Gabby Petito case: Brian Laundrie’s mother promised son shovel, garbage bag, jailhouse cake in love letter

special: of Brian Laundry Mother Roberta has broken her silence to Fox News Digital after her highly anticipated “burn after reading” letter revealed she promised her late son a shovel and garbage bags.

The Florida woman claims through her lawyer that the message was written before her son left for a cross-country trip with his 22-year-old fiancee Gabby Petto in June 2021, which took place on September 19, 2021 at Grand Teton National in Wyoming. He was found dead near the park.

Her 23-year-old beau then returned to her mother’s home in Northport, Florida, and was described as a “person of interest” before her remains. were found 21 October 2021 in the nearest reserve.

“I just want you to remember I’ll always love you and I know you’ll always love me. You’re my boy. Nothing can stop me from loving you, no one. Nothing can divide us no matter what we do, or where we are. Go or what we say – we’ll always love each other. If you’re in jail I’ll bake a cake and have a I will keep the file, if you need to dispose of a dead body, I will show you with a shovel and garbage bags,” she said. “If you go to the moon, I’ll look to the heavens for your re-entry. If you say you hate my guts, I’ll get new guts. Remember love is a verb, not a noun. It’s not a thing. Not words, but actions. Look at people’s actions to see if they love you – not their words.”

Roberta Laundry then appears to quote Romans 8:38 from the Bible to end the letter.

“Therefore I believe that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor sovereign spirits, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers above, nor powers below, nor anything in the whole created world can hinder our love. cannot separate. Neither enmity. Powers, nor messengers, nor kings of heaven nor earth, nothing has the power to separate us.’ – Romans 8:38 (Extended Version!)”

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The letter was made public after a civil lawsuit brought by Petitto’s parents, Joseph Petitto and Nicole Schmidt, against Chris and Roberta Landry and their attorney Steve Bertolino.

Through an attorney, Roberta Landry told Fox News Digital that she “really loves” her son.

“The letter to Brian was written before Gabby and Brian left my house for their trip. Before that, I submitted an affidavit to the court for very limited purposes but that’s not the whole story. Now that That the letter is shared, I ask. That you read it in its entirety, and understand that the letter contains sentences other than those that Pat Riley used to sensationalize and bolster his case. have been highlighted.” Laundry said. “I truly loved my son, and just wanted to let him know how much he meant to me and how much I loved him. I chose words that I thought spoke volumes about our relationship with Brian. To the effect, the letter was in no way related to Gabby. Before you believe the hype presented by Pat Riley, please read the entire letter.”

Laundry He has maintained that the letter was written before his son left with Petito on a cross-country road trip in 2021 and wanted to keep him out of the case entirely. Both sides told the court they opposed the deal, which would have released the letter to Petto’s parents but kept it from the public.

But Pat Reilly, her parents’ attorney, argues that it was written after her murder and is proof that the parents knew about it, as the civil suit alleges.

After months of controversy over the letter, Judge Daniel Brewer scheduled a hearing for Wednesday afternoon. The judge also considered the defense’s motions to dismiss the case but said his decision on those would come later.

“While I used the words associated with Brian’s actions and his taking of Gaby’s life, I never would have predicted the events that unfolded between Brian and Gaby over the months that followed. will reflect the words of my letter.” Written by Roberta Laundry In an affidavit filed in a Sarasota court in March.

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He tried to explain the context of the letter, saying it was inspired by the children’s books “The Runaway Bunny” and “Little Bear” and a book of writing exercises, saying that Petto had written his Named the son “Born of Writing”.

“Brian, Gabe and I often joked about the book and the importance of being able to express ourselves,” she wrote of the latter.

Shameful thoughts can be burned away, he argued.

“Somehow, I didn’t want anyone else to read it because I know it’s not the kind of letter a mother writes to her grown son and I didn’t want to embarrass Brian,” she wrote. “That is Why I wrote ‘burn after reading’ on the envelope, and I knew Brian would know what that meant. I appreciate it now that he really kept it.”

The lawsuit alleges that Laundrey, his parents and his attorney knew Petto was dead at the time of a Sept. 14 statement to the media from Laundrey’s attorney, Steve Bertolino, which read in part. “It is our hope on behalf of the Laundry family that the search for Miss Petto is successful and that Miss Petto is reunited with her family.”

His remains were discovered on September 19 at a nearby campsite. Jackson, Wyoming. where he was last seen alive. Brian Laundry allegedly killed her around August 28.

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He was found on Oct. 20 — dead and severely decomposed from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after weeks of going undiscovered in Myackahatchee Creek Environmental Park near his parents’ home, according to the FBI.

In a handwritten confession found near her remains, previously published by Fox News Digital, Brian Laundry declared, “I ended his life.“

“I thought it was kind, that’s what she wanted, but I see now all the mistakes I made,” he wrote. “I was terrified. I was in shock.”