Gabby Petito Biography – Wiki
Gabby Petito, The North Port Police Department is helping agencies in several states find out what happened to a woman who disappeared while on a road trip with her boyfriend. The van they were traveling in was located this weekend at a home in Sarasota County.
Gabrielle Petito and her boyfriend were driving a converted caravan from Florida to New York and then to national parks in the west when Gabrielle disappeared.
Gabrielle’s mother said she last spoke to her daughter via text message on August 25. The caravan was located at the home of her boyfriend’s parents in North Port, Florida, on the weekend of September 11, the day Gabrielle’s mother reported her missing.
Age
Gabby Petito is 22-years-old.
Missing & Van Found at Boyfriend’s North Port Family Home
Gabrielle Petito, 22, and her boyfriend were driving a converted caravan from Florida to New York and then to national parks in the west when Gabrielle disappeared.
Gabrielle’s mother said she last spoke to her daughter via text message on August 25. The caravan was located at the home of her boyfriend’s parents in North Port, Florida, on the weekend of September 11, the day Gabrielle’s mother reported her missing.
Police said Gabrielle’s boyfriend is not missing but did not say where she may be or whether he is believed to be involved in her disappearance.
Agencies from Sarasota County to New York and the FBI are now trying to piece together where she might have gone.
Gabrielle and her boyfriend began their journey in July, driving from Florida to New York, where Petito grew up. The couple then drove west, stopping at national parks along the way.
Just over a month after their trip, on September 11, Petito’s mother, Nicole Schmidt, reported the disappearance of her daughter. Schmidt said the last time she spoke to her daughter was on August 25.
Social Media Trail
The couple documented some of their travels on social media. On July 4, Gabrielle posted a photo of herself on Instagram, standing between two rock formations in Monument Rocks, Kansas.
On July 11, Gabrielle posted a photo of herself in Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Eleven days later, she posted a photo of herself in Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park.
Instagram Posts
According to her Instagram posts, Gabrielle and her boyfriend spent several weeks in Utah, visiting Mystic Hot Springs, Canyonlands National Park, and Arches National Park. One post describes the dangers of rock climbing and her experience climbing a treacherous and less traveled area.
“We walked a little past the arch where the rock is at such an angle, it seems impossible to walk, but being such experienced hikers, I was confident that I could make it!” the publication read, in part. “A lot of people who saw us were staring at how we got here, yelling things like ‘wow, you must be crazy!’”
Gabrielle’s most recent Instagram post was made on August 25. The photos appear to have been taken in front of a mural called “The Monarch” in Ogden, Utah.
In a 7-minute YouTube video titled “VAN LIFE | Beginning Our Van Life Journey,” posted on August 19 on the Nomadic Statik account, the couple can be seen in various unmarked locations, seeming to enjoy their life on the road.
Mother Pleads for Answers
According to Fox News, who spoke with Gabrielle’s mother, Nicole Schmidt, the couple stopped at Grand Teton National Park on August 25, which is Petito’s last known location before the couple planned to visit Yellowstone National Park.
“I don’t know if he left Grand Teton or not,” Schmidt told Fox News on Sunday. “I got a text message from her on the 27th and 30th, but I don’t know if it was technically her or not, because it was just a text message. I didn’t speak to her verbally.”
“I can’t say much, but she’s not in the truck anymore,” Schmidt told Fox News about her daughter. “I don’t want to say anything more than that, but for the people who are looking for it, I want them to look for it now, not to look for that truck anymore.”
According to North Port Police, the van was found at the home of Gabrielle’s boyfriend’s parents.
In a statement, North Port Police said: “We currently have no definitive information that a crime has occurred here in North Port. That said, the circumstances are strange. The vehicle I was traveling in was located here in North Port. So We are actively collecting local details and any evidence to help find the necessary answers. ”
North Port Police spokesman Josh Taylor said they are ruling out nothing, including that Gabrielle may not want her found.
“We hope she’s out there. People sometimes don’t want to communicate, so she’s certainly still a viable option,” Taylor said. “But we have to prepare for something perhaps more sinister.”
Detectives with the Suffolk County Police Department in New York, Petito’s hometown, are leading the investigation into her disappearance. Anyone with a lead on the case to send to the Suffolk County Police Department can do so by calling 1-800-220-8477.
North Port PD says that anyone who may have information on the case should call 941-429-7382.
The FBI field office in Tampa is also assisting in the investigation. You can also call 1-800-CALL-FBI or send tips to tips.fbi.gov.
Petito is 5 feet 5 inches tall and has blonde hair and blue eyes. He has a triangle flower tattoo on his left arm and a “Let it be” tattoo on his right arm.
GoFundMe Page
A family friend has started a GoFundMe to raise money to help in the search for Gabrielle Petito. The page says her disappearance is suspicious.
