Gabby Petito's cause of death was strangulation, coroner says

CNN ^ | 10/12/12

[DJ MacWoW]

I think he killed her because she was a sort of perfectionist and pissed him off past his level.

I disagree. They were in a tiny van that needed to be kept tidy. It was stated early on that he was controlling and Gabby often stayed with her friend when Laundrie fought with her. Friends from their HS days warned her to stay away from him. The body cam footage and 911 call revealed that he had her keys, phone and backpack. We also saw his temper at the Merry Piglets restaurant. The van and credit/debit cards were hers. I think he found a naive girl that couldn't see him for what he really is and he was along for the ride.....

[M Kehoe]

So, when Laundrie is found (alive), his excuse will be the sex got rough, and I don’t know what really happened.

5.56mm

[DJ MacWoW]

So, when Laundrie is found (alive), his excuse will be the sex got rough, and I don’t know what really happened.

Nope. She was clothed. She was identified by the unique hoodie she was wearing.

[Jamestown1630]

Do we know that HE ‘lawyered up’, instead of just his parents?

[Jamestown1630]

'a highly charged toxic relationship gone bad often leads to violence and or death.'

Best observation on many of these threads.

[caww]

Domestic violence is probably the most troublesome and difficult for investigators and police to respond to.

[Jamestown1630]

I think we saw that when the police in Utah encountered these two. Police did their best under the protocols that they were saddled with.

But often nobody can save a person from their own self.

[caww]

That’s correct....domestic violence often has two co-dependent people who , like an addiction, cannot imagine life without the arguing and battering and then making up again and again. They protect the ‘relationship habit” more than each other.

You could see that quite easily as she spoke to the officers. ...and by the way calling police or being pulled over, as in this case, also have their part in these relationships. The officers are like narcan is to an addict.

[Jamestown1630]

Very interesting comment. Thank You.

[caww]

She died from asphyxiation.....who did it is still unknown....domestic violence is generally a marriage partner or couple. Therefore the coroner mentioning domestic violence was unnecessary unless he was able to provide further evidence that it was her boyfriend. However it likely could be assumed he's working with the police and knows what evidence they have to some degree.

[Moonlighter]

I’m sure mummy and daddy are paying for it but some of his statements have specifically represented Brian.

[Moonlighter]

He knows a lot more than he's saying. My feel is that he specifically mentioned domestic violence (in conjunction with a few other clues) in a way that signaled they have what they need to pin it on Laundrie so the public knows in case this dude is never found alive.

Coroner could easily have put a written statement out on her cause of death. There was a deliberation to him doing so with inteeactive Q&A session.

[caww]

Well I’m a straight forward type of person and the coroner was playing head games by not calling it as he saw it as it is. Instead he, like those in the press throw out there teasers to keep the public engaged. Which is why I don’t follow this story as reported daily and then some.

[Jamestown1630]

The coroner is limited by law as to what he can say - and he was straightforward about that.

He has his duties, and LE have theirs.

[Ransomed]

“It was just a matter of making sure we had everything right,” he told reporters.

I guess I have to wonder if the same amount of man-hours are used in similar non-national media exposure cases. I don’t begrudge any missing person case getting exposure and attention, just wonder how it compares to the average.

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