Thursday 4 August 2022 02:19 PM Gabby Petito's mom says Brian Laundrie's 'confession' was lie trends now 'We know how she died and Brian Laudrie's notebook confession is a LIE': Gabby Petito's mom says daughter's killer's dying 'confession' was attempt to maintain his bogus 'good guy character' Nichole Schmidt called Laundrie's purported confession that he killed Petito as an act of mercy after she grievously injured herself an 'absolute' lie 'That was his character even in his last moments he wanted to make sure he looked like the good guy,' she said, 'That's ridiculous. We know how she died' She said the confession story he wrote in his notebook was merely a part of the 'good guy' character he always masqueraded as By Alex Oliveira For Dailymail.Com Published: 14:12 BST, 4 August 2022 | Updated: 14:15 BST, 4 August 2022 Viewcomments The mother of Gabby Petito said Brian Laundrie lied about why he killed her daughter in the notebook confession found on his remains. Speaking on the Today show Nichole Schmidt called Laundrie's purported confession that he killed Petito as an act of mercy after she grievously injured herself an 'absolute' lie. 'That's ridiculous. We know how she died' she said. She said the confession story he wrote in his notebook was merely a part of the 'good guy' character he always masqueraded as. 'That was his character, even in his last moments he wanted to make sure he looked like the good guy.' Speaking on the Today show Gaby's mom called Laundrie's purported confession that he killed Petito as an act of mercy after she grievously injured herself an 'absolute' lie Nichole Schmidt said that it was it was in keeping with Laundrie's character. 'Even in his last moments he wanted to make sure he looked like the good guy,' she said, 'That's ridiculous. We know how she died.' Petito was just 22 years old at the time of her death, which was caused by her boyfriend Laundrie who claimed in a written confession was a 'merciful' decision Gabrielle Petito, 22, (pictured right) was reported missing on September 11, 2021 after traveling with her boyfriend around the country in a van. Gabby never returned home. It was later revealed that she had reportedly been killed by her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, 23, (pictured left) in this undated photo Laundrie's notebook contained a letter written to the late Petito before he killed himself. The months leading up to his suicide was a massive manhunt. The 8-page confession claims that Laundrie killed Peito out of mercy after an accident during their cross-country trip Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility