Gabby Petito's family is 'being tortured' by lack of information about

As police continue the search for Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito, who didn't return home after a cross-country trip in August, investigators say her fiancé and those around him are withholding critical information. Petito, 22, was last seen in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming Aug. 30, police in three states say. Her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, 23, is being called a person of interest in the case after he drove back to the couple's primary residence in Florida on Sept. 1 without her. Laundrie refused to speak with authorities when the van was seized at their home in North Port, Florida, and instead hired a lawyer, hindering the Petito's family's search for answers, authorities say."They're being tortured right now by the potential of someone having information and not relaying it," said Josh Taylor, North Port Police communications manager, in a live-streamed press conference on Friday."I believe Brian has the information," Todd Garrison, chief of North Port Police Department in Florida, said at a Thursday news conference. No charges have been filed in the missing persons case. More than 1,000 tips have come in, Taylor estimated Friday. "I don't know that we're to the point that we've got it solved by any means. But the goal right now is to bring Gabby home," Taylor said. The couple had been sharing photos and video of their trip on social media, and police body camera video showed an argument between the couple before Petito's disappearance. Gabby Petito's father, Joe, on Thursday pleaded for information that could help find his daughter."I'm asking for help from everyone at home," he said at a news conference. "I'm asking for help from the parents of Brian, and I'm asking for the help of the family members and friends of the Laundrie family."Petito's stepfather James Schmidt told CNN affiliate Court TV that there has been no communication between the Petito and Laundrie families. Here's what we know about the case. Petito, an aspiring blogger and YouTuber, has gained widespread media attention since her disappearance. An idyllic viral video titled "Beginning Our Van Life Journey" on her YouTube channel called Nomadic Statik has been shared around the world, showing the young couple kissing, eating granola and yogurt breakfasts and doing cartwheels on the beach during their cross-country trip. In the video's description, Petito wrote about how the two crafted a tiny van to help them on their quest to "living nomadically."Petito is described as a white female, about 5 feet, 5 inches tall, and 110 pounds. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and several tattoos, including one on her finger and one on her forearm that reads “Let it be.”Laundrie and Peitio are engaged to be married. They are childhood sweethearts and moved from Blue Point, New York, in 2019 to live with his parents in North Port. Police say Laundrie is invoking his Fifth Amendment right not to speak. His lawyer, Steven Bertolino, said he advised Laundrie not to talk.


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