Four years ago, Gabby Petito was on a road trip of a lifetime with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. They had driven all the way from New York to Wyoming, when she went missing.
Her missing persons case struck the nation, with countless internet sleuths voluntarily helping in the search for Gabby. They, along with police, tracked down the locations where she'd been sighted, with the final time being on August 27 in Jackson, Wyoming.
Unfortunately, her remains were discovered in Bridger-Teton National Forest on September 19, 2021. In October, authorities found a confession note from Laundrie beside his body. He confessed to killing the 22-year-old before taking his own life.
Now, the tragic case is being revisited in a three-part Netflix documentary, American Murder: Gabby Petito, which sees Petito's family and friends share her story in their own words, along with excerpts from her journal.
In the trailer for the documentary, the late vlogger's loved ones can be heard speaking about Petito and Laundrie's volatile relationship.
"Gabby and Brian seemed like a loving couple, but behind the scenes they would get into arguments," said one interviewee.
"The happiest people on social media usually have the darkest skeletons in their closet."
In a haunting moment, Petito's loved one also revealed the four words she said to Laundrie before the couple embarked on their cross-country van trip.
"I remember saying to Brian, 'You keep her safe,'" said the interviewee. "And he looked at me, and he smiled. He said, 'I will.'"
Speaking about the disappearance itself, another loved one said she "knew something bad had happened" to Petito, and that Laundrie was responsible.
