Roberta Laundrie’s full letter to her son Brian Laundrie, in which she promised to help him “dispose of a body” if necessary, has been released to the public.
The Petitos’ family lawyer sent the letter to WINK News on Thursday morning. The move comes after the attorneys for the Laundrie family sent the letter to select news media.
In a statement, the Petito family said, “We appreciate Judge [Danielle] Brewer’s ruling in which she recognized the importance of the ‘Burn After Reading’ letter as a potential source of evidence to be used at trial against the Laundries.”
“I will bake a cake with a file in it if you need to dispose of a body, I will show up with a shovel and garbage bags,” wrote Laundrie’s mother in the letter.
You can read the full letter below:
The Petito family released a statement regarding Roberta Laundrie’s letter once it was made available.
“We appreciate Judge Brewer’s ruling in which she recognized the importance of the ‘Burn After Reading’ letter as a potential source of evidence to be used at trial against the Laundries,” the statement reads in part. “The letter is undated, and while Roberta Laundrie has suggested it was written before Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito left on their trip, a reasonable inference is that it was written after Gabby Petito was murdered…”
Read the full statement from the Petito family below.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
