Ep 72: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 1

Crime Analyst

Laura Richards

True Crime

4.9 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

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 Clipshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4DeSl8QGD4 Referenceshttps://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 Leave a Review If you want to support my work and Crime Analyst and if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here: https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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.
0:05.7	Gabby Petito and her fiancé Brian Laundry were a young couple who seemed to have it all.
0:11.7	And enduring love for each other and a longing for adventure, a road trip in their little
0:16.3	van across the United States.
0:18.9	Like so many others, they also had a desire to show off their idyllic and carefree lives
0:23.9	on YouTube and Instagram.
0:26.5	But now we know the postcard images and million dollar smiles were hiding an ugly and murderous
0:32.2	truth.
0:33.2	And it's one that raises a difficult question.
0:36.3	Could Gabby Petito have been saved?
0:39.3	Hello, hello and good morning.
0:44.3	It is really nice and sunny today.
0:54.8	Anyone watching these videos would believe Gabby Petito was in awe of the life she'd
0:59.6	created for herself.
1:01.8	It's only 10 o'clock in the morning, but it rained all afternoon yesterday.
1:11.5	And why not?
1:13.1	Young, beautiful and in love with her fiancé Brian Laundry, it looked like the perfect
1:18.2	existence.
1:20.0	She was being herself.
1:21.8	She was doing what she knew how to do.
1:25.6	She was so excited beyond this new journey.
1:29.0	Butting social media stars, Gabby and Brian's ambition was to share every detail of their
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