In the United States, it is the news item that has captivated the country for a month: the Petito case, named after the 22-year-old influence who was killed while traveling in a motorhome with her fiancé. The latter has vanished. The police and bounty hunters are chasing him. Americans follow this tragic story day by day.
Thursday, in a New York street, CNN was lit in a display case and virtually everyone passing by would stop for a few seconds to read the headlines on this case. So why are they so interested in it? Because with social networks, Americans have entered the intimacy of the couple.
Gaby Petito dreamed of becoming a famous influencer. She portrayed herself and her fiance Brian Laundrie, including their trip during which she was killed. This tragic story raises questions on social networks and what they return. One internet user’s reflection illustrates this: “A lot of couples look awesome on Instagram. Life can be different.”
A disturbing recording
The proof with this recording taken by the camera of a police officer on January 12, 2015. We are in Utah. A motorist reported an altercation between a man and a woman. It was the Petito-Laundrie couple. She is in tears, says that her fiancé doubts her influencing talents, explains to her that it is a harmless argument. The police will stop there.
A week later, she posts a video where the couple smile and kiss. His last message is an SMS to his mother. It is written: “No network”. On September 1, Brian Laundrie returns home to his parents in Florida with their van, but without Gaby.
The fiance on the run
On September 11, the disappearance of the young woman is finally reported. The police go to the parents of the fiancé, who is still there. But all invoke their constitutional right to silence and refer to their lawyer, which will make the police say: “Two people left on a trip. Only one came back and this person is not giving any information.”
Three days later, Brian Landry disappears. His parents and sister say they don’t know where he is and that he hasn’t mentioned Gaby, which seems astonishing. At the same time, the body of the young woman is found in a park in Wyoming.
For investigators, it would not be very far in a swampy park infested with snakes and alligators. The police are still inspecting. A famous bounty hunter, nicknamed the “dog” even embarked on the hunt.
Every day, hundreds of thousands of Internet users give their opinion or often false information. Some even come to shout under the windows of Brian Laundrie’s parents, convinced that they hold the key to the mystery.
–
– .
