Well, it's looking like coward Brian Laundrie killed himself to avoid facing justice for the murder of his girlfriend, Gabby Patito. It's obvious from the Laundrie lawyer's interview on Good Morning America that Brian Laundrie's parents new that he was going to the nature reserve to kill himself-- check out the transcript below:
George Stephanopoulos: Do they (the Laundries) know how Brian died?
Laundrie lawyer: We do not. I was informed from law enforcement yesterday that perhaps mid-day today we may have some more information. But as of right now, we know as much as you do.
George: So have you got any other information at all from the notebook, from the backpack -- anything like that?
Laundrie lawyer: Not at all. As you can see probably from some video that is circulating shows the white bag that we picked up by Chris Laundrie and was almost immediately turned over to law enforcement. Law enforcement found the backpack. I do not know if the notebook was in the white bag that Chris picked up or if it was in the backpack that law enforcement picked up.
George: So many unanswered questions here. You told us that the Laundries knew that Brian was grieving the night he left-- that was on September 13th. But Gabby Patito's remains weren't discovered until the 19th. So why did they think he was grieving?
Laundrie lawyer: Brian had been extremely upset. Chris and Roberta were very concerned about him. They expressed that to me that when he walked out the door that evening, they wished they could have stopped him. They wished they could have prevented him from going out-- but he was intent on leaving. And Chris said to me in hindsight, I know I couldn't stop him and I wish that I could have.
George: Do they think he committed suicide?
Laundrie lawyer: You know, we've had that conversation between the three of us-- Chris, Robert and myself, several times. We just do not know his mental state when he walked out the door. It was always a concern-- but let's wait for the medical examiner, if they can come up with some other explanation of the cause of death, we're going to accept that. If not, I guess we're gonna have to accept that Brian did kill himself.
George: How did the Laundries know where to look?
Laundrie Lawyer: Well, Brian had hiked in that reserve-- Myakkahatchee Environmental Creek Park-- many times. Chris has hiked with him on several occasions as well. They kind of knew his favorite spots. We had told law enforcement from the beginning where Brian would most likely be in the areas of the park. When Chris went on Monday night to look for Brian when he didn't return-- you know he saw the car. It was dark and everything was wet and flooded. He returned the next day and Chris and Roberta looked again in the same areas but again it was flooded and they really couldn't get off trail. So how and when Brian wound up in that area-- maybe he walked in the trail and then circled back someday. I don't have the answer to that. As far as how did the Laundries knew where to look on Thursday-- that was just starting at the beginning and working their way into the trail and as everybody knows, Brian's remains and personal items were located somewhat in close proximity to the entrance of the park.
George: Did Brian tell the Laundries anything about what happened to Gabby before he disappeared?
Laundrie lawyer: George, that's not something I can comment on right now and I'd like to just leave it at that.
George: Well, if you can't comment on it, that means you know something about it.
Laundrie lawyer: Well, I think everyone out there knows that whether the family or myself have any information to share-- there's not much we can say at this point in time-- and I'm going to leave it at "no comment"
George: Is that because they've been cooperating with the FBI?
Laundrie lawyer: I'm sorry-- did you say because we were cooperating with the FBI?
George: Because the family is cooperating with the FBI?
Laundrie lawyer: Well, George-- I think we've been quite clear on this from the very beginning. When it comes to the FBI, we have absolutely nothing to say with respect to the Gabby Patito incident. With respect to Brian, we have been cooperating from day one. From a legal perspective, those are two different scenarios-- one was the missing persons with Brian and one was the missing persons with Gabby.
George: Is there anything that the Laundries want to say to Gabby Patito's family this morning?
Laundrie lawyer: Not at this time. Like I said-- I haven't spoken to Chris and Roberta. Yesterday was very hard on them, as I'm sure everybody can imagine. I'm sure at some point in the future, comments and discussions may be had.
If the Laundries knew that Brian was distraught and didn't prevent him from leaving the house (or telling law enforcement that he was leaving) then they also share responsibility for the death of their son (on top of aiding and abetting the murderer of Gabby Petito). I hope that sympathy for the Laundries doesn't prevent authorities from holding them accountable and getting justice for Gabby.
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