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Law enforcement made several mistakes in the case of vlogger Gabby Petito, 22, John Walsh, victim advocate and host of the “In Pursuit With John Walsh” television show, USA TODAY said Wednesday.
Petito and her boyfriend Brian Laundrie, 23, were on a van trip across the country before Laundrie returned to their primary residence in Florida alone on September 1. Petito’s parents, who live on Long Island in New York City, reported his disappearance 10 days later.
Federal authorities discovered Petito’s body on Sunday near a camping area in Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming, and the Teton County coroner said Petito’s death was a homicide on Tuesday.
Now the laundry is gone. This should never have been allowed to happen, Walsh said.
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Family members say Laundrie left on September 14 to hike in a 25,000-acre wilderness known as the Carlton Reservation in Sarasota County. They filed a missing person report three days later, claiming they found his car on the reserve but could not find him.
North Port, Florida police have searched the reserve for laundry in recent days. The Sarasota County Air Search Team and the Sheriff’s Underwater Recovery Force joined the effort on Wednesday.
Walsh called the sweep a “red herringâ€. He said he didn’t believe Laundrie had ever been to the reservation and that he’s now long gone.
“They spent all of that income looking for it now, a day late and a dollar short,†Walsh said.
Walsh also said law enforcement should have and legally could have requested proof of Laundrie’s life during the time he was allegedly at home in Florida.
“I understand the Fifth Amendment, I understand that Brian doesn’t want to talk to the cops and his family doesn’t want to talk to the cops, despicable as that may be, but the cops might ask for proof of life,” he said. he declares. noted.
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Officers should also have parked cars on the street on either side of Laundrie’s house and arranged for an unmarked car to follow anyone leaving the house, Walsh said.
“All of these mistakes were made in the case of my son Adam, and similar mistakes were made in this case,” said Walsh, whose 6-year-old son Adam was kidnapped and killed in 1981. “C is damn sad. “
Police, however, did not consider Laundrie a suspect: “It is important to note that although Brian is a person of interest in Gabby’s disappearance, he is not wanted for a felony,” said North Port Police in a statement to them. body was found in Wyoming last weekend.
Walsh, the former host of America’s Most Wanted television show, said his investigations have found 61 missing children and arrested 1,420 fugitives in 45 countries. He believes the public can also help authorities locate the laundry.
“The public trust me. I don’t trace calls. I don’t listen to calls,†Walsh said.
Petito’s remains were found near an area identified by travel vloggers Jenn and Kyle Bethune. Vloggers said on Instagram that they spotted Petito’s white van in GoPro footage they recorded while camping in late August, and shared the footage with the FBI before posting it online.
“The public is going to smash this deal, which they already have,†Walsh said.
Walsh said he decided to start investigating the case when he learned of Laundrie’s disappearance. Although not involved in the official police investigation, Walsh was on the ground in Florida on Wednesday.
Walsh said the number of tips entering his website and hotline is “double what they normally are.” The hotline is “off hook,” he said. On Tuesday evening, employees at the hotline handed over 10 of the tips to the US Marshals and the FBI, Walsh said.
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