Ep 320: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 1

Crime Analyst

Laura Richards

True Crime

4.9 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Today March 19 2026 would have been Gabby Petito’s 27th birthday. This remastered series is to honour Gabby and ensure the warning signs of coercive control are understood. It’s the difference between life and death for so many. Determined to decode the patterns of coercive control and escalating risk, Laura deconstructs the behaviours that were visible - but too often minimised or misunderstood - with forensic precision. Join Laura for this remastered investigative series which provides news updates in the case regarding the Utah Supreme Court oral argument in the wrongful death lawsuit appeal, deeper analysis and vital learning to help prevent future harm. *** In this episode, Laura profiles Gabby Petito’s case from a behavioural, investigative and preventative perspective. Having watched the police body worn camera footage captured when Moab City Police attended a domestic violence call out, Laura saw signs of coercive control. Laura opined early on that this was a ‘murder in slow motion’ and unfortunately was proven right. Across this investigative series Laura analyzes Gabby’s social media and breaks down what she saw on camera. Laura shares the lessons from Gabby’s case so that we are all better equipped at spotting the warning signs in the future. It might just save a life. #GabbyPetito #HerNameWasGabbyPetito #CrimeAnalyst #CoerciveControl #Expert #WarningSigns #Podcast #Truecrime Clips   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4DeSl8QGD4 Sources https://www.patreon.com/posts/gabby-petito-113686407?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link https://www.patreon.com/posts/crime-analyst-my-116510211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-239-american-123816186?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/us/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-notebook-confession.htmlhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/3782530/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-yearbook-photos-met-high-school/https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9Nm3HHuJN/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsgnE460ebvgB1I30gwuLkw 2026 Masterclasses and Crime Analyst Resources and Community      Laura offers 2026 Masterclasses- There is still time to register for DASH Risk Masterclass March 11 and 12 and DASH Train the Trainer.   Register for Masterclasses      www.dashriskchecklist.com   www.thelaurarichards.com      For more insight and knowledge, advocacy and professional development join The Crime Analyst Squad. It’s a growing and dynamic community offering expert insight, in-depth conversations, exclusive episodes and videos, and live events: www.Patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst    Subscribe to Crime Analyst YouTube: @crimeanalyst      Facebook: Crime Analyst Podcast      Instagram: @crimeanalyst, @laurarichards999      Threads: @crimeanalyst      X (Twitter): @thecrimeanalyst, @laurarichards999      TikTok: @crimeanalystpod      Website: www.crime-analyst.com      If you found this episode valuable, please consider leaving a five star review wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This past week, the world has watched an American tragedy unfold.
0:05.0	Gabby Petito and her fiancée Brian Laundry were a young couple who seemed to have it all.
0:11.0	An enduring love for each other and a longing for adventure, a road trip in their little van across the United States.
0:18.0	Like so many others, they also had a desire to show off their idyllic and carefree lives
0:23.6	on YouTube and Instagram.
0:25.6	But now we know the postcard images and million-dollar smiles were hiding an ugly and murderous
0:31.6	truth.
0:32.6	And it's one that raises a difficult question.
0:35.6	Could Gabby Petito have been saved?
0:39.5	Hello, hello and good morning.
0:44.2	It is really nice and sunny today.
0:52.4	Anyone watching these videos would believe Gabby Petito was in awe of the life
0:59.3	she'd created for herself.
1:00.7	It's only 10 o'clock in the morning, but it rained all afternoon yesterday.
1:08.5	Oh my God! And why not? Young, beautiful and in love with her whole afternoon yesterday.
1:12.1	And why not?
1:16.4	Young, beautiful, and in love with her fiancé, Brian Laundry,
1:18.7	it looked like the perfect existence.
1:21.3	She was being herself.
1:24.7	She was doing what she knew how to do.
1:28.3	She was so excited to be on this new journey. Butting social media stars, Gabby and Brian's ambition
1:32.3	was to share every detail of their idyllic lives with as many followers as possible.
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