MISSING E1: Gabby Petito and the search for closure

Welcome to the 'True Crime NYC' podcast and our series 'Missing' which tells the stories of missing people who never got the coverage they deserved. Every single victim and every single family deserves justice -- and that's the mission of this series. It all began on Sept. 13, 2021, the first day Channel 7 Eyewitness News investigative reporter Kristin Thorne covered the disappearance of Gabby Petito and met with her distraught parents on Long Island. The story consumed the next two months of her life. Throughout this time, she spoke routinely with Gabby's father, Joseph Petito. Most of what they spoke about, she has never reported, but one thing he made clear to her is that he wanted the media to cover other missing people. He said they deserved attention, too, and he was right. Kristin started to look at databases of missing people and as she scrolled through the hundreds of faces, she thought about not only those people but their families and friends and the ripple effect of pain that is caused when they disappeared. She thought, "Maybe I can help?" Now, with the "Missing" series - a part of the 'True Crime NYC' podcast - she is shining a light on victims that might have previously been overlooked in the hopes that the exposure will lead to new clues, and more families and loved ones finding justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices