Human Remains Found in Florida Park Confirmed to Be Brian Laundrie: FBI

The FBI connected Thursday evening confirmed that the quality remains discovered successful a Florida wildlife parkland connected Wednesday belonged to those of manhunt fishy Brian Laundrie, who is simply a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the decease of his ex-girlfriend Gabby Petito.

“On October 21, 2021, a examination of dental records confirmed that the quality remains recovered astatine the T Mabry Carlton Jr Memorial Reserve and Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park are those of Brian Laundrie,” the FBI wrote connected Twitter.

Steven Bertolino, the lawyer representing the Laundrie family, confirmed the FBI’s findings to quality outlets.

“Chris and Roberta Laundrie person been informed that the remains recovered yesterday successful the reserve are so Brian’s. We person nary further remark astatine this clip and we inquire that you respect the Laundrie’s privateness astatine this time,” Bertolino said.

A time before, the FBI announced that officials discovered items that were believed to person belonged to Laundrie. His parents partook successful the hunt with the FBI and section constabulary astir a period aft helium was reported missing aft going to the Carlton Reserve park.

“These items were recovered successful an country that up until precocious had been nether water,” Michael McPherson, the peculiar cause successful complaint of the FBI’s Tampa office, said Wednesday.

Laundrie’s parents helped pb the FBI the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, Bertolino told quality outlets this week.

“Chris and Roberta Laundrie were astatine the reserve earlier contiguous erstwhile quality remains and immoderate of Brian’s possessions were located successful an country wherever they had initially advised instrumentality enforcement that Brian whitethorn be,” helium said Wednesday.

Petito’s body, meanwhile, was discovered successful a distant portion of Wyoming successful precocious September, portion a coroner aboriginal confirmed her origin of decease was strangulation. She was reported missing by her parents connected Sept. 11 portion the mates were connected a cross-country trip.

Weeks later, the FBI charged Laundrie with unauthorized usage of a debit card. He was indicted by a national expansive assemblage for allegedly utilizing a Capital One Bank paper and a idiosyncratic recognition number.

#UPDATE: On October 21, 2021, a examination of dental records confirmed that the quality remains recovered astatine the T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve and Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park are those of Brian Laundrie. @FBITampa pic.twitter.com/ZnzbXiibTM

— FBI Denver (@FBIDenver) October 21, 2021

The mates was stopped Aug. 12 by constabulary successful Moab, Utah, aft they had a carnal altercation, but nary charges were filed.

Laundrie returned location unsocial Sept. 1 successful the Ford van the mates took connected their trip.

The enactment successful the parkland Wednesday was focused connected the adjacent Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, wherever tv quality reports showed galore instrumentality enforcement vehicles arriving and a structure acceptable up wrong the woods. The determination is wherever a Ford Mustang that Laundrie drove to the wilderness was found.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.