BRIAN Laundrie’s dad, Chris, has removed a sign from his property that read “What if it was Cassie?”
The father of the fugitive was filmed removing the sign referencing his daughter Saturday morning from the yard of their North Port, Florida, home.
It comes after Chris Laundrie, 62, was seen Friday installing what appeared to be a new doorbell camera as the FBI and law enforcement officials continued to search for Brian.
Brian Laundrie is currently wanted on debit card fraud charges and is a person of interest in the homicide of his 22-year-old girlfriend Gabby Petito.
A coroner revealed Tuesday that Petito had been killed by strangulation.
The media and protestors have been camping outside the Laundrie family home while they await updates in the case.
A memorial to Petito has been growing at the Laundrie home with well-wishers leaving flowers and notes as well as lighted candles.
The latest developments come after Petito’s dad posted a “beautiful view” of a lake near where the vlogger's body was found.
"I now know why you came here. #gabbypetito has a beautiful view from now on. Love you, and miss you," Joseph Petito wrote on Twitter on Friday alongside a picture of a lake surrounded by mountains.
While Joseph did not say the location of the image, his wife Tara Petito also posted a picture with Gabby's mom Nichole on a lake on Friday night.
"Two moms out at Jenny Lake, taking in the beauty of it all," Nichole wrote.
Jenny Lake is in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, where Gabby's remains were found on September 19.
Gabby had been camping with her fiancé Brian Laundrie when she disappeared.
The young traveler was found dead by investigators at the Spread Creek Dispersed Campground more than a week after she was reported missing by her mom.
Read our Brian Laundrie live blog for the very latest news and updates…
Her stepdad Jim Schmidt said that Gabby's remains were discovered just in front of the area where the tent and fire would have been.
He added that it would have been only a short walk from where the van would have been parked but was off the beaten path.
Gabby's autopsy results were revealed on Tuesday, October 12.
Teton County Coroner Dr Brent Blue confirmed Gabby died by strangulation.
He added that Gabby's predicted death was three to four weeks before her body was found. The body was outside "in the wilderness" for this time.
Brian Laundrie timeline
Brian Laundrie has not been seen since the morning of September 13. Here is a timeline of Laundrie’s latest whereabouts:
- July 2021: Brian Laundrie and his fiancé Gabby Petito leave for a grip across the country. The couple visit numerous national parks across the way.
- August 12: Police in Utah respond to an incident involving the couple. The bodycam footage is not released for another month but it shows a visibly upset Gabby talking to police after reports of a domestic violence incident outside a grocery store.
- August 24: Gabby is seen leaving a hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah, with Laundrie.
- September 1: Laundrie returns to his home in North Port, Florida without Gabby.
- September 6: Laundrie joins his family on a camping trip about 75 miles from their home in North Port.
- September 11: Gabby's family reports her missing.
- September 13: Laundrie leaves home to go hiking in Carlton Reserve, Florida. His family had initially said he departed on September 14, but revised their timeline weeks later.
- September 15: Laundrie is named a person of interest in the case of Gabby.
- September 16: Bodycam footage is released regarding the incident between Gabby and Laundrie.
- September 19: The FBI announces a body found at a Wyoming national park is believed to be that of Gabby's.
- September 23: The FBI issued a warrant for Laundrie's arrest claiming he "used unauthorized debit cards after Gabby Petito's death."
- September 26: A funeral is held for Gabby in New York.
- September 27: Dog the Bounty Hunter announces he will lend a hand and help search for Laundrie.
- September 28: Gabby's family held an emotional press conference as the search for Laundrie continued.
- October 5: Laundrie's sister, Cassie, appeared on Good Morning America and urged her brother to come forward.
- October 7: Laundrie's father, Chris Laundrie, assisted law enforcement in the search to find his son.
- October 12: Gabby's autopsy results were made public. Teton County Coroner Dr Brent Blue confirmed Gabby died by strangulation.
In other developments, a close friend claimed Brian Laundrie had the resources to escape the US illegally.
Laundrie’s long-term pal exclusively told The Sun that Gabby’s Petito's on-the-run fiancé had plans of living outside the US since high school and revealed the countries he may escape to.
Laundrie was reported missing on September 17 – days after allegedly telling his parents that he was going for a hike in the Carlton Reserve.
"I think he'd be able to put the resources together to get out of the country, either illegally or under some sort of a fake identification,” the friend told The Sun.
“He's the type of person that would be able to drop everything to secure his means of not being captured and to evade arrest or evade prosecution from what seems to be a pending crime."
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