Gabby Petito’s boyfriend named person of interest, family grows impatient with him
The family of the Florida woman who vanished while on a cross-country trip in a converted camper with her boyfriend last month are growing impatient with his alleged refusal to provide police with "helpful details."
Gabrielle Petito’s extended family issued a statement Wednesday urging Brian Laundrie, who was named a person of interest in her disappearance, to help in the investigation, Fox 35 Orlando reported.
"Brian, how could you do this to Gabby? You selfishly remain silent while Gabby is all alone in the wilderness. Brian, your silence is reprehensible! We beg you to do the right thing and help us bing [sic] Gabby home," the statement read.
They accused Laundrie of sitting “in the comfort of his home” while her family continues the desperate search.
"Brian claims he wants to sit in the background while we search for Gabby in the wilderness of the Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks. Brian left Gabby in the wilderness with grizzly bears and wolves while he sits in the comfort of his home. In his home!"
Investigators say Petito, 22, was last in contact with her family in late August when the couple was visiting Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. Much of their trip was documented on social media accounts that abruptly ceased.
Laundrie returned to their Florida home in her 2012 white Ford Transit van on Sept. 1 — 10 days before Petito’s family reported her missing — according to police in the Gulf Coast town of North Port. That van has since been impounded by investigators and processed for clues.
He has not been charged with any crime. Fox News attempted to contact Laundrie through a family member's possible email.
“The lack of information from Brian is hindering this investigation. The answers will eventually come out,” North Port police Chief Todd Garrison said.