The parents of Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old travel blogger whose fiancé Brian Laundrie killed her in Wyoming on a cross-country "van life" road trip, have reached a settlement in a civil lawsuit against his parents and their attorney, Steve Bertolino. Days before search teams found Petito, Laundrie slipped away into the night and killed himself, leaving behind a suicide note and confession in a waterproof bag found weeks later. The scheduled talks came shortly after Reilly dropped efforts to have the court force Bertolino to testify about his private conversations with Brian Laundrie, which he argued are protected by attorney-client privilege. MORE: Brian Laundrie told parents Gabby Petito was 'gone' weeks before she was reported missing: AttorneyIf the negotiations had failed, trial would have commenced on May 13. Reilly at the time called the sum "an arbitrary number," but "whatever monies they do receive will help Gabby’s family in their endeavors with the Gabby Petito Foundation."

Source: Fox News February 22, 2024 05:42 UTC