Washington: The FBI on Tuesday confirmed a body found in Wyoming is missing woman Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, whose recent disappearance gripped the us , with the local coroner saying her death was a homicide.
The Teton County coroner said the body found Sunday was that of Petito, and “initial determination for the way of death is homicide. The explanation for death remains pending final autopsy results,” an FBI statement read.
US authorities launched a huge look for 22-year-old Petito when her family filed a missing person report on 9/11 , after she mysteriously vanished during a road trip together with her boyfriend.
Petito quit her job and packed her life into a camper van for a cross-country adventure in July together with her boyfriend Brian Laundrie, 23, documenting their journey during a stream of idyllic-seeming Instagram posts.
Laundrie was declared a “person of interest” within the case and declined to cooperate with the police. The mystery deepened after he also went missing.
In their statement, the FBI urged anyone with information about Laundrie’s “role during this matter or his current whereabouts” to contact them.