Brian Laundrie's Friend Has 'Weird Feeling' Fugitive Is 'Alive,' Says Gabby Petito's Murder Is 'Outcome We Expected'
Oct. 29 2021, Published 5:23 p.m. ET
It's not just invested internet sleuths who claim to have strange inclinations that Brian Laundrie may not be dead; a friend of the most infamous fugitive in recent history also has a "weird feeling" his pal is still alive.
Though the skeletal remains of the 23-year-old who was wanted for the possible murder of 22-year-old Gabby Petito were found and identified earlier this month, the public has been skeptical about the timing of and circumstances surrounding the discovery.
A pal of the wanted fugitive told The Sun that the death "doesn't feel real" and that there is some "weird sense that Brian is still alive."
"I'm still trying to tell myself he's alive," said the friend, who wanted to remain anonymous for the interview, adding that they attributed those feelings not to "hard evidence" but to "statements" they have heard.
"There's some weird feeling that he is alive and somehow he had enough time to get away," they explained to the outlet. "But with the recovered body, I don't think he is alive."
Recently, social media influencer Tana Mongeau vocalized a conspiracy theory she shares with countless others with her 7 million followers on TikTok.
In the now-viral video, she compared Brian to the fictional serial killer from Netflix's haunting series, You.
"I know Brian Laundrie is trying to pull a Joe Goldberg," she said. "I'm not joking. I genuinely think something was placed there so that people would think the remains were him."
Like many others, Tana wondered why Brian's remains were found mere hours after his parents, Christopher and Roberta Laundrie, decided to join the area authorities had heavily searched prior.
Her theory: "Because he is not dead."
"I guarantee you he's in like Paris, France, right now living his best life getting a croissant," she quipped.