Gabby Petito: Timeline of everything we know about her disappearance

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Friday, October 22, 2021
Tracking the Gabby Petito disappearance
ABC News uses social media, police reports and public records to piece together some of the events that led up to Gabby Petito disappearance.
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MOAB, Utah -- Gabby Petito was traveling with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, in a cargo van the two had outfitted as a makeshift recreational vehicle for a months-long cross-country road trip when she mysteriously disappeared.
Here's a timeline with everything we know so far about the case:

July 2, 2020: Engagement

Exactly one year before they started their cross-country trip, Gabby Petito announced her engagement to Brian Laundrie on Instagram.

December 11, 2020 Van purchased

Gabby announces on Instagram that they have purchased a "garden on wheels! New van means new adventures."

Gabrielle Petito, 22, originally of Blue Point on Long Island, disappeared while traveling in Wyoming.
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