By Jean Casarez and Zoe Sottile | CNN
Gabby Petito’s dad and mom are persevering with to ask a Florida decide to order Brian Laundrie’s mom to flip over an undated letter she wrote to her son that was in his backpack when his physique was discovered, alleging it references “baking a cake with a shiv in it ought to Brian Laundrie go to jail.”
“The letter in query written by Roberta Laundrie references bringing a shovel to assist bury a physique, and baking a cake with a shiv in it ought to Brian Laundrie go to jail,” the Petitos state of their courtroom response to the Laundries’ movement for a protecting order.
“An affordable inference is that the letter was written at a time when Gabrielle Petito was as but unburied, and Brian Laundrie might go to jail for the crime of homicide.”
The Petitos argue within the submitting that if the jury finds that the letter was written after Gabby’s homicide, it could function proof that the Laundries knew she was lifeless.
Roberta and Christopher Laundrie have requested the courtroom for a protecting order so that they don’t have to show over the letter. Their lawyer has alleged the letter was written earlier than Gabby went lacking and isn't related as a result of it was primarily based on repairing Roberta and Brian’s mother-son relationship, CNN beforehand reported.
The Petitos filed a civil lawsuit towards the Laundries for emotional misery in reference to Gabby’s loss of life whereas touring with Brian, her fiancé. Gabby’s disappearance in 2021 sparked a nationwide search after Brian returned to their Florida house with out her.
Brian was discovered lifeless of a self-inflicted gunshot wound round a month after Gabby’s stays had been found in September 2021. Brian admitted that he was accountable for Gabby’s loss of life in a pocket book discovered along with his stays, in line with the FBI.
CNN beforehand reported on different alleged contents of the letter, together with references to “serving to (Brian) get out of jail, getting a shovel and another issues,” in line with Petito household lawyer Patrick Reilly. Reilly stated he considered the letter at an FBI regional workplace. The envelope containing the letter stated “burn after studying” in line with Reilly.
The Petitos’ lawsuit, filed in March 2022, alleges outrageous habits of intentional infliction of emotional misery by the Laundries through the time Gabby was lacking. The Laundries refused to return calls or texts to the Petito household as they had been frantically looking for their daughter, who was lacking for weeks earlier than her stays had been discovered, in line with the lawsuit.
The Laundries have responded in courtroom filings, arguing they'd no obligation to Gabby’s household.
The following listening to on the case is ready for Might 24. The case is presently scheduled for trial in 2024.