Gabby Petito's close friend on Brian Laundrie search: " He's good with nature. So, my first thought was — he's in the woods"
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A massive manhunt continued this week for Gabby Petito's fiancé Brian Laundrie. GABBY PETITO ["Van Life" video]: You can't keep chocolate in Utah. Not in July [Gabby and Brian laugh]. BRIAN LAUNDRIE ["Van Life" video]: We've been lucky so far in all the places we've stayed but I'd say this is one of the best so far. "…my blood is boiling at how they failed this poor girl." GABBY PETITO ["Van Life" video]: Hello, hello and good morning ... It is really nice and sunny today. MIRANDA BAKER [TikTok video]: Hi, my name is Miranda Baker and on August 29th, my boyfriend and I picked up Brian at Grand Teton National Park at 5:30 at night at Colter Bay. MIRANDA BAKER [TikTok video]: He approached us asking us for a ride, 'cause he needed to go to Jackson. … Before he came into the car, he offered to pay us like $200 to give him a ride like 10 miles, so that was kind of weird. … He then told us that he was camping for multiple days without his fiancé — and that she was working on their social media page back at their van. MIRANDA BAKER [TikTok video]: He freaked out — he's like, "Nope, I need to get out right now. Like pull over" … We dropped him off at 6:09 p.m. on August 29th. TIKTOK VIDEO: I'm sure you've heard of this by now, but Gabby Petito is missing. "He didn't count on the goodwill of strangers"
Authorities searched dense swampland in Florida. And the FBI has now issued an arrest warrant for Laundrie – charging him with unauthorized use of a bank card — withdrawing sums of money around the time Gabby went missing. "All I Know is this didn't have to end like this. Police missed an opportunity." TIKTOK VIDEO: … going to be going to the Grand Tetons to see if there's anything that we can do to help in the search of Gabby Petito. "The internet is unbelievable.
The warrant would also allow the FBI to arrest anyone aiding or abetting Laundrie if he is on the run. "They had enough to arrest him. They gave him the benefit of the doubt. They could've saved her. Her poor mother." "Gabby's body may have never been found"
