Gabby Petito’s parents will not stop fighting for their late daughter.
Nichole Schmidt and Joseph Petito made sure everyone who ultimately assisted in her murder at the hands of Brian Laundrie paid for their mistakes.
On Thursday, November 3, Gabby’s parents and legal team filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Moab City Police Department in Utah.
Moab City PD Has Been Sued By Gabby Petito’s Parents
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You’ll recall that Gabby and Laundrie were stopped by Moab police officers in August 2021, the same month she was believed to have been killed, after an anonymous caller alerted them to a domestic violence situation.
Callers told dispatchers they saw a man [Laundrie] slap a girl [Gabby].
Police body camera footage shows a distressed Gabby recounting how her fiance grabbed her face, scratched her and even pushed her.
Different body cameras show Laundrie smiling, laughing and accusing Gabby of being emotional and hysterical.
Moab City Police Officer Eric Pratt Has A History Of Domestic Violence
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One of the family’s attorneys, James W. McConkie, also announced that new information was discovered by Gabby’s family that one of the officers, Eric Pratt, who spoke to their daughter during traffic is accused of having a history of domestic abuse.
“[Pratt] is a domestic abuser, who has used force and threats of physical violence to control and intimidate sexual partners,” according to another Petito family attorney, Brian Stewart.
He believes the officer was “basically biased and likely ignored Gabby.
“All police departments have to follow the law as written,” said the lawyer.
“Gabby Would Still Be Alive Today” If Officer Pratt Did His Job
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Gabby’s family is calling for an investigation into the police department as to why the officer was allowed to remain on the force.
“We believe that Gabby would be alive today if he had done his job to enforce the law as it was written and protect Gabby that day,” he said.
Petito’s family announced they planned to file a $50 million lawsuit in early August.
McConkie explained the purpose of the lawsuit in a statement.
The Purpose of the Lawsuit Is To Combat Domestic Violence
“The epidemic of domestic violence is a silent killer, the signs and symptoms of which are often overlooked by those unfamiliar with interpersonal violence. … To combat domestic violence, each of us needs to do our part to call out abusers and know how to identify the systemic problems that enable abuse, even if it’s hard to do,” he said.
Moab City PD is responding to a wrongful death lawsuit that claims their officers are not responsible for Gabby’s murder.
The city of Moab said it “will vigorously defend” against the lawsuit and that its police officers acted “with discovery, respect and empathy for Ms. Petito.”
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The city said Gabby’s death came more than two weeks after they had a standoff with police in Moab and in another state.
Explosion recently reported on Chris and Roberta Laundrie filing a motion to limit questioning in their upcoming deposition.
follow Fox Newsattorneys for Chris and Roberta filed a motion asking the court to enforce a narrow line of questioning regarding Gabby’s murder.
The defense team asked Judge Hunter Carroll to limit questions to details from August 27, 2021 to September 19, 2021.
Gabby’s parents believe she was killed on or around August 27th and her body was found in a Wyoming national park on September 19th.
“We would like to limit the questioning only to the matters and time period related to the claims that have been filed,” Laundrie family attorney Steve Bertolino said on Friday, October 28.
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The motion acknowledges that Petito’s family and the public are seeking more answers regarding the 22-year-old’s death; however, it also held that the public interest was insufficient to compel Kedai Dobi to answer the broader question.
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