Brian Laundrie May Be Living In Underground Bunker Or Beneath His Parents' Flowerbeds, Claim Internet Sleuths After Suspicious Drone Video Emerges
Oct. 7 2021, Published 11:14 a.m. ET
The desperate hunt for Brian Laundrie has several internet users convinced the wanted fugitive may be hiding out under his parents' house – either in an underground bunker or beneath the flowerbeds in the backyard.
On Wednesday, rumblings that the 23-year-old could possibly still be in his home state of Florida began to emerge. Contributing to those rumblings was a video taken on a drone camera of who is believed to be Christopher and Roberta Laundrie gardening in their backyard in North Port.
The footage shows a woman resembling Roberta hunched over a flowerbed, using some sort of gardening tool in a lateral motion. A man resembling Christopher is seen standing close by.
"When Roberta reaches down in the garden it looks like a hand comes up and she gives them something," noted one amateur detective online. "Is it possible that Brian is living underground on their property!?!?"
"This is the original TikTok video," added the internet sleuth, attaching the original clip. "I saved it and cropped and zoomed in. You can clearly see something if you just zoom in on the video."
But others who viewed the footage saw something else entirely.
"What's the box in the middle of the yard??? A staircase to the bunker?" asked one person.
Indeed, located a few feet from the two flowerbeds is an elevated white square that appears to have a hollow center. It's unclear what the object is or if it even leads to anywhere, as many have pointed out that due to high sea levels and Florida's low position, it's difficult to dig or build underground.
This new theory comes just one day after a neighbor of the Laundries said witnesses saw the fugitive running out of his parents' backyard several days after they claim they last saw him.
And there's apparently a video of that potential sighting, too.
Though the date of when the couple allegedly last saw their son has recently changed from Sept. 14 to Sept. 13, the day they reported him missing – Sept. 17 – has not.