the fiance of murdered American Gabby Petito, whose body was found in October, killed himself with a bullet to the head

A new twist in the case. The boyfriend of murdered young traveler Gabby Petito, who was considered a “person of interest for the investigation” on the murder of his fiancee, committed suicide by a gunshot to the head, according to the lawyer for his family. Brian Laundrie’s remains were found on October 20 in a Florida nature reserve.

The 23-year-old refused to answer investigators’ questions, creating doubt in public opinion about his possible role in the assassination, before disappearing. The body of Gabby Petito, 22, whose disappearance had caused commotion beyond US borders, was found on September 19 near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. According to the autopsy, she was strangled.

“Chris and Roberta Laundrie have been advised that the cause of death is a gunshot wound to the head and the circumstances of the death amount to suicide”said Steven Bertolino, lawyer for the young man’s family. Both parents “still mourn the loss of their son, and hope that these conclusions will allow the two families to turn the page”, he added in a statement.

The Gabby Petito affair, widely followed by the media, had also been intensely commented on on social networks, which were full of various theories on the death of the young woman and the potential involvement of her fiancé. Before the latter’s body was found in Florida, many Americans thought they had seen him across the country.