New disturbing details about the death of Brian Laundrie emerged this Monday from a Florida medical examiner through a report in which circumstances surrounding the discovery of his remains in an environmental park came to light, highlighting that his bones had been partially eaten by animals.
It was previously known that Laundrie, aged 23, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head that caused extensive skull fractures, the bullet entering the left temple and exiting the right, traveling slowly upward.
Investigators recovered the “vast majority of the skeleton,” as well as some of his teeth and facial bones; however, his bones showed signs of having been chewed by an alleged activity of a carnivorous-scavenger animal, where part of his arms and legs were affected, according to the document.
As for Laundrie’s toxicology report, no signs of drug use were shown, according to the report.
The authorities, at the time Upon finding Laundrie’s skeleton, they discovered personal items including a pair of green shorts, slip-on shoes, a gun on the ground, a backpack, and a white metal ring. It was specified that the scene was isolated by vegetation covered with weeds.
The report states that bone remains of animals were found that could be evidence of hunting, a MOAB Coffee Roasters hat and a half written note by hand.
Investigators also located a dry bag with Laundrie’s diary and a wooden box with a small notebook containing a photo of him.
The agents in charge of the case mentioned that the remains remained dumped for weeks inside the swampy park before being found, something that in a At first it represented a challenge for forensics, the New York Post reported.
In the case that shocked the country, Laundrie was wanted by the authorities for the disappearance and death of his fiancée Gabby Petito, whose body was found on 19 September in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, in Wyoming, death in which the young man from 22 years old was considered a person of interest by the researchers.
The couple, who normally reviewed their adventures on social networks, were on a “road trip” when Petito, 22 years old, disappeared and his case began to gain notoriety when it was learned that Laundrie returned to his home in Florida on September 1 without the young woman