Judge hears arguments in lawsuit filed by parents of Gabby Petito against parents of Brian Laundrie

Judge hears arguments in lawsuit filed by parents of Gabby Petito against parents of Brian Laundrie

VENICE, Fla. – A Florida judge heard arguments Wednesday afternoon in a civil lawsuit filed by the family of a murdered Florida woman against her suspected killer.

The lawsuit claims suspect Brian Laundrie told his parents he had killed Gabby Petito before he returned home alone from a road trip in a converted van.

Petito was later found dead in a Wyoming national park in a case that captured national attention.

This afternoon a judge heard arguments from both sides after a motion to dismiss the lawsuit was filed by the lawyer for the parents of Laundrie.

It was an emotional hearing for the parents of Petito who lost their 22-year-old daughter last year.

The lawyer for Brian Laundrie’s paren...

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