Influencer FBI says Gabby Petito was the victim of a homicide
Gabby Petito, the American influencer who disappeared while traveling with her boyfriend, died of strangulation,
according to the autopsy
, authorities reported Tuesday.
"The cause of death is strangulation, so it is a homicide," said
Dr. Brent Blue
, at a news conference in
Wyoming
, where the body of the 22-year-old was found.
Dr. Blue specified that Petito's body must have been exposed for three to four weeks.
The young woman was on a road trip with her boyfriend,
Brian Laundrie
, until her family reported her missing on September 11.
Laundrie returned from the trip alone to his family's home in Florida.
The FBI issued an arrest warrant, but
the 23-year-old left his parents' home and is missing
.
Dr. Blue did not want to establish suspects, stressing that the autopsy only reveals the cause of death.
Petito's disappearance shocked the United States.
The influencer, with
more than a million followers on Instagram
, portrayed idyllic images of the trip on her account, some of them with Laundrie.
The couple came to be intercepted by officers on the road in the middle of an argument.
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