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EPISODE · May 9, 2026 · 11 MIN

The Gabby Petito Files: The Burn After Reading Letter

from The True Crime Tapes · host Bobby Capucci

In a letter labeled "burn after reading," Roberta Laundrie expressed unconditional love for her son, Brian, stating she would support him regardless of circumstances. The letter included offers to assist in extreme situations, such as helping to "dispose of a body" with "a shovel and garbage bags," and baking "a cake with a file in it" if he were jailed. Roberta later explained that the letter was written months before Gabby Petito's death, during a strained period in her relationship with Brian, and that its content was intended as a lighthearted attempt to reconnect, referencing inside jokes and children's books they shared. She emphasized that the phrases were not meant to be taken literally and were unrelated to the subsequent tragic events.(commercial at 6:33)to contact me:[email protected]:Gabby Petito's family attorney wants the letter he says Brian Laundrie's mom wrote him offering to bury a body, with inscription 'burn after reading' | CNN

In a letter labeled "burn after reading," Roberta Laundrie expressed unconditional love for her son, Brian, stating she would support him regardless of circumstances. The letter included offers to assist in extreme situations, such as helping to "dispose of a body" with "a shovel and garbage bags," and baking "a cake with a file in it" if he were jailed. Roberta later explained that the letter was written months before Gabby Petito's death, during a strained period in her relationship with Brian, and that its content was intended as a lighthearted attempt to reconnect, referencing inside jokes and children's books they shared. She emphasized that the phrases were not meant to be taken literally and were unrelated to the subsequent tragic events.(commercial at 6:33)to contact me:[email protected]:Gabby Petito's family attorney wants the letter he says Brian Laundrie's mom wrote him offering to bury a body, with inscription 'burn after reading' | CNN

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