Brian Laundrie search latest – Dog the Bounty Hunter receives tips Gabby Petito’s fiance could be on Appalachian Trail

FLORIDA SHERIFF SPEAKS OUT ABOUT GABBY PETITO CASE

A Florida sheriff said he would have never let Brian Laundrie leave his sight if he had full authority in the search for the only person of interest in Gabby Petito’s death.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said he would have detained Laundrie as soon as he arrived back home in North Port, Florida, in his fiance’s van without her.

“I can tell you at this sheriff’s office, when he showed up with her car and she was no place to be found, we never would have let him out of our custody that day,” he told reporters on Thursday, WFLA reports.

“Other than that, I’m not sure where their investigation is,” Judd added.

Laundrie returned to his family’s North Port home on September 1 in Petito’s van, leading police to believe he drove her van back 10 days before she was reported missing.

‘THE FIVE C’S OF SURVIVABILITY’

Survival expert Dave Canterbury told The Sun that survivalists should carry with them a cutting tool, a combustion device, cover elements that protect the body, containers that are used to disinfect water, and cordage.

He calls the checklist, “The Five C’s of Survivability”.

“Those five items are probably five things that he’s lacking. He may have one of them – he may have two of them. He probably does not have all of them,” he said.

“Unless he’s a very skilled survivalist, it’s going to be very difficult for him long term without at least having all of five of those items, and the knowledge and ability to put them to use.”

SURVIVAL EXPERT THINKS LAUNDRIE MIGHT ‘MAKE A MISTAKE’

“There are a lot of things that are playing on his psychology that will end up make himself turn in, make a mistake, or get himself in a perilous situation,” survival expert Dave Canterbury told The Sun.

“All of those things combined will give him problems.”

BRIAN LAUNDRIE BRANDED A ‘MASTERMIND’

Bill Warner branded Laundrie a “mastermind” for leaving behind his wallet, ID, driver’s license, and credit cards, claiming the 23-year-old appeared “well aware of law enforcement tracking techniques.”

Warner has operated his private investigation business in Sarasota, Florida – close to where the search for Laundrie is underway – for 25 years and called Gabby Petito’s death the “most interesting case I’ve ever seen.”

“This is usually what people on the run do,” he exclusively told The Sun on Thursday about Laundrie’s disappearance.

“They just go dark, hide everything. They don’t take a car, they don’t take a phone. They don’t take any ID, but they can’t be identified.”

BRIAN LAUNDRIE IS ‘STILL ALIVE’

Former FBI Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer spoke with NewsNationNow’s Brian Entin and revealed she thinks Brian Laundrie is “still alive.”

When Entin asked whether Coffindaffer thinks Brian is still alive, she responded: “Yes, I still think he is. I think he’s alive because I don’t think someone with his personality and with everything they have done to date… that they would do for somebody who is not alive.

“First of all, as I mentioned, they have retained an attorney to get them through this process. Number two, I don’t see the Laundrie’s out frantically looking for their son… They are doing nothing.

“And their whole demeanor is not the demeanor of frantic parents concerned that their son is dead somewhere.”

BRIAN LAUNDRIE COULD DEAL WITH HYPOTHERMIA SOON

An expert says Brian Laundrie could end up dealing with hypothermia if he is in the Florida wilderness.

Survival expert Dave Canterbury said that if Laundrie stayed in the Carlton Reserve it would be “very difficult” for him to survive for this amount of time.

“For as long as he’s been gone and the trouble they are having finding him, I find it hard to believe that’s he is surviving in the wild solely at this point,” he told The Sun.

“I think he has to resupply somewhere – if he’s still alive – because that’s what he’s used to doing.”

WARRANT FOR BRIAN’S ARREST

The warrant for Laundrie’s arrest stems from his alleged “unauthorized” use of a Capital One debit card “in the District of Wyoming and elsewhere.”

He allegedly swiped Gabby’s debit card, running up a $1,000 balance, from August 31 through September 1, according to the indictment, which was amended to note that he allegedly violated a specific statute.

Relevant information may be submitted to the FBI online at tips.fbi.gov, or by phone to 1-800-CALL-FBI or 303-629-7171.

WHAT DID BRIAN LAUNDRIE’S OLDER SISTER DO?

Brian Laundrie’s older sister went camping with their family after he returned from his van life trip with Gabby Petito alone – after claiming she had not seen him.

Initially, Cassie Laundrie reportedly said that she had not seen her sibling since he returned to Florida without his fiancé, Gabby Petito before he vanished and her body was found.

“I haven’t been able to talk to him, I wish I could talk to him,” Laundrie told Good Morning America in an episode that aired on September 18. “I’ve cooperated every way that I can.

“I wish I had information and I would give more I – I – this is all I have, that I gave to the police,” she added. It was not immediately clear from the ABC report the last time she saw him.

Cassie’s lawyer later confirmed to News Nation Now’s Brian Entin that she saw Laundrie twice before his disappearance – but insisted she had been upfront and police were aware of the timeline.

HIGHER REWARD OFFERED IN SEARCH FOR BRIAN LAUNDRIE

Dog the Bounty Hunter has added $10,000 to the reward being offered in the search for Brian Laundrie, as cops are told he may be hiding on the Appalachian Trail.

Duane “Dog” Chapman, who joined the hunt for Gabby Petito’s fiancé last week, announced on Friday that he and his family would donate the money in hopes of receiving information that leads to Brian’s capture.

A rep for the Bounty Hunter told TMZ of the money added to the reward, which was previously set at $170,000.

Most of the reward money has been donated by individuals to the Petito family.

DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER’S DAUGHTER GIVES UPDATE ON BRIAN LAUNDRIE SEARCH

“Good morning all. Dad and team are back on the PHYSICAL hunt today,” Lyssa Chapman — the daughter of Dog the Bounty Hunter — shared on Twitter on Friday.

“Will update you with information as it becomes available. #BrianLaudrie.”

DOG’S SEARCH FOR BRIAN LAUNDRIE CONTINUES

The bounty hunter and former TV host believes that Fort De Soto Park in Florida’s Pinellas County – which lies about 75 miles from Laundrie’s North Port home – is prime territory now to possibly find Laundrie.

“Dog and team are still searching an island near Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County, Florida,” according to the bounty hunter’s Instagram post on September 29.

“K-9 teams have been brought in to assist.”

LAUNDRIE NEIGHBOR SWINGS PUNCHES AT PROTESTER, PART THREE

As the neighbor and Riches continue to go back and forth regarding whether or the police will bring one or the other to jail, the neighbor continues yelling for Riches to stay off his property.

Riches responds, saying the neighbor better not be a friend of the Laundries given his behavior, and that he was caught on tape “assaulting me.”

Tensions have been at an all-time high as protesters continue to stand outside the Laundrie family home just days after police entered the residence to collect DNA samples.

“I take this very personally, I could feel their pain,” Riches told The Sun earlier Wednesday. “Gabby’s family is suffering, this needs to stop.”

LAUNDRIE FAMILY NEIGHBOR SWINGS PUNCHES AT PROTESTER, PART TWO

As Riches and the woman walk away, the neighbor yells “Imma tell you motherf***er,” before Riches cuts him off and say “you’re getting arrested pal.”

“You can sit here all you want with your megaphone I don’t care,” the neighbor yells, “but if you go on my property I’m gonna f***ing beat your ass.”

“I didn’t go on your property,” Riches responds. “You’re going to prison buddy, you’re going to prison. Calling 911 you’re going to prison,” he continued.

The neighbor then pulls out his phone and says “call 911” while presumably showing Riches a photo and asking rhetorically “that’s not you on my property right there?”

He then fakes a punch, causing both Riches and the woman to flinch backward and yells “Imma kill you.”

LAUNDRIE FAMILY NEIGHBOR SWINGS PUNCHES AT PROTESTER

A neighbor of the Laundrie family is feeling the heat as he took a swing at one of the protesters using a megaphone outside of Brian Laundrie’s family home.

John Riches, whom The Sun had exclusively interviewed regarding his Gabby Petito-chanting outside the Laundrie home, was seen on tape dodging a swing from a neighbor yelling at Riches to leave the street.

The neighbor is seen on video yelling inaudibly at Riches on the street while Riches and a woman accompanying him are standing several feet away and attempting to record the interaction.

“Where’s your property?” Riches asks the neighbor, who is now well within a foot of Riches’ face.

“Don’t worry about it,” the neighbor responds. As Riches pulls out his phone, the neighbor swings with an open hand at Riches, who starts to walk away.

The woman accompanying Riches yells “hey” and the neighbor responds with an expletive, “F–k you too. Get off my property.”

BRIAN LAUNDRIE GOT A NEW PHONE THE DAY HE WENT MISSING, LAWYER CONFIRMS

Brian Laundrie got a new phone the same day he went missing, his lawyer has confirmed.

A source told TMZ that Brian purchased a phone at the AT&T store on September 14 with an “older woman.”

That’s the last day Brian’s parents said they saw their son. They reported him missing three days later on September 17.

The store said in a statement to The Sun: “We’re not confirming or denying anything and we’re not making any statements, thank you and have a great day.”

Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino said: “To my knowledge, they did purchase a new phone and it’s the same phone that Brian left home and which the FBI is in possession of.”

‘WHY ARE THEY SO SILENT?’

People on social media are questioning how little Brian Laundrie’s parents seem to be involved in the investigation.

DNA SAMPLES

The search for Brian Laundrie continues and the FBI has visited his parents’ Florida home asking for personal items to “match his DNA.”

“The FBI requested some personal items belonging to Brian Laundrie to assist them with DNA matching and Brian’s parents provided the FBI with what they could,” the Laundries’ lawyer, Steven Bertolino, told Fox News on Sunday.

LAUNDRIE CHARGED LAST WEEK

Gabby Petito’s boyfriend Laundrie was charged last Thursday with fraudulently using her bank debit card.

Police have sought him for seven days in connection with the 22-year-old travel blogger’s death during their cross-country road trip.

He remains missing after returning to his home in North Port, Florida on September 1 without his partner.

LAUNDRIE IN COUPLE’S SELFIE? CONTINUED

The person in the photo appears to be wearing black shorts and no t-shirt.

It’s not known when the selfie was taken.

Marci Newsom told NBC2: “We checked in on Labor Day. Apparently, they were in the campground when we were they and they checked in right next to us.”

She claimed that she saw a red truck with a camper attached to it, and she and her husband Kenny alleged it was similar to the vehicle that has been parked outside Laundrie’s parents’ home in North Port.

LAUNDRIE IN COUPLE’S SELFIE?

Brian Laundrie might have been pictured in a couple’s selfie at a Florida campsite 75 miles from his home, days before Gabby Petito was reported missing.

A couple from Fort Myers alleges they camped next to the family at the park.

A man can be seen walking through the park grounds in the background of their family selfie.

It’s not known if Laundrie is in the photograph.

CHILLING ART, CONTINUED

One such post, dated July 8, 2020, shows what appears to be a man wearing a wolf mask, sat in a chair and holding a blood-soaked knife, with red splatters up his arms and legs.

Behind the subject’s head is a red circle, with three other animal mask-wearing figures holding guns and a bat.

A second image, captioned “Grim Reaper leading sheep to the slaughter”, shows a herd of sheep surrounded by ghoulish figures wielding scythes.

CHILLING ART

Brian Laundrie shared a series of chilling artworks online just months before embarking on a cross-country road trip with Gabby.

A number of hand-drawn images posted by Laundrie to his Instagram page @bizarre_design_ months before they embarked on their road trip have caught the attention of people on social media.

ROBERTA LAUNDRIE ‘CANCELED CAMPING RESERVATIONS ON AUG 31’

On August 24, Roberta originally reserved a spot for two people to camp at the Soto Park Campground in Saint Petersberg between September 1 to 3, about an hour north of the Laundrie’s home.

However, she canceled those reservations on August 31, according to documents obtained by Fox.

Then on September 3, she made a new reservation for three people to camp at the same park from September 6 to 8, with documents obtained by Fox showing the family checking in and out between those dates.

Roberta also listed their Dodge truck on the reservation form, which witness Thomas Rutherford can “vaguely remember” seeing while he was similarly camping at the park the same weekend.

BRIAN’S MOM ‘CHANGED CAMPING TRIP’ BEFORE HIS RETURN

Brian Laundrie’s mother apparently canceled her camping reservations for two people at a Florida park days before her son returned to their North Folk home without his fiance Gabby Petito.

The mom originally made camping reservations for two people at a Florida park on August 24 and then changed the reservation for three people on September 3.

ARE BRIAN’S PARENTS USING A ‘BURNER PHONE’?

A series of alleged screengrabs shared by internet sleuths appear to show FBI associates – namely Dog the Bounty Hunter’s daughter Lyssa Chapman – engaging in conversation about this theory that has since done the rounds online.

However, it has not been suggested by any official source that Mrs Laundrie is using a burner phone to communicate with her son.

“We do not confirm or deny contact with any individual or entity in order to preserve their privacy, as such, we do not confirm or deny the receipt of any tip” the FBI said, according to Tampa 10 reporter Shannon Clowe.

“We have no additional comment, they added.”