r/netflix • u/TheMirrorUS • Feb 19 '25

News Article Brian Laundrie’s parents shunned by Florida community over Gabby Petito’s murder following Netflix docuseries

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/brian-laundries-parents-shunned-florida-984726
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u/nomadnomor Feb 19 '25

they lived just down the road from us, they were shunned from the start with protesters outside their house

they should be ashamed of their actions and wound up lossing their child too due to their bad decisions

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u/Spinoza42 Feb 20 '25

Totally. They sneaked him out of their own house, and afterwards they knew exactly where to find him. I don't think you can hold them personally responsible for Gabbi's death, but they are absolutely responsible for Brian's. His life might have been saved through coming clean. But for whatever reason they really did not want that, I still cannot wrap my mind around that at all. It's like they just couldn't face the truth themselves, but the thing is that that idea conflicts with the "burn after reading" letter, at least with the most obvious interpretation of it.

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u/No_Consequence_6821 Feb 22 '25

You can also hold them partly responsible for Gaby’s parents not getting answers about what happened and not getting justices.

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u/TwattyMcBitch Feb 23 '25

Torturing people doesn’t make anyone feel better, and in fact makes good people feel even worse. Why do people make comments like this?

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u/Forward_Bend_2189 Apr 11 '25

Believe me, if there is an iota of conscience with the Landries, their guilt and the death of their son are torture enough.

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u/AfricanInRecovery Jul 15 '25

I doubt it, because Gabby’s Parents constantly begged for answers and they gave them nothing. Doesn’t sound like guilt to me.

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u/MorganMiller77777 Feb 24 '25

Ok, eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth guy

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u/MorganMiller77777 Feb 24 '25

SAYS THE BUTFUCKITITY FUCK NUT—Like you don’t have serious issues ha. I mean, I’ve been there, so I know. People like you are the reason for the human race making slow progress

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u/ButtFuckityFuckNut Feb 24 '25

Oh, I have plenty of issues of course but not the ones where I would take someones life away or destroy their family or mine for absolutely no reason. I'm not a violent person but I believe that some people should get what they deserve.

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u/LVMHboat Feb 21 '25

They just got real lucky when looking for his body huh?

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u/Luna920 Feb 21 '25

I thought it was stated that where his body was found was his known favorite spot in that area.

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u/tomatediabolik Feb 22 '25

Yeah but they knew what was going to happen. If they were really worried about his disappearance they would have given this information to the police and not just wait for the park to reopen

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u/nan_adams Feb 23 '25

That area was covered in water when the police began searching. It wasn’t until the area had dried out a bit that they had access to it.

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u/Spinoza42 Feb 21 '25

He drove his mom's car, wearing her hat and so people thought it was her, right? And they didn't notice he was gone for days? Nah.

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u/Hellbender23 Feb 23 '25

they also went and picked up the car when it got ticketed without allowing the police to know about it. They never contacted the police about it.

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u/Enchantedscribe2024 Feb 21 '25

According to the parents.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '25

Was it his dad who made that anonymous phone call too? I thought so immediately but I don't know all the details.

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u/Stinkywinky666 Feb 22 '25

This call confused the hell out of me

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u/LeaderSevere5647 Feb 22 '25

What anonymous call are you referring to? The domestic dispute call?

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '25

No, when the media and protestors are at the Laundries house near the end. There is a call by some man/neighbor who says “something isn’t right in that house, he might’ve od’d…you might wanna check on him…”

But it was weird because the neighbors all hate them, and it was that call that led the police to them and when they finally confessed that Brian had been missing and they were worried. Just all around strange turn of events, basically.

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u/LeaderSevere5647 Feb 22 '25

Got it thanks for clarifying. I totally agree, that is super weird.

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u/pburros Feb 22 '25

They should have turned him over to the police when they had a chance. They didn’t have the power to shelter the murderer that they figured they did.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '25

Do you think his parents knew he was going out there to kill himself or just run away?

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u/briefpsychosis Feb 24 '25

i just finished watching the documentary and brian had left the house with a backpack full of things that are for a few days. his parents thought he’d return home after some time away as he “felt pressure from the crowds”. but i think brian’s parents probably knew he was going to end his life as well. idk tho

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u/Pretty_Leg_8097 Feb 25 '25

I think they knew he was leaving to end it. They walked so casually through the forest.

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u/kerrying_on Feb 26 '25

I think they knew he was gonna kill himself

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u/Forward_Bend_2189 Apr 11 '25

I may be confused, but when the family went on vacation shortly after Brian’s return, he went with them. Might that have been when he left for the woods? It doesn’t account for his mother’s car being there but she had plenty of time to leave it at the scene.

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u/ParticularDurian2895 Feb 23 '25

Really disappointed the parents weren’t charged, given their collusion w their son causing the investigation to b more difficult. After this documentary came out though, I’m sure they will b shunned some more. I’m expect it will make life more difficult again..they deserve it. Terrible individuals, makes u wonder how he was raised and effects it may have caused to their child to commit a horrendous act to someone like Gabby who’s parents I expect r still haunted to this day to her precious life taken away.

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u/Accomplished_Ask_876 Mar 01 '25

I’m upset they weren’t legally charged but the amount of scrutiny they will get for the rest of their lives while being “free” might honestly be worse. I would probably rather end my life at that point if I wasn’t in witness protection. But his moms face is so damn long and ugly it would be hard not to spot lol

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u/Empty_End_8408 Jun 01 '25

Oh absolutely.  They are absolutely disgusting, hypocritical, people. 

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u/Fine_Ad744 Jun 27 '25

They probably assisted Brian with avoiding accountability his whole life so it was nothing new. Based on the letter to Brian from Roberta and some of the things I’ve seen about her relationship with Brian and her behavior towards Gabby she had an unhealthy enmeshment with Brian. It’s been said she was jealous of Gabby’s relationship with Brian. I picture the father as the type of man who just goes along with his wife but there isn’t much info about him.

Brian probably told his parents he couldn’t go to prison and he’d rather be dead. I am sure he considered running and that the family would have assisted him in doing so but that would have been near impossible. Everyone was watching there was nowhere he was going that he wouldn’t be recognized. Aside from Brian not wanting to go to prison he probably did not want to face the public backlash. People have said he is a narcissist. Idk if that is true but some of his behavior fits. If that is true the public viewing him as a monster would hurt his fragile ego. Explains why even upon his death he couldn’t take responsibility and tried to create a story that framed him as the hero.