In the days since Gabby Petito’s remains were found and her death declared a homicide, police have faced questions and criticism for how they handled the case.
were found and her death declared a homicide, police have faced questions and criticism for how they handled the case.
Walter Zalisko, a former New Jersey police officer and Florida police chief, said the criticism is warranted “to an extent.” He said North Port police “did a poor job of investigating” Laundrie initially. A spokesperson for North Port police, Joshua Taylor, said in a statement: “There will be a time and place to explain why things were done and why and when.”
in Petito’s disappearance. His taken the matter seriously and had him under investigation, under watch to decide what he was doing even if they didn’t think they had probable cause to search his house or make an arrest.”to tour national parks in a white van, posting about their journey on YouTube and Instagram. The social media updates and phone calls home came to a halt in late August and, on Sept. 1, Laundrie returned to the Florida home where he and Petito lived with his parents, alone.
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