Gabby Petito Case: What We Know About the Van Life YouTuber Who Went Missing in Wyoming

News & PoliticsNBC New York2.7M Views

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Gabby Petito hasn't been seen for more than two weeks and the search is heating up for the Long Island woman on a cross-country trip with her fiancé. This week on The Debrief, Pei-Sze Cheng reports from Grand Teton National Park, where Petito's stepfather is doing all he can to drum up leads and convince Brian Laundrie to tell authorities what he knows about Gabby's whereabouts.Chapters0:00 Intro1:16 What we know2:17 Gabby's stepfather speaks6:40 What police are saying11:38 An investigator's take