The Murder of Gabby Petito: Truth, Lies and Social Media

As a mother myself this story hit me very hard and I have watched and seen just about every video out there with or about Gabby. This one as a collative whole is MUCH better than most things I have seen. It was a bit confusing when they date jumped backwards but for the most part it was easy to follow. I think for someone who knows nothing about the story this would be a very good watch. I myself am still waiting to hear or see what was found in this magical notebook they supposedly found with Brian. This whole story is extremely sad and not at all what I thought would happen. You always hope for a happy ending, that is not the case here!

First off, as of now the other user reviews contain spoilers but the users didn't check the box. So if you stumble on this review first and didn't know about this case, you should skip the other reviews.

Without spoiling anything, this documentary clocks in at a relieving 1 hour and 25 minutes, so up front it's clear that it will be sticking to the story and not wasting our time with a bunch of auxiliary junk like podcast techniques and unnecessary graphical reproductions.

As the title states, this tells the story of the murder of Gabby Petito and all of the media and social media reactions before and after her body was identified. If you're interested in a recap with everything being in one convenient place, this film is recommended. Otherwise, if you followed the case as it unfolded, there probably won't be too much here that you didn't already know. 7/10.

Real story young girl falls for a dickhead bad boy. Neither set of parents step in to stop a bully from abusing the girl friend. Bad idea take a trip creep kills girl. Too stupid to cover it up. Commits suicide. A lot of news coverage so lifetime slaps together a crappy movie with whatever low budget actors they can hire. Mom and daughter almost the same age. Boyfriend twelve years older than his role. Just a crappy movie I've seen porn flicks with better acting and a better storyline. There is no reason to watch this poorly created film with no plot no depth no acting no depth you'll regret wasting your time watching this crapfest so don't watch it.

I won't go into detail about the case as most would know the tragic case.

The documentary fairly straight forward retelling of the case and features powerful interviews with Gabby's parents as well as lots of the raw footage.

Unfortunately it increasingly relies far too heavily on 'web sleuth' attention seekers and this is where it falls apart.

They add nothing other than padding out the running time with seemingly endless clips of them talking to themselves online and pretending that they are somehow helping to solve the case.

Can't recommend as it is a 3 hour documentary, that could have been done far more effectively in 60 minutes.

The story of the disappearance and murder of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old, who had embarked on a road trip across the US in 2021 with her boyfriend Brian Laundrie. Gabby's final months are told through the prism of the internet and found footage.

This is a heartbreaking retelling of a case that gripped social media and the world last year. I followed the case closely on Tiktok and this documentary pieces together the story using clips, dash-cam footage, YouTube videos and news reports to cohesively retell the shocking story that unfolded before us.

We see the sense of community the internet can have, although it can be a hateful and toxic place. Her parents were able to remain calm and reflective as the documentary is part of their campaign to help other victims of abusive partners. To quote Gabby's mother; "The planet came together for Gabby," "Her legacy will help everyone." Nobody can begrudge her that glimmer of positivity.