On July 2, 2021, 22-year-old Gabby Petito and her 23-year-old boyfriend Brian Laundrie set out from Long Island, New York on a two-month road trip through the country’s vast National Parks. Petito intended for the trip to launch her “van life” YouTube page, where she would share vlogs of their …
Read More »Gabby Petito Docuseries Digs Into the #VanLife Vlogger's Shocking Murder
Nearly four years after Gabby Petito’s remains were discovered in Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest, Netflix is set to release a new docuseries into the shocking murder of the #vanlife vlogger by her then-fiancé, Brian Laundrie. American Murder: Gabby Petito will dig into Petito’s and Laundrie’s final days together, as well …
Read More »Gabby Petito Asked Brian Laundrie to 'Stop Crying and Stop Calling Me Names' in Letter
Nearly three years after Gabby Petito‘s remains were discovered following her disappearance while on a cross-country trip with her then-fiancé Brian Laundrie, the FBI has released more than 350 pages of documents from the investigation surrounding the incident. Appearing just over 100 pages into the release is a letter that …
Read More »Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie's Families Reach Settlement in Emotional Distress Lawsuit
The family of Gabby Petito has reached a settlement with the family of Brian Laundrie — who killed Gabby during a road trip in 2021 before dying by suicide weeks later — to avoid trial in the Petitos’ emotional distress lawsuit against Laundrie’s parents. The two families previously settled a …
Read More »She Used TikTok to Keep Her Missing Sister's Name in the News. Now, She Wants to Save Other Women
Megan Kingsbury and her sister Madeline used to spend hours together, taking long walks, relaxing by the lake, or trying out new coffee shops in the towns where they lived, a few hours apart, in Minnesota. Both voracious readers, they’d chat about their favorite books or about Madeline’s two young …
Read More »Gabby Petito's Family Reaches $3 Million Settlement With Brian Laundrie Estate to Avoid Wrongful Death Trial
The families of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie have reached a $3 million settlement to avoid a trial for the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victim’s parents against the murderer’s estate. The trial was set to begin in December, but a Sarasota County judge signed off on the agreement …
Read More »Gabby Petito's Family Files $50 Million Wrongful Death Suit Against Utah Cops
The family of Gabby Petito has filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against police in Moab, Utah, claiming officers did not adequately investigate her case as a domestic violence incident prior to her murder at the hands of her fiancé last year. The lawsuit accuses police officers of not …
Read More »Lauren Smith-Fields' Family Demands Answers in Her Death, Sues Police Over Investigation
The family of Lauren Smith-Fields intends to sue Bridgeport, Connecticut over city authorities’ handling of the 23-year-old’s untimely death, the family announced at a news conference Sunday. The family is also asking that an independent agency be brought in to handle the investigation of the death. Smith-Fields’ body was found …
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