Killer Thriller Docu: From Van Life To Missing, America Wanted To Find Her Daughter Gabby Petito
Legally Brunette
iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Aspiring van life YouTuber, Gabby Petito, went missing after going on a trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie.
The search for Gabby became a story that gripped the nation, with people wanting justice.
Jen sits down with Gabby's mother, Nichole Schmidt, to talk about her magnificent daughter, the Netflix documentary American Murder: Gabby Petito, and how the loss of Gabby has led to creating a foundation to help educate people on the signs of domestic violence.
Plus, Nichole gives information on how you can see her and others on the Crime Unfiltered tour.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:17.0 | Hi, you guys. |
| 0:18.1 | Welcome back to Killer Thriller Dacu Edition. |
| 0:20.7 | I'm your host, Jennifer Fessler, and today we are talking about an episode that carries an incredible amount of weight and heartbreak and importance. Today we are talking about the Netflix documentary American murder, Gabby Petito. We are joined by Nicole Schmidt, the mother of Gabby Petito, whose story captured |
| 0:38.5 | the attention of millions, including myself, around the world in 2021. Gabby was a 22-year-old |
| 0:45.3 | travel vlogger, documenting a cross-county road trip with her fiance, Brian Laundry, when she suddenly |
| 0:51.2 | disappeared. And what became a missing person's case quickly also became one of the |
| 0:56.0 | most widely followed true crime stories in recent history. After nationwide searching and nonstop |
| 1:01.2 | media coverage, Gabby's body was discovered in Wyoming and investigators determined she had been |
| 1:05.9 | the victim of a homicide. Since Gabby's death, Nicole has become an advocate for domestic violence awareness and victim support through the Gabby Petito Foundation, working to help other families recognize warning signs and find resources before tragedy strikes. |
| 1:20.1 | So this one hits a little differently for me because I just remember hearing about it so vividly. |
| 1:26.7 | It doesn't seem like it was long ago that it happened. |
| 1:29.2 | And this documentary, this was a tough one to watch. |
| 1:32.1 | And I am very grateful to have Nicole join us today. |
| 1:36.5 | Hi, Nicole. |
| 1:37.4 | Hi. |
| 1:38.1 | Who are you? |
| 1:38.8 | I'm really, really grateful that you are joining us. |
| 1:41.9 | And I have to tell you watching the documentary, |
| 1:44.8 | and I've known the story. |
| 1:46.7 | It doesn't feel like a long ago. |
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