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‘In Heaven, on Earth’: Gabby Petito’s mom Nichole Schmidt shares emotional Mother's Day post 2 years after daughter's death

Nichole Schmidt was awarded $3 million in Gabby Petito’s wrongful death lawsuit as the administrator of her daughter’s estate

MOAB, UTAH: Gabby Petito’s mother, Nichole Schmidt, shared an emotional Mother’s Day post nearly two years after the former was killed by her fiance, Brian Laundrie. “Mamas in Heaven, on Earth, moms who have lost a child, step moms, adopted moms, foster moms, grandmas, etc! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY,” Schmidt wrote on Twitter.

“Thinking of my mom with Gabby and hoping to see signs they are with us,” she added. Love to all moms you rock!” Schmidt wrote. She also added a photo template that read “Happy Mother’s Day in Heaven and on Earth.” Petito’s brother, TJ Schmidt, also dedicated a post to their mother on Instagram. He shared several photos with Schmidt alongside a simple caption that read, “Happy Mother’s Day moms love you tons.”

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‘You are a very special Mother’

Social media users were quick to respond to Schmidt’s post and took to Twitter to share their love and support. “Nicole, Happy Mother's Day. You are a very special Mother. I fell in love with your daughter from her warmth and friendly smile. I'm sure she got some of that from you,” one wrote. “Happy Mother's Day, I hope you see or feel them with you tomorrow, but any day or everyday is good for that,” added another.

“I know this has to be such a hard day for you God bless you,” a third user added. “Thinking of you. You are an incredible mother,” another wrote. One said, “Happy Mother's Day Niki! Gabby will be giving you a special hug from heaven” while another mentioned, “Happy Mothers Day To you and ur mom. Gabby is smiling down. On you... Hoping ur day is good.”

Nichole Schmidt was awarded $3M in Gabby Petito’s wrongful death lawsuit

Petito was reported missing on September 11, 2021, during a cross-country trip with her fiance that began on July 2, 2021. Her remains were later discovered near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming on September 19, 2021, and it was revealed that she died from strangulation. The disappearance and killing of Petito garnered widespread attention and sparked a sensational manhunt for Laundrie.

The search came to an end after Laundrie’s skeletal remains were found in the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park on October 20, 2021. In January 2022, the FBI revealed that Laundrie admitted to killing Petito in a notebook that was found near his body. Laundrie’s family released the full notebook entry in June 2022 which showed the former confessing “I ended her life” in writing.

Petito’s parents, Joe and Nicole, sued Laundrie’s parents for “intentional infliction of emotional distress” after it was revealed that Laundrie confessed to murdering their daughter before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The lawsuit filed in March 2022 claimed that Chris and Roberta Laundrie were aware that their son had murdered his fiancee but decided not to act. In November 2022, a judge in Sarasota County, Florida, ruled in favor of Petito’s family in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the Laundrie’s estate. As per the final judgment, $3 million was awarded to Schmidt as the administrator of Petito’s estate, CNN reported.

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