The human remains found Wednesday in a Florida natural park belong to Brian Londry, the fiancé of Gabby Petito, the young woman who went missing during a van trip to the United States, federal police announced on Thursday.
"A comparison of data from Londry's denture confirmed that the remains were found," the FBI said. Petito's disappearance during a car trip with her partner has shocked the USA.
The 22-year-old was last seen alive on August 26 and her body was found Sept. 19 near the Spread Creek campsite in Bridger-Titon Forest, west Wyoming. According to a medical examiner, Petito was strangled.
The history of the case
Her parents announced her disappearance on September 11, and as of September 1, Brian had returned alone in the van to North Port, Florida, where the couple lived at their family home.
Brian Londry had refused to answer questions from police and then disappeared, prompting a manhunt to locate him.
Authorities described him as a "person of interest to the investigation" and charged him with illegal use of a bank card.
"Alligators and reptiles"
"It is a dangerous task for the search teams that go through swamps full of alligators and reptiles," police said, commenting on the investigation into Londry.
In addition to the wreckage, they found "personal belongings, such as a backpack and a notebook belonging to Brian Londry," in an area that "until recently was under water," FBI agent Michael Macpherson said Wednesday. .
Bones and a skull were found at the scene, according to NBC News. The young man's parents, Chris and Roberta, were "informed that the remains (…) belong to Londry", their lawyer Steven Bertolino confirmed.
What does Londry's notebook contain? Did the young man commit suicide? FBI investigators will "stay in the area for" undoubtedly many days, "MacPherson said to try to answer the many questions that have been raised.
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