Gabby Petito's household's lawsuit towards the dad and mom of Brian Laundrie will reportedly head to a jury trial in Florida subsequent 12 months.

Court docket paperwork obtained by Tampa-based WFLA stated that a trial in entrance of a jury was set for the week of August 14, 2023, on the South County County Courthouse in Venice, Florida, the information station reported.

Petito's disappearance final 12 months drew nationwide consideration and impressed an enormous search effort till her stays had been finally found in Wyoming. Her fiancé, Laundrie, who the FBI stated confessed to killing her in a pocket book entry, additionally vanished. His stays had been later found in a Florida nature reserve.

His method of dying was dominated a suicide a few month after his stays had been discovered.

Petito Lawsuit Trial
Gabby Petito's household's lawsuit towards the dad and mom of Brian Laundrie will reportedly head to a jury trial in Florida subsequent 12 months. Above, Petito is seen speaking to a police officer after police pulled over the van she was touring in with Laundrie, close to the doorway to Arches Nationwide Park in Utah on August 12, 2021.The Moab Police Division by way of AP

Petito's dad and mom sued Laundrie's dad and mom final month, alleging that they knew that their son had killed their daughter and helped him evade authorities. The lawsuit additionally accuses Laundrie's dad and mom of knowingly inflicting "psychological struggling and anguish" by not informing Petito's household about what occurred.

This can be a growing story and shall be up to date as extra data turns into accessible.

Replace 4/14/22, 12:55 p.m. ET: This story was up to date with extra data and background.