ISSUE, BUT A MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUE. AND BRIAN WAS DETERMINED THE
AND BRIAN WAS DETERMINED THE
VICTIM OF THAT BATTERY REPORT.
JIM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US.
FIRST OF ALL, YOUR THOUGHTS
AFTER SEEING THAT BODYCAM
FOOTAGE.
DOES IT GIVE YOU ANY INSIGHT
INTO THE DIRECTION THAT TRIP WAS
TAKING THAT LEAD TO HER
DISAPPEARANCE.
>> OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS VERY
UPSETTING FOR US TO SEE HER THAT
EMOTIONAL.
WE HAD NO INDICATION BY WATCHING
IT, THEY WERE IN TIGHT QUARTERS
FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
MAYBE THEY WERE GETTING A LITTLE
FRUSTRATED OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT
BE.
BUT WE NEVER HAD ANY INDICATION
THERE WOULD BE PROBLEMS ALONG
THE WAY.
>> Sandra: THEY WERE ENGAGED TO
BE MARRIED.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING
BETWEEN THIS COUPLE THAT
INDICATED TO YOU THAT HE WOULD
POTENTIALLY HARM YOUR
STEPDAUGHTER?
>> NO, HE’S ALWAYS BEEN
RESPECTFUL WITH US, POE LITE.
WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PICTURES IS
PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE SAW.
SO, THERE WAS NEVER ANY
INDICATION.
>> John: YOU HAVE BEEN IN
WYOMING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW
AND YOU ARE ON THE GROUND AT
TETON NATIONAL PARK AND HOW
CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT’S THE
LAST PLACE SHE WAS SEEN?
>> WE ARE PRETTY CERTAIN THIS IS
WHERE HER LAST LOCATION WAS.
SHE TEXTED HER MOM WHEN THEY
WERE HEADING THROUGH HERE AND ON
THE WAY TO YELLOWSTONE.
WE JUST HAD A FEELING THIS IS
WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO BE.
AND ONE OF THE LAST COUPLE OF
TEXT MESSAGES THAT MY WIFE
RECEIVED.
THE CHORE RIFF AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT ARE ALL WORKING
TOGETHER HERE.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE JUST HERE TO
SUPPORT THEM AND HELP THEM WITH
ANYTHING THEY MAY NEED.
WE HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN
NEW YORK AND FLORIDA.
BUT WE DIDN’T HAVE ANYBODY OUT
HERE.
WE FELT THE NEED TO BE OUT HERE
AND BE PRESENT AND PUT FACES
WITH THE FAMILY AND JUST GET OUT
HERE AND BE PRESENT.
>> Sandra: JIM, OUR HEARTS ARE
WITH YOU.
WE CAN TELL HOW DIFFICULT THIS
IS FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT HER AT
THE MOMENT AND JUST TO GET HER
PICTURE OUT THERE AND SEE THAT
FACE IF THEY HAVE ANY INDICATION
IF SHE WALKS BY THEM OR THEY SEE
HER IN PUBLIC.
SO, OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS ARE
WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
CAN YOU FATHOM WHY HER FIANCÉ
WOULD NOT COOPERATE WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND ANY IDEA IN YOUR
MIND WHY HE WOULD NOT BE
ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND HELPING
TO FIND HER?
>> IT IS ABSOLUTELY MIND
BOGGLING TO OUR ENTIRE FAMILY
AND FRIENDS THAT YOU ARE ON THIS
CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP AND YOU
HAVE BEEN WITH HER FOR SO LONG
AND EVERY PICTURE AND VIDEO THAT
WE SEE, YOU SEEM TO BE ENJOYING
YOURSELF AND SHE GOES MISSING
AND YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY AND
HIDING BEHIND AN ATTORNEY.
I UNDERSTAND THE CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHT THAT PEOPLE HAVE, BUT YOU
HAVE THE PIECES TO THIS PUZZLE
TO FIND GABBY AND WHATEVER THE
REASON MAYBE, YOU NEED TO COME
CLEAN AND COME FORWARD.
WHETHER SOMETHING HAPPENED OR
DIDN’T HAPPEN, I DON’T KNOW.
BUT YOU HAVE TO START TALKING
AND TELL US.
EVERY DAY THAT GOES BY IS JUST
ANOTHER PIECE OF US THAT IS JUST
FALLING APART BECAUSE WE DON’T
KNOW WHERE SHE IS, OR WHAT’S
GOING ON, OR IS SHE SAFE?
IT’S UNSPEAKABLE.
IT’S TERRIBLE.
>> John: JIM, IN TERMS OF THE
AREA THAT SHE MAY HAVE BEEN
BEFORE THE COUPLE OBVIOUSLY
SPLIT UP AND BRIAN LAUNDRIE
HEADED BACK TO FLORIDA AND IT IS
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LAST
CONFIRMED SIGHTING WAS IN SALT
LAKE CITY AND THERE WAS A TEXT
MESSAGE THAT WAS SENT TO HER
MOTHER, THAT SAID NO SERVICE IN
YOSEMITE.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT SHE ACTUALLY
MADE IT TO YOSEMITE OR COULD SHE
HAVE BEEN SOMEWHERE ELSE?
>> IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THERE
WAS NO PLAN TO GO TO YOSEMITE,
BUT TO COME UP TO THIS REGION AT
TETON AND YELLOWSTONE AND TO
RECEIVE A TEXT MESSAGE SAYING
YOSEMITE, IT IS LIKE 800 MILES
THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
WE ARE LOOKING ATLANTA THE
TIMELINE NOW WHEN WE KNOW THAT
VAN AND BRIAN WERE BACK IN FLORIDA ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.
FLORIDA ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.
AND THOSE TEXT MESSAGES WERE
RECEIVED ON AUGUST 26TH AND 27.
THAT TIME FRAME DOESN’T LINE-UP.
IT’S REALLY CALLING INTO
QUESTION WHO SENT THEM?
WAS IT HER?
WE ARE REALLY QUESTIONING IT
NOW?
>> Sandra: FINAL QUESTION TO
YOU, SAY, ABOUT YOUR
STEPDAUGHTER AND SHE SEEMED TO
BE VERY OPEN AND WANTED THE
POLICE TO KNOW IN THAT MOMENT
THAT SHE SUFFERS FROM MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES.
SHE SAYS THAT SHE SUFFERS FROM
OCD AND SHE SAID I HAVE SEVERE
OR EXTREME, I DON’T REMEMBER THE
WORD THAT SHE SAID BUT OCD.
BUT DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO WITH THE SEARCH OR HOW SHE
MIGHT BEHAVE OR ACT WHEN
APPROACHED?
>> NO, I’M NOT GOING TO SPEAK
TOO MUCH ON HER MEDICAL
CONDITIONS THAT SHE MAY OR MAY
NOT HAVE.
AS FAR AS HER HAVING OCD, SHE IS
SOMEONE WHO IS VERY ORGANIZED.
SHE IS VERY ORGANIZED.
SHE WAS WORKING VERY HARD ON HER
SOCIAL MEDIA AND YouTube CHANNEL
AND KNOWING GABBY, SHE IS
CREATIVE
CREATIVE AND ARTIST AND ALWAYS
VERY ORGANIZED WITH EVERYTHING
AND SHE LIKES TO KEEP THINGS
THAT WAY.
THAT’S HOW I READ THAT.
>> John: WELL, JIM, WE WISH YOU
A LOT OF LUCK ON YOUR SEARCH