Road trip blogger Gabby Petito was strangled to death – coroner

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4 years ago

October 13, 2021

American “Van life” travel blogger who went missing on a road trip with her fiancé was strangled to death, a Wyoming coroner has declared

22-year-old Gabby Petito was a U.S travel blogger who went missing in late August during a “dream” cross-country road trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie.

Now, she has been officially declared the victim of a “homicide” after her body was found in a Wyoming national park & new details have been released about the way she died.

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Wyoming Coroner Dr. Brent Blue has determined that the cause of Gabby Petito’s death was strangulation 3-4 weeks before her body was found.

‘Unfortunately this is only one of many deaths around the country of people who are involved in domestic violence’ Teton County coroner on Gabby Petito’s death.

BLUE suggested that Petito’s status as social media blogger contributed to interest in her case.

Dr Blue told reporters in a news conference that Ms Petito’s body was found in a wilderness campsite with signs of strangulation.

Blue did not confirm the specifics, or if an item was used to kill her.

Laundrie, currently the only person of interest in this case, remains missing. His family say he left for a hike on 14 September and never came back.

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