American Murder: Gabby Petito

You Can’t Make This Up

Netflix

True Crime, Documentary, Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Film Interviews

4.2 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In 2021, Gabby Petito and her boyfriend Brian Laundrie set off in a van for a cross country adventure they’d document for a travel vlog. Despite images of a carefree journey she posted online, the trip was beginning to sour. Then - Gabby’s parents couldn’t reach her. And police discovered Brian had returned home in the van…with his girlfriend nowhere to be found. The Netflix documentary series American Murder: Gabby Petito dives deep into the true crime mystery that captivated the Internet - and the nation. Using Gabby’s never-before-seen videos, texts, and journal entries, the series takes us inside the couple’s troubling relationship, the missteps by authorities who encountered them, and the nationwide search for answers. In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews producers Julia Willoughby Nason and Mike Gasparro. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched American Murder: Gabby Petito yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. Dig deeper into all of your favorite Netflix documentaries and films at Tudum.com! You can hear more from Gabby’s parents on what they’re doing to honor her memory through legislative advocacy. If you or someone you know has experienced relationship abuse, information and resources are available at wannatalkaboutit.com.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca LaVoy, and this is You Can't Make This Up.
0:15.0	You Can't Make This Up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your favorite Netflix documentaries and films.
0:21.4	On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary series, American
0:26.8	Murder, Gabby Petito.
0:28.5	On the television screen was Gabby.
0:32.3	I just lost it, to be honest.
0:34.4	I was screaming, what did he do?
0:39.4	He did something. What did he do?
0:46.3	Today we're talking to producers Julia Willoughby Nason and Mike Gasparo. In 2021, Gabby Petito and her boyfriend, Brian Laundry, set off in a van for a cross-country adventure. They document
0:51.2	for a travel vlog. Despite images of a carefree journey she posted online,
0:56.4	the trip was beginning to sour. Then Gabby's parents couldn't reach her, and police discovered
1:01.8	Brian had returned home in the van with his girlfriend nowhere to be found. The Netflix
1:06.8	documentary series, American Murder Gabby Petito, dives deep into the true crime mystery
1:12.1	that captivated the internet and the nation. Using Gabby's never-before-seen videos, texts,
1:18.0	and journal entries, the series takes us inside the couple's troubling relationship, the missteps
1:23.3	by authorities who encountered them, and the nationwide search for answers. This investigation, as we've said,
1:28.6	stretches almost from coast to coast,
1:30.4	more than 2,000 miles right now under investigation.
1:34.3	Teams are trying to retrace Gabby steps
1:37.1	across the West Coast.
1:53.4	I'm going to trace Gab Willoughby Nason and Mike Esparo.
1:54.7	Welcome to You Can't Make This Up.
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