In 2021, the disappearance of Gabby Petito and the subsequent investigation into her boyfriend swept the nation. More than three years later, her story is being revisited in an upcoming documentary on Netflix.
Petito was a 22-year-old woman who disappeared in August of 2021 during a cross-country van journey with her boyfriend that she was documenting on social media.
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Petito’s boyfriend, 23-year-old Brian Laundrie, attracted suspicion after he returned to his parents’ Florida home driving the van, and Petito was nowhere to be found.
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Shortly after being named a person of interest, Laundrie too was reported missing. When Petito’s remains were discovered in Wyoming, a nationwide manhunt for Laundrie ensued. A month after Petito’s remains were first discovered, Laundrie’s body was found, along with a suicide note confessing to her killing.
In 2021, Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie went on a four month road trip across the United States documenting their van life on social media. Only one of them returned.
— Netflix (@netflix) January 27, 2025
American Murder: Gabby Petito premieres February 17. pic.twitter.com/n5HR9XjB58
The case attracted national headlines and raised conversations around the topic of domestic violence. These discussions were amplified after footage emerged showing an officer pulling over the couple’s van after a passerby reported seeing Laundrie “slapping” Petito, but no arrests were made.
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The documentary will be released on Feb. 17.
