
Gabby Petito's mom claims Brian Laundrie's room was ‘gutted' soon after he went missing: ‘All his things were gone'
The parents of murderer Brian Laundrie allegedly 'gutted and renovated' their son's room while he was missing, as Gabby Petito's loved ones were still searching for the missing 22-year-old, her mother claimed.
Nichole Schmidt sat down with Taylor Lautner and his wife, Tay, on their podcast, The Squeeze, this week to discuss her daughter's story, and said she recently came across the stunning claim against the Laundries.
'I actually just found out some new information a few days ago,' Schmidt claimed.
Advertisement
4 Nichole Schmidt sat down with Taylor Lautner and his wife, Tay, on their podcast, The Squeeze, this week to discuss her daughter's story.
Youtube / The Squeeze
'There was — I actually don't know their name, which is better — that was at the house when Brian was missing and — I would say he was hiding, he wasn't missing, but he was actually dead — but his room was completely gutted and renovated. None of his things were there anymore. It was gone.'
She claimed that the week her daughter was missing, 'cops were going to their house to try to get, I guess, a scent from their dogs to look for Brian, all his things were gone.'
Advertisement
'The room was completely empty, just gone,' Schmidt said.
The unidentified individual, who claimed to have been in the house during that time, told Schmidt that it was obvious something was 'wrong' with Laundrie's mother, Roberta.
'They said that there's something wrong with that mother she's clearly not mentally well, and I'm like that's just add it to the list because I didn't even know about that,' she said.
Schmidt said it drives her 'absolutely insane' when she tries to think of any way to make them 'pay for what they did.'
Advertisement
4 An Instagram story video shows the inside of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie's camper van.
Instagram
'There is really nothing I can do,' she said.
Roberta Laundrie is suspected of helping her son sneak away while law enforcement zeroed in on him as a key suspect in Gabby Petito's murder in 2021.
His parents also refused to cooperate with authorities and give any information about their son's whereabouts.
Advertisement
Schmidt took the stage at CrimeCon 2024 in Nashville, Tenn., in June and said she forgave her daughter's killer for what he did.
4 Roberta Laundrie is suspected of helping her son sneak away while law enforcement zeroed in on him as a key suspect in Gabby Petito's murder in 2021.
William Farrington
'I speak for myself here when I say Brian, I forgive you,' she said.
'I needed to release myself from the chains of anger and bitterness, and I refuse to let your despicable act define the rest of my life.'
However, as for Roberta, she believed she had 'no remorse in your heart.'
'As for you, Roberta, and I call you out individually because you are evidently the mastermind that shattered your family and mine with your evil ways, I see no empathy in your eyes,' Schmidt said.
'No remorse in your heart and no willingness to take responsibility for your actions.'
4 Petito's body was discovered in Grand Teton National Park on Sept. 19, 2021, with investigators ruling her cause of death as strangulation.
Gabby Petito Instagram
Advertisement
Petito's family believes the Laundries were aware their son had murdered their daughter and allegedly tried to hide the sinister act while helping him evade justice after he had returned home by himself from a trip the two had been on.
Both of Laundrie's parents acknowledged in depositions that they had concerns about Petito's welfare after their son seemed erratic in phone calls shortly after her murder.
Laundrie drove to his Florida home from Wyoming, where he abandoned Petito's remains.
Advertisement
After returning home, he went camping with his parents, sister, and her children as the Petitos' loved ones struggled to piece together what happened and where she was.
The 22-year-old's body was discovered in Grand Teton National Park on Sept. 19, 2021, with investigators ruling her cause of death as strangulation.
Laundrie, 23, subsequently killed himself, and his remains were discovered in a Florida nature park alongside his backpack and notebook with a confession about killing Petito.

Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
US judge dismisses actor Baldoni's lawsuit against Lively, NYT
A US judge on Monday rejected a $400 million lawsuit that actor Justin Baldoni filed against former co-star Blake Lively and The New York Times after she accused him of sexual harassment and other misbehavior. Back in December the Times reported that Lively had filed a complaint against Baldoni and producer Jamey Heath for allegedly inappropriate behavior and comments during the shooting of the movie "It Ends with Us." The complaint said Baldoni -- who also directed the film -- had spoken inappropriately about his sex life and sought to alter the film to include sex scenes that were not in the script and had not been agreed to. It also said Heath had watched Lively while she was topless, despite having been asked to turn away. It further said Baldoni waged a PR campaign to wreck Lively's reputation. A lawyer for Wayfarer, the studio behind the film, said in a statement released to the New York Times at the time that neither the studio, its executives, nor its PR team did anything to retaliate against Lively. "These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media," lawyer Bryan Freedman wrote in December. Baldoni filed suit in January against the actress, her husband Ryan Reynolds and the Times, arguing that an article the paper ran in December defamed him. On Monday, Judge Lewis Liman of the US District Court in Manhattan dismissed the lawsuit filed by Baldoni. The judge said the Times had simply reported on Lively's original legal filing alleging harassment on set and a retaliatory smear campaign, and that it had taken the trouble to seek a reaction from Baldoni to the actress's allegations. The judge also rejected allegations by Baldoni that Lively, whose Instagram account has more than 43 million followers, had tried to seize control of the film and its promotion. Baldoni accused her husband, Reynolds, of wrongly describing him as a sexual predator. In a statement carried by US media, Lively's lawyers celebrated what they called a "total victory" over Baldoni's "retaliatory lawsuit." Baldoni's lawyer did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment. Based on a best-selling novel by the US writer Colleen Hoover, "It Ends with Us" is a romantic drama that made more than $350 million at the box office in 2024, making it one of the biggest hits of the year. gl/bdx/dw/sla

Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Yahoo
Chicago man charged with raping woman in Merrillville
A Chicago man was charged with rape from an August 2024 incident in Merrillville. Jeremy Cornell Jackson, 38, is charged with rape, a Level 3 felony. He is at large with bail set at $3,000, according to Lake County court records. On August 25, 2024, Merrillville Police were dispatched to a residence where a woman told police that 'Leante' Jackson had raped her, according to a probable cause affidavit. She had been dating him for about four months after meeting on a dating app. On Aug. 24, the woman told police that Jackson arrived at her house around 12:15 p.m., records state. The pair smoked marijuana and started kissing and cuddling; the two had not previously engaged in sexual intercourse. She asked Jackson if he had protection and he replied that he did not, court records state. While she was reaching toward her nightstand for a condom, he forced himself on her, putting his hands around her neck and choking her, and having sex with her despite her telling him to stop multiple times. The rape lasted about eight minutes, the affidavit states. Jackson then asked her, 'What are you going to do, cry about it?' Eventually, she was able to break free and Jackson replied 'I'm done,' gathering his personal items and leaving, court records state. At that point, the victim called police. She was transported to Methodist Hospital Northlake where a sexual assault exam was performed, records state. The kit was forwarded to the Indiana State Police lab, where it was analyzed and male DNA was located. The victim gave police the suspect's phone number and his Instagram username 'king jay jack,' which she had taken screenshots of, the affidavit states. She said they mainly communicated through phone and not Instagram. Police filed a preservation request for the 'kingjayjack' account on Aug. 29, court records state. On Sept. 3, the victim told police she believed that she met 'Leante' on Bumble. She described him as a 38-year-old Black man, who was between 6-foot-1 and 6-foot-2 and has a 'big belly' and dark skin with a low beard, records state. She identified Jackson in a six-person photo lineup. Police contacted Jackson on Sept. 6 and he agreed to meet with police on Sept. 12, but failed to show up for the interview without notice, the affidavit states. Police called him and were forwarded to his voice mail where they advised him to call and reschedule. Police have yet to hear back from Jackson, records state. Police were granted a search warrant to examine Jackson's cell photo records, which showed him traveling to Lake County from Benton Harbor, Michigan, on the day of the alleged rape before he was present at the victim's residence.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Yahoo
Blake Lively Says Justin Baldoni Lawsuit Caused Pain and ‘Manufactured Shame' After Judge's Dismissal
Shortly after a U.S. district judge dismissed Justin Baldoni's $400 million defamation lawsuit against Blake Lively, the 'It Ends With Us' star made a rare social media statement admitting to feeling pain and 'manufactured shame' amid her ongoing legal battle. 'Last week, I stood proudly alongside 19 organizations united in defending women's rights to speak up for their safety. Like so many others, I've felt the pain of a retaliatory lawsuit, including the manufactured shame that tries to break us. While the suit against me was defeated, so many don't have the resources to fight back,' Lively wrote in her Instagram stories. 'I'm more resolved than ever to continue to stand for every woman's right to have a voice in protecting themselves, including their safety, their integrity, their dignity and their story. There are protections out there. Check out some of the incredible organizations below for resources and information.' On the story, Lively tagged a list of organizations for relevant resources and information for women to safely speak out: California Employment Lawyers Association; California Women's Law Center; CHILD USA; Coalition Against Trafficking in Women; Equal Rights Advocates; Esperanza United; Her Justice; Herunivercity Inc.; National Network to End Domestic Violence; National Organization for Women; National Organization for Women NYC; New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault; New York Cyber Abuse Task Force; New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition; Sanctuary for Families; Urban Resource Institute; Women's Equal Justice; and Women's Justice NOW. She signed off the note: 'With love and gratitude for the may who stood by me, many of you I know. Many of you I don't. But I will never stop appreciating or advocating for you.' On Monday, Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Baldoni's $400 million defamation lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and the New York Times, which first reported on the actress' claims of sexual harassment and her director's alleged retaliatory campaign against her in December. 'The alleged facts indicate that the Times reviewed the available evidence and reported, perhaps in a dramatized manner, what it believed to have happened,' Liman wrote of the Times' reporting. Lively filed a motion to have the defamation lawsuit dismissed in March, citing a 2023 law signed by Gavin Newsom in the wake of the #MeToo movement that protects victims of sexual harassment, assault and related allegations against retaliatory efforts from the accused. 'Today's opinion is a total victory and a complete vindication for Blake Lively,' Lively's lawyers, Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb, said in a statement Monday of Liman's dismissal. 'This '$400 million' lawsuit was a sham, and the Court saw right through it.' The New York Times also shared a statement Monday applauding Liman's dismissal of the Baldoni suit. 'We are grateful to the court for seeing the lawsuit against The New York Times for what it was: a meritless attempt to stifle honest reporting,' a spokesperson said. 'Our journalists went out and covered carefully and fairly a story of public importance, and the court recognized that the law is designed to protect just that sort of journalism. We will continue to stand up in court for our journalism and for our journalists when their work comes under attack.' The post Blake Lively Says Justin Baldoni Lawsuit Caused Pain and 'Manufactured Shame' After Judge's Dismissal appeared first on TheWrap.