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/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.