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Gabby Petito's mother, Nichole Schmidt, broke her silence on Saturday with an 'angry' tweet calling for Brian Laundrie to turn himself into authorities.
'Mama bear is getting angry!' Schmidt posted on Twitter using her account for the first time. 'Turn yourself in! @josephpetito agrees.#justiceforgabby #americasdaughter.'
Within the first two hours, the tweet gathered 7.4K likes and 1.1K retweets as the manhunt for Laundrie continues.
She then retweeted a photo of Gabby and her stepmother, Tara Petito, shared by Joseph Petito, Gabby's father, and a photo of Gabby as a child shared by Jim Schmidt, Gabby's stepfather.
The account was created October 2021. Her bio reads: 'A mom on a mission, the fight for change and prevention will never end! My Gabby will never be forgotten!'
The press conference marked the bereaved mother's first public statements since her daughter's body was found. Each family member wore a blue ribbon in memory of Gabby
Schmidt's tattoo was inspired by her daughter's own 'Let it be' tattoo on her right forearm
Gabby Petito's family on Tuesday revealed they got new tattoos in her honor, including one she had on her forearm saying 'Let it be'
On Tuesday all four of Gabby's parents debuted their tattoos honoring their slain daughter.
They were joined by their lawyer on Long Island on Tuesday
