Pepito parent's suit against the Laundries

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Not sure what is going to come of the lawsuit even though it seems obvious this undated letter was written after mom Luandrie knew or suspected Gabby was dead. (This can be moved to Current Events if need be)


www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/petito-attorney-shocked-by-language-in-laundrie-letter/ar-AA1bP3sb?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=2e28b1d84aea443dadb47c58e4f846ba&ei=12


(NewsNation) — At a pre-trial hearing last week, a judge decided a controversial “burn after reading” letter can be considered evidence in the civil trial between the parents of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie.

Reilly sent pictures of the letter to NewsNation senior correspondent Brian Entin last week. Part of the letter from Roberta Laundrie to her son says: “burn after reading.”



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Another portion reads: “If you’re in jail I will bake a cake with a file in it. If you need to dispose of a body, I will show up with a shovel and garbage bags.”



Gabby’s mother, Nichole Schmidt, and father, Joseph Petito, filed a civil lawsuit last year against Chris and Roberta Laundrie. Gabby’s parents insist the Laundrie’s knew about their daughter’s death before her remains were discovered and helped their son flee justice.

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I guess a lawsuit is better than a shootout. But still ... your daughter is dead. The person who killed her is dead. You can't do anything to him so going after his parents must seem necessary to capture some sense of justice or something I guess. I hope it helps. 

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To be fair, we on the outside were pretty sure the Laundries were covering for Brian and he had killed her. But as her parents, they are going to hold onto hope. Using a lawyer to pretend she might still be alive and found was especially cruel, and I think they deserve some monetary compensation for that. If for no other reason than to slap down the Laundries for their actions and discourage future murderer's parents from doing something similar. I figure he did it in the heat of the moment, but in the end, that does not excuse what he did afterwards.

Given just some of the things we found out later, like him coming back with out her; spending her money, and his parents not really revealing he was home when and where ... they are at fault. However, is it illegal, what will the court decide? IDK.

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May 29, 2023 9:21:38 GMT -5 Opti said:

To be fair, we on the outside were pretty sure the Laundries were covering for Brian and he had killed her. But as her parents, they are going to hold onto hope. Using a lawyer to pretend she might still be alive and found was especially cruel, and I think they deserve some monetary compensation for that. If for no other reason than to slap down the Laundries for their actions and discourage future murderer's parents from doing something similar. I figure he did it in the heat of the moment, but in the end, that does not excuse what he did afterwards.

Given just some of the things we found out later, like him coming back with out her; spending her money, and his parents not really revealing he was home when and where ... they are at fault. However, is it illegal, what will the court decide? IDK.

I agree a wrong was done. An admission of that and an apology is certainly called for. But the lawsuit prevents that from happening in a natural way. It might be part of settlement but that will taint it.

I don't see a parent starting to defend their child saying, "Wait, remember that lawsuit. I guess I better stop protecting my child."

Using cold hard cash as a salve for emotional wounds saddens me. But I guess that is where we are as human beings at this point in our society.

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May 29, 2023 9:53:05 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

May 29, 2023 9:21:38 GMT -5 Opti said:

To be fair, we on the outside were pretty sure the Laundries were covering for Brian and he had killed her. But as her parents, they are going to hold onto hope. Using a lawyer to pretend she might still be alive and found was especially cruel, and I think they deserve some monetary compensation for that. If for no other reason than to slap down the Laundries for their actions and discourage future murderer's parents from doing something similar. I figure he did it in the heat of the moment, but in the end, that does not excuse what he did afterwards.

Given just some of the things we found out later, like him coming back with out her; spending her money, and his parents not really revealing he was home when and where ... they are at fault. However, is it illegal, what will the court decide? IDK.

I agree a wrong was done. An admission of that and an apology is certainly called for. But the lawsuit prevents that from happening in a natural way. It might be part of settlement but that will taint it.

I don't see a parent starting to defend their child saying, "Wait, remember that lawsuit. I guess I better stop protecting my child."

Using cold hard cash as a salve for emotional wounds saddens me. But I guess that is where we are as human beings at this point in our society.

They chose to use a lawyer knowing she was dead. I think you are unrealistic in thinking an apology will come from his parents. They used their money and influence to help him. They did not crack under media pressure. They chose to let her parents suffer for weeks, parents that they might have been family with had the two of them married like planned. 

I understand wanting to help your child. I do not understand or better do not approve of treating other parent's like shit especially knowing your child killed theirs. Had the tables been turned, I think the Laundries would go to bigger measures and sooner than Gabby's parents have. The latter seem to be much nicer people.

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May 29, 2023 10:14:10 GMT -5 Opti said:

May 29, 2023 9:53:05 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

I agree a wrong was done. An admission of that and an apology is certainly called for. But the lawsuit prevents that from happening in a natural way. It might be part of settlement but that will taint it.

I don't see a parent starting to defend their child saying, "Wait, remember that lawsuit. I guess I better stop protecting my child."

Using cold hard cash as a salve for emotional wounds saddens me. But I guess that is where we are as human beings at this point in our society.

They chose to use a lawyer knowing she was dead. I think you are unrealistic in thinking an apology will come from his parents. They used their money and influence to help him. They did not crack under media pressure. They chose to let her parents suffer for weeks, parents that they might have been family with had the two of them married like planned. 

I understand wanting to help your child. I do not understand or better do not approve of treating other parent's like shit especially knowing your child killed theirs. Had the tables been turned, I think the Laundries would go to bigger measures and sooner than Gabby's parents have. The latter seem to be much nicer people.

Just to clarify, I don't think an apology will happen unless there is a corresponding decrease in a cash settlement of the lawsuit. Impossible to say for certain if it would or wouldn't have happened, but now there is no chance with the lawyers in control.

There used to be human tragedy. Now there are legal bureaucratic situations to be managed.

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Opti, just to make sure: I am not disagreeing with your spot on assessment of the reality of the situation. I am just wishing it were different.

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May 29, 2023 10:56:42 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

Opti , just to make sure: I am not disagreeing with your spot on assessment of the reality of the situation. I am just wishing it were different.

I wish the Laundries had been better humans and better parents. They did Brian no real favors. He could have served time, learned anger management and someday return to society probably in his 40s. They did not love him enough to advocate for that IMO.

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May 29, 2023 11:14:04 GMT -5 Opti said:

May 29, 2023 10:56:42 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

Opti , just to make sure: I am not disagreeing with your spot on assessment of the reality of the situation. I am just wishing it were different.

I wish the Laundries had been better humans and better parents. They did Brian no real favors. He could have served time, learned anger management and someday return to society probably in his 40s. They did not love him enough to advocate for that IMO.

Not always fair to blame parents but if what they showed in this situation was an example of how they parented while he was growing up, it might explain a lot. Had a student once who took things she shouldn't have taken. After she offered a "wonderful" justification of why she shouldn't be held accountable, her mother said she had taught her daughter well to always stick up for herself. My response, "You did teach her that well, but it might have been better if you had taught her to stick up for what was right instead." The mother quietly agreed. 

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Have you see this yet?

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May 29, 2023 12:47:10 GMT -5 Opti said:

Have you see this yet?

Nope. I tend to not do much reading on such matters.

“If we read of one man robbed, or murdered, or killed by accident, or one house burned, or one vessel wrecked, or one steamboat blown up, or one cow run over on the Western Railroad, or one mad dog killed, or one lot of grasshoppers in the winter—we never need read of another.” Henry David Thoreau

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When one is dealing with a specific case and likely real results of a trial, the specifics are paramount.