Attorney: Some Of Brian Laundrie’s Belongings Found In Florida Park

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The lawyer for Brian Laundrie says the hunt for slain Gabby Petito‘s missing fiancé has shifted to a parkland adjacent wherever the mates lived. That’s aft instrumentality enforcement recovered immoderate of Laundrie’s belongings portion scoping the area.

In a statement, Steven Bertolino said Laundrie’s parents, Chris and Roberta Laundrie, on with instrumentality enforcement, started searching Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park successful North Port, Florida, connected Wednesday.

“The FBI and NPPD were informed past nighttime of Brian’s parents’ intentions and they met Chris and Roberta determination this morning. After a little hunt disconnected a way that Brian frequented, immoderate articles belonging to Brian were found. As of now, instrumentality enforcement is conducting a much thorough probe of that area,” Bertolino said, successful part.

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Laundrie, who went missing 5 weeks ago, is presently a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the homicide decease probe of Petito, a 22-year-old autochthonal of Blue Point, New York. Petito was recovered dormant successful a wood successful Wyoming backmost connected Sept. 19, and a coroner aboriginal ruled her decease a homicide by strangulation.

The lone complaint Laundrie is presently facing stems from his alleged improper usage of Petito’s recognition card.

Petito went missing successful precocious August aft going connected a cross-country roadworthy travel with Laundrie. He mysteriously returned to the location they shared successful Florida successful the van they were traveling in, but without Petito. Police person wanted to question Laundrie astir Petito’s disappearance, but helium declined — and past seemingly disappeared, himself.