The parents of Gabby Petitio, the 22-year-old travel blogger who was killed by her fiancé Brian Laundrie, settled Wednesday with Laundrie's parents and their attorney in an emotional distress lawsuit and will avoid a civil trial, according to a statement. Nichole Schmidt and Joseph Petito, Gabby Petito's parents, filed a lawsuit against Brian Laundrie's parents, Christopher and Roberta Laundrie, and their attorney, Steven Bertolino, for intentional infliction of emotional distress in March 2022. MORE: Gabby Petito case: Timeline of travel blogger's disappearance"We look forward to putting this matter behind us," Bertolino's statement read in part. Brian Laundrie, who was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Florida's Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, wrote in a notebook that he killed Petito, according to the FBI. Parents of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie reach settlement in emotional distress lawsuit originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News February 22, 2024 04:21 UTC