Looking at the Brian Laundrie confession letter, the admission of killing Gabby Petito is definitely the major thing. After all, he claimed to have killed her out of mercy as “she was in extreme pain” after taking a nasty fall while trying to get back to their car at night. Of course, that’s Laundrie’s version of events.
What Were Brian Laundrie’s Plans After Killing Gabby Petito?
We went into the meat of the confession—which was transcribed by WFLA’s Heather Monahan–but what was Brian’s plan afterward? He strangled Gabby because he claimed she was in too much pain and it would’ve been hard to take her back to their car when he didn’t know where it was and from his recollection, it seems as though they had hiked deep into the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
However, what was next, and what was he thinking? The remainder of his confession shows that originally, he was going to head north and have “James or TJ” kill him. He changed his mind since he didn’t want them to do jail time. So, he returned home to Florida to spend time with his family.
Laundrie also mentioned that he was ending his life “not because of a fear of punishment but rather because I can’t stand to live another day without her.” He again laments about losing their future together and pleads:
“I’m sorry for everyone’s loss. Please do not make life harder for my family, they lost a son and a daughter. The most wonderful girl in the world. Gabby I’m sorry.
I have killed myself by this creek in the hopes that animals may tear me apart. That it may make some of her family happy.
Please pick up all of my things. Gabby hated people who litter.”
It raises the question of why not leave something to help investigators and Gabby Petito’s family find the 22-year-old if he was going to take his life? Did he expect that she would be found as quickly as she was? Could he not have left an anonymous tip as to her location? Why did he text Gabby’s mother Nichole Schmidt on his fiancée’s phone?
While the notebook gave Brian Laundrie’s alleged motive for strangling Gabby Petito, it leaves more mysteries as to how things progressed. It should be noted that the Laundrie family lawyer Steven Bertolino released photos of the notebook to the surprise of Joe Petito and Nichole Schmidt’s lawyer.
“I’m shocked that within 30 minutes of the time we left the FBI office, the notebook was released,” said Pat Reilly. “Neither myself, nor Joe Petito or Nichole Schmidt, released that from the notebook.”
As Reilly would reveal, there was more that didn’t come out.
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