Sarasota County Sheriff Believes Brian Laundrie 'Probably Committed Suicide' As Autopsy Fails To Reveal Cause Of Death
Nov. 1 2021, Published 3:10 p.m. ET
Brian Laundrie's autopsy failed to determine a cause of death, but that didn't stop Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman from giving his input as to what happened to the 23-year-old.
According to Hoffman, the only suspect in Gabby Petito's murder most likely committed suicide in the park connected to the Carlton Reserve in Florida during the weeks-long manhunt.
“That guy went out there and by all accounts probably committed suicide and he was right out there where we thought he was," the sheriff reportedly said during a law enforcement gathering on Friday.
On October 20, partial skeletal remains were found in a park connected to the 25,000-acre swamp near Brian's backpack and notebook. Based on dental records, the medical examiner determined the skull belonged to the fugitive.
They were not able to determine a cause of death due to the level of decomposition. Brian's remains are undergoing "further evaluation" with an anthropologist.
The world may never know what happened to Brian. Gabby's fiancé went missing on September 13 after allegedly telling his parents — Christopher and Roberta Laundrie — that he was going on a solo hike in the Carlton Reserve.