Brian Laundrie 'flew to Florida to empty a storage unit five days after fight ...

Brian Laundrie 'flew to Florida to empty a storage unit five days after fight ...
Brian Laundrie 'flew to Florida to empty a storage unit five days after fight ...
Brian Laundrie's lawyer says he flew home to Florida 'to empty a storage unit' five days after he and Gabby Petito got into a physical fight in Utah - before rejoining his fiancee just two days before her final phone call Attorney Steve Bertolino claimed Laundrie, 23, took a commercial flight from Salt Lake City, Utah to Tampa, Florida, on August 17 He returned five days later on August 23 'to rejoin Gabby' on their trip Bertolino said the purpose of the fleeting visit was to pick up items and close the unit because the couple were thinking of 'extending the road trip'  The reported flight out of Utah came five days after police in Moab, Utah, were called to a report of a man slapping a woman on August 12 Bodycam footage shows Petito telling cops Laundrie hit and cut her 'with his nail' Laundrie's August 23 return came just days before Petito was last seen alive On August 25, she made her last phone call to her mom back in New York Witnesses say they saw 'an incident' with the couple in a restaurant on August 27 It is not yet clear when Petito died but her body was found September 19

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Brian Laundrie's lawyer has claimed the fugitive flew home to Florida 'to empty a storage unit' five days after he and Gabby Petito got into a physical fight in Utah - before then rejoining his fiancee just two days before she made her final phone call to her family.

Attorney Steve Bertolino told Newsday Tuesday that Laundrie, 23, took a commercial flight from Salt Lake City, Utah to Tampa, Florida, on August 17.

Five days later, on August 23, Laundrie then took a return flight 'to rejoin Gabby' for the remainder of their trip. 

Bertolino said the purpose of the fleeting visit was to pick up some items and close the storage unit because the young couple were thinking of 'extending the road trip' which was due to end in Oregon in October.   

But the trip was in fact cut short, with Laundrie driving the couple's white campervan back to his family's home in North Port, Florida, on September 1 while Petito's body was discovered in a park in Wyoming over two weeks later on September 19. 

Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito are pictured together. Brian Laundrie's lawyer has claimed the fugitive flew home to Florida 'to empty a storage unit' five days after he and Gabby Petito got into a physical fight in Utah

Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito are pictured together. Brian Laundrie's lawyer has

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