Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Petito was strangled to death, a coroner said on Tuesday afternoon following weeks of speculation over the 22-year-old woman’s autopsy.
Petito’s remains were identified on Sept. 21 shortly after her body was found along the border of Grand Teton National Park. Teton County medical examiners had ruled her death as a homicide but did not make the cause of her death public.
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It is likely that Petito was strangled between three and four weeks before her body was found, Dr. Brent Blue told reporters.
Petito disappeared after a month-long cross-country trip with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, across the United States.
Petito’s family reported her missing on Sept. 11, more than a week after Petito’s boyfriend had reportedly returned home without her.
More to come.
— With files from the Associated Press