Brian Laundrie told parents Gabby Petito was ‘gone’ three weeks before remains found

New details are coming to light in legal papers that may adjust the timeline surrounding Gabby Petito’s disappearance.

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CNN reported that an amended civil complaint filed by Petito’s parents late last month alleges that Brian Laundrie told his parents that Petito was “gone.” The call was described as “frantic” and was made three weeks before Petito’s remains were discovered in Wyoming.

Petito and her fiance Laundrie were on a cross-country trip when she disappeared, NBC News reported. She was reported missing by her parents on Sept. 11, 2021. Her remains were found on Sept. 19, 2021. A coroner determined she was strangled.

Laundrie had returned to his parents’ home in Florida on Sept. 1, driving Petito’s van, NBC News reported. Eventually, he disappeared into a nature reserve. A search took weeks, but his remains were eventually found. A medical examiner said Laundrie had committed suicide. Investigators said they had found writings near where he was found confessing that he was responsible for his fiancee’s death.

Petito’s family sued Laundrie’s family, alleging that his parents knew their son killed Petito.

In a recent court filing, Petito’s parents said that Laundrie called his parents on Aug. 29, 2021, saying that Petito was “gone” and that he needed a lawyer.

The filing says that Laundrie’s mother and father contacted an attorney the same day as the call with them, sending a retainer to the lawyer, Steven Bertolino, on Sept. 2, 2021. Bertolino then retained legal representation for Laundrie in Wyoming, the complaint said, according to CNN.

NBC News reported that the information about the call came from depositions of Laundrie’s parents that happened in October.

Bertolino told NBC that he will be filing the couple’s answers to the allegations “in the next few days.”

The lawsuit filed by Petito’s family alleges that the statements made by the Laundries and their attorney were “intentional or reckless” and caused the Petito family emotional distress, NBC News reported.

It also alleges that the Laundrie family did nothing while a nationwide search was conducted to find Petito, KUTV reported.

A trial is set for May 13, 2024, Court TV reported.

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Gabby Petito investigation This police camera video provided by The Moab Police Department shows Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van she was traveling in with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, near the entrance to Arches National Park on Aug. 12, 2021. The couple was pulled over while they were having an emotional fight. Petito was reported missing by her family a month later and is now the subject of a nationwide search. (The Moab Police Department via AP) (AP)

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Photos: Brian Laundrie's backpack, notebook found in Florida nature reserve Special Agent in Charge Michael McPherson (left) of the FBI Tampa office announces that personal items belonging to Brian Laundrie have been found at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park on October 20, 2021, in North Port, Florida. (Mark Taylor/Getty Images)