Coroner: Body of Gabby Petito identified, death officially ruled a homicide [View all]
Source: New York Daily News
An autopsy confirmed the body found in a Wyoming nation park two days ago was Gabby Petito, with the cause of her death declared a homicide, officials said Tuesday.
Federal investigators immediately pledged to find the killer in the bizarre case, where the 22-year-old victims boyfriend went missing one week ago and remained in the wind. Petitos body was discovered this past Sunday, weeks after she disappeared while on a cross-country trip with person of interest Brian Laundrie.
The FBI and our partners remain dedicated to ensuring anyone responsible or complicit in Ms. Petitos death is held accountable for their actions, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael Schneider of the Denver office.
A rueful National Park ranger, weeks after warning Petito about the dangers of a toxic relationship with her boyfriend, said she now wonders if a more forceful message was needed when the two crossed paths last month.
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