Episode 04 — Van Life and Death in the U.S.A.: Gabby Petito
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Destination: Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming
Gabby Petito was a 22-year-old van-life blogger on a cross-country adventure with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. It seemed like a dream trip, filled with social media posts of scenic landscapes, yoga in the mornings, and van-life bliss. But behind the camera, things were unraveling. In Moab, Utah, a 911 call reported a disturbing domestic dispute. Days later, Gabby vanished. The van returned to Florida—Brian did too—but Gabby never made it home.
Her body was discovered in the wilderness of Wyoming, and the autopsy revealed she was strangled. What went so horribly wrong during this road trip? And how did a couple’s adventure turn into a nationwide search for answers?
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What the hell happened to
Gabby Petito in the USA…
About Gabby Petito…
➙ 22 years old
➙ Born in Blue Point, New York
➙ The eldest of 6 siblings
➙ Loved documenting her life on social media
Gabby Petito was a 22-year-old woman who went missing in late August 2021 while on a cross-country van trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. The couple had been documenting their travels on social media, but tension grew between them, as shown in a police bodycam video from Utah after a domestic dispute was reported. In mid-September, after Laundrie returned to his parents' home in Florida without her and refused to speak with authorities, a large-scale search for Gabby began.
Everything we mention on
Episode 04 of True Crime Travelers…
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▸Gabby Petito and her fiancé, Brian Laundrie.
SOURCE: NBC NEWS▸Gabby and Brian documented their cross-country road trip in their white Ford Transit van on platforms like Instagram and YouTube, showcasing their adventures in national parks and remote areas.
▸Gabby and Brian’s Ford Transit van…
▸The full bodycam footage that shows the police’s intervention in Gabby and Brian’s fight:
▸Gabby’s suspicious last Instagram post
▸The Lifetime movie we mention on the episode. You can watch it on Prime Video.
Where it happened…across the U.S.A.
▸Follow Gabby' and Brian’s route across the United States…
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The Gabby Petito Foundation
After the tragedy, Gabby’s family turned pain into purpose and created The Gabby Petition Foundation, aiming to address the needs of organizations that support locating missing persons and to provide aid to organizations that assist survivors of domestic violence through education, awareness, and prevention strategies
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xo, Alexa + Emilia
