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Crime Analyst

Ep 91: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 14

Crime Analyst

Laura Richards

True Crime

4.92.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Laura continues to deconstruct Officer Pratt’s footage of the police stop of Gabby’s van with startling revelations including how Laura believes that the Utah law was not only misunderstood but was also misapplied – and it’s probably not what you think. You might believe you have heard everything there is to say, but you really haven’t. Trigger warning: Listener discretion is advised. This episode may be upsetting and/or triggering and it will be angry making. You can follow Laura and her work on: Instagram @crimeanalyst @laurarichards999 TikTok @crimeanalystpod Twitter @thecrimeanalyst @laurarichards999 #GabbyPetito #HerNameWasGabbyPetito #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast #BrianLaundrie #MaleViolence #Femicide Clips https://kutv.com/news/local/moab-pd-describe-incident-between-gabby-petito-boyfriend-as-mental-health-crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHlxua6OCQE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCGsW41aQEw Sources https://www.vox.com/culture/22758030/gabby-petito-domestic-intimate-partner-violence-prevention https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter36/77-36-S2.2.html https://le.utah.gov/~1998/bills/hbillenr/HB0148.htm https://www.familyjusticecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DVR2705-SA1-Strack-et-al-PETITO-Author.pdf https://moabcity.org/DocumentCenter/View/3432/Combined-Statement-and-Investigative-Report---Petito-Laundrie-Incident Thank you to my amazing sponsor Thrive Causemetics Thrive Causemetics products are amazing and their Bigger Than Beauty mission is inspiring! Look fab and help other women AND get 15% off your first order using Crime Analyst’s special offer ThriveCausemetics.com/crimeanalyst 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

If nobody has heard from 22 year old Gabby Petito since the end of August and tonight

0:04.6

we're learning what could be some new clues in this desperate search to bring her home.

0:09.2

We do have team coverage on the case that's capturing the attention all across the country.

0:14.2

Christina Flores is speaking to Gabby's family tonight.

0:16.7

Yeah, first though, Daniel Woodruff with a police report we found out about.

0:20.3

There was filed in southern Utah.

0:22.4

Gabby and her boyfriend were traveling through Moa at the time as part of their cost country

0:27.0

road trip.

0:28.0

Daniel, what'd you find out?

0:29.0

Mark, two news obtained a copy of that police report from Moa from August 12th when Gabby

0:33.4

Petito and Brian Laundry were reported to be fighting near a store there.

0:38.3

Two officers responded and they detailed their interactions with the couple in that report.

0:43.1

Now one officer summed up his view of the situation saying quote, after evaluating

0:47.8

the totality of the circumstances, I do not believe the situation escalated to the level

0:53.0

of a domestic assault as much as that of a mental health crisis.

0:57.8

Now police stopped the couple at Arches National Park last month.

1:01.7

Officers say that Petito was crying uncontrollably saying that she'd been having more arguments

1:06.5

recently with her boyfriend, Brian Laundry, and that she was struggling with her mental

1:11.0

health.

1:12.1

Police say Laundry also detailed struggles that he was going through and said that he

1:16.2

had tried to separate himself from Petito when she went into a quote, manic state and tried

1:21.3

to slap him.

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