![]() In Utah, if officers find evidence of a domestic violence assault, they are required to make an arrest or issue a citation. OFFICER : The witness says I never saw him hit her, I saw him shove her, but I couldn't tell if it was an aggression against her or a defense against her … So, at this point, from what - unless the guy's screaming that he needs to go to jail and did something to this girl - it sounds to me like she was the primary aggressor. But one of the officers did speak with a second eyewitness that day. They also didn't talk to the 911 caller who reported seeing Brian hit Gabby. The officers never directly asked Brian if he slapped or hit Gabby. GABBY PETITO: Well, like, he, like, grabbed me, like, with his nail and I guess that's why it looks - I definitely have a cut right here 'cause I can feel it. Police question Brian Laundrie about a 911 caller's report of seeing an alarming confrontation between Brian and Gabby Petito. GABBY PETITO: He told me I - he told me I needed to calm down. OFFICER: Why wouldn't he let you in the car? 'Cause of your – 'cause of your OCD? So - so I've been building my website so, I've just been really stressed and … he doesn't really believe that I can do any of it so that's kind of been like a - I don't know, he's like - I don't know, we've just been fighting all morning and - and he wouldn't let me in the car before, and then I – GABBY PETITO: And I'm trying to start a blog, I just have a blog. " Police body camera video shows Gabby Petito talking to a Moab, Utah, officer after police pulled over the van she was traveling in with Brian Laundrie, near the entrance to Arches National Park on August 12, 2021. It's just - some days I - I have really bad OCD and I just - I was just cleaning and straightening up the back of the van before and I was apologizing to him and saying, "I'm sorry that I'm so mean. ![]() OFFICER: You wanna tell me what's going on? ![]() GABBY PETITO ("Van Life" video): You can't keep chocolate in Utah - not in July.īut all those selfies may have been hiding a darker story. Gabby posted constantly - every little detail. Gabby would document their adventure on social media. Briian Laundrie and Gabby Petito at the start of their journey on July 4, 2021. Nichole Schmidt: She was excited starting her van life - digital journey where she's creating this whole, you know, following of van lifers, and that's what she was really into at the moment. This is so cool to be doing." And she just kind of - yeah, kind of like a vlogger, just let everyone know what she was up to. Rose Davis: She was just, like, "I want to document this. The goal was to spend four or five months crisscrossing the country, having adventures, even working on organic farms and chronicling it all in real time on social media. Nichole Schmidt: They bought the van, they converted it. Gabby worked hard at Taco Bell and with Brian at Publix supermarket, saving money for their trip. You know, you're engaged, it's not like - you know, it's not supposed to be like that.īut the couple seemed to put any drama behind them as they got ready for their adventure. And, you know, this was really upsetting to her. And, you know, he didn't want her to go out one night with me and he stole her ID because you can't get into the bar without your ID. He's just going to - I don't want people to say I'm calling him a full manipulator, but he'll manipulate the situation to get what he wants out of it. And I don't mean in a physical way, he's going to force it. Rose Davis: When Brian wants something, he's going to get it. But Rose says Brian could sometimes exhibit what she calls toxic traits."48 Hours" spoke with Rose when Gabby was first reported missing. "But a lotta couples look nice on Instagram." "Anyone that's met the two of them has been, like, 'They seem like such a nice couple," Rose Davis says of her close friend Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie. And it was always such a cute little thing. Rose Davis: She'd let me know what they did and, you know, he'd - he'd make her breakfast. Soon, they were in love and living together. Rose Davis: I always told her her life is kind of like a movie because I was just, like, this happens in movies. ![]() Then, after Brian moved to Florida, Gabby moved there too - to be closer to him. Rose says Gabby was good friends with Brian back in high school in New York. They made TikTok videos together for fun. I really wanna be your friend." And I was just - "absolutely." And it was just, like, "You seem so cool. Rose Davis: She texted me one of the sweetest messages I think I've ever got from someone.
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