Gabby Petito: A coroner has ruled she died by strangulation. But these questions are left unanswered

The post-mortem of Petito’s stays included a whole-body CT scan, an examination by a forensic pathologist and by a forensic anthropologist, and a toxicology evaluation, Blue mentioned on the news convention Tuesday.

A authorized doc Blue filed on October 5 with the Teton County Clerk of District Court docket specified that the reason for demise was “guide strangulation/throttling.”

“There is not going to be an actual date of demise on the demise certificates,” the coroner added.

The time since her demise and the climate situations she was subjected to make it more durable to pinpoint an actual date of her demise, Blue mentioned.

The post-mortem has revealed extra info than was launched however might be held again because of the ongoing investigation, Blue mentioned.

Blue mentioned engaged on the case was “fairly the media circus and continues to be.” Along with disappearance and demise, the case has sparked conversations round home violence because of the launch of physique digital camera footage of an interplay between Petito, Laundrie and the police over one of many couple’s fights.

“Sadly, this is just one of many deaths across the nation, of people who find themselves concerned in home violence,” Blue mentioned. “And it is unlucky that these different deaths didn’t get as a lot protection as this one.”

Mysterious textual content messages and a police name

Petito known as her mother recurrently, and people conversations appeared to disclose there was “an increasing number of rigidity” in Petito’s relationship, in response to a police affidavit for a search warrant of an exterior laborious drive discovered within the couple’s van.

On August 27, an “odd textual content” from Petito nervous her mom that one thing was unsuitable, in response to a search warrant.

“Are you able to assist Stan, I simply preserve getting his voicemails and missed calls,” the message learn, in response to the affidavit. Stan was a reference to Petito’s grandfather, who her mom mentioned Petito by no means referred to that approach, in response to the affidavit.

“We drove by and the gentleman was slapping the woman,” the caller mentioned. “Then we stopped. They ran up and down the sidewalk. He proceeded to hit her, hopped within the automotive and so they drove off.”

CNN obtained dispatch audio recordings from the Grand County Sheriff’s workplace final month that shed extra gentle on what Moab police had been advised about “some type of altercation.”

And on August 27, a witness described a “commotion” as they had been leaving the Merry Piglets Tex-Mex restaurant in Jackson, Wyoming.

Petito was in tears and Laundrie was visibly indignant, going into and out of the restaurant a number of instances, displaying anger towards the workers across the hostess stand, the witness Nina Angelo mentioned.

Angelo advised CNN she didn’t see any violence or bodily altercation between Petito and Laundrie.

The seek for Laundrie

Investigators mentioned Laundrie’s mother and father advised them on September 17 he had left dwelling days earlier and was headed to the close by Carlton Reserve — sparking a search of the character reserve’s 25,000 acres. Initially, his mother and father mentioned he left on September 14, however final week, Laundrie household legal professional Steven Bertolino mentioned, “We now imagine the day Brian left to hike within the protect was Monday, September 13.”

In a press release Tuesday, Laundrie’s household legal professional Steve Bertolino mentioned Laundrie had used a debit card that belonged to Petito however famous he was not a suspect in her demise.