Richard Stafford, Petito’s family lawyer revealed in a
conversation on Dr. Phillip C. McGraw’s chat show on Tuesday that Brian
Laundrie, Gabby Petito’s fiancé, used her debit card to spend $1,000 on a trip
to Florida without her in September.

Mr. Stafford commented on Mr. Laundrie’s conduct since Ms. Petito’s disappearance, “I’m sure the FBI has a lot more evidence than we have.
You could look at his state of mind by his actions.

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“He ran. He stole her credit card. He used her credit
card to get home and then ran from the police. That’s going to show what he was
thinking.”

Following his disappearance, the FBI accused Mr. Laundrie
of fraudulently using a debit card and PIN code for purchases totaling more
than $1,000 but did not specify who the card belonged to.

After a grand jury indicted him for “use of
unauthorized devices,” the US District Court of Wyoming issued an arrest
warrant for Mr. Laundrie on September 24.

According to court papers, Brian was charged with
“knowingly with intent to defraud” for using a Capital One debit card
for at least $1,000.

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The transactions took occurred between August 30 and
September 1st.

Gabby’s parents were also in attendance during the talk
programme.

Gabby was reported missing on September 11 when she
didn’t return calls or messages while visiting national parks in the West with
her boyfriend Brian Laundrie.

Gabby’s corpse was discovered in a remote location of north-western
Wyoming on September 18.

Her death was deemed a homicide, which means she
was murdered by someone else, but officials in Wyoming haven’t revealed how she
died pending the findings of an autopsy. Jim Schmidt, Petito’s stepfather, said
Wyoming officials still held her remains.

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Petito’s case has reignited demands for more attention to be paid to instances affecting missing Indigenous women and other persons of colour.