BRIAN Laundrie may very well be hiding out in a close-by metropolis the place his dad and mom bought a apartment simply weeks earlier than Gabby Petito was final seen alive, an area non-public investigator claims.
Chris and Roberta Laundrie owned a two-bedroom apartment in Venice, Florida, solely 18 miles from their household house in North Port.
Based on information, the couple bought the house in 2015 for $99,500.
They positioned it in the marketplace this summer time whereas Laundrie was already on his cross-country journey with fiancée Gabby.
The apartment was reportedly bought after solely two weeks in the marketplace on July 30 for $144,000.
It’s unclear who lived within the house whereas it was owned by the Laundrie household.
Additionally it is unclear if the unit is at the moment occupied after the sale or whether it is vacant.
On Thursday, the manhunt for Laundrie continued within the Venice aspect of the Carlton Reserve, in keeping with NewsNation.
His dad and mom declare he went for a hike within the space on September 13 however didn’t return.
It was two days after Gabby’s household first reported her lacking and two weeks since he returned to Florida alone in her van.
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The household didn’t report him lacking till September 17 and Gabby’s stays have been present in Wyoming two days later.
The Laundrie household’s story has been criticized after they modified their preliminary timeline which claimed they final noticed him on September 14, and after it was revealed they drove house the Mustang he reportedly used to get to the Carlton Reserve.
It was additionally later reported that this automotive was discovered 16 miles from the reserve the place they claimed Laundrie went mountain climbing.
It was as an alternative discovered at 6968 Reisterstown Street within the Myakkahatchee Environmental Park.
This location can be about 18 miles from the apartment in Venice on the alternative aspect of the park.
Nevertheless, non-public investigator Invoice Warner believes that Laundrie could have headed within the Venice path and even alleged that the fugitive fiancé might have a key to the apartment.
Maps present a wooded space behind the constructing.
MONTH ON THE RUN
“Brian will go even deeper underground,” Warner claimed after it was revealed on Tuesday that Gabby was strangled to demise.
He has not been named as a suspect however is an individual of curiosity.
“I actually assume he’s within the Venice, Florida, space. The daddy had a apartment he bought on July 30 whereas Brian was on the highway,” Warner instructed The Solar.
“Brian might have a key or conceal in that space as he is aware of the world and is comfy in that space.”
Warner additionally referenced photos of the apartment as proven on its realtor.com web page which he claims reveals proof that Laundrie was there.
One of many photos seems to point out Roberta Laundrie standing in a hallway.
“The person’s racing bike within the Fenwick apartment in Venice unit that Chris Laundrie bought on 7/30/2021 is a younger man’s bike,” he claimed.
“The previous dated apartment furnishings doesn’t match with the bike. Additionally, this can be a 2nd-floor walk-up unit.
“The bike’s proprietor must carry the bike up and down the steps, not an older particular person’s bike.
“Brian Laundrie is thought to trip a motorcycle,” he added.
“Anyone is financing and sheltering Brian’s 30 days on the run, not him, he was broke when he got here again from Wyoming on Sept 1st, 2021, he had to make use of Gabby Petito debit card to pay for journey again.”
MANHUNT CONTINUES
The FBI issued a warrant for Laundrie’s arrest on September 24 for misuse of a financial institution card that wasn’t his personal.
Gabby’s household revealed that the cardboard belonged to her.
Warner’s newest claims comply with a string of reported sightings of Laundrie throughout the nation.
A K9 unit was introduced into the Carlton Reserve on Thursday two days after Gabby’s reason behind demise was revealed as “handbook strangulation.”
Moments after the post-mortem outcomes have been revealed, Dave Aronberg, State Legal professional for Palm Seaside County, tweeted: “Gabby Petito’s demise was beforehand dominated a murder.
“At the moment we discovered that the reason for demise was strangulation. This more than likely signifies that homicide fees are imminent.”
The legal professional instructed WPTV Tuesday: “We’re shifting in the direction of submitting fees however prosecutors are in no rush to file fees as a result of when you file these fees, you’ve speedy trial guidelines and you must attempt the case inside 180 days.
“Prosecutors are going to verify they’ve sufficient proof earlier than they file fees.”
The Laundrie household legal professional Steve Bertolino had no remark when approached by The Solar about his claims.
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