Body found in Wyoming believed to be that of missing traveler Gabby Petito
LA TimesGabby Petito, 22, vanished while on a cross-country trip in a converted camper van with her boyfriend. Authorities say a body discovered Sunday in Wyoming is believed to be that of missing traveler Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, who disappeared while on a cross-country trek with a boyfriend who has been identified by authorities as a person of interest and is being sought at a Florida nature preserve. An undeveloped camping area on the east side of Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park, bordering national forest land, will remain closed while the investigation continues, Jones said. Petito and Laundrie in July left New York’s Long Island for a cross-country trek in a converted van to visit national parks in the Western U.S. Police said Laundrie was alone Sept. 1 when he drove the van back to his parents’ home in North Port, Fla. Laundrie has been identified as a person of interest in the case. After leaving Long Island in July in a Ford Transit van, the couple intended to reach Oregon by the end of October, according to their social media accounts, but Petito vanished after her last known contact with family in late August from Grand Teton National Park, authorities said.