Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie Trial Witness List Updated

SARASOTA COUNTY, FL — An updated witness list has been filed in Sarasota County Circuit Court for the civil lawsuit brought by the parents of Gabby Petito against her fiancé, Brian Laundrie's parents, Christopher and Roberta Laundrie.

(See the list of witnesses below.)

Petito went missing while on a cross-country trip with Laundrie in Wyoming back in August 2021, and Laundrie returned to his parents' home in Florida in her van.

Petito's remains were found a month later near Grand Teton National Park.

Laundrie admitted to strangling Petito, calling it an act of mercy after she fell into a ravine in a confession note he left behind before shooting himself to death in a Florida swamp.

Petito’s parents are suing Laundrie’s parents and their family attorney, Steven Bertolino, for intentional infliction of emotional distress, claiming the three knew Petito was dead and where her body was during a national search for her.

Those listed below are among the witnesses Petito’s family expects to testify in the case:

• Joseph Petito, Gabby’s father
• Nichole Schmidt, Gabby’s mother
• Tara Petito, Gabby’s stepmother
• James Schmidt, Gabby’s stepfather
• Christopher Laundrie, Brian’s father
• Roberta Laundrie, Brian’s mother
• Steven Bertolino, the Laundrie family attorney
• Sean Norton, Joseph Petito’s friend
• Steven Petito, Joseph Petito’s brother
• Rose Davis, Gabby’s friend
• Jackie Campagna, Nichole Schmidt’s friend
• Craig Campagna, Jackie Campagna’s husband, and a Suffolk County police officer
• Flora Rocco, Nichole Schmidt’s friend and Gabby’s godmother
• Richard Stafford, Esq., Petito family’s former counsel
• Trina Laughlin, LCSW, Joseph Petito’s counselor
• Georgia Koutouzis, LCSW, Nichole Scmidt’s counselor
• Paul Best, Joseph Petito’s Fox News contact
• Mike Ruiz, Fox News digital reporter
• Brian Entin, senior national correspondent for NewsNation
• Any news reporter who interviewed, emailed, texted, or tweeted with the Laundries or Bertolino about Gabby or the Laundries
• Any media reporter who published stories, covered or with information regarding the investigation of Gabby’s death and sources of publicly available information regarding the investigation
• Chris Harper, FBI agent
• Bryan Gee, FBI agent
• Loretta Bush, FBI agent in Sarasota
• Representatives of the FBI
• Record custodian of the FBI
• Detective Tracey Barry, Suffolk County Police Department
• Chief Todd Garrison, North Port Police Department
• Detective James Keller, North Port Police Department
• Representatives of the North Port Police Department
• Record custodian for the North Port Police Department
• Grand Teton Search and Rescue Team
• Law enforcement personnel and employees of any other law enforcement agency in Florida, New York or Wyoming involved in or with information regarding Gabby’s death
• Brent Blue, M.D., Teton County Coroner
• Record custodian for AT&T Wireless
• Devon Petersen, Esq., Fleener Petersen Law
• Tom Fleener, Esq., Fleener Peterson Law
• David J. Joffee, Esq., The Law Firm of Joffee Law
• Professor Roy D. Simon, legal ethics advisor to lawyers

Last week, an attorney for Bertolino filed a motion asking that a judge block his testimony, citing attorney-client privilege.

"The plaintiff’s motion is unsupported by the law and the facts of the case," Bertolino told Patch Friday night. "My response to their motion sufficiently points out the defects of their position."

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Tiffany Razzano contributed reporting to this story.