In the summer of 2021, Gabby Petito set out on a cross-country van trip documented on social media. When she failed to return, her case became one of the most widely followed in modern true crime.
The Series
This seven-part StoryToAll series follows the case from the road trip to the reforms it inspired:
- Part 1 — The Road Trip: Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie set out on a cross-country van life journey shared online.
- Part 2 — The Moab Stop: A police traffic stop in Utah, captured on bodycam, reveals signs of trouble.
- Part 3 — Coming Home Alone: Brian returns to Florida in the van without Gabby, and her family reports her missing.
- Part 4 — The Internet Investigates: Online sleuths and a YouTube travel couple help direct the search toward Wyoming.
- Part 5 — The Discovery: Gabby’s remains are found near Grand Teton National Park, and her death is ruled a homicide.
- Part 6 — The Manhunt: Brian Laundrie disappears into a Florida reserve, sparking a weeks-long search.
- Part 7 — Answers and Legacy: Laundrie’s remains and notebook confession, and the foundation and reforms born from Gabby’s story.
Evidence File
Digital clues, bodycam footage, and online sleuthing, and the lasting changes this case brought to how missing persons cases are covered.