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Brian Laundrie 'Probably' Killed Himself, Florida Sheriff Says

Brian Laundrie 'Probably' Killed Himself, Florida Sheriff Says

His remains were found in Carlton Reserve a month after his fiancée Gabby Petito's body was discovered.

Jake Massey

Jake Massey

A Florida Sheriff has said that Brian Laundrie 'probably' killed himself.

Laundrie and his fiancée Gabby Petito had been driving around national parks in the US in their van back in August, all the while documenting their trip on social media.

After her family didn't hear from the 22-year-old for a couple of weeks they reported her missing on 11 September, and her disappearance attracted worldwide media attention.

A Florida Sheriff has said that Brian Laundrie 'probably' killed himself.
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Laundrie then disappeared on 14 September and Petito's body was discovered on 19 September on the edge of Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, which the couple had visited.

A huge manhunt culminated in the unearthing of Laundrie's remains on 20 October in the Carlton Reserve wilderness park, near the Laundries' home.

The initial autopsy proved inconclusive, but speaking on Friday (29 October), Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman claimed that Laundrie most likely took his own life.

According to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, he said: "That guy went out there and by all accounts probably committed suicide and he was right out there where we thought he was.

"There was four feet of water out there at the time."

Laundrie's remains were found in a densely wooded, swampy area - that is home to alligators, coyotes, bobcats, snakes and numerous other creatures - and was identified through a comparison of dental records.

The coroner concluded Petito died of strangulation and her body had been where it was found for three or four weeks.

The intense focus on Petito's case led to renewed calls for people to pay greater attention to cases involving missing indigenous women and other people of colour.

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Topics: US News