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[narrator] It's the viral story that gripped a nation.

I love the van.

[narrator] A rising social media star vanishes.

[woman] You need to come out and tell us!

The story took on a whole new life of its own.

[woman shouting] Tell the truth!

People were just obsessed.

[narrator] What happens when a perfect online presence...

Me and Brian just got up and got ready.

Me and Brian just got up and got ready.

[narrator] ...hides a terrible secret.

Social media presents the most romanticized version of our lives possible.

Brian's doing some morning yoga.

[narrator] This is the story of the dark side of viral fame.

Brian and Gabby were seen arguing in front of a grocery store.

[narrator] And it's a cautionary tale

about the warning signs of domestic violence.

The body cam video was a Gabby I had never seen.

She was petrified.

[narrator] We reveal never before seen footage

of Brian and Gabby's last hours together.

We saw them on video, walking into the store.

Domestic violence survivors really zeroed in on this case.

[narrator] And for the first time ever,

we hear from the horse mounted unit

that searched for Gabby in the wilds of Wyoming.

The clock is literally ticking.

[Deputy Andrew Roundy] First thing that caught my eye was cloth fabric.

Did we really just find Gabby? Is that really her?

Did we really just find Gabby? Is that really her?

[narrator] This is the story as you've never heard it before.

This is The Murder of Gabby Petito:

What Really Happened.

[somber music playing]

Hello, hello. And good morning.

[Kelley Vick] The world first came to know Gabby Petito

through the sensationalized story of this young social media influencer

through the sensationalized story of this young social media influencer

who met a terrible fate while traveling

with her fiance, Brian Laundrie in 2021.

But before she went viral,

she was just a regular, beautiful young Gen Z kid

growing up in Blue Point, New York.

My name's Brian Entin.

I'm a senior national correspondent with NewsNation.

I've been covering the Gabby Petito story really since the beginning.

I've been covering the Gabby Petito story really since the beginning.

One thing that struck me was how close her family was.

You know, with a lot of divorced parents, it's not always like that.

But her parents, even though they're remarried, remained very, very close.

[Asya Hayes] Gabby was the type of person

where everybody would gravitate towards.

She was someone who would always throw in a good joke in the middle of something,

make people laugh.

[Vick] Gabby graduates from Bayport-Blue Point High in 2017

[Vick] Gabby graduates from Bayport-Blue Point High in 2017

and although 90% of her classmates went right into college,

Gabby wanted to find her own path

and think about college later.

[Brook Carpenter] It was a very prestigious high school in New York.

She was very intelligent, Gabby was.

But I think that she wanted to see

what else there was out there.

So she decides to work, to start raising money for what she really craves

which is adventure.

which is adventure.

[Hayes] She said the world always had a lot to offer.

And she wanted to get to explore all of it.

So, she definitely had intentions of traveling.

[Carpenter] I was Gabby's manager at a restaurant.

You always knew when Gabby got to work.

Always.

The whole atmosphere changed in the restaurant.

She was friends with everyone at work. Everyone.

Gabby would just walk right up and give you a hug

or tell you that your hair still looked nice at the end of the night.

or tell you that your hair still looked nice at the end of the night.

She was always trying to make others happy all the time.

By early 2019, Gabby reconnects

with an old high school friend, Brian Laundrie.

Gabby Petito never goes outside.

[both laughing]

So when Brian and Gabby first reconnect,

So when Brian and Gabby first reconnect,

he's actually about to follow his parents down to Florida

where they recently moved.

[Elaine Allen-Emrich] Brian's parents are business owners.

The family business was food related machinery.

[Brian Entin] The Laundries seemed like nice people.

Hard working people.

So Brian and Gabby did know each other casually in high school,

but they never dated.

So their first official date is March 2019,

which ends up being a sushi dinner date.

[Vick] While they bonded over a mutual love of nature and art,

Gabby was into healthiness and fitness.

And Brian was more of a loner

and really hard core about the outdoors.

And it didn't seem like Brian Laundrie really had that many friends.

There weren't a lot of, you know, best friends

or close friends from his past that we were able to come across.

But despite their differences,

Gabby and Brian move in with his parents in North Port, Florida.

[soft guitar music playing]

[Entin] Not only was she close with his parents,

but she was close with his siblings

and his nieces and nephews.

People are creating brand new ways of living and working.

So it makes complete sense that Gabby decides

to focus her love of travel and adventure

to focus her love of travel and adventure

into building a career as a social media influencer.

[camera clicks]

[keyboard clacking]

[Entin] An influencer is someone who is trying to build a following online.

Many of them are trying to monetize it and make money.

Gabby was clearly trying to make money.

I believe she really wanted to inspire people.

I think that's just who she was.

And it was easy to gravitate towards that.

You know, good people recognize good people.

You know, good people recognize good people.

And Gabby was a good person.

Gabby finally got to a point

where she felt confident in who she was on her social media.

She seemed more aware of what she wanted out of her life

and how she was going to get it.

[whimsical music playing]

[Eboni Williams] By the fall, Brian and Gabby had been dating

about seven months.

So they decide they're going to drive to California together.

So they decide they're going to drive to California together.

It'll be a ton of fun, but it'll also allow Gabby

to test drive the social media influencer thing.

[Brent Shavnore] She was promoting healthy eating, clean living,

not polluting the environment, going out, being free

and away from the daily distraction we have in life.

[Williams] So now they take their first cross country trip together.

They do it in Gabby's car and she's having the time of her life.

They do it in Gabby's car and she's having the time of her life.

They go back and Gabby buys a van

for her and Brian to have for their next trip and live out of.

She and Brian renovate it, they're super excited.

They're gonna make an amazing trip together.

-[Gabby Petito exclaims] Yes! -[Brian Laundrie] Oh my God.

-You got it. -[chuckles] Oh my God.

[Williams] And then, they get engaged.

Gabby's posting on social media,

she's really excited about the engagement.

And they're gonna live out of this tiny van and go across the country together.

Have they really thought this through?

[Liz Sollis] I think most of us just want to be loved, right?

I don't think any one of us get into any relationship

under the thought process that we're gonna end up

controlled, depressed, abused, isolated.

controlled, depressed, abused, isolated.

I don't think anyone picks that.

Survivors and victims, for the most part,

they still want to focus on the positives.

I think that Gabby was the most hopeless romantic

I'd pretty much ever met.

I think that she just wanted it so bad

that um...

[indistinct radio]

[tearfully] I mean, she ended up sacrificing her life for it.

[tearfully] I mean, she ended up sacrificing her life for it.

[pleasant music playing]

[Vick] In July 2021,

Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie pack up Gabby's van,

heading west to hit a checklist of national parks

in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

I love the van.

For the first few weeks, the couple drive and camp

and document their van life experience

with the goal of turning this into a career.

Me and Brian just got up and got ready,

Me and Brian just got up and got ready,

made the bed in the tent.

Like, wow. I wish I could have done this when I was their age,

this incredible adventure.

Even everything in the van looked like it had its perfect little place.

And I think she was doing that to try to build this following.

I mean, she had the equipment she needed.

She had a drone, she had the camera, she had the laptop,

hoping that she could document more of this trip.

[Carpenter] They were going on this journey

[Carpenter] They were going on this journey

that people dream of going on with their significant other.

And they were making it happen.

-[rain pattering] -Oh my God!

The tent is just coming in on me.

The wind is so bad.

I think what stood out about Gabby is what she was doing

just felt so wholesome.

You look at her video and her Instagram.

It was focused on travel. It was focused on adventure.

And I think that's something that people connected with.

[laughing]

[Vick] But there's a stark contrast

between Gabby's online persona and Brian's.

It seemed to me like she was definitely the more upbeat one,

at least online and visibly.

I didn't get that sense from Brian Laundries's social media posts.

[Allen-Emrich] Brian's posts on social media were way more dark.

[Allen-Emrich] Brian's posts on social media were way more dark.

Artwork that he drew, it was dark.

It was in a totally different place than where Gabby was.

It was not light and airy the way Gabby is.

It's two different worlds.

And for her, it was rainbows and butterflies and sunshine.

His material is dark.

Gabby's calling her mom every day or every other day

Gabby's calling her mom every day or every other day

and she and Brian are both posting regular updates.

It is really nice and sunny today.

We've been lucky so far at all the places we've stayed.

[Vick] They used an app called The Dyrt

that shows exactly where you're camping.

So, online followers are able to follow your journey step by step.

Brian's stretching,

doing some morning yoga.

It definitely made me happy to see that she got to experience all those things.

It definitely made me happy to see that she got to experience all those things.

She wanted to help people. She liked to make people smile.

[whimsical music playing]

[Williams] So how social media influencers make their money is through sponsorships.

And until you get that following count up,

you've got no income and you're essentially living off your savings.

I'm sure they were trying to strategize

about how to make their money last as long as possible.

about how to make their money last as long as possible.

I mean, it was a long trip.

[Shavnore] Being a social media influencer is a massive commitment.

It's not easy. It takes consistency, constant posting.

Then, you have to deal with the struggles of your van not working,

keeping it clean, finding a place to sleep.

Extremely challenging situation for Gabby and Brian,

just not on a financial level, but emotional level too.

[suspenseful music playing]

By the end of July, the near constant cheery posts become more sporadic

and people start to wonder if something's wrong.

Only four posts appeared on Gabby's Instagram account in August.

And the last one said, "Happy Halloween."

Not so strange,

except it was posted on August 25th.

So Gabby's followers start to wonder if something's amiss.

[Carpenter] I think that this was the first picture that I saw

that made me kind of wonder what was going on.

People thought that it was not posted by her

or taken at a different time.

And Gabby isn't just absent from social media.

She's no longer giving her family updates from the road.

Gabby's parents start to get worried

when she wasn't responsive.

[tense music playing]

And then, Brian Laundrie comes back

to his parents' house in North Port, Florida,

in her van without her.

Gabby Petito's parents were reaching out to the Laundries saying,

"We haven't heard from Gabby. Where is Gabby?

We hear Brian is back in Florida.

What the heck is going on?"

And they get ignored.

The Laundries won't take their calls,

won't respond to their text messages.

won't respond to their text messages.

The Laudries retained an attorney

and that attorney says, "Stay silent. Don't talk to anyone."

[somber music playing]

[Allen-Emrich] Nicole Schmidt, Gabby's mother, reported her missing

then said, "My daughter speaks to me everyday or every other day.

We don't go more than two days without talking."

[Vick] So Gabby's mom reports her missing to the police

in Suffolk County, New York.

But when they check with their counterparts in Florida,

But when they check with their counterparts in Florida,

the Laundries refuse to talk to the cops as well.

It's bizarre. What are they hiding?

[tense music swelling]

Police all across the country are searching for any clues

related to Gabby's disappearance.

Her devastated family says they haven't heard from her since late August.

We love her very much.

We miss her and we want her to come home.

[crowd chanting] Where is Gabby?

[Entin] I was one of the first reporters to get there.

It wasn't like this was just a missing person

It wasn't like this was just a missing person

where, you know, a family gives you two photos and that's all you have.

From the very beginning, it was easy to connect to the story

because there were so many images out there.

[Caroline Chapman] I'm a journalist and I work

at Buckrail News in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Gabby Petito's social media presence made this story a compelling story.

[Entin] I think people became kind of obsessed

with figuring out what happened from the very beginning.

Where is Gabby?

...in her backyard. Let me tell you...

[Williams] And then, we see the internet just blow up

with all sorts of wild stories and theories.

Brian Laundrie's cryptic Pinterest posts and what do they mean.

[Swoop] And she uses hashtags in the posts that she's never used before.

And you're really trying to figure out Brian, what type of person Brian is.

I feel like this is something significant to look at.

The police have one goal:

find Gabby.

[tense music playing]

My name's Phillip Smith. I'm a detective

with the Jackson Police Department.

We had had a what we call an ATL or an attempt to locate.

We got a phone call from a detective in Florida.

And he had some information about a credit card

or a debit card being used in Jackson.

[Chapman] Credit card records show Gabby Petito's car buying gas

on August 27th near Grand Teton National Park.

[Det. Smith] So, we start to lay out a timeline

trying to narrow down when and where Gabby and Brian were.

My team all that week went through countless hours of videos

establishing that timeline.

My team went to the Shell gas station and businesses surrounding that area

and started gathering videos.

[Williams] And after combing through hundreds of hours of surveillance footage...

The police finally spot the van.

[Det. Smith] The camera showed us the van turning into Whole Foods.

That's where we verified that the van we had was Gabby Petito's van

because we saw them on video

getting out of the van and walking into the store.

[Vick] What's really mind-blowing about this footage from Whole Foods

is that it's likely the last video image

ever recorded of Gabby Petito.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Det. Smith] They kind of wandered around a bit,

looking at the store's goods.

[Sollis] They are definitely together and yet not together

as they're going through the store.

They are maintaining a... A distance pretty steadily.

And her arms were... Were crossed.

So perhaps crossing the arms

provided her a little bit of comfort

and it also might have provided her a little bit of distance from him.

It was a way perhaps to... To say like,

It was a way perhaps to... To say like,

"Hey, I'm protecting me."

[Det. Smith] I didn't see anything purchased.

Uh, were they short on cash? I don't know.

And then, they left.

[Chapman] The documentation from surveillance was crucial in this case

because it allowed law enforcement to track their whereabouts

which is much to the benefit of eventually finding her.

There was information that we learned

there might have been an incident earlier in the day

there might have been an incident earlier in the day

at a restaurant, Merry Piglets.

A detective of mine and I interviewed the manager of the restaurant

and learned that Gabby and Brian were allegedly there

and had eaten lunch around noon.

They then left without paying for their bill.

A manager told me that someone from the restaurant went out

and asked them, you know, were they gonna pay.

They eventually paid the bill.

[Chapman] The behavior that they presented at Merry Piglets

[Chapman] The behavior that they presented at Merry Piglets

was clearly a sign that something was awry between the two of them.

[Sollis] It is understandable for both Gabby and Brian

that if their finances were low,

that could be a huge stressor for them.

[Vick] As the investigation progresses in Wyoming,

something happens that turns everything around

both for law enforcement and for Gabby's now growing number of followers.

On September 20th, police in Moab, Utah, released audio of a 9-1-1 call.

On September 20th, police in Moab, Utah, released audio of a 9-1-1 call.

This call was placed on August 12th, which was two weeks

before Gabby and Brian were last seen together at Whole Foods.

[tense music playing]

[indistinct police radio]

The Moab Police Department received a 9-1-1 call

from someone who had observed an incident on Main Street in Moab.

[Vick] Along with the 9-1-1 audio,

Moab Police released body cam footage

from a roadside incident that followed the call.

from a roadside incident that followed the call.

[siren wails]

This footage would shed a whole new light on the case.

[Sollis] The officers responded.

Did a great job in actually being able to track them down.

[indistinct radio]

[Entin] When you think about social media influencers,

[Entin] When you think about social media influencers,

there's always this thought that,

"Gosh, they put on this show

to make it look like everything is perfect."

[laughing]

[Entin] But when that Moab video came out,

it was like everything changed in that moment.

You saw a very, very different side

of Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito.

[sniffles]

[sniffles]

[crying]

[sobs]

[Vick] So, it looks like the dispute was caused

because Brian got dirt in the van,

and Gabby wanted to keep up this picture-perfect image of cleanliness

for her followers.

for her followers.

[Sollis] You definitely could look at this and you could see

that the situation appears to have

far more emotional impact on her than on him.

[chuckles]

[Allen-Emrich] He was cool as a cucumber.

This man was just joking with police, charismatic.

He made it seem like Gabby's the one who just goes over the top.

He made it seem like Gabby's the one who just goes over the top.

I would say a lot of people who are abusers

are very good at, when someone else is present,

putting on a different appearance.

So, domestic violence is 100% power and control.

Everything he did,

he stated he did because he had to control her.

Once the body camera video came out from Moab, um,

domestic violence survivors from all over the world

really zeroed in on this case.

When I heard her talk about him not believing in her

or thinking that she could do anything...

...then I knew that she was in a bad spot.

Brian keeping her out of the van,

which was actually her van,

so that's like if you took it

and pretended it was her house,

he was keeping her out of her house.

So, that's an important factor to consider.

So he felt he had the power and the authority

to limit her access.

[Williams] Maybe the most telling thing about the video

is that the 9-1-1 call describes a man slapping a woman.

But Gabby describes herself as the aggressor.

Whether somebody's talking to law enforcement

or a community member, a family member,

or a community member, a family member,

about an abusive partner,

they are most likely going to be a little protective of that individual.

Again, it goes back to domestic violence,

trying to blame herself to a certain extent,

trying to protect him.

When someone is experiencing abuse or violence

in their relationship,

they will definitely take the blame.

They will definitely say,

"It's my fault, because I did this,"

and that's partly because it's what they hear all the time.

It's always your fault.

[Carpenter] The body cam video was...

...a Gabby I'd never seen.

She was petrified.

Her voice, the way that she was carrying herself,

that was terror.

I mean, it was, that was hard to watch.

For Brian, I felt rage.

For Gabby, I felt...

...the deepest amount of fear.

Grabbing someone's face to gain control over them,

that's not normal.

That's 100% indicative of the fact that he's perhaps strangled her in the past.

And that should have been a red flag

for law enforcement.

[Vick] Despite the 9-1-1 call

saying that Brian was the aggressor,

the police determine

that he's the one who needs protection.

So Brian went and stayed somewhere in Moab,

using Victim Services' dollars...

...and Gabby stayed in the van.

Some people may be upset about that.

The reality is, is that the way it was determined,

Brian, in this case, at that time,

was the greater victim.

[radio chatter]

[Williams] When you look at Gabby's Instagram from that day,

you'll see a completely different image

that she's presenting to the world

from the very abusive one that she's living.

[Allen-Emrich] It's shocking that there are two people on a rock, kissing,

and then, two hours later,

he's slapping her in the face.

[Chapman] Social media presents the most romanticized version of our lives possible,

and we choose not to present the other side of things,

and we choose not to present the other side of things,

because they're not pretty and they don't get likes.

People aren't attracted to the ugly.

The ugly was what was going on in their relationship,

and unfortunately, it led to her death.

[crowd shouting]

[man] Where is Gabby, Laundrie?

Where's Gabby?

Where's Gabby?

[Williams] No one has heard from Gabby Petito in two weeks.

She was last seen on video on August 27, 2021.

[newscaster] The 22-year-old Long Island native

was on a cross-country road trip

with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie,

before she suddenly vanished.

[Williams] On September 15th,

Brian Laundrie is named as a person of interest

Brian Laundrie is named as a person of interest

in Gabby's disappearance.

And Gabby's follower count has skyrocketed to 165,000.

Now, the case has caught the attention of the general public.

[man] Put your loving arms around her...

[Vick] By now, not a lot of people are holding out hope.

But maybe Brian just abandoned her out there in Wyoming,

and she survived so far,

waiting for someone to find her.

[Carr] My name is Matt Carr,

and I'm the Sheriff of Teton County, Wyoming.

There was a search going on.

It was really honed down to the fact that likely, she was in our area.

We were getting fed little bits and pieces of information

from other agencies across the country,

as far as a potential lead that had come about

from an app called The Dyrt app.

You hike or you camp,

You hike or you camp,

and then they GPS locate you.

We started off kinda where Gabby's last known location was,

according to The Dyrt app.

Within Bridger-Teton National Forest,

um, there's an area called the Spread Creek Dispersed Camping Area,

and it was within that area

where we had the last known location

of Gabby Petito.

[Ciocarlan] My name is Tim Ciocarlan,

[Ciocarlan] My name is Tim Ciocarlan,

and I was, um, incident command for the Gabby Petito search.

We had rain and snow and strong winds

throughout that whole search,

so time was of the essence.

We knew that if we couldn't find Miss Petito...

...she might be gone till the next spring,

because winter was coming.

[Vick] The clock is literally ticking.

Horse-mounted patrol was assigned to go to Spread Creek,

search the south side of the creek.

[Carr] Given the size of the area,

and the topography in Teton County,

it certainly was gonna be a daunting task

to try to locate her.

[Roundy] We search along the south side of the river bed,

across the creek, and then start searching the north side.

And I think it was close to 11:30 or 12:30.

The first thing that caught my eye

was that there was a texture...

...that was inconsistent with a natural texture.

When I first saw it...

...so, I had this feeling of...

"Did we really just find Gabby?

"Did we really just find Gabby?

Is that really her?"

Yeah. It was Gabby's body.

She'd been located.

She was laying on her side...

...almost in a peaceful way,

like she had just laid down,

put her hands under her head and fell asleep.

But her body was positioned in such a way

that her head is actually laying downhill.

It's not a significant hill,

but I think it's human nature

that you're gonna lay with your head uphill.

You don't wanna have blood rushing to your head.

There was nothing natural about how she looked.

To me, it looked like it was staged.

[Williams] That Brian killed her and staged her body

and made it look as if she had died of natural causes,

and made it look as if she had died of natural causes,

all just leaving her there for scavengers to devour,

was absolutely heartbreaking.

Earlier today, human remains were discovered,

consistent with the description

of Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito.

It was gut-wrenching.

[voice shaking] It was sickening.

It was unfair.

It was heartbreaking.

[newscaster] A Wyoming coroner's office confirming the cause of death

of 22-year-old Gabby Petito.

When the cause of death was revealed by the coroner,

it was a devastating revelation.

The manner of death of Gabrielle Venora Petito,

cause, death by strangulation,

and manner, uh, is homicide.

[woman] Tell the truth!

[people chanting] Tell the truth! Tell the truth!

[people chanting] Tell the truth! Tell the truth!

Tell the truth!

We wanna bring closure to the Petito family.

You need to come out and tell us!

[all] Tell the truth!

[Entin] We were basically camped out on the neighbor's yard.

It was our assumption that Brian Laundrie was in the house.

So we were there, thinking this guy could walk out at any moment.

And then, all of the sudden,

we get word from the police

that Brian Laundrie is missing.

-[man] Arrest Brian! Arrest Brian! -[woman] Get him!

The story took on a whole new life of its own.

The story took on a whole new life of its own.

I mean, people were just obsessed.

You had the whole country looking for Brian Laundrie.

[newscaster] Police continue the search for Brian Laundrie

in Florida's rugged Carlton Reserve.

[Vick] On September 1st,

Brian Laundrie returned home to Florida

in Gabby Petito's van,

without Gabby.

According to his parents, two weeks later,

he leaves his parents' house to go for a hike

at the nearby Carlton Reserve,

a huge swampland that's teeming with alligators,

venomous snakes,

and wild pigs.

But that's the last anyone sees of him.

But that's the last anyone sees of him.

[Entin] Brian was on the run.

And they were doing this massive grid search,

helicopters, search dogs, you name it...

...and they weren't finding anything.

[newscaster] It's been more than three weeks,

and still no sign of Brian Laundrie.

[Vick] By late September,

Gabby's Instagram follower count had pushed past 1 million,

and once again, just like with Gabby's disappearance,

social media goes wild with crazy theories

social media goes wild with crazy theories

about where Brian is.

I don't personally think that Brian is in the Carlton Reserve.

Last night, a man said that he found a noose on a tree.

[Entin] People in Oregon and California,

all the way to the Appalachian Trail,

claiming, "I've seen Brian Laundrie.

I've got photos."

There was a guy who said, "I have him on my deer cam."

"My lead is Brian Laundrie's father's friend.

I'm convinced he's hiding in Mexico

where he can't be extradited to the United States."

where he can't be extradited to the United States."

Theories from Brian being a fed

to him having a clone...

People were saying he was buried underground

in his parents' backyard,

being fed through a straw.

[Williams] I mean, it was all completely crazy.

And then, out of nowhere,

Brian's parents finally decide to speak up.

[Entin] Police were searching the Carlton Reserve

for Brian Laundrie for almost a month...

...because that is where his parents said that he last was.

And what was so strange is Brian Laundrie's parents

And what was so strange is Brian Laundrie's parents

went out one morning to look for Brian,

and literally, just within minutes,

they find items belonging to Brian Laundrie.

[Williams] The parents contact the police

and tell them what area to focus on.

And after searching everywhere else for weeks,

they almost immediately find skeletal remains.

[newscaster] Through a comparison of dental records,

the FBI was able to confirm that the remains found

the FBI was able to confirm that the remains found

were that of Brian Laundrie.

A backpack and a notebook believed to have belonged to Laundrie

was also found in the park.

[Entin] Everyone was waiting for this notebook

that Brian Laundrie had left behind,

and it was shocking when we read it.

Brian makes up a ridiculous story

that he had to kill Gabby

to put her out of her misery from an injury.

[Entin] He wrote, "When I pulled Gabby out of the water,

she couldn't tell me what hurt.

she couldn't tell me what hurt.

She had a small bump on her forehead

that eventually got larger.

Her feet hurt, her wrist hurt,

but she was freezing, shaking violently.

While carrying her, she continually made sounds of pain,

begging for an end to her pain.

I ended her life.

I thought it was merciful,

that it is what she wanted,

but I see now all the mistakes I made.

Please pick up all of my things.

Gabby hated people who litter."

Gabby hated people who litter."

I mean, she died of blunt force trauma and strangulation.

One second, you're talking about how you committed this mercy killing,

and then you're telling people not to litter at the end?

Uh, just very strange and bizarre.

[Williams] I think most folks have a pretty good idea

about what happened in Grand Teton National Park.

[Allen-Emrich] I believe she says, "I'm done."

And once he heard that,

he was enraged.

he was enraged.

He was angry,

angry enough to throttle her and kill her.

[Vick] Some believe that he staged her body

to make it seem like she died of natural causes

in her sleep,

and then ran home to his mom and dad.

After he did this, he gets in her van

and he drove right back to North Port, Florida,

pulled that van into his parents' driveway,

uh, and didn't talk to anybody.

uh, and didn't talk to anybody.

And what happened behind the scenes,

we still don't really know.

That's one of the big mysteries.

[Vick] There's a kind of tragic irony here.

Gabby Petito finally got the kind of international fame

that most social media influencers would only dream of.

Over a million followers,

and a hashtag that was shared a billion times.

But it came at the cost of her life.

[Entin] It's really sad that this was her dream to grow this following...

[Entin] It's really sad that this was her dream to grow this following...

...and if only she was alive now

to see how many followers she had.

[Vick] Gabby's social media pages

allowed anyone to see what she posted

in the final days before she went missing.

[Williams] The question everybody wants to know...

What did the Laundries know?

Did they know their son's intention?

Did they know that he was dead the whole time?

Did they know that he was dead the whole time?

This new civil lawsuit, uh, has now been filed

by Gabby Petito's family,

uh, against Brian Laundrie's family.

[Entin] The Petitos claim that at that time,

uh, the Laundries knew that Petito was dead,

that obviously, the search was gonna be unsuccessful,

and that they weren't telling anyone,

and that that caused pain and suffering,

uh, to the Petito family.

[Vick] The Laundrie family denies any wrongdoing.

[Williams] Whatever happens in that case,

[Williams] Whatever happens in that case,

it's gonna bring more attention to domestic violence

and the warning signs to watch out for,

and that will be a good thing.

[Sollis] If you have concerns that somebody is being abused,

if you can reach out to them in a safe way, do so.

They may not, right away, want to leave the relationship.

They may not even admit to you that there are problems.

But be ready to be there for them

But be ready to be there for them

when they're ready to reach out.

[Vick] Hoping to help others,

the Petito family starts the Gabby Petito Foundation,

whose mission is to provide aid

to organizations that search for missing persons

and to assist victims of domestic violence.