Current Events > Florida police admit they mistook Brian Laundrie's mom returning home for him

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https://nypost.com/2021/10/26/florida-police-admit-mistaking-brian-laundries-mom-for-him/

Florida cops who publicly insisted they had eyes on Brian Laundrie amid the Gabby Petito investigation have admitted they actually mistook him for his mother. They are built kind of similarly, North Port Police Department spokesperson Josh Taylor told WINK on Monday regarding the huge blunder in a case that sparked national attention. Police had set up around-the-clock surveillance last month outside the North Port home where Laundrie lived with his parents after the 23-year-old was named the sole person of interest in his girlfriends disappearance. Cops, however, were heavily scrutinized after it emerged that Laundrie had slipped through their fingers when his own parents reported him suddenly missing sparking a weeks-long manhunt that only ended last week when his remains were found in the sprawling Carlton Reserve.

Addressing the grave and costly mistake on Monday, a red-faced Taylor said no case is perfect. Taylor said police had been tracking Laundrie ever since Petitos parents reported her missing on Sept. 11 more than a week after her boyfriend returned to Florida alone from their road trip. Police said they watched him leave his home in his Mustang on Sept. 13 and claimed he returned two days later. North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison insisted at a news conference on Sept. 16 that we know where Brian Laundrie is at. But that all came crashing down the following day when Laundries parents reported him missing, saying hed set off on a hike on Sept. 14 and failed to return. His parents later said he had actually left the home Sept. 13. Taylor has since admitted they were convinced they had witnessed Laundrie return to the home in the Mustang, but we now know that wasnt true. I believe it was his mom who was wearing a baseball cap, Taylor said of the person they saw. The Mustang was later seized by authorities as evidence after the Laundries told police theyd gone to the nature reserve to collect the vehicle. They had returned from the park with that Mustang. So who does that? Right? Like, if you think your sons missing since Tuesday, youre going to bring his car back to the home, Taylor said. So it didnt make sense that anyone would do that if he wasnt there. So the individual getting out with a baseball cap we thought was Brian. The attorney for the Laundrie family said Chris and Roberta are currently grieving their late son in an undisclosed location.

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Lebronwon posted...

The Mustang was later seized by authorities as evidence after the Laundries told police theyd gone to the nature reserve to collect the vehicle. They had returned from the park with that Mustang. So who does that? Right? Like, if you think your sons missing since Tuesday, youre going to bring his car back to the home, Taylor said. So it didnt make sense that anyone would do that if he wasnt there. So the individual getting out with a baseball cap we thought was Brian.

If the car was not initially seized as evidence it 100% makes sense that they would bring it home rather than leave it sitting where it was for who knows how long.

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Police utterly mishandled this case, if youve read Reddit you wouldve already known that throughout the whole ordeal

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If police were a business, that business would go under faster than a Blockbuster in 2013.

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Fony posted...

https://i.imgur.com/XFqHtXE.jpg

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Lebronwon posted...

Florida cops who publicly insisted they had eyes on Brian Laundrie amid the Gabby Petito investigation have admitted they actually mistook him for his mother. They are built kind of similarly,

So it isn't just black people, cops just legitimately suck at identifying anyone?

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