National Enquirer

BODY OF THE CRIME?

Human remains discovered after Brian Laundrie’s folks join hunt

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GRISLY human remains and items belonging to Gabby Petito murder fugitive Brian Laundrie were found in Florida — on the same day his parents joined the hunt! Five weeks after Brian disappeare­d, his parents led police to the 160-acre alligator-infested Myakkahatc­hee Creek Environmen­tal Park on Florida’s Gulf Coast, next to the 25,000-acre Carlton Reserve, where local authoritie­s and the FBI had staged a massive manhunt for Gabby’s lost lover.

It was the first day Roberta and Christophe­r Laundrie participat­ed in the search, prompting experts to wonder if the explosive discoverie­s were coincidenc­e or too convenient to be a matter of chance.

“The sudden discovery of Brian’s remains has an odor to it that’s incredible,” Chicago cop turned private eye Paul Huebl told The National ENQUIRER.

“I think the parents have been withholdin­g stuff from day one! They’re just not believable.”

Brian, 23, had refused to talk to police about Gabby after returning to his parents’ North Port, Fla., home without her on Sept. 1.

The two had been on a cross-country trip and her corpse was later found in Wyoming. A coroner ruled she’d died by strangulat­ion. Laundrie was named a person of interest in Gabby’s homicide and was wanted for questionin­g. But he hired a lawyer then vanished without a trace on Sept. 13.

His parents had been communicat­ing only through their lawyer, repeatedly denying knowing where Brian was. He’d left the family home without his phone or wallet, but had reportedly purchased an untraceabl­e prepaid burner phone, which some speculated he was using to communicat­e with loved ones.

Former NYPD officer and New York City

Pete Gleason suspects Laundrie committed suicide and gators devoured him. “Alligators are beasts of opportunit­y. They’ll gnaw at any body they find,” he told The ENQUIRER.

But Huebl speculated Brian may still be alive!

“If he could fake his death, people would stop looking for him and he could hide wherever he wanted,” he said.

 ?? ?? Chris and Roberta Laundrie have denied knowing where Brian was
Body cam footage of Brian during a domestic dispute with Gabby on Aug. 12
Gabby Petito and Brian were on a crosscount­ry trip when Laundrie returned home without her on Sept. 1
Chris and Roberta Laundrie have denied knowing where Brian was Body cam footage of Brian during a domestic dispute with Gabby on Aug. 12 Gabby Petito and Brian were on a crosscount­ry trip when Laundrie returned home without her on Sept. 1
 ?? ?? The FBI made a statement on Oct. 20 confirming partial human remains were found
The FBI made a statement on Oct. 20 confirming partial human remains were found
 ?? ?? Law enforcemen­t searched the Florida park with Laundrie’s parents
Law enforcemen­t searched the Florida park with Laundrie’s parents
 ?? ?? Peter Gleason
Peter Gleason
 ?? ?? The discovery was made at Myakkahatc­hee
Creek
The discovery was made at Myakkahatc­hee Creek
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