Gabby Petito's parents start foundation to counter domestic violence, find missing persons
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Gabby Petito's parents and stepparents want to help fight domestic violence and find missing persons with a foundation in her name.
Gabby Petito's parents and stepparents have established a foundation in her name aimed at fighting domestic violence and finding missing people.
The 22-year-old Petito went missing during a cross-country trip with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, and was later found killed in Wyoming. Laundrie, who was named a person of interest in the case, but never charged with her death, disappeared three days after Petito was reported missing by her family and was later found dead. His death was ruled a suicide.
Petito’s disappearance and death due to strangulation started a nationwide conversation on domestic violence.
"I don't want to see this happen to another person. I know that we can't save everybody, but I think that this -- just awareness alone is giving people the strength," Petito's mother Nichole Schmidt said in an interview that aired on "Good Morning America."