Gabby Petito: Grand Teton crime scene pics show unusual orange markings
GRAND TETON, WYOMING: Crime scene photos reportedly show several trees and rocks at the site where Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Petito's body was found, marked with orange spray paint and numbers by the FBI. On September 21, the FBI announced that the body found in a remote area of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, near the Spread Creek Dispersed campground, was that of Petito. Her death was ruled a homicide.
The markers at the Spread Creek campsite in Wyoming, the Daily Mail reported, are about 100 yards from the memorial cross made of rocks that the stepfather of the 22-year-old put in place after her body was found. Under the stones, the ground was reportedly disturbed. The tabloid noted that there appeared to be a small fire pit nearby.
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A retired police chief told the tabloid that he had never seen these types of orange markings at a crime scene but suggested the FBI had their own way to process a scene. The FBI on September 23 said the US District Court of Wyoming issued a federal arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie, who is a person of interest in Petito’s disappearance and death. Laundrie has been missing and police have been searching for him for more than a week now.
A federal grand jury in Wyoming indicted Laundrie after determining he used “one or more unauthorized devices”, including a debit card and PIN numbers for two bank accounts, to fraudulently obtain more than $1,000 between the dates of August 30 and September 1. Who the card belonged to has not yet been revealed.
The FBI alleged that Laundrie "knowingly and with intent to defraud, used one or more unauthorized access devices, namely a Capitol One Bank debit card" and personal identification numbers for two accounts. Laundrie's attorney Steve Bertolino said it was his understanding "that the arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie is related to activities occurring after the death of Gabby Petito and not related to her actual demise."
Now, two separate rewards totaling $30,000 have been offered to anyone who provides law enforcement officials with Laundrie's whereabouts.
Boohoff Law, a personal injury law firm, said in a statement that it is offering a $20,000 reward to be "paid once the investigating law enforcement agency supplies" the firm with "written verification that a tip helped lead to locating" Laundrie. The law firm, which reportedly has multiple offices across Florida, including North Port, said its reward "will remain open for two months starting from the receipt of the tip" by law enforcement.
Jerry W Torres, a US Army Special Forces veteran, shared on Facebook and Twitter that he was offering a reward of $5000 for tips leading to an arrest in Petito’s death. He said that as the single parent of a daughter, he empathized with Petito’s family, whom he referred to as his neighbor. He urged people to report to the FBI any information they could provide that would help in the capture of Petito’s fiance. Later, Torres said the reward his offer has been raised to $10,000.