During the hearing, the Laundries sought to have the letter excluded from the suit, questioning its relevance and insisting it was written before Petito's death. The letter was the center of discussion at a Wednesday hearing tied to the civil suit. Why Did the Judge Rule in Favor of the Petitos? He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, writing in his suicide letter that he had killed Gabby. Following a nationwide manhunt, he was found dead by Roberta and Chris Laundrie in a Florida nature preserve in October 2021. An autopsy would later determine she had been strangled to death.īrian Laundrie returned to Florida but went on the run a few weeks after Petito was reported missing. ‘More Red Flags Than A Chinese Communist Rally’: Utah Cop Says Brian Laundrie Was ‘Emotional Bully’ To Gabby Petitoįive days later, Gabby's remains were found in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. In some way, I did not want anyone else to read it as I know it is not the type of letter a mother writes to her adult son and I did not want to embarrass Brian,' the affidavit states. 'I repeat that the letter I wrote to Brian before he left with Gabby for their fateful trip was nothing more than a private communication between myself and my son and I never expected anyone else would read it. She explained that some of the quotes were references that only she, Brian and Gabby would understand. Roberta further explained in an affidavit filed Mathat she and Brian reportedly had a 'difficult period' in their relationship, prompting her to write the letter. In the Petito family statement, they called Roberta's explanation and publication of the letter 'self-serving.' RELATED: Eerie Video Shows Last Time Gabby Petito Was Seen Publicly With Fiancé Brian Laundrie Please read the entire letter before you believe the hype put out by Pat Reilly,' Roberta's statement read in part. Although I chose words that I thought would be impactful with Brian given our relationship, the letter was in no way related to Gabby. I am sure people use phrases all the time to express to their loved ones the depths of their love. 'I truly loved my son, and simply wanted to convey to him how much he meant to me and how much I loved him. Roberta Laundrie explained in her own statement issued by attorney Matt Luka that the correspondence was intended to mend her relationship with Brian prior to his and Gabby Petito's cross-country road trip in June 2021, not after Brian killed Gabby. ~ not time, not miles and miles and miles ~ What Has Roberta Laundrie Said About the 'Burn After Reading' Letter? (Nothing can separate us, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not threats, not even sin, not the thinkable or unthinkable can get between us.) Nothing has the power to separate us.' - Romans 8:38 (Extended version!) Neither hostile powers nor messengers of heaven nor monarchs of earth. 'Therefore I am certain that neither death nor life, nor angels nor the ruling spirits, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers from above, nor powers from below, nothing in the entire created world can separate our love. Watch people’s actions to know if they love you – not their words. It’s not a thing, it’s not words, it is actions. Remember that love is a verb, not a noun. If you say you hate my guts, I'll get new guts. If you fly to the moon, I will be watching the skies for your re-entry. I will show up with a shovel and garbage bags. If you're in jail I will bake a cake and put a file in it. Nothing can make me stop loving you, nothing can or ever will divide us no matter what we do, or where we go or what we say - we will always love each other. I just want you to remember I will always Love you and I know you will always Love me. RELATED: Gabby Petito’s Parents Sue Moab Police For $50M, Allege They Mishandled Domestic Violence Stop Before Her Death The Laundries dispute that interpretation and insist the note was written before Gabby's death. The Petito family has alleged this suggests Roberta was aware of Gabby's death at the time she wrote the note and was willing to help him cover it up. On the back, Roberta wrote to 'Burn after reading' and the note contains references to Roberta offering to help Brian dispose of a body and break him out of jail. The FBI later gave the letter to the Laundries' attorney Steve Bertolino in June 2022, according to a filing previously reviewed by. The letter, which contained no date on it, was reportedly among the items recovered at the Florida nature preserve where Brian Laundrie's remains were found in October 2021. Brian Laundrie 'Burn After Reading' Letter

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