 in damages from the estate of her killer lover. Brian Laundrie, who was engaged to marry the 22-year-old, killed her while they were holidaying on a cross country road trip, visiting all of America's National Parks in their campervan and sharing their journey on Instagram. The damages were awarded by a court after they found his parents acted improperly when their daughter-in-law vanished before being found dead in August last year. After strangling the woman he planned to marry, Laundrie drove back to his family home in Florida. He spent weeks at his parents' home before fleeing as suspicions reached breaking point. Gabby Petito, 22, vanished while on a cross-country trip in a converted camper van with her boyfriend ( FBI Denver/ZUMA Press Wire Service/REX/Shutterstock) Though the couple posted uplifted and endearing posts on their Instagram, behind the scenes they were constantly rowing. Cops said the couple was so violent that they had to be separated on one night of their trip. After the murder, Laundrie drove the van thousands of miles cross country to return to his family home in Florida. Both he and his parents ignored pleas for information for days, even those from Gabby's distraught family. Cops had to get involved during one of the couple's arguments ( Uncredited/AP/REX/Shutterstock) The Laundrie family was sued for malice and wrongful death in the civil courts. They had planned to appear at trial in December but this will no longer take place after am agreement was reached. Their lawsuit claimed that Brian's){kind=link}
Brian Laundrie, who was engaged to marry 22-year-old Gabby Petito, killed her as they travelled across country in their converted van, visiting all of America’s National Parks and sharing their journey on Instagram
The parents of Gabby Petito who was murdered by her boyfriend while travelling across the US have been awarded $3million (£2.5million) in damages from the estate of her killer lover.
Brian Laundrie, who was engaged to marry the 22-year-old, killed her while they were holidaying on a cross country road trip, visiting all of America’s National Parks in their campervan and sharing their journey on Instagram.
The damages were awarded by a court after they found his parents acted improperly when their daughter-in-law vanished before being found dead in August last year.
After strangling the woman he planned to marry, Laundrie drove back to his family home in Florida.