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[Music] oh she's hilarious and she always made me laugh always she's easygoing she's like hey i
love nature hey camping why not much as i know gabby and feel like i know brian you just never know when it comes to
relationships [Music] fbi agents say that they found what appears to be the human remains of gabby
petitta can you describe your daughter to us she's a beautiful free spirit just wanting to
take a journey and have fun while she's young she knew she wanted a van they worked and saved up for it they
bought the van they converted it i love the van and we supported her on that all the chocolate mountains
it's a river of chocolate anyone that's met the two of them has been like they seem like such a nice
couple but a lot of couples look nice on instagram i was concerned with them spending that
much time together because when i was last seeing them and everything they were rocky
i feel like brian never thought that he was going to be enough and obviously he sees the beauty in gabby
she's gorgeous and jealousy can turn into rage two people went on a trip one person
returned and that person that returned isn't providing us any information i immediately just
where is she where is gabby where is she over and over again i mean i immediately
made like a collage of all of her photos for a tick tock and posted the information
i rushed back to the computer and lo and behold gabby's van was on our footage okay i have a theory i absolutely think
the amazing community on social media came together and found gabby one million percent it was social media
the fbi announcing a medical examiner says the body found in wyoming was indeed that of gabby petito the coroner
calling her death a homicide fbi agents descended on the florida home of 23 year old brian laundry they were
inside for nearly six hours questioning his parents and collecting evidence a massive search more than 50 officers
and fbi agents combing a 24 000 acre park near sarasota florida looking for brian laundry who hasn't been seen since
the 14th according to his parents and as a person of interest in the death of gabby potito
i've never felt a pain like this i've always described her as this light you know she's just
she'll do everything to bring the light out in you and if she can't she'll give you some of
hers we will get justice for her no matter what [Music] you

"48 Hours" goes inside the disappearance of Gabby Petito and the hunt for Brian Laundrie. CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan reports Saturday, September 25 at 10/9c on CBS and Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Gabby Petito's tragic case, her relationship with Brian Laundrie, and the investigation into her death are discussed.

Key points

Gabby Petito's Journey. Gabby was a beautiful free spirit, wanting to explore the world in her van.
The Community's Role. Social media played a crucial role in the search for Gabby Petito.
The Search for Gabby. FBI agents find human remains believed to be Gabby Petito's, confirming a homicide.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I feel like Brian never thought that he was going to be enough.

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