Gabby Petito's autopsy confirms 'death by strangulation'; search for fiancé continues

In major developments in Gabby Petito's homicide, authorities ruled that she was strangulated until death. As per legal documents filed with Teton County Clerk of District Court, Coroner Dr. Brent Blue on Tuesday stated that cause of death was "manual strangulation/throttling" about three to four weeks before her body was retrieved on September 19. Meanwhile, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has continued manhunt for Gabrielle's fiance Brian Laundrie, who is a "person of interest" but t for homicide.

For unkwn, Gabby Petito's fiance Laundrie has been convicted of "kwingly and with intent of defraud" using "one or more unauthorised access devices, namely a Capitol One Bank debit card," and PIN for two accounts. It is to be ted that Laundrie's whereabouts in recent days are unkwn as he had gone missing since September 18 after he went hiking at Carlton Reserve in Florida previous week.

Where is Brian Laundrie?

rth Port Police had carried out rigorous search operations for Brian Christopher Laundrie. In a press briefing, nts updated media by stating that y had searched over 25,000 acres of swampy forestland and all investigators had "exhausted all venues" near Sarasota before y raided Laundrie's home on September 23. Petito's family attorney, on September 16, requested Laundrie's family to help in investigation to bring girl back home.

Dog Bounty Hunter joins frantic search for Laundrie

Besides police and FBI, famed bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman has launched an active search after he received "thousands of tip-offs" from people across nation. reality-tv star-turned-investigator and his team looked for FBI-declared fugitive Brian Laundrie on an island near Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County, FL. "K-9 teams have been brought in to assist. search will continue into evening," Duane wrote on Twitter. He also expressed gratitude to "everyone assisting & for thousands of tips," he added. private investigation team opened an anymous tipline number to 833-TELL-DOG to receive any information regarding case. “This has been a very different search,” Dog told Fox News.

Gabby Petito homicide: Timeline

On September 19, FBI anunced that y had discovered a body at Moran Vista camping area of Wyoming park which resembled Gabby Petito. On September 22, federal team, following an autopsy, confirmed that human remains found were of blogger whose sudden disappearance had rocked United States. As per several media reports, Gabby last spoke to her mor Nicole Schmidt on August 11, sometime after she embarked on a cross-country trip with her fiancé, Brian. As per FBI updates on Twitter, Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito, who documented her road trip with her fiancé was last seen in Grand Teton National Park in late August. On September 11, Schmidt filed a missing report of 22-year-old Gabriella.

(With inputs from AP)

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