American Murder: Gabby Petito

As soon as the police went to Brian's parents' home, the Petito family must have known that something really bad had happened to Gabby. Brian has the van, but claims he flew back to Florida after fighting with Gabby. I wanted to reach into the television and do harm to those two parents. Can they be charged with aiding and abetting Brian? What about Brian having the van? It was registered to Gabby, right?

Brian was a coward right til the end. His behind his parents, wrote a note saying that Gabby was dying, so "he put her out of her misery", then cowardly killed himself.

The video of the Moab police is upsetting to say the least. They seemed to be biased towards Gabby, although she did say that in this altercation, she hit him first. After watching this doc, I read that there was an investigation regarding the handling of the police stop, and that the police should have questioned the 911 caller, and that it could have been a charge of domestic assault (of Brian!) against Gabby. Perhaps if they did arrest her, everything would be different now and she would still be alive? Maybe not. She was so far into this relationship I'm not sure she saw things rationally. I do agree that US laws should include police asking the 11 lethality questions, which is what Gabby's parents are now lobbying. But even this, I'm not sure if Brian would have met the criteria to have police call a domestic violence hotline. Don't know.

Very very sad.

This documentary perfectly depicts the phenomenon of coercive control that Gabby Petito endured during her relationship with the narcissistic abuser Brian Laundrie, and her tragic fate. The police body cam footage reveals the authorities' inability to recognize the grim reality when faced with a victim of domestic violence who, mentally manipulated by her partner, feels so guilty that she presents herself as the one responsible for the abuse she is suffering. The police's incompetence in handling the statements of this beautiful, tearful young woman-who visibly bore bruises-ultimately led to her demise.

I must admit, I wonder what Gabby ever saw in Brian-this ugly, bald man with an unappealing face, chimp-like long arms, and duck-like feet. His manipulative skills must have been extraordinary! I was shocked by his overly large, knotted fingers and had no trouble imagining them, with horror, tightening around Gabby's neck. I hope this murderer's parents will face justice for covering up their son's actions and refusing to cooperate with the police.

This story is heartbreaking. Let's hope this documentary helps people recognize the victim status of women who fall under the control of such manipulators.

Innocence meets twisted and selfish. An absolute tragedy she did not get away nor reach someone who could help her realize the need to do so urgently. But told with such compassion by those who lived it. A beautiful testament to her life and a showcase of what a sick family can so appallingly do for their sick son. Just like OJ, folks had no sympathy when Brian's fate was known.

It also openly and impressively confronts the fact raised at the time that a vast number of similar missing person scenarios get zero media interest nor a tiny fraction of the immense resources put into this case. Esp. Those re. People of color it seems. A claim even Gabby's dad began to later take seriously.

Watch it, share the lessons, be moved and grateful.

I have been following Gabby's case since I first heard about it. I was intrigued to watch this documentary to put all the pieces together and watch the clips. This documentary is as fascinating as it is sad. To see such a beautiful vibrant young lady like Gabby have her life snatched away by an insecure cretin is heartbreaking. The fact that the Laundries who knew what was going on were not prosecuted in any way is shocking too. There are so many if only in this story. If you like watching true crime documentaries then this one is definitely worth the watch. It helps build awareness and makes you want to keep your children a little closer.

Best documentary to date on this sad story; there have been a few.

The length of the documentary (3 episodes each under an hour long) was the perfect length to cover the story comprehensively, without being redundant.

The criticism of Utah police's handling of the Moab incident is unwarranted. What else were they supposed to do?? These are ADULTS. Do you want Daddy Government making personal decisions for everyone? As if that hasn't gone far enough already. They handled the situation professionally, and did all they could, which was to advise these two to go their seperate ways for the night and cool off. The only alternative would have been to arrest BOTH of them (they both had physical fight marks on them). Most arrests do nothing except create lasting arrest records, which can and do destroy lives. So no, Moab police did nothing wrong.

Brian's parents are human garbage, and I'm truly surprised aiding and abetting charges weren't filed against them. No words.

Solid documentary about a very sad story.