22-year-old reported missing after boyfriend returns home from cross-country trip without her

[Godfatha]

Laundries neighbors just said that after he returned from out west, he went on a 3 day camping trip with his parents.

Wouldn't surprise me if they helped him get rid of evidence.

 

[pismonque]

Laundries neighbors just said that after he returned from out west, he went on a 3 day camping trip with his parents.

Wow, it took them 3 days to arrange his long-term disappearance? I guess it would though... round up a bunch of cash without large withdrawals, buy a dependable vehicle with some of that cash and get it "registered", load it with food, water and supplies, coordinate with a trusted third party on the car drop time and location, etc. That's a lot of work.

I guess the neighbor saw them loading up all of Brian's camping gear before they left. "Where ya headed?" "Oh, uhhh... we're going on a family camping trip for a few days...."

 

[Christian Lowe]

just dropped. Interesting video.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

"a “generic” young white guy." WTF kinda description is this?

I see them all the time.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

"a “generic” young white guy." WTF kinda description is this?

When I first read it, I saw it as "geriatric" young white guy. Like he's an old looking young white guy?

 

[pismonque]

Hiker caught on deer cam was not Brian Laundrie, Florida deputies confirm

 

[tbh]

When I first read it, I saw it as "geriatric" young white guy. Like he's an old looking young white guy?

This just in: the police have now named Benjamin Button as a person of interest.

 

[GroverCleveland]

Hiker caught on deer cam was not Brian Laundrie, Florida deputies confirm

When first glanced at this I read it as "Hitler caught on deer cam..."

And thought,, "Well, that is not a run of the mill occurrence..."

 

[YankeeVol]

When first glanced at this I read it as "Hitler caught on deer cam..."

And thought,, "Well, that is not a run of the mill occurrence..."

He went to South America

 

[GroverCleveland]

He went to South America

Don't they have deer cams there?

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

Don't they have deer cams there?

Yes but the deer run backwards south of the equator.

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

And here we go…….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...7DQLr3DZxsg3WGRsk6lEDWem2ddDw0e0K+/oxoy84mQ==

 

[mrMet]

And here we go…….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/22/missing-persons-families-seek-help-after-gabby-petito-death/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=curated&fb_news_token=8g88IAAbcAVfVfTSIBFbNQ==.2a+OcTi302KkORs900VLTjLLUgH0u0Jl2k5Qu2pzYLSI66oUcdoSrUZRq8wHcPLM2gH1jlP045p2hlhAZQxtIICk3oNnN9+uqnHqEaYfhVYm6rL9HvUoPpwPUJe5XP3D8Ylc/NZFjtSk/PYNIJH0mZcob4ZkRbbYUNnXyJMKY+8B10pkuILXM6Ippcdf67DkKzOiCx7bxHP/tNY4PmxZq5q2N+N8wkSP6NtupzYNa7n5hmuSr7056D19bABX7Ee9O0uV/wy2RETN4nvcva3+HtHJKEnm+S2gevX9FF48qy27DQLr3DZxsg3WGRsk6lEDWem2ddDw0e0K+/oxoy84mQ==

Jesus Christ

 

[Carp]

And here we go…….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/22/missing-persons-families-seek-help-after-gabby-petito-death/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=curated&fb_news_token=8g88IAAbcAVfVfTSIBFbNQ==.2a+OcTi302KkORs900VLTjLLUgH0u0Jl2k5Qu2pzYLSI66oUcdoSrUZRq8wHcPLM2gH1jlP045p2hlhAZQxtIICk3oNnN9+uqnHqEaYfhVYm6rL9HvUoPpwPUJe5XP3D8Ylc/NZFjtSk/PYNIJH0mZcob4ZkRbbYUNnXyJMKY+8B10pkuILXM6Ippcdf67DkKzOiCx7bxHP/tNY4PmxZq5q2N+N8wkSP6NtupzYNa7n5hmuSr7056D19bABX7Ee9O0uV/wy2RETN4nvcva3+HtHJKEnm+S2gevX9FF48qy27DQLr3DZxsg3WGRsk6lEDWem2ddDw0e0K+/oxoy84mQ==

Yeah that's pretty ridiculous. People go missing everyday and that's absolutely tragic. Gabby's disappearance (and subsequent recovery) was unique because of the circumstances around it, not because the color of her skin. I believe she also had a decently sized instagram following before all this made national headlines, which meant a lot of people online were sharing the story before it made national headlines.

 

[05_never_again]

And here we go…….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/22/missing-persons-families-seek-help-after-gabby-petito-death/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=curated&fb_news_token=8g88IAAbcAVfVfTSIBFbNQ==.2a+OcTi302KkORs900VLTjLLUgH0u0Jl2k5Qu2pzYLSI66oUcdoSrUZRq8wHcPLM2gH1jlP045p2hlhAZQxtIICk3oNnN9+uqnHqEaYfhVYm6rL9HvUoPpwPUJe5XP3D8Ylc/NZFjtSk/PYNIJH0mZcob4ZkRbbYUNnXyJMKY+8B10pkuILXM6Ippcdf67DkKzOiCx7bxHP/tNY4PmxZq5q2N+N8wkSP6NtupzYNa7n5hmuSr7056D19bABX7Ee9O0uV/wy2RETN4nvcva3+HtHJKEnm+S2gevX9FF48qy27DQLr3DZxsg3WGRsk6lEDWem2ddDw0e0K+/oxoy84mQ==

Here's the thing...missing white woman syndrome actually is a thing. It isn't a racist thing, and it isn't purely a racial thing (e.g., stories about missing middle aged/older women or men who go missing don't get picked up either), but it is a thing. There is something the public finds really compelling about young, attractive, white women who go missing.

The media, in typical fashion, asks the wrong questions. They ask "How come this story gets coverage and other missing persons stories don't?" Gee, I dunno, you're the media...why don't you tell me? Isn't it in their power to try and publicize missing persons stories about other people if they wanted to? If it bothers you that missing persons stories about black women, or missing Native American women don't get reported on, then do some reporting on them.

The more interesting and relevant question is why do stories about young, attractive, white women generate interest and missing persons stories about men, or an older lady, or a racial minority do not? I mean, we all know why those stories get picked up on; because people are interested in them. I think there are some interesting theories as to why, none of which have to do with racism.

 

[MAD]

Here's the thing...missing white woman syndrome actually is a thing. It isn't a racist thing, and it isn't purely a racial thing (e.g., stories about missing middle aged/older women or men who go missing don't get picked up either), but it is a thing. There is something the public finds really compelling about young, attractive, white women who go missing.

The media, in typical fashion, asks the wrong questions. They ask "How come this story gets coverage and other missing persons stories don't?" Gee, I dunno, you're the media...why don't you tell me? Isn't it in their power to try and publicize missing persons stories about other people if they wanted to? If it bothers you that missing persons stories about black women, or missing Native American women don't get reported on, then do some reporting on them.

The more interesting and relevant question is why do stories about young, attractive, white women generate interest and missing persons stories about men, or an older lady, or a racial minority do not? I mean, we all know why those stories get picked up on; because people are interested in them. I think there are some interesting theories as to why, none of which have to do with racism.

The same is true for these women that are convicted of murder.
Anybody remember the Susan Smith case in South Carolina?

 

[05_never_again]

The same is true for these women that are convicted of murder.
Anybody remember the Susan Smith case in South Carolina?

Yes, although women murderer stories get picked up for a different reason...the vast majority of murders are committed by men, and it is harder to picture a woman as being aggressive/angry enough to kill someone. She also sent cops on a wild goose chase by saying a black man kidnapped her kids. Those kids of stories are simply highly unusual and the news, by definition, is stuff that doesn't happen often.

Scary part about that...according to Wikipedia she's eligible for parole in 3 years. She might not get it, but that's nuts she's even eligible considering what she did.

 

[Godfatha]

The same is true for these women that are convicted of murder.
Anybody remember the Susan Smith case in South Carolina?

Or the Casey Anthony trial.

 

[MAD]

Or the Casey Anthony trial.

I remember getting a haircut, and the barbershop had bought a huge tv just to show that court case, people seemed so invested in it.

 

[05_never_again]

Or the Casey Anthony trial.

Or Andrea Yates. All of those cases had kind of the same profile.

 

[05_never_again]

I remember getting a haircut, and the barbershop had bought a huge tv just to show that court case, people seemed so invested in it.

Yep. It's kind of weird...the story needs to fall into one of two categories that are completely opposite from one another in order to achieve escape velocity from local news. It needs to be either highly unusual in some way or highly relatable. The Casey Anthony case was highly unusual; the Gabby Petito case is highly relatable.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Jesus Christ

Jesus did this? Man, what a plot twist.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Reports are stating, he withdrew about $1000 from two of Gabbys Bank Accounts. FBI says it was between Aug 30 and Sep 1

 

[Matt2496]

Hunt for Brian Laundrie: Federal arrest warrant issued

It’s about dang time

 

[pismonque]

Jesus did this? Man, what a plot twist.

I'm just surprised this case hasn't yet popped up in the squatch thread.


Then again, I think there have been fewer sightings of the squatch thread than actual squatches in the last year.