Dog the Bounty Hunter news – Dog’s claim about Gabby Petito autopsy & cause of death as Brian Laundrie sightings claimed
DOG the Bounty Hunter doesn't think Gabby Petito’s autopsy will show she was suffocated.
"If they would have announced that right away," Dog added of . "I think it’s more than that."
“I can’t speculate how it happened because I’ve heard that she’d been there a few days before they found her, deceased before they found her so that area has a lot of animals and predators and wildlife,” he said.
Dog also told The Sun in an that he is the "closest" to finding 23-year-old fugitive Brian Laundrie.
Dog confirmed he's received thousands of calls and said: “So I'm gonna tell you right now Laundrie, I'm gonna catch you.”
, real name , joined the hunt for last month at the behest of his fans shortly after were found at a Wyoming campsite on September 19.
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DOG'S COMMENTS ON THE AUTOPSY
The reality TV investigator made the remarks in an interview with on Tuesday evening just hours by Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue.
"The corner's report is not good for the entire Laundrie family. Brian's only chance is to turn himself in - he cannot run forever," Dog said.
"The Laundrie's have stonewalled Gabby's family because they knew what Brian had done. And it looks like they helped him run.
"And now it seems like, based on the [autopsy] report and coupled with their behavior, that they have most likely aided and abetted a murderer.
STILL ON THE CASE
Dog's daughter responded to a tweet reassuring that Dog is back in Florida searching for Brian.
HOW DID DOG GET INTO BOUNTY HUNTING?
Chapman has been bent on doing the right thing ever since that conviction in 1976.
Dog wrote in his book, You Can Run but You Can’t Hide: “I have been misjudged, misinterpreted, and misunderstood for most of my life.
“I have spent the last twenty-seven years trying to be one of the good guys.
“In spite of those efforts to be seen as a moral man of virtue, I am still viewed as an ex-con, a criminal, a killer.
“I am many things, including those just mentioned. Put it all together and you will see: I am Dog.”
DOG CLAIMS PARENTS WOULD’VE TOLD LAUNDRIE TO ‘GET HOME’
Dog claimed that would have told their son: “Ok, son, get home right now.”
attorney Steven Bertolino told The Sun that they would not be commenting on the claims.
Speaking to The Sun last week, Dog claimed that he thought this was the story in the beginning but he has since changed his mind after reviewing the timeline of Laundrie’s actions.
“If it had been an accident like that, the parents would have said, ‘listen, this is Wyoming.’
DOG HOPES TO FIND BRIAN ALIVE
Chapman has stated that he wants Laundrie to be found alive, hoping to solve the case well before November, when the missing fugitive turns 24.
Chapman uploaded a video on Sunday, October 3 with an update on the search.
“The search has continued throughout the weekend on the islands off the west coast of Florida,” he wrote.
The post also included a video of Chapman with a team appearing to search in a swamp.
Chapman has since returned to Colorado, after suffering an ankle injury during the search for Brian.
HOW MANY BODIES DISCOVERED AMID BRIAN LAUNDRIE MANHUNT?
At least around the US amid the manhunt for Brian Laundrie.
Authorities nationwide have been on high alert for sightings for nearly five weeks since he was reported missing in Florida just two days before his fiancee was found dead in Wyoming.
While , at least four other people have been found dead under suspicious circumstances during that period near areas where police were searching for him or Gabby.
An additional two bodies found before disappeared were initially probed as potentially being linked to the case because they were discovered near where he was road-tripping with Gabby.
RETURN TO TV?
Dog has reportedly been contacted by multiple TV networks about resurrecting his television show amid his search for Brian Laundrie.
Sources revealed the interest to on Wednesday, saying the star’s “return to TV is imminent.”
For now, however, he’s been filming his hunt personally with help from his wife Francie.
WHEN DID DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER GET FAMOUS?
rose to fame as a bounty hunter in 2003, after his successful capture of Max Factor heir Andrew Luster in .
Factor fled the United States in the middle of his trial on charges of drugging and raping several women.
Luster had been convicted in absentia on 86 counts, including multiple rape charges connected to assaults in 1996, 1997, and 2000.
Chapman was assisted by his “hunt team,” which consisted of his son, , and an associate, Tim.
The three bounty hunters captured Luster in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where they had been living under assumed names.
DOG IS NOT SHARING TIPS WITH POLICE
The with law enforcement.
There have been several alleged sightings of Laundrie since he was reported missing.
was spotted running from his home in North Port on September 17.
have been reported in North Carolina along the Appalachian Trail, cops say.
BEST DECISION WOULD BE FOR BRIAN LAUDNRIE TO ‘TURN HIMSELF IN’
“His best decision now would be to ,” Dog exclusively told The Sun, adding that “need to be doing more to signal Brian to stop running.”
“The coroner’s statement has established a timeline that looks worse for Brian Laundrie,” Dog added.
The bounty hunter also said that Brian’s “continued evasion of law enforcement makes him look guilty.
“I can’t fathom how Brian’s parents can live with themselves.”
“They need to be doing more to signal Brian to stop running,” Dog said.
WHAT ARE DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER’S TV SHOWS?
Duane Chapman’s first tv show, , aired on A&E.
After Dog the Bounty Hunter ended in 2014, Chapman appeared in Dog and Beth: On the Hunt, a similarly formatted TV show, alongside his wife and business partner, Beth, on CMT.
His series Dog’s Most Wanted debuted on WGN America in late 2019.
DARK INSTAGRAM POSTS PART 2
Laundrie also bragged on the platform about reading ‘Lullaby’, a horror-satire novel by Chuck Palahniuk, as well as ‘Rant’, a novel in the form of an oral biography, to Gabby shortly before she was killed.
He wrote on Instagram: “The f**king craziest out of all of Chuck’s books on my shelf, I can’t fathom how he must have written this one! I’d love to preach all of the insane twists and turns but all I can say is that I’ll never forget the name Rant Casey. Or Green Taylor Simms.
“Me and my fiancé read this one out loud together and boy oh boy I can’t believe some of the stuff coming out of our mouths.”
On Petito’s 22nd birthday, the couple went hiking and in a she posted on her Instagram profile, Laundrie can be seen slicing an apple with a copy of Lullaby balancing on his legs.
DARK INSTAGRAM POSTS
As, in the months before Laundrie and Gabby embarked on their ill-fated adventure, he shared a series of disturbing images and artwork to his Instagram and Pinterest accounts.
One such post, uploaded to Instagram on July 15, 2020, is captioned “Grim Reaper leading sheep to the slaughter” and shows a herd of sheep surrounded by ghoulish figures wielding scythes.
Some of the reapers have been carved into mousetraps and outlined in red.
A second work, uploaded a week earlier, shows what appears to be a man wearing a wolf mask, sat in a chair and holding a blood-soaked knife, with red splatters up his arms and legs.
WHEN DID DOG JOIN THE SEARCH?
On Saturday, September 25, , also known as Duane Chapman, announced he was joining the search for Brian Laundrie.
Chapman started his search at , believing them to know of Laundrie’s whereabouts.
The parents called the cops on Chapman, who left the property on his own accord.
Chapman insists he wants to speak to the father of Laundrie, because he understands what the parents are going through right now as he was once convicted of first-degree manslaughter in 1976.
BRIAN LAUNDRIE COMPARED TO WIFE KILLER SCOTT PETERSON
Dog the Bounty Hunter has and revealed why he thinks the fugitive is guilty.
The reality TV star said that Chris Laundrie joining the hunt for his son last week “fits the MO of most people that…are guilty of something.”
told The Sun: “Most of the guys that kill their wives and their family, they hide up for three or four days and then protesters start and the rumors start.
“And people are ‘Well, Scott Peterson if you don’t know where she’s at why aren’t you out there helping?’”
was found guilty of murdering his eight-month pregnant wife Laci and unborn son in 2002.
DOG THINKS CORONERS ARE SHOWING ‘MERCY’ TO PETITO FAMILY
Speaking exclusively to The Sun last week, Dog the Bounty Hunter claimed that the Teton County coroner’s office by “slowly” revealing more information about Gabby’s death.
“I have never seen the findings of an autopsy take this long to announce.” Dog said.
“I know that my daughter was killed at the same age and for a few weeks, they didn’t tell me that the car actually rolled over on my daughter’s skull.”
“I remember these exact pieces of time when Barbara Katy passed away so I’m glad I didn’t hear that right away.”
“It’s more the mercy of the federal government and the coroner really to go out very slowly.”
BRIAN’S FACEBOOK PAGE
Dog collected more useful information by trawling , where he discovered posts he described as “dark” and “demonic.”
“What [my wife] Francie and I found on that Facebook is absolutely, I can say, terrifying,” he said.
He continued: “There are pictures of demonic angels standing there with the sword, and the throat bleeding. There is blood squirting from their eyes.”
He said when his wife Francie saw Laundrie’s posts, they gave her “goosebumps.”
“I hope the jury that sentences him does get a chance to see what he’s like,” he added.
DOG ADDS $10K TO REWARD
Last week, Dog chipped in $10,000 to the reward being offered in the search for Brian as an incentive for people to continue sending him tips.
The TV star’s contribution bumped the total reward up to $180,000.
Most of the reward money has been donated by individuals to the Petito family.
DOG’S ‘DEMONIC’ CLAIM ABOUT BRIAN
Dog the Bounty Hunter revealed he believes Brian Laundrie posted “demonic” things on his Instagram account.
Dog, real name , joined the hunt for 23-year-old Laundrie last month at the behest of his fans shortly after Gabby’s remains were found at a Wyoming campsite on September 19.
As, in the months before Laundrie and Gabby embarked on their ill-fated adventure, he shared a series of disturbing images and artwork to his Instagram and Pinterest accounts.
One such post, uploaded to Instagram on July 15, 2020, is captioned “Grim Reaper leading sheep to the slaughter” and shows a herd of sheep surrounded by ghoulish figures wielding scythes.
HOW MANY BODIES DISCOVERED AMID BRIAN LAUNDRIE MANHUNT?
At least around the US amid the manhunt for Brian Laundrie.
Authorities nationwide have been on high alert for sightings for nearly five weeks since he was reported missing in Florida just two days before his fiancee was found dead in Wyoming.
While , at least four other people have been found dead under suspicious circumstances during that period near areas where police were searching for him or Gabby.
An additional two bodies found before disappeared were initially probed as potentially being linked to the case because they were discovered near where he was road-tripping with Gabby.
DOG THINKS FOR BRIAN LAUNDRIE, SUICIDE ‘VERY LIKELY’
Dog – real name Duane Chapman – told : “We need to run his record. We need to see what his background is, as far as domestic violence or anything else.”
Chapman said Laundrie “isn’t an experienced runner or criminal” and it’s possible “he’s right there in his hometown.”
But he added: “Suicide is a very likely possibility.”
IS DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER MARRIED?
Dog is currently married.
On August 23, 2021, reported that Dog, also known as Duane Chapman, was engaged to Francie Frane.
They got married in Colorado on September 2, 2021.
Previously, Chapman was married to Alice Elizabeth “Beth” Barmore.
after battling cancer for years.
He’s also been married to La Fonda Sue Darnell, Ann Tegnell, and Lyssa Rae “Big Lyssa” Brittain.
DOG CLAIMS PARENTS WOULD’VE TOLD LAUNDRIE TO ‘GET HOME’
Dog claimed that would have told their son: “Ok, son, get home right now.”
attorney Steven Bertolino told The Sun that they would not be commenting on the claims.
Speaking to The Sun last week, Dog claimed that he thought this was the story in the beginning but he has since changed his mind after reviewing the timeline of Laundrie’s actions.
“If it had been an accident like that, the parents would have said, ‘listen, this is Wyoming.’
BRIAN LAUNDRIE COMPARED TO WIFE KILLER SCOTT PETERSON
Dog the Bounty Hunter has and revealed why he thinks the fugitive is guilty.
The reality TV star said that Chris Laundrie joining the hunt for his son last week “fits the MO of most people that…are guilty of something.”
told The Sun: “Most of the guys that kill their wives and their family, they hide up for three or four days and then protesters start and the rumors start.
“And people are ‘Well, Scott Peterson if you don’t know where she’s at why aren’t you out there helping?’”
was found guilty of murdering his eight-month pregnant wife Laci and unborn son in 2002.
HOW DID DOG GET INTO BOUNTY HUNTING?
Chapman has been bent on doing the right thing ever since that conviction in 1976.
Dog wrote in his book, You Can Run but You Can’t Hide: “I have been misjudged, misinterpreted, and misunderstood for most of my life.
“I have spent the last twenty-seven years trying to be one of the good guys.
“In spite of those efforts to be seen as a moral man of virtue, I am still viewed as an ex-con, a criminal, a killer.
“I am many things, including those just mentioned. Put it all together and you will see: I am Dog.”