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the shocking true crime case that riveted the country. 22 year old gabby petito, missing, later found murdered. >> they said we found her. remains consistent of your daughter. i was crying and i said, you have to be sure. >> new details into what happened. the chilling police body cam footage. >> when was the last time that you saw brian? and gabriel. oh, well, brian is here. brian is here. yeah. >> her parents speaking out about her killer. >> we know that he murdered her. we don't know why. >> and her final weeks coming into focus. >> were there any red flags that this was coming? >> yes. there were. >> and nicole kidman burglarized the actress's home, ransacked during husband keith urban's valentine's day show. the latest in a string of a-listers hit by thieves. >> the back to back burglaries targeting the homes of two kansas city chiefs stars, patrick mahomes and travis kelce. >> why it seems to keep happening tonight. authorities connecting some burglaries of

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by her fiance, brian laundrie. their seemingly carefree odyssey documenting their van life, her parents now say masked dark elements they wished they and others had recognized. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> there were so many other people out there putting her story out there, and we wanted to make sure we could use our voices and say it in our way. >> to the world. gabrielle petito was the center of a haunting true crime case, but to her loved ones, she was just gabby. >> this was an opportunity for gabby to be seen as a person and not just the headline or the girl behind the social media account. >> the 22 year old from long island seemed to be living out her version of the perfect life, traveling the country with her new fiance, as documented on her youtube channel. >> hello, hello and good morning. >> she was easy in terms of just

going with the flow. she was just as easygoing as it could be. it really was. >> kindness is contagious. and gabby was contagious. that's who she was. >> how their journey back in 2021 took such a dark turn. now coming into focus. >> gabby petito never goes outside. >> it's a case that captivated the internet. >> me and brian just got up and got ready. made the bed in the tent. >> and aspiring social media influencer suddenly vanishes. and soon after, her fiance disappears too. then, about a week after being reported missing. >> human remains were discovered, consistent with the description of gabrielle gabby petito. >> they told you first. >> they said, we found a remains consistent of your daughter. i was crying and i said, you have to be sure. like i have to be

sure if i'm making this phone call. they showed me pictures and i confirmed it was our daughter. >> her fiance, brian laundrie, later admitting to the unspeakable crime. today, gabby's parents are piecing together the final weeks of her life. gabby's mom, nicole and her husband jim, and gabby's da, joe and his wife tara. remembering gabby's final moments. >> when they set out on that adventure. what did you say to her before she left? do you remember? >> yeah. and i always say this because i was absolutely the luckiest one. i got to give here most amazing squeezy hug. and she was crying. and i said, why are you crying? and she was like, i don't know. and i just was like, maybe she's just so excited. i cherish that moment. that's that was the last time i had her in my arms.

>> the family, bravely sharing the closest held memories of gabby's life and the previously unknown details behind her horrific death in the new netflix docuseries american murder. gabby petito. >> the happiest people on social media usually have the darkest skeletons in their closet. >> her parents, now on a mission to raise awareness and change laws around domestic violence, releasing never before seen conversations between gabby and brian, including this text she sent him. don't try to control me because it only makes me mad. i love you so much, but it's the way you speak to me that hurts me the most. they also found a letter gabby wrote giving them a glimpse into what was really going on in that relationship. >> brian, you know how much i love you. just please stop crying and stop calling me names. you in pain is killing me. >> but at the time, her family

says they didn't know the two were having any problems. >> were there any red flags that this was coming? anything that you didn't notice that you feel like? >> yes, there were, but we didn't notice them at the time because growing up, you know, there was the age old. you don't beat your partner. you're not an abuser type of scenario. and that's just not the case when it comes to domestic violence. and knowing what we know now, we see that progression that happened, alienation of friends and family. >> isolation. >> isolation from jobs. >> brian doing some morning yoga. >> gabby and brian were part of the so-called van life trend of social influencers driving across the country, documenting their road trip on youtube, tik tok and instagram. >> we are right outside capitol reef right now in a very dispersed camp spot. >> they left new york july 2nd.

their social media accounts soon filling up with pictures and videos of their travels over the following weeks. >> i looked at brian and i said, you better take good care of her, keep her safe. and he was like, i will. >> for a while, gabby and brian's trip seemed to be going well, but newly uncovered video featured in the documentary seemed to show tension growing between the couple. >> we have this nice big open floor for you to keep your dirty feet. >> behind the scenes, gabby and brian would get into arguments. >> no, turn it back. on the remote. >> at some point, did she seem like maybe the thing with her and brian wasn't working out on the trip? >> well, there was the incident in moab. >> yeah. that day, that day was a pivotal moment in that relationship. >> we drove by and the gentleman was slapping the girl. >> he was slapping her?

>> yes. and then we stopped. they ran up and down the sidewalk. he proceeded to hit her, hopped in the car, and they drove off. >> on august 12th, 2021, a random stranger calling 911 after seeing gabby and brian fighting police in moab, utah, pulled the couple over near the entrance to arches national park. >> what's going on, man? we're trying. >> i'm trying. we've just been fighting this morning some personal issues. >> the officers talking to brian and gabby separately. >> if you wanted to be with her again tomorrow, take your radio. hey, did you get hit in the face? it kind of looks like something, like, hit you in the face. how far do you want to go with this? >> it's interesting watching it, the whole of that video, because you hear that discussion between the officers. >> yeah. >> and what does he say at the end? >> you know why the domestic assault code is there. it's there to protect people,

especially the reason why they don't give us discretion on these things is because too many times, women who are at risk want to go back to their abuser. they just wanted him to stop. and they don't want to have to be separated. they don't want him charged, they don't want to go to jail. and then they end up getting worse and worse treatment, and then they end up getting killed. >> he predicted the outcome. >> weeks later, gabby goes silent. her parents now revealing their private texts at that time to brian and his family. >> i said, hey, have you heard from the kids? i'm concerned about them. i haven't heard from them in a while. that went through. no response. a couple hours later i said, i hope i have the right number. >> ten days go by. no calls, texts or social media posts from gabby. her parents report her as a missing person. >> ever expanding search for gabby petito. tonight, her boyfriend is now a person of interest, but he's not talking. the new pleas for him to share what he knows.

>> unbeknownst to gabby's mother. authorities say brian had driven gabby's van back to florida alone. that day, they reported her missing. police body camera shows law enforcement trying to speak with brian's parents. >> when was the last time that you saw brian and gabriel? oh, well, brian is here. brian is here. yeah. and that song is in. >> the search, intensifying when a couple remembered they had seen a white van in the teton national forest in wyoming. police who had been searching the entire area were able to pinpoint within 1000ft where gabby's remains were. >> they came in and they they said we found a remains consistent of your daughter. i was crying and i said, you have to be sure. like, i have to be sure if i'm making this phone call. and they did. and they showed me pictures and i confirmed it was our daughter.

>> i don't know how we did that. >> that was the worst phone call of my life. >> gabby's death was ruled a homicide. brian. now a person of interest. but when police showed up to his parents house, they discover he isn't there. his parents say he went on a hike and hasn't come home. >> gabby petitos boyfriend has apparently disappeared himself. >> weeks into the search for brian, a breakthrough. >> earlier today, investigators found what appears to be human remains, along with personal items such as a backpack and notebook belonging to brian laundrie. >> the fbi says brian admitted to killing gabby in this eight page handwritten letter released by the laundrie family attorney. but brian, claiming it was a mercy killing, that gabby had fallen and was in pain. writing in part, i ended her life. 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. the coroner's office later confirmed gabby's cause of death as blunt force injuries to the head and neck, with manual strangulation. >> it's at the point that you guys found out that brian had killed himself. were you focused on that next arrest, or was that just a total surprise to you? >> no, i don't feel sorry for what he did to himself, i really don't. that's a choice he made. he took our. >> daughter to have a trial and have to sit in front of you guys. >> i think a part of us feels like maybe it was a blessing. >> we know that he murdered her. we don't know why. we don't need to know why. >> he was a liar. nothing he said in those stories were true. he was a coward to the day that he died. and his family has to know that he took the coward's way out, and they raised a coward. i'd use other words, but it's tv and it's just not appropriate. >> in the years since gabby's

murder, her family is now hoping her story can help other people, too. >> the messages all the time from people saying, i didn't realize i was in a bad relationship or potentially violent relationship until i saw her story. i saw it. i got help and i safely got out, and if it wasn't for her, i wouldn't. i wouldn't be here today. >> they've started gabby petito foundation in her memory, with the goal of supporting organizations that work to locate missing persons and assist victims of domestic violence, and helping to enact change with the passage of the gabby petito act in florida, which helped reshape how law violence investigations in the state. >> gabby is there every step of the way with us. every time we go on a conference, we come here. she sends us more of those signs. so i know she's guiding us. i know she's with us, and i can i can feel her presence. >> our thanks to eva for much more on the story, watch gabby petito her parents speak out on

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friend turned rival found not guilty on all three counts against him. nearly vaulting over the divider to hug partner rihanna. after the verdicts, both of them hugging lawyers, all of them emotional as the jury filed out. asap rocky thanking them for, quote, saving my life. and rihanna later posting her gratitude on instagram. we turn now to the disturbing break-in at the home of one of entertainment's most famous couples, nicole kidman and keith urban. their l.a. mansion ransacked. police are now asking how could this happen? a shocking valentine's day burglary at the los angeles home of nicole kidman and keith urban. the suspect shattered a glass door to gain entry, ransacked the celebrity couple's mansion and fled. >> police sources. >> are telling us they. >> think the. >> home was targeted because of its size and location. it fits the m.o. of south american burglars. >> according to tmz. the crime was interrupted by household

staff, causing the burglars to run. the suspects remain at large. when the break in took place, the high wattage couple was in las vegas for singer keith urban's residency at the fontainebleau. urban later posted this photo on instagram, standing next to kidman, facing away from the camera. it's just the latest in a series of high profile burglaries of celebrities and athletes homes. one thing almost all of them have in common. the stars were out of the house when the criminal struck. >> back to back burglaries targeting the homes of two kansas city chiefs stars, patrick mahomes and travis kelce. >> now to the burglaries at the homes of kansas city chiefs star patrick mahomes and travis kelce. >> on back to back nights last year. police say burglars broke into the homes of chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes in missouri and travis kelce in kansas as the kansas city chiefs geared up for monday night football. >> over the middle. wide open. >> kelce again. >> the two were seen at practice after the break ins where mahomes spoke out. >> yeah, i mean obviously it's

frustrating disappointing. but i mean i can't get into too many of the details. >> last december, while cincinnati bengals quarterback joe burrow was playing a monday night football game in dallas, his house was robbed. >> how are you guys doing? >> three chilean nationals were eventually arrested and later charged in connection with that burglary. after they were pulled over with the stolen loot, according to a criminal complaint. >> three. >> and just tonight, the fbi says they connected the burglaries of mahomes, kelce and burrows to a wider south american crime ring that allegedly not only robbed mahomes and kelce, but also players on the tampa bay buccaneers and the memphis grizzlies. >> the complaint says that they had clear and consistent modus operandi, and that they would use publicly available schedules and locations to know their targets and to know what they were looking for. and then they would go in and take what they want. >> according to the complaint, the crime ring is accused of stealing valuables worth more

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