A body found in a U.S. national park in Wyoming has been identified as Gabby Petito
22-year-old “van life” traveler who went missing during a road trip with her fiance was found dead in the national park, according to the FBI.
Authorities have added that a local coroner had ruled her death a homicide.
The confirmation is the latest turn in a story that has gripped Americans since Petito’s family reported her missing on September 11, 2021.
Ten days earlier Petito’s fiance, Brian Laundrie, returned home from the cross-country trip without her
The local coroner confirmed that the remains are those of Gabrielle Venora Petito, with the Denver office of the FBI disclosing that her death is being treated as a homicide and confirming an investigation is ongoing.
Ms Petito’s remains were found on Sunday in a remote area of Bridger-Teton National Forest, in western Wyoming, less than 300 meters from where a pair of travel bloggers filmed what appeared to be the couple’s white van parked along a dirt road near Spread Creek on the night of August 27.
