US Woman, Missing Since Trip With Boyfriend, Confirmed Dead In Homicide, says FBI

The FBI confirmed on Tuesday that a body found in Wyoming is that of missing lady Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, whose disappearance has engulfed the country, with the local coroner stating that her death was a homicide.

Petito’s body was found Sunday, according to the Teton County coroner “The manner of death is initially determined to be homicide. The cause of death is still unknown pending the results of the autopsy “According to an FBI statement,

When Petito’s family filed a missing person report on September 11 after she unexpectedly vanished while on a road trip with her boyfriend, US police started a huge hunt.

Petito quit her work and packed her belongings into a camper van in July, embarking on a cross-country trek with her partner Brian Laundrie, 23, and documenting their voyage in a series of picturesque Instagram posts.

Laundrie was identified as a “person of interest” in the investigation but refused to assist with the authorities. After he went missing, the mystery became much more complicated.

The FBI requested anyone with information on Laundrie’s “involvement in this issue or current whereabouts” to contact them in their statement.