The letter from Brian’s mother, obtained by NBC Information, was made public in 2023 as a part of a civil lawsuit Gabby’s dad and mom filed a yr earlier in opposition to the Laundries for emotional misery in reference to her loss of life. Roberta had mentioned the observe pre-dated the couple’s 2021 street journey and that she meant to achieve out to her son whereas they “have been experiencing a troublesome interval” in their relationship, in keeping with an affidavit obtained by CNN.
In the lawsuit, which was settled out of courtroom earlier this yr, the journey vlogger’s household alleged that Brian’s dad and mom knew Gabby was useless weeks earlier than her physique was positioned however lied to them and the general public by sharing messages that expressed hope she’d be discovered.
“Whereas Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt have been desperately looking for info regarding their daughter,” acknowledged the submitting, obtained by E! Information, “Christopher Laundrie and Roberta Laundrie have been retaining the whereabouts of Brian Laundrie secret, and it’s believed have been making preparations for him to go away the nation.”
On the time of the submitting, the Laundries’ lawyer mentioned in a press release to E! Information, “Assuming every little thing the Petitos allege of their lawsuit is true, which we deny, this lawsuit doesn’t change the truth that the Laundries had no obligation to talk to Legislation Enforcement or any third-party together with the Petito household.”
