Police in North Port, Florida, on Sunday continued their search of a wildlife reserve for Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in the disappearance of missing woman Gabby Petito, while the FBI is continuing to hunt for clues in a national park in Wyoming.
The FBI on Saturday, meanwhile, said that its agents and other law enforcement agencies were carrying out surveys in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
Around the same time, the agency released a missing person poster and photo of Petito, saying the pair were traveling in a white 2012 Ford Transit van with a number of stickers on the back and Florida license plate QFTG03.
The disappearance of Laundrie is “certainly a twist” in the case, said Josh Taylor, a North Point Police spokesperson.
Laundrie is not wanted for a crime, law enforcement officials have said. Officials started investigating Petito’s disappearance on Sept. 11 when she was reported missing by her family.
Before his disappearance, Laundrie has not been cooperative with investigators, police have said.
“I have really bad OCD. I was apologizing to him saying I’m sorry I’m so mean,” Petito told the responding officer in Aug. 12 footage, referring to obsessive-compulsive disorder. “We’ve been fighting all morning. He wouldn’t let me in the car before … he told me I needed to calm down.”