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Gabrielle Petito

Moab, Utah · 2021–2026

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Gabrielle Petito

Victim

This case is about Gabrielle Petito. The FBI's update calls her Gabby. Her family reported her missing.

Where it stands now

Checked Nov 2, 2026

In January 2022 the FBI said its investigation was complete and named Brian Laundrie as the only person directly involved in her death. He died before any trial. Her family's lawsuit against Moab police is now on appeal at the Utah Supreme Court.

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Her remains were found at Spread Creek Dispersed Camping Area. The Teton County coroner ruled the death a homicide.

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CourtsMar 4, 2026, continued

Hearing

Argument continued

Day, for the argument that had been set and for the continuance. As of October 7, 2026, there is no new argument day on the public calendars we checked.

Reported at the time: Parker & McConkie, Mar 4, 2026.

The side of the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City.
The Scott M. Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City, where the Utah Supreme Court sits. Photographed in 2007. Lawrence, CC BY 2.0

The Utah Supreme Court is pending. set for March 4, 2026 was . No source here says it was argued, decided, or dropped.

What the sources say

  1. The court set for March 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in Petito v. Moab City Police Department, No. 20241368-SC.

    ReportedParker & McConkie, January 27, 2026Announcement ↗

  2. On March 3, 2026, counsel said the court had granted a joint and reschedule that , so it could be heard with Mayne v. Salt Lake City Police Department by a seven-justice court.

    ReportedParker & McConkie, via EIN Presswire, March 3, 2026Release ↗

  3. Utah State Courts spokesperson Tania Mashburn said the March 4 setting was after a stipulated motion to continue, so the case could be heard with Mayne v. Salt Lake City, and that briefing in Mayne was not finished.

    ReportedKUTV, June 3, 2026Story ↗

  4. Family counsel Steven Jensen said the was still pending, that had been , and that a new date was expected.

    ReportedWWSB, August 27, 2026Story ↗

  5. The Utah Supreme Court's public oral- calendars for March through October 2026 do not list this case, and the court's posted opinion index did not show an opinion in it when checked on October 7, 2026.

    Confirmed(as that check of the calendars and the opinion index)Utah Supreme Court public calendars and opinion index, checked October 7, 2026Calendars ↗Opinion index ↗

    Note: A full docket print was not available. Until one is, the status stays: continued, not argued, not decided, not dropped.

Where

  • Utah Supreme Court, Salt Lake City · Public site

Who

  • PJParker & McConkie, including Steven JensenCounsel for the Petito family in the Utah civil case
  • TMTania MashburnSpokesperson, Utah State Courts