A newly filed court document claims Brian Laundrie's parents knew his girlfriend, 22-year-old Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito, had been killed before going on a family vacation to Fort De Soto Park.
The filing, submitted Thursday in Florida's Sarasota County court on behalf of Petito's parents and penned by attorney Patrick J. Reilly, alleges that Laundrie, 23, told his parents Petito was dead on Aug. 28, 2021.
On the same date, the Petito lawyer asserts, the Laundries spoke with attorney Steve Bertolino.
"While Gabrielle Petito's family was suffering, the Laundrie family went on vacation to Fort DeSoto Park on September 6-7, 2021," Reilly said. "They went on vacation knowing that Brian Laundrie had murdered Gabrielle Petito, it is believed that they knew where her body was located and further knew that Gabrielle Petito's parents were attempting to locate her."
Fort De Soto Park is located in Pinellas County.
Records obtained by Fox News later that month showed Roberta Laundrie, Brian's mother, had checked into the Florida park.
She canceled reservations for two people at the St. Petersburg campground Aug. 31 and made new reservations for three people at the same park Sept. 3 for the weekend of Sept. 6-8.
Duane "Dog" Chapman, also known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, said he had learned that Laundrie's parents spent the night there twice in early September.
"I will no longer give that dog credibility or dignify his false claims with the time of my reply," Steven Bertolino, Laundrie’s...
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