Gabby Petito: The Untold Story
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(upbeat music) When you hear the name Gabby Petito, what comes to mind? - A young, aspiring blogger, a who love life, love adventures, how a girl who was on the cusp of beginning life and whose life was tragically taken from her. - The FBI announcing a medical examiner says the body found in Wyoming was indeed that of Gabby Petito, the coroner, calling her death a homicide. - Brian Laundrie, I believe made his decision to kill himself after he killed Gabby Petito. - Investigators say human remains found in Florida this week are those of Brian Laundrie, the only person of interest in the death of his fiance, Gabby Petito. - Gabby Petito's been gone for over a year now. Is this case over? - No, this case is far from over. My name is Mary, Full Janiti and I'm a former federal prosecutor and defense attorney. There are still a lot of questions for Gabby's parents, the primary one being would Gabby Petito still be alive today if the case had been handled differently? - Hello, hello, and good morning. - We came to know Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie because they were putting themselves out there in social media, documenting their travels throughout America, this young couple in love, living out of their van, seeing what the world had to offer, live in the dream. - My name is Dr. Chris Mohandi and I'm a forensic psychologist. But what we come to learn is that that was a veneer. - All the chocolate mouses, it's a river of chocolate. - Much as I know Gabby and feel like I know Brian, you just never know when it comes to relationships. - We've been lucky so far at all the places where you stayed, but I'd say this is one of the best so far. - Anyone that's met the two of them has been like, they seem like such a nice couple. But a lot of couples look nice on Instagram. - About a month into their trip, Gabby and Brian have a lot of arguments. It gets physical. A witness reports it to the Moab police. - Hey, how are you? - I'm good. - I'm with Moab police. - They respond and now we see that there's trouble in paradise. - I'm out of the car and told me let's take a breather,
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“48 Hours” explores Gabby Petito’s final days and the missed warning signs that might have saved her. "48 Hours" contributor Jericka Duncan reports.