The parents of Gabby Petito claim that Brian Laundrie’s parents knew she was dead 13 days before she was reported missing.
Petito and Laundrie went on a cross country road trip in the summer of 2021 when she vanished.
New court filings say Laundrie called his parents in a panic, telling them she was “gone” and he needed a lawyer.
The Laundries are believed to have shared the message with their attorney the same day, three weeks before Petito remains were discovered.
Investigators found Laundrie’s remains a month later, with a note confessing he killed Petito.
The Petitos are now seeking damages for emotional distress.
Memorials for Gabby Petito are scattered across her hometown of Blue Point, New York on Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)
