The remains found at the Florida Preserve confirmed to be Brian Laundrie's

[Bev54]

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/brian-laundries-remains-found-familys-lawyer-confirms/


"Remains found at a Florida nature preserve Wednesday are, indeed, those of missing man Brian Laundrie, an attorney for his family confirmed for Law&Crime."

[barbtries]

2. i'm stumped about them.

their actions do not make any kind of sense to me.

Well. that should be that then. all the expense and grief and fear and every other thing. it's one of the weirdest cases I've encountered and I am a true crime buff.

to be honest, i thought he was out of the country all along. I'll be curious to learn how long he's been dead.

[barbtries]

5. you could be right.

for all we know they planted his body out there. i can't believe how much they got away with in terms of obfuscating the investigation. can he be considered a suspect NOW?!

i don't even know if the whole story will ever be known, but i am curious about it.

[barbtries]

8. i went and looked at the twitter feed.

apparently he's been there awhile and was under water initially. i don't know what happened.

[Galraedia]

27. He was always a suspect.

Investigations always start with the people closest to the victim. Also his parents didn't plant his body there, they just helped him cover up Gabby's murder and allowed him to kill himself. What I don't get is why it took him so long. His suicide was obviously not over his guilt for killing Gabby but because he knew he was going to be caught.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

33. Yeah, he obviously knew that he'd get convicted...

... when he didn't even hide her corpse. Just a matter of time until she was found.

His family maybe didn't know that he'd kill himself, but there's little doubt in my mind that they knew his last location in that swamp.

They surely could've helped end the search a long time ago. Or perhaps the flooding made it nearly impossible days and weeks ago?

[barbtries]

47. He was never named as a suspect,

only a person of interest. I was frustrated by that.

[Galraedia]

53. Trust me, he was a suspect. It's standard procedure to start with those closest to the victim.

The only reason why he was not named as a suspect was to prevent him from fleeing and to not incite the public. Police don't always name a suspect until after they already have them in custody.

[Rebl2]

16. It is

very suspicious.

[msfiddlestix]

4. ok/ mystery solved. let's now move on.

[Blues Heron]

9. OK bye

[Shermann]

11. Oh no it doesn't work that way

We at least have to wait for the autopsy.

The cause of death could be...strangulation!

[struggle4progress]

7. What a sad story

[Demobrat]

18. Terrible

They were so young. I wonder if she tried to break up with him and this was “if I can’t have you nobody can” - like so many others.

[Hortensis]

52. Dreadfully. We'll never know anything but the end to their stories,

though, unless his soaked notebook reveals credible accounts for both. 22 and 23, still adolescents.

[tenderfoot]

12. Not at all suprised

I had figured he'd do just that... like the coward he was.

[Demobrat]

30. I'm a little surprised.

I thought he was on his way to Mexico.

[USALiberal]

44. I don't blame him, who wants to stay in prison the rest of their life

[DownriverDem]

13. Considering the partial skull & where found

he might have been killed by a wild animal like an alligator.

[LeftInTX]

17. He wasn't stupid. Pretty sure this was suicide. Predators and scavengers ate his remains.

Bodies decompose very rapidly in hot, wet, steamy places. The area was under water until a few days ago.

The area is teaming with alligators...

[BigmanPigman]

22. Speculation is that he shot himself

under his chin. This would account for "skull fragments and dental records". He should have been made to suffer a life in prison. Not fair!

[LeftInTX]

34. Thanks for the info...I don't have TV...

[Oneironaut]

45. Exactly. Lots of factors at play here.

This area is great for decomposing bodies rapidly. There are a number of things that decrease the time it would take for a body to decompose:

- Humidity promotes decomp, as the body can’t dry out
- Hot temperatures
- Scavengers would have likely feasted on the corpse and possibly spread the bones around
- Water greatly increases decomposition rate


Given the time he was likely dead, I’m not surprised his skeleton is in pieces. I would guess he probably killed himself.

[chowder66]

14. "We have no further comment at this time and we ask that you respect the Laundrie family's privacy

at this time.”

The Laundrie's sure as hell didn't respect the Petito family.

[fwdthinkingdem]

15. movie incoming

nm

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

19. Only 2/3 of the story made the book. We are missing the juicy bits, no confession

The how, when, and why are all up for speculation now, a never ending story.

A Lifetime movie, for sure

[Demobrat]

31. Too many missing pieces.

This is “based on a true story” material with lots of creative writing to fill in the gaps.

[BigmanPigman]

20. Since his remains were skull fragments and his dental records were

used to identify him, there is speculation that he shot himself in the head or under his chin.

His parents and their lawyer need to be charged with assessors after the fact and aiding a fugitive and for covering up for Brian and lying to Gabby's family.

Justice needs to be served by all involved.

[Hortensis]

46. There's already far more than enough tragedy to sate. nt

[Klaralven]

21. "dental records confirmed that the human remains"

No DNA? Dental work could be faked on a planted body.

[SouthernDem4ever]

24. I would hope they would automatically do a DNA match

that's the only way to know for sure.

[catrose]

25. DNA takes longer.

[Mariana]

32. Who, exactly, would fake the dental work on a planted body?

Do you think the family's dentist conspired with the parents to do this?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

36. Might've meant that someone could pull their own teeth...

... to make it appear that they're dead.

Highly unlikely that happened, of course. DNA testing on the bones should confirm that he's dead.

[Mariana]

39. Even if someone tried that, it wouldn't fool anyone.

Teeth don't just fall out of a person's head when they die.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

40. Were the teeth still connected to a jawbone?

I honestly don't know how the teeth were recovered.

If they were still connected, then yep... that's confirmation.

[Mariana]

42. They really would have to be.

Some of his teeth could have been knocked out by trauma, but not all of them.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

43. Okay. I probably just didn't know enough details.

For all I know, they only found two teeth not connected to a jawbone or whatever. (And a few other bones as well, but not a full skeleton.)

I haven't followed the story at all, other than some posts at DU.

[Phentex]

51. Well I've watched enough Lifetime movies to be skeptical so...

I don't think you were too far off!

I haven't read much on what they found so I can't speak on it but my mind went there too, like somehow, some way, he faked this.

[Kaleva]

23. Dog the Bounty Hunter concurs and is calling off his search.

"Dog the Bounty Hunter ends search for Laundrie, questions family's involvement
“We are praying for Gabby’s family as yet another day ends with seemingly more questions than answers though it does seem the search for Brian is indeed over,” Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman said. "

https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/arts-culture/577884-dog-the-bounty-hunter-ends-search-for-laundrie

[Wingus Dingus]

50. Oh, OK. Well, that makes it official. Thanks, Mr. Dog.

[barbtries]

54. racist POS

i wish he would have faded into obscurity the way he should have long ago. just seeing his name pisses me off.

[Wingus Dingus]

55. Brought in an unnecessary element of absurdity to what was already a tragedy.

[barbtries]

56. well put.

and shame on the news for giving him air.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

26. It sure seems like his family knew exactly where he was.

Not so sure that they knew he was dead, though.

[Shellback Squid]

28. rest in piece

s

you shit

[smirkymonkey]

29. +1000

[Demovictory9]

35. if the cops hadn't "white privileged" them, would they both be alive?

[Demobrat]

37. You mean if one or both of them had been taken to jail?

I doubt if it would have changed things long term.

If he killed her because she was trying to leave him it would have happened eventually.

[Demovictory9]

38. it would have ended their trip, made parents aware she's in danger perhaps

[Demobrat]

41. If the parents even found out.

Maybe if they had to call the parents for bail money or something. I guess it depends on how long they were in for. I doubt if a night or two would have changed the trajectory.

[RobinA]

49. Only If

the cops had put them both on planes back to their respective families. As a couple, they seem to have been pretty toxic.

[Iggo]

48. Good. I hope it hurt. (n/t)