The body found is confirmed to be that of the Youtuber Gabby Petito

• Body found is that of Gabby Petito.
• FBI releases autopsy.
• They determine the death of the Youtuber was a homicide.

The news that no one wanted to hear. The body found last weekend in Wyoming is indeed that of youtuber Gabby Petito, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as reported by the newspaper The Sun.

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The Teton County Coroner’s Office conducted the autopsy on Tuesday, which revealed that the initial determination of the manner of death is homicide, although the medical examiner Brent Blue clarified that the official cause of death of Gabby Petito will be confirmed after the final results of the autopsy come in.

Body found in Wyoming does belong to Gabby Petito

«The Teton County Medical Examiner, Dr. Brent Blue, confirmed that the remains are those of Gabrielle Venora Petito (Gabby Petito), date of birth March 19, 1999,» the FBI field office announced Tuesday. in Denver through his official Twitter account.

The same lawyer for Gabby Petito’s family, Richard Stafford, told Business Insider that the identification of the body was confirmed. Hours earlier, he had issued a statement thanking the media and the public for «giving the Petito and Schmidt family time to cry.»

Human remains discovered in national park

The human remains were discovered in Grand Teton National Park, where the 22-year-old was camping with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, when she disappeared. «Today, the search revealed human remains consistent with the description of Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Petito,» the FBI statement said at the time.

Gabby Petito, a young woman of just 22 years old and who was originally from Blue Point, mysteriously disappeared late last month in the middle of a cross-country walk with her boyfriend and fiancé, Brian Laundrie, who until now also remains a disappeared and was classified as a «person of interest» in the case.

Mysterious find where the body was found

In the same place where they found the body that matched the characteristics of the youtuber Gabby Petito, the police the next day found a cross made of stones and according to police reports, it is not known when the cross was created or if It was a memorial dedicated to the vlogger.

According to The Sun, this supposed sanctuary was seen near the area in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, in the state of Wyoming, where the FBI had found the body of a woman with the characteristics of the 23-year-old content creator, which is now known to have been murdered.

This cross, which was formed of stones, was located just east of where the body, which was «identical to Gabby’s description», was located at the scattered Spread Creek camp, which was further investigated by the FBI agents in charge of the case.

The portal also reported that the authorities remained around the field guarding it, which incidentally was closed to the public since last Saturday, so it is not explained if that cross was already there long before the body was found, or if someone put it during investigations.

Gabby Petito corpse: Fiancé Brian Laundrie also disappears

According to the New York Post, Gabby Petito last spoke with her family on August 25 and was reported missing on September 11, ten days after 23-year-old Laundrie returned home to North Port, Florida without she. Laundrie, who was declared a person of interest in Petito’s case but not criminally charged, disappeared last week, sparking a massive manhunt at a sprawling Sarasota County nature preserve.

Prior to their disappearance, the young couple was caught on a police body camera after they were arrested on reports of a possible domestic assault in Utah on August 12. According to The Associated Press, the disappearance and death of Gabby Petito and the police search for her boyfriend have created an online whirlwind, with crowds of armchair detectives and others sharing advice, possible sightings and theories via TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.

The journey that ended in tragedy

It’s unclear whether the internet’s frenzy of attention and research has helped the investigation, but it has illuminated the intersection between social media and the public’s fascination with true crime stories. Months before her disappearance which has attracted more than 500 million views on TikTok, Petito, 22, and her 23-year-old boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, embarked on a cross-country road trip for the summer, in a pickup truck that she decorated in a boho-chic style.

They documented their adventure on video and invited social media users to follow the journey, sharing scenes of an apparently happy couple cartwheeling on a beach, hiking mountain trails and camping in the Utah desert. But they got into a fight on the road, and Brian Laundrie drove back to Florida alone in the truck in September.

Gabby Petito corpse: Police video appears

Social media users have been fascinated by the case and have been perusing the myriad of videos and photos online for clues. “A lot of this has to do with the cross-country journey they were documenting, going on social media on this great adventure,” said Joseph Scott Morgan, a Jacksonville State University professor of forensic medicine and murder authority. high profile. And he added: «They are young, they are attractive people.»

Another source of fascination: a police body camera video, released last week, showing the couple after they were pulled over in August in Moab, Utah, where the van was seen speeding up and hitting a sidewalk. They had gotten into a fight and Petito was crying, and Laundrie said the tension had increased between them because they had been traveling together for months.

Social media users ‘help’ in the case

The theories and observations gained traction on Reddit, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter. Users have delved into Petito’s Spotify music playlists, Laundrie’s reading habits, and the couple’s digitally marked trails. A TikTok user reported picking up Laundrie hitchhiking.

And a couple documenting their bus trips on YouTube said they reviewed some of their video footage near Grand Teton and saw what they said was the couple’s white van. They posted a picture with a big red arrow pointing at it and the words: «We found Gabby Petito’s truck.» They said that was what led investigators to the area where the body was found.

Gabby Petito corpse: Instagram account, key in the case

The FBI has not specified what led to the discovery or said whether other Internet detective councils have helped. Michael Alcazar, a retired New York City detective and professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said Petito’s Instagram account gave investigators places to start and that social media became a rich source of information. advice.

«Instagram is like the photo on the milk carton, except it reaches a lot of people quickly,» he said. On the other hand, some users have spread misinformation, reporting possible sightings of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie that turned out to be wrong.

They obsess over the case

Hannah Matthews, a TikTok user from Salt Lake City, admitted to becoming obsessed with the case, saying that she identified with Gaby Petito and felt it could have been her. He has made 14 short videos detailing theories of what could have gone wrong and providing updates on the case. One of them suggests that Petito did not write one of his posts on Instagram. It has garnered almost 2 million views.

As of Tuesday, the #gabbypetito hashtag had received more than 650 million views on TikTok. For comparison, #FreeBritney posts about pop star Britney Spears’ attempt to end her guardianship had garnered 1.9 billion views.

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