The statement also acknowledged the reality of what happened to Petito at Laundrie’s hands: “We all know Brian took Gabby’s life and Brian then took his own as well. Let the parents of both Gabby and Brian mourn and remember them in peace.”

The case became a media frenzy, and armchair detectives around the world began speculating about what happened to Gabby Petito after she initially went missing. After her body was

After declining to participate in the documentary, Brian's parents shared a statement about the Netflix special, in which they called the series "one-sided."