{"id":11652,"date":"2021-09-28T01:09:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T05:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=11652"},"modified":"2021-09-28T01:10:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T05:10:53","slug":"brian-laundrie-gabby-petito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=11652","title":{"rendered":"Brian Laundrie &#038; Gabby Petito"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So a vlogger was found dead, presumed murdered, near Grand Teton, while hobo-ing with her fianc\u00e9 Brian Laundrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are deaths like this everywhere everyday, so what makes this one so special. Because first, this is a youtube vlogger whose life and death is so connected to what she posted on social media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VAN LIFE | Beginning Our Van Life Journey\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2PStpXFEfIs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>People like them call it Van Life, I'll just stick to hobo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And also, the trouble with now disappeared suspect, Brian Laundrie, the fianc\u00e9, was well documented in an hour plus long police recording on youtube:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gabby Petito case: Full Utah bodycam video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fCGsW41aQEw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And then there's a huge social media follow up, trying to find out what happened and helping the investigation, which with the help of another road trip vlogger, stumbled upon Petito's van and consequently led to her body being found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7YQmjam3haI\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon after Brian returned to Florida, alone, with the van, crowds gathered around his home demanding for an answer. And he then disappeared. Cops said the parents did not cooperate. Australian 60 Minutes called this a dereliction of duty on the investigator's part:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inside the Gabby Petito murder investigation: Could she have been saved? | 60 Minutes Australia\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A4DeSl8QGD4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone also testified to Laundrie's odd behavior when she picked him up as he was hitchhiking, and dropping him near where the body was found:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gabby Petitio Case: SECOND WOMAN comes forward saying she picked up Brian Laundrie HITCHHIKING\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xv4CGCEau6g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All these have also accumulated millions of views. So another way to gain million of views and $$$ is perhaps when capital crime is involved with a sprinkle of mystery. Because there are clues the public can follow and enough recorded drama as evidence for everyone to investigate and come up with their own theories, the interest grew. Perhaps the good looks of the young couples also contribute to the interest of the public. No government nor authorities are able to prevent it. This is one of the use of social media. Information, not wisdom, but just vast knowledge for those who care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For me, I'm just into the psychology of people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So a vlogger was found dead, presumed murdered, near Grand Teton, while hobo-ing with her fianc\u00e9 Brian Laundrie. There are deaths like this everywhere everyday, so what makes this one so special. 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