Gabby Petito Murder: Brian Laundrie's Note Confession Revealed, "I'm Ending Her Life"

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Tampa, Florida – Exclusive:Brian Laundrie's first public glimpse of a confession in a notebook ofFlorida SwampSuicide last year Reveal his last words.

"I have finished her life," reads the memo that the FBI recoveredfrom the Myakka Hatch Creek Environmental Park on October 20, 2021. As she wanted, I now see all the mistakes I made. I panicked. I was shocked.

He also wrote: 

Petito-Schmidt and Laundrie's family lawyers gathered at the FBI's Tampa Field office on Friday. Fox News Digital got a copy of Laundrie's scribbled notes before he took his life. 

Gabby Petito's parents, Brian Laundrie's lawyer, appear in a Florida court to hear the fate of a civil suit

Part of the 8-page memo left by Brian Laundrie.  (Michael Ruiz / Fox News Digital)

"Don't make my family's life difficult," the note said, "They I lost my son. " And daughter and daughter – the most amazing girl in the world. I'm sorry Gabby.

In the first half of the memo, he wrote: "I'm sorry for my family. This is a shock to them and a terrible sadness."

Fox News Digital took Laundry's parents to the park that morning, where North I met a detective at Port and a member of the FBI and headed to the swamp to see where my son believed disappeared in a few weeks. Just a while ago. Until that time, extensive searches were hampered by the floods.

Christopher Laundry came across a dry bag that later turned out to belong to his son. The notes collected by the FBI that morning contained a confession.

Laundry's parents talk about the Northport police and the discovery Detective shortly after the investigators discussing discover the partial body of his son on October 20, 2021. Parents also found a dry bag and other items depicted on the detective's right hand. (Fox News Digital / Michael Ruiz)

"Today, Petito's family lawyer, Patrick Reilly, and I met the FBI in Tampa to organize and own it. "It's a private property owned by Gabby and Brian," Laundry lawyer Steve Bertolino told Fox News Digital Friday. "As part of the return of this property under FBI control, I was given Brian's notebook and the same to Chris and Roberta Laundry."

Petito's mother, Nicohole Schmidt, also I attended the Tampa meeting.

Brian Laundrie found: Parents may have missed finding their bodies

In January, investigators found Brian Laundrie's confessionin a notebook thathad been in the water for about five weeks.

Gabby Petito is believed to have been killed around August 28th. An FBI-led investigation found her body in Bridger-Teton National Forest on September 19. A Wyoming coroner has determined her death to be amurder. By strangulation

Gabby Petito: The FBI has terminated the murder investigation after revealing a confession in Brian Laundrie's notebook

{According to police, on September 1, Brian Laundrie returned home to his parents in North Port, Florida. According to the FBI, he also sent a fake text message from Petite's phone to cover up her crimes and steal her debit card.

Laundry went camping on the beachin Fort Desoto Park, south of St. Petersburg, and said nothing publicly about Petite's disappearance.

The record for Pinellas County Park is Roberta Laundry. Shows that he has checked in at this campsite at Fort Desoto Park on September 6, 2021.(Fox News Digital / Michael Ruiz)

Finally, on September 11th, Petite's mother, Nicole Schmidt, said she went missing in New York. Reported to police in his hometown ofon Long Island,they contacted Northport police and knocked on the laundry door to silence.

Gabby Petito Murder Case: Timeline of Disappearance with Brian Laundrie

September 13, Brian Laundrie , Sneaked into the swamp, even though there were hidden surveillance cameras around his house. That was the last time I saw him alive.

His father later voluntarily handed over his family's guns to the FBI, stating that one could be missing. Investigators found a revolver near the skeleton wreckage of Brian Laundrie in the swamp.

Left: Brian in Moab police body camera video Laundrie, Utah. Right: Attorney Steve Bertolino is participating in an interview with Fox News Digital. (North Port Police / Stephanie Pagones / Fox News Digital)

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There were also water bottles that were probably owned by Petite and other items owned by the couple.

Bertolino said he shared the content of the memo "as a matter of transparency".

"I'm not going to comment any further because there are still proceedings pending in court," he said.

Fox News' Audrey Conklin contributed to this report. 

This is a developing news article. Please check for updates. 

Michael Ruiz is a FoxNews Digital reporter. Story tips can be sent on michael.ruiz@fox.com and Twitter:@mikerreports


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