Gabby Petito 911 Call Released, Panicked Eyewitness Says Brian Laundrie Was 'Slapping' Her Weeks Before Her Disappearance
Sept. 20 2021, Published 2:02 p.m. ET
An eyewitness called 911, claiming he saw Brian Laundrie reportedly put his hands on Gabby Petito weeks before her disappearance.
In the panicked 911 call released by Fox News, a male is heard describing seeing Laundrie allegedly "slapping" Petito outside of the shop that now-deceased Kylen Schulte, Moonflower co-op, worked at on August 12.
"I'd like to report a domestic dispute," the caller tells the operator in the newly-released audio. Describing a white van with Florida license plates, the witness described the scary encounter he saw between a male and female.
"We drove by and the gentleman was slapping the girl," he says. When the operator reiterates, "He was slapping her?" the caller continues, "Yes, and then we stopped. They ran up and down the sidewalk. He proceeded to hit her." He then says the couple drove off.
This is the first time the public has heard the 911 call. It's also the first time anyone has heard the slapping allegations against Laundrie.
