“That was his character, even in his last moments,” Nicole Schmidt toldNBC News. “He wanted to make sure he looked like the good guy. That’s ridiculous. We know how she died.”
Last month, Steven Bertolino, the attorney representing Laundrie’s parents, released images of pages from the 23-year-old killer’s notebook.
“I thought it was merciful, that it is what she wanted, but I see now all the mistakes I made,” Laundrie wrote. “I panicked. I was in shock. But from the moment I decided, took away her pain, I knew I couldn’t go on without her.”
Laundrie and Petito had spent the summer of 2021 traveling across the country in a white van together,documenting their adventures on YouTubealong the way — but on Sept. 1, Laundrie quietly returned to his parents' home in North Port, Fla., with their van but without Petito.
Ten days later, the 22-year-old woman’s family reported her missing.
Days after Petito’s body was discovered, the U.S. District Court of Wyoming issued awarrant for Laundrie’s arrestin relation to activities that occurred after Petito’s death — not for her death itself.
Laundrie was never arrested on the Wyoming charges or charged with the disappearance and murder of Petito. On Oct. 20,his remains were discoveredin a Florida nature park alongside his backpack and notebook. He had killed himself and left behind a confession about killing Petito.
It’s not the first time that Schmidt has spoken out about Brian Laundrie. After his notebook was released last month, she shared a post on Twitter that read “Narcissists rewrite history to escape accountability.”
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source: people.com
