Remains found in Florida park ID’d as Brian Laundrie, FBI says - NJ.com

(AP) — The FBI on Thursday identified human remains found in a Florida nature preserve as those of Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in the death of girlfriend Gabby Petito while the couple was on a cross-country road trip.

The remains, a backpack and notebook believed to belong to Laundrie were discovered Wednesday in a Florida wilderness park, according to the FBI.

The FBI’s Denver office said in a news release a comparison of dental records confirmed that the remains were Laundrie.

“We have no further comment at this time and we ask that you respect the Laundrie’s privacy at this time,” the statement said.

The FBI statement did not list a cause of death.

The discovery of the remains concluded a massive search involving federal, state and local law enforcement that began shortly after Laundrie disappeared Sept.

11, launching a search that garnered worldwide media attention and, in Laundrie’s case, focused largely on the Carlton Reserve wilderness park near the Laundrie home.

The remains were found Wednesday as searches concentrated on the nearby Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, where a Ford Mustang that Laundrie drove to the wilderness was found.

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