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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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CourtsOct 15, 2026

Hearing

New argument date announced

Day, the date of counsel's press release. The new argument date itself is unconfirmed: the release says December 9, and copies of the court's calendar may say November 4, 2026.

Reported at the time: Parker & McConkie, via EIN Presswire, Oct 15, 2026.

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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 family's counsel announced that the Utah Supreme Court had rescheduled in the , alongside the Mayne case. Their release says December 9. Copies of the court's own calendar may say November 4, 2026.

What the sources say

  1. A release from Parker & McConkie dated October 15, 2026, says the Utah Supreme Court rescheduled in Petito v. Moab City Police Dept., No. 20241368-SC, for December 9 at 10 a.m., with Mayne v. SLC Police Dept. at 11 a.m., after the court's expansion to seven justices.

    Reported(in counsel's press release)Parker & McConkie, via EIN Presswire, October 15, 2026Release ↗

    Note: Counsel's October 15, 2026 press release gives December 9 at 10 a.m., without a year. The Utah Supreme Court's own calendar could not be opened on November 2, 2026, and search-engine copies of its November 2026 calendar appear to list the case for November 4, 2026, at 10 a.m. The date is unconfirmed, and the appeal isn't treated as argued or decided.

Where

  • Utah Supreme Court, Salt Lake City · Public site

Who

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