Brian Laundrie cops 'find fresh campsite' in Cartlon Reserve sparking huge search effort as dad agrees to help with hunt

October 7, 2021

POLICE have found a "fresh campsite" in their search for Brian Laundrie in Florida's Carlton Reserve, sparking a huge search effort as the fugitive's dad has agreed to join the search.

CNN's Chris Cuomo said on Wednesday night that a source close to the Laundrie family had provided the new information.

The Sun reached out to North Port police and the FBI for confirmation but did not hear back by publication time.

North Port police, however, have been telling media that the FBI is now the lead in the investigation and all questions should be referred to them.

CNN said the FBI hadn't gotten back to them by the airing of Cuomo's show.

Wednesday's search at the Carlton reserve seemed bigger than it had been in previous days, sparking rumors of a new finding.

But also on Wednesday, it emerged that Brian's Ford mustang was actually found 16 miles from the reserve that's been the primary focus of the search.

Meanwhile, Brian's father Christopher Laundrie has announced he will join the search for his fugitive son in the Carlton reserve.

"The North Port police informed me that they were focusing on certain areas of the preserve today and they were actually hoping that Mr. Laundrie could join them on that search," the Laundrie's attorney Steven Bertolino told Newsday on Wednesday.

"Mr. Laundrie has consented and we are waiting for the call from the North Port Police Department to make that happen."

The attorney claimed Brian's dad also searched the reserve on his own on Monday, September 13, after his son didn't return home from a hike that night.

Bertolino told Fox News that "Since the preserve has been closed to the public, Chris has not been able to look for Brian in the only place Chris and Roberta believe Brian may be."

"Chris and Roberta are hopeful there will be another opportunity to assist," he added.

However, the North Port police department also told Fox News that the department did not ask for Christopher's help and never "postponed" it.

"In no world would we ask or have any actions like that," said chief spokesman Josh Taylor.

The Laundries first told police they last saw Brian on Tuesday, September 14, but now claim Brian actually left for his hike the previous day.

Bertolino wrote in a text response to anchor Josh Benson from WFLA in Florida, "The Laundries were basing the date Brian left on their recollection of certain events.”

After consulting with the FBI and confirming the day Brian’s Mustang was found and returned to the Laundries’ home, Bertolino wrote, “we now believe the day Brian left to hike in the preserve was Monday September 13."

Brian is wanted by the FBI because he allegedly took Gabby Petito's debit card and spent $1,000 to return to Florida without her on September 1.

His father Christopher 'Chris' Laundrie, 62, and mother Roberta Laundrie, 55, are residents of Wabasso Avenue in North Port, Florida.

Gabby Petito timeline

Gabby Petito, 22, was last seen on August 24, leaving a hotel in Utah. Here is a timeline of Gabby Petito’s disappearance:

June 2021 – Gabby Petito and her fiancé Brian Laundrie set off on a cross-country trip across the US.
July 4 – Gabby posts photos of herself barefoot in Gove County, Kansas.
July 8 – Gabby posts photos of herself at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado.
July 18 – Gabby and Brian post photos of themselves at Utah's Zion National Park.
August 12 – Body camera footage was released in September showing an encounter Brian and Gabby had with police in Utah. Police confirmed that no significant injuries were reported.
August 19 – Gabby and Brian post a video on their YouTube channel chronicling their trip.
August 24 – Gabby is spotted leaving a hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah.
August 25 – Gabby Facetimes her mom, Nichole Schmidt, for the final time. In a later police report, Schmidt said her conversations with her daughter revealed "more and more tension" between her and Brian.
August 25 – Gabby also posts her last Instagram. No location is given.
August 27 – Gabby is seen for what's believed to be the final time. Witnesses claim they saw Brian in an explosive argument with staff at a restaurant in Jackson Hole, leaving Gabby in tears.
August 27 – Four hours later, travel bloggers driving through Grand Teton National Park drive past the couple's van "abandoned" on a dirt road.
September 1 – Brian returns home to Florida without Gabby.
September 11 – Gabby's parents report her missing to Suffolk County police.
September 14 – Brian's family issues a statement saying he has retained an attorney and will not be cooperating with investigators.
September 14 – Brian is allegedly last seen by his family. He reportedly told them he was going hiking in Cartlon Reserve but failed to return.
September 15 – Florida's North Port police announce Brian is a person of interest in the case. He is not charged with any crime.
September 16 – Utah police release body camera footage of the police encounter with Brian and Gabby.
September 17 – Brian's parents say they have not seen their son in a couple of days and report him missing.
September 18 – Police announce they were searching Carlton Reserve in Florida for Brian. Police announce they have not found anything.
September 19 – Authorities in Wyoming say they found a body in Grand Teton National Park. The FBI announces the body was believed to be Gabby's but a full forensic identification needs to be completed first to confirm.
September 20 – Police execute a search warrant on Laundrie's home, seizing his silver Mustang and a hard drive that may contain "evidence relevant to proving that a felony has been committed."
September 21 – Officials announce they will be conducting an autopsy on the remains found in Wyoming to confirm whether or not they belong to Gabby. Police also resumed their search for Laundrie, this time on the Venice side of Carlton Reserve.
September 21 – The FBI announced the body found in Wyoming was identified as Gabby's. The cause of death was not yet revealed.
September 21 – The Teton County Coroner's office said Gabby's official cause of death was still pending but the initial manner of death is homicide.
September 22 – Police continue to scour Carlton Reserve for a trace of Laundrie but yield no leads. A specialist dive team is called in to assist with the hunt.
September 23 – Officials announced a federal arrest warrant for Brian was issued.
September 26 – Gabby's funeral was held on Long Island, New York.

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