreed x1000!!! 💡🎯
Well now we know why Brian was a messed up narcissist! His mother!! It makes me question how many people has she killed and buried that no one knows about👀🫣 because apparently she has no remorse of bury a body
@Kath ❤
No, let's be clear, abuse is learned from the FATHER. See Lundy Bancroft
I'm thinking she had a aexual relationship with her son from a young age and wanted Gabby gone. I'm betting she convinced her son to murder Gabby and was fully expecting him to hide out until the dust settled.
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Untrue, abuse is learned from either parent, or rarely by both..There are many domineering narcassistic psychopath women out there. Read some books on narcassistic mothers, real eye openers for those who haven't experienced it..
Bryan’s mother reminds me of the Colorado killer Watts. The mother of watts disliked Shanann she didn’t even go to the wedding.
Except for Shannon was proved to be a b****. That. She deserve to die but I understand why he did it. But why the little girls. Watched the documentary and no longer feel sorry for her. Just for her daughters. Even a friend said she was a b****overbearing, Manipulative, control freak.
These are the "golden child" to the narcissistic parents, hence why they come out narcissistic sociopaths, thinking they can do no wrong and get away with murder.
From the information presented to the public, Brian seemed to have 2 very controlling women in his life. But one seemed intent on winning and keeping her " baby boy" home and for herself. It's something akin to a jealous other woman rivalry. It was not normal.
Gabby wanted a happy relationship independent of all of them. Imo Instead, she was treated like the enemy.
Why?
I think Brian was already damaged long before he met poor Gabby from the way he treated her, and then, left her in the wilderness all alone.
Basically, he also then just went home to mama.
I believe he told them everything, too.
How could Gabby have ever had a healthy relationship with him when his parents meddled in their lives every step of the way?
Why?
Maybe said mother felt she had to be this way because she knew intuitively and from experience how disturbed and sick he was? But to blame and demonize someone else is only negligence and denial of the truth. Gabby did not force him to, as he termed it " end her life."
The obvious question is was he pointed that direction by his mother?
Why didn't the father step in and speak to the Petito family? Is he likewise " controlled" , or just a complete jerk, or both?
Was it financially motivated as well in that having the problems this young couple had, daddy didn't want to support the two of them. ???
Smh
Where's their compassion?
Two people are dead .
But they can still be truthful if they wanted to be. That would heal a lot of things...
It's a tragedy all around. 💔
Love and help your children. Always. 🙏
Miss Patti - Exactly! That’s the first thing that came to my mind.
You’d be surprised how common that is. 😉
I think the lawyer should also mention that if it was written before the trip it could also go to show the lengths the parents would go to to cover up or help their son get away with a crime. If she says she'd do anything for him then we can assume she would both hide Brian and not tell Gabby's parents if they knew where he left her body.
Exactly, so if he was in the moment of completely losing his shit, whats stopping him when he knows Mommy and Daddy have his back 🤷🏼♀️
The letter shows she knew about the abuse and applaud it.
YES. My biggest question from day 1 of Brian disappearing will always be WHY DID THE LAUNDRIES NOT REACH OUT TO GABBYS PARENTS IF THEY THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OK OR EVEN IF THEY THOUGHT BRIAN AND GABBY HAD FELL OUT? SURELY THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE INITIAL THING ANY PARENT WOULD DO REGARDING THE WHEREABOUTS OF SOMEONES DAUGHTER ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY HAD LIVED WITH THEM BEFORE GOING ON THIS MASSIVE EXCITING LONG PLANNED TRIP.
Exactly. If the letter was written before they left on their trip, it can show premeditation. If it was after he got back, it shows coverup. Either way, I believe both parents knew exactly what was going on and helped their son cover it up. Their silence spoke volumes.
B-I-N-G-O
How does Roberta think bc she wrote the letter BEFORE the murder makes it look like it has no relation?! Hello?! Doesn't that make it look MORE suspicious?! If she wrote it before the murder, like she said, is it just coincidental a murder happened?! If anything, that makes it look more guilty! She completely knew it was at least in his head to do something whether she thought he would or not.
Yup premeditation
So she finally speak out on the letter that she wrote Bryan before they left on the trip and then it just so happens that a murder took place you know it’s just she was not being truthful from the beginning so how the heck just because of this letter do we believe but she says that it’s no involvement prove it
And even if not, reading this letter would have encouraged any weird thoughts in his head knowing she would have his back. So I wouldn't say it's completely unrelated even if the mom didn't have any criminal intentions. It would still add context to the dynamics leading up to the murder. To me it paints a picture of a mother having problems with letting her adult son leave and live his own life with a woman she doesn't approve of for whatever reason.
If the letter is admitted in the trial then the only thing that matters is what the jury thinks of it. I would be rather uncomfortable if I were Roberta. Also, when you go on vacation with your son after he returns from a road trip without his fiance, this action, COMBINED WITH THE LETTER, paints a pretty damning picture of the Laundrie's in my mind. The letter could make this case a slam dunk!
I was just saying that I think that camping trip is a major sign that his parents knew exactly what he'd done. He was either going to jail or going on the run, but they knew that was the last time they'd all be together as a family.
I agree with both above comments... OP and first commenter. I have a feeling, though, that the letter will not be admitted due to the lack of a date. I hope I'm wrong, because, with addition to the "camping trip" it's VERY damning.
Edit: Also, the fact that she included kids books titles, in a memory of sweeter times, is also damning because she knew what she raised. It, to me, is a sentiment to a man who she remembers as a little boy, and innocent boy, who she once read stories too. Making note of their precious times of his innocence. Makes no sense, otherwise, to include them other than that.
@@b.1162 Yep. They wanted 1 more outing with him. 💯
Your comment is spot on.
Easy verdict imo, cut from same mold at Murdaugh. Bad acting, bad liars, and bad people.
Right!
Does this mean that she had an inkling of what her son might do to Gabby before they left on the trip? It seems since she gave this to him before he left that she was basically co-signing a plan that was a;ready in motion and she knew Gabby would not be returning. Her explanation letter makes her sound just as demented as her son!
I feel her letter shows premeditated murder.
I agree
Her murder was not planned. He killed her in a fit of rage because they were at each others throats and he was not man enough to just say good bye and walk away. Clearly his mother raised him with twisted values! She should be charged with aiding him in her murder and in his own suicide but Florida law protects her from criminal prosecution.
@@davidburchard3178 Gabby wasn't murdered in Florida. She was murdered in another state. Roberta wrote the letter in Florida so is that why Florida law applies in this situation? You are good at explanations. Maybe you could clear up my confusion. Thank you in advance.
@@vickyabramowitz2885 That is correct. Gabby was murdered on the the Bridger Teton Forest near my home in Wyoming. I have hunted/ stood in the very place her body was found.
Mrs Laundrie chose to help her son elude police and not report that he had killed her. By Florida law a parent can not be convicted for helping her son evade police. I do not know why Florida has that law. I see no good reason for it.
If that’s really what the letter is all about then she should have no problem providing it.
Yup!!
Exactly
You are not doing anything wrong so will you allow the police to go inside of your home and search it?
@@sr2291 if they have a warrant then they have a right to search it.
@@lostintheclouds8719 Who has a warrant to force Roberta to turn the letter over to the court?
It's disgusting honestly, that Brian's parents have the nerve & audacity to not show an ounce of care for Gabby & her family, & she was engaged to their son❗️ Soooo sad & selfish ❗️😢Praying for some justice for the Petito family🙏🏻 & if, which I believe is true, Roberta wrote that after knowing Gabby was deceased, prison time should be given to her, or at least jail🙏🏻
🫶 & 🙏🏻 & ✌🏻to you Petito family NEVER forgotten ❗️💯
P.S. Regardless what is true or not, a fact remains the Laundries showed no care to the Petito family
P.S.S. Awsome how the 4 parents of Gabby stick together civil in love for her❗️💯🫶
That letter was with Brian's stuff at the scene where he died. How is that not part of the scene and investigation especially when he wrote a confession letter of the murder??
Allegedly died!!!
I doubt he's dead. He's in hiding somewhere, living a new life.... They probably used a vagrant for the body.
Brian did not have the letter on him in the reserve. The police found it in the van and the FBI had it and gave it to Bertalino.
When she says “I didn’t want to embarrass him” about the letter, what does she even mean, embarrassing him how? In front of who?? Did she expect someone else to read this letter besides him? I’m not buying it 😅.Even that comment is sketchy af man. Did she mean embarrass him infront of Gabbie?? And why would she even think that? It’s weird.
Doitfor........it depends when she wrote it? And why didnt he burn it, weird son.
Agree, those people are crazy.
You can't even think to remain private at this point. I'd be embarrassed if my son killed anyone, not so much worried about his feelings. There is a point of no return with people. When others are hurt, you can still love a person but not what they did. Not speaking to the Petitos is immoral.
Well, Brian was a huge liar too! He tried saying that Gabby was hurt and in so much pain that he did her a favor! So consider the source. Brian and his mother sound like they were exactly alike to me. Birds of a feather, they stick together!! Lies, lies, and more lies with these people it seems.. 🙄
It’s her child still… people protect their own. It’s not right at all but I think it’s easy to imagine what you’d do in theory but it’s not that simple. I don’t think I wouldn’t do what she did in my mind but I don’t think you can predict it..
Omg she is the same creature who never told anyone he returned home without Gabby and with her personal things and her van..
And stole her money and CC, btw.
Roberta Laundry's relationship with her son reminds me of the Chris Watts case and his mother's effect on him. The fact she didn't feel motherly toward Gabby reminds me of how Shannon Watts Mother in law treated her. Another one of those mothers who compete for their sons affection.
She is an evil woman that should get punished for helping her son
She should get punished for being evil, not for helping her son. A mother's love should never be punished.
@@jeliz9717 Um, NO. If you help cover up a crime, that's not love, that's enabling. And also a crime itself. Mothers who actually love their children would teach them right from wrong and set the example.
I agree with you she’s so evil
She's evil incarnate. Life in prison.
@j eliz Such a very childish and shameful perspective that is. I truly hope you are not a parent. Unbelievable. Please work on your growth.
Florida needs to change its laws regarding parents being immune to prosecution for aiding their criminal children.
Must be why trump moved to Florida 🧐
@@VenitaSheppard
Trump was a Democrat. What does that tell you? 🤔
whaa...stuff like this even exist???? well when i think about it..same goes for your significant other.
Wait, is this for real??? I live in Florida
@@LalaaCherry yes. Immediate relatives are immune from prosecution of aiding and abetting because their care for a love one is expected to be greater than who they harmed.
Thank you so much for covering this in such an unbiased manner & for pointing out multiple times that as a journalist it's your job to tell both sides & not to allow your personal feelings to spill over into your reporting.
Really appreciate your very clear statement calling out what there is and is not (publicly known) evidence to support. Excellent journalism.
If she's writing about burying a body, Roberta Laundrie is complicit.
a Mother knows her son's heart and as you've stated Gabby and Brian lived with them for about a year. I think they had seen the violence in him and knew what he might be capable of and the Mother wrote this knowing he could be brought to violence and wanted him to know even if he did the most outragous thing imaginable she would still be in his corner. Also, remember Brian went back to them shortly before Gabby was killed and i would imagine he told them how he was struggling with her and how he's gotten violent on the trip. I wouldn't be surprised if she gave him that letter on that occasion and not before they left on the trip. I also think that maybe this gave him the courage to step over that line of just slapping etc Gabby to killing her knowing that his Mother would be in his corner. I have never doubted that both parents knew Gabby was dead even before Brian showed up at their doorstep with the van and no Gabby to be seen. I feel the FBI have seriously let everyone down by not charging the parents with obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting a criminal, the very least obstruction. Heck they should charge them with the cost of the search for Brian since they knew exactly where he was all along, wasn't it them that found him the first day they went out?! That search was very costly and they could have helped much sooner than they did and cost the State and county who knows how much in manpower and resources.
Vicky…I think you are absolutely right. The investigation was shoddy at best. I’ve always thought that that trip home and back had something to do with Gabby’s death. Also suspicious was the camping trip. What kind of people wouldn’t demand to know the whereabouts of their future daughter-in-law…unless they already did know.
Be real clear: abuse is learned from the FATHER. And it's always been there with EVERY partner. Ask any exes.
See Lundy Bancroft
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 abuse is learned from whatever person has influence. Mother, father, aunt, uncle, it all depends on the influence.
@@SKYCHICK__ i agree with this. Hard to tell with these two who hold the power in this relationship...Mom, Dad who knows. But we do know that it's not always the male of the species that is abusive. Clearly the Mom has been subjected to violence due to the fact she's willing to "bring a shovel" and "help bury the body". IMO no one with a somewhat normal life would put those two things together in a letter to ANYONE let alone their son.
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 A lot of people grow up today without a father or father figure and are abusive.
JUSTICE FOR GABBY 🦋
Stay strong Petito family and hopefully you will find peace in this one day 🙏
Gabby ‘s parents
especially her mother is so heartbreaking, just to look at them…. Such pain, such heartbreak, deep deep heartbreak on their faces…..What Brian’s parents put them through… Not talking to them, when their precious daughter was missing ! You feel so sorry for them, they were treated very badly….Plus, the loss of their daughter, compound it all, It’s Absolutely Horrific….All I can say..
And to think that their son was repeatedly abusing Gabby while living in the Laundrie home and both parents knew about this and didn't contact the petitos to come collect their daughter---To the Laundries their son could do no wrong. Disgusting !!!
My first impression is his mother was jealous of Gabby and was glad he was getting rid of her. It’s a sad situation for Gabby being in an abusive relationship. That pull over by the cops and how Gabby acted screamed abusive woman to me. My heart sunk when I heard she was murdered and I thought of the cops pulling them over could have saved her life if they had removed her from the situation. So sad. But I don’t blame anyone but Brian, not the police officers. The mom and dad clearly were hiding him and information.
@@theinvisiblepath2386 whhhaaaattt??? Says who? You're joking, right? Why would it be the Laundries' job to contact Gabby's parents? What was wrong with Gabby that SHE didn't do it?
Interesting that the parents found the body of their son. Not police or FBI. I find it is hard to forgive the Laundries for not telling the patents of Gabby what had happened to her. RIP Gabby. The Moab police definitely need to have many training sessions to read people.
They didn’t find his body… but they found his backpack
@@novascotiaskater1868 i for one do not believe he is dead.
The Moab Police are not social workers.
This is also the result when people DEMAND to defund the police. How'd that work out?
Be careful what you wish for.
they knew exactly where he was , im sure he told them
There was a female police officer who spoke to Gabby separately, not on body cam. She urged Gabby to leave the relationship because she could see what the dynamic was like.
Just because they haven't charged the Laundries, doesn't mean they shouldn't be charged!! No, Roberta isn't a mother! Mothers don't help their children cover up murders! Obviously, she never taught her son to be responsible for his actions. If she would have, Gabby would be alive!
Sometimes I feel down - but then I remember that Brian took a dirt nap and instantly feel better
Personally I don't even believe that he is dead.... you would be amazed at how things that you would believe beyond a shadow of a doubt can be covered up... For instance... it was Brian's relation, I believe it was an uncle who identified his dental records.... Roberta and their lawyer are both Italians from New York... Hint hint.... I was married to an Italian from New York 25 years ago and I only wish I could say what I know and how lucky I am to be alive right now when I tried to get away from him and so many secrets that so many people don't know about, let's just say Italian cover-ups.... sooner or later the truth will prevail because I believe that the finding of this letter was an act of God!!
or maybe he didn't.
I hope it's true. I don't feel confident.
Think his mom ever gets buyers remorse for not aborting that mission? I mean the world would be an exponentially better place if she had simply turned her child into red mist.
That would make sense if Roberta had knowledge of this possibly happening with that letter .. especially since Brian texted “Stan” ..plus that random flight home towards end of their trip. Very suspicious and has been from day 1. RIP Gabby. Bless the beautiful Petito/Schmidt family.
Even if Brian's mother did write this letter before they left - she knew her son and probably knew he was mentally unstable and of course sided with him over Gabby. The fact that she would make a statement of helping to bury a body tells me that it's almost like she is giving her son the "go ahead" to get aggressive with Gabby and that the family would understand. I think she is very sick too and is hiding behind a "mother's love".
If Laundry wasn't talking about Gabby's body. How many bodies did they bury?
Most likely.. . More!
I am not watching this live, but if Roberta said she wrote the letter the end of May and put in the letter about a shovel and digging a grave, and August Gabby is murdered, couldn't this have been premeditated murder, like was it planned?
That's how I feel.
Did gabby have life insurance,?
@@normacolon9618 hmm good question.
Roberta is full of it!
The Laundries are absolutely vile and disgusting and I hope that justice is served and they have their day!
Won't bring back Gab...
@@khitchings1 Gabby still deserves justice. Her family and friends do, as well.
But it gives her family answers and closure. That’s what Justice encompasses.
Thank you so much for this already sensitive coverage!
Mom just speaking now because she is being sued. Lol.
She's got unexplained explosive diarrhea ever since being sued. LOL
I believe Roberta Laundrie knew. She enabled her son. She is providing no closure to Gabby’s family. Completely evil and cruel. She raised a murderer and enabled that murderer. I hope the Petito family take every single thing that family owns in their lawsuit.
I also think she is insane if she thinks the public believes the BS about that letter. She only had like a year to come up with that excuse so yeah…..arrogant and dishonest. There is no way they didn’t know what Brian had done but they informed no one. That’s twisted
Far and away the best continual, detailed reporting on this very sad and tragic story. WFLA should be congratulated for having JB and his team contiue the coverage with such superb interviews and background. Thanks JB from the many who follow you in Belgium and France.
the reporter here is very, very good. he just presents the facts with no bias and interviews the lawyer just with different questions - no badgering. he has a good, modulated voice and good presentation. i hope he’s getting well compensated for his work. going to check out more of his reportage.
thanks much. this certainly is a complicated case. (i usually don’t follow this kind of thing, but i watched parts of the mctaugh case and how the lwyers worked it. they were incredible. so this letter bit
is interesting. 🥀
So grateful for Pat Riley being on- how nice of him to take the time- thanks JB!
Lawyers aren’t supposed to help their client hide the truth. They are supposed to give their client the best possible options for what happened.
Upon hearing more of what's in Mrs. L's new letter, about her previous, controversial letter -- I find her excuses not credible.
That Brian ultimately murdered his partner is a decent clue he had a fairly unhealthy relationship w his mother. Kind of obvious.
Just can't fathom if my son returned from a trip without his fiance that lived in my home going camping ignoring and blocking her parents not saying a word just so ruthless and cold hearted unbelievable just unbelievable
Hoe tf do you hide HER car and cc theft?
If she wrote the note before. Maybe that’s where he got the idea from
This channel and Peter Tragos @thelawyeryouknow are the only channels I watch now. And since I started watching you guys, I get shocked when I open any other channel for the level of sensationalist and one sided reporting they do. Thank you SO MUCHC for keeping this level of impartiality and reminding the audience of both sides of the story - not just the one that sells.
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Back when I first heard about the letter I was under the impression that he had spoken to his parents before he returned back home. She had switched the reservations for camping trip so I thought she wrote that and gave it to him then
Brian had been home for two weeks before the camping trip. It stands to reason they would let the campground owners know that they would also be bringing their son.
But first RL said the reason that she wrote "burn after reading" was to mock that book (which they often did); then she said the reason was that it was unusual for a mom to say those things to a grown son...🤔
Seems to me they could come up with some sort of obstruction charge
It's extremely difficult to understand why the FBI or Police could say they couldn't file charges against Brian or his parents or at least the mother. Funny how they always claim to only need suspicion in every day interactions but they couldn't use that claim with the circumstantial evidence surrounding what everyone saw when this all took place. Just sickening!
What law did they violate?
Help bury a body! What else could this possibly mean? C'mon Roberta, there was only one body you were discussing with your son , Gabby's. You knew about it!
Yet another man murders a young woman because he can't control his anger. Gabby's death hit me hard and I'll never forget her. When Brian came home without her made me think the parents had to know. And then him disappearing is just more rage and guilt. He was going to have his way even if it meant taking his own life. I would like to know if his parents had a good marriage or if they were angry and controlling too? The apple and all of that.
Let's be clear, this is learned from the FATHER. You BET he abuses his wife and probably kids, too, if they got in his way.
You better believe you get cold af after that. Once you find out nobody's running to help in any way.
Man this case still hits like yesterday man bless Gabby's family 🙏 all this time and now Roberta wanna speak out nah you should've did this from day one I still can't believe Gabby's family trusted you with there baby and this what they do I knew she just like her son was guilty asf teach ya kid right from wrong not Aid and abet they mess shame on you she scared now and the father smh man of the house why you ain't step up and let the family know wsp and they daughter spoke once and she fell off the face of the earth someone need to check up on them tbh I hope the judge let's Gabby's family pick there fate
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I don't think the letter has any real significance to it other than the relationship between Brian and his mom was kind of weird. What is bad is that Brian came home with Gabby's van and no Gabby and Brian's parents refused to speak with Gabby's parents when they were desperately trying to find her. Obviously, they knew something had gone terribly wrong and they did not do a thing about it. They were probably in a "must save Brian" type of mindset.
TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. That is my main worry and question. If they were not aware of what really occurred then anybody with a grain of sense and concern would have helped a missing girl's parents anyway possible. THEY DID NOTHING AND KEPT QUIET. looked completely like a cover up.
This case is so sad they both were so young and had a lifetime ahead it shows DV is happening in every walk of life both families lost a child but Brian’s parents should be held accountable for the suffering that gabbies family endured and if the laundries did know then they should be held liable for that my prayers go out to both families ❤❤❤
They knew. Htf do you HIDE a gigantic VAN that belongs to GP? You don't.
Father taught him to abuse, and I'll guarantee is abusing the mother. They learn it from the father. See Lundy Bancroft
This is exactly why Brian was a messed-up man. You love your, son, enough to support him to have a life. These parents who use their kids for their own sick selfish needs is what happens.
??? to 'have a life'? do you mean....take a life?
Say what???
@@deirdrepasko9965 lol what was that?
of course she doesn't want an incriminating letter see the light of day.
She has had a lot of time to make up excuses about the letter and this could be seen as premeditated or encouragement by the Mother dearest to commit this hideous crime.
If that letter was written before he left its almost like a cryptic plan.
Roberta possibly drove Brian to kill gabby over her motherless love 4 brian. Jealousy. Gabby was competition 4 Roberta.
thank you for your honest journalism.
I got busted on felony drug charges and I told my mom I was going to run. She offered to hide me but I knew that wasn't feasible. However, she nor I wrote each other a letter about it 😆
Can't we just ask Gabby's mom if she knows whether or not Gabby did give Brian that book? Or if she knew anything about this book ?
Good question.
A mother's love holds her child accountable in circumstances like these.
The Laundries, especially Roberta, cared nothing about Gabby's whereabouts. They didn't care one bit, everything should be laid bare, nothing should be hidden when a man kills your child in the worst possible way, buries her in a shallow grave, takes her vehicle back to his parents and his parents cover for that man. Nothing should be covered in this case when Gabby's parents suffered for weeks not knowing what happened to their child. They could have prevented all this if they had contacted the police when Brian called them, when Brian returned home with Gabby's van without Gabby. They had many, many chances to do what was right for Gabby and her family. They chose not to, it revealed them, it showed how little they cared for someone else's child and it explains why Brian could kill Gabby - no feelings, no heart, no thought or care for any of the families of Gabby Petito. The Petito's and the Schmitz family need to make sure nothing is left covered when it comes to the Laundries. They deserve justice for what they had to go through.
It's the father. That's where they learn abuse.
A mother's love does not = l rather have a dead son than an accountable one
Huh?
@@deirdrepasko9965 So his mom would rather have her son dead than have him go to prison and have him held accountable for his crime. Does that explain the Huh?
You know at some point Brian left them a burn after reading confession and thats how they knew where to find his corpse. She also actually burned it after reading it, which is the whole point. They were trying to help their son, they seem to have been very protective parents... but there's no doubt in my mind that he toldl them. So they made their choice, they helped their son finish it and take his own life. Now they pay for it. Would you do the same thing for your son?
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I love the new lawyer he’s very classy.. the real deal you can tell. He represents himself well
I agree. He is very impressive.
As the mother of 4 boys & 2 girls. There is no way I would ever help them cover up a murder. I love them very much but you take responsibility for your actions. No matter what.
Controlling, mother like son.
Roberta Laundries is a jealous mother who did not want to let go of her son.
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Maybe if all of her other actions weren’t so suspicious she might be able to explain off the letter. It just fits with her other behavior.
Also Burn After Writing is basically a journal where you answer questions and do certain activities.
That's what she says in the letter about the letter
Hi JB, I watched your report the other day and found it very interesting about Roberta, Laundrie, and the note or the letter. Today I was going through some movies on the Internet looking for a specific movie, and I found a movie that was entitled, burn after reading. Isn’t it weird! Anyway, I just thought you’d find that curious. Thank you for all that you do, I watch you a lot, well, I should say listen, because I’m blind, so I can’t actually watch you, but I do appreciate your amazing reporting skills. Take care. 0:26
Yes make her take the stand and testify!
The things she says is not the things someone a person who supposedly wanted her in the family this is the stuff a wicked stepmother would say. She reinforcing the thoughts he was having.
Ya so a few logical things #1 there is no proof of when it was written & we are just suppose to take her word for it?
#2, how deep a mother's love is, just goes to prove that she would indeed do anything to protect her son...
#3, if it isn't so shady, why try to stop it from coming into evidence... let's see what the full letter states and it's context in it's entirety.
It just seems way too suspicious
#3 is quite obvious. It would be prejudicial af.
I still think of this poor girl gabby petitio as I followed all story about for her search then Brian going missing and mistakes that happened in this case .i hope the petitio family are getting some answers they deserve answers and I hope they keep strong through everything .love from Scotland ❤
Even if this letter was written when Roberta said it was, it just implies how far she would go to protect her son.
I wonder if he read those words earlier and they stuck with him. Encouraging him in a way subconsciously. He knew who to go to and who would not do the right thing. Yes she was for her son but not for what is right. There is a line. She is defending herself at all costs now. She had no heart to help Gabby's family. They need to be responsible for obstructing an investigation if anything. How does she sleep.
So Brian took the letter with him,then brought the letter back after killing Gaby & when he decided to kill himself he brought that letter with him?! I smell poop!
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Dirty Laundrie crime family is complicit
Obstruction of Justice is putting it mildly , she could have said something is wrong but I don't know what and the Petito's would have understood instead to just ignore them is beyond words...unless ofcourse you do know something in that case why would you deliberately help Brian when you see Gabby's family suffering not knowing sure she couldn't bring Gabby back but she didn't have to add to there suffering!
I don't believe a word the Laundries have to say. Their actions say EVERYTHING. I'm fully is support of Gabby's family
JB you are amazing, you've done a bang up job. min by min ty Sir.
This woman thought that she can fool the people with another lies. I pity this woman because what happen to her son only means one thing, she failed as a mother. Sad😔😔😔
That's a pretty wicked thing to say! So, you're saying that ALL parents of children who commit suicide failed as parents. Most parents do their best in raising up their children, it is NOT their fault if the child offs their selves!
@@deirdrepasko9965 Why are you taking everything on here so personal, ROBERTA? hmmmmm?
@@deirdrepasko9965 no, she didn't say ALL. Learn to read. She raised a loser man-child
Nice try Roberta! But how do you explain the shovel and body part???
I think the mothers letter referring to kids books was telling him to "Run like a bunny" meaning go fast and "The little bear?" There is a "little bear lake" in Florida that they might of had family or friends living around the lake that would help hide him. As a mother that's how I see a mother would message her son like that. Her writing about burying a body? There is no escaping the fact it was written after Gabby was murdered!
It’s good to have a local Journalist taking the time to explain the FACTS and leave sensationalism to the tabloids.