Gabby Petito murder: Brian Laundrie’s notebook confession revealed, 'I ended her life'
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Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito set off on an ill-fated cross-country road trip one year ago this month. Brian Laundrie claimed responsibility for Petito's strangling death.
This combo of photos provided by FBI Denver via @FBIDenver shows Gabby Petito. Petito, 22, vanished while on a cross-country trip in a converted camper van with her boyfriend. (FBI Denver via AP) Gabby Petito in an undated photo shared by her father. (Joseph Petito/Twitter) Gabby Petito poses for an Instagram photo in Bryce Canyon National Park. (Family of Gabby Petito) A still from one of Petito's travel-blogging videos. (Gabby Petito/YouTube) Gabby Petito poses in an undated photo. (Joseph Petito) Michael Ruiz is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to michael.ruiz@fox.com and on Twitter: @mikerreports
"I ended her life," reads the note, which the FBI recovered from the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park on Oct. 20, 2021. "I thought it was merciful, that it is what she wanted, but I see now all the mistakes I made. I panicked. I was in shock."
He also wrote: "From the moment I decided, took away her pain, I knew I couldn't go on without her."