Short on funds? Need cash now?
You might be in luck, as the bounty for Brian Laundrie has now reached $30,000. Sadly, there are few clues to where Laundrie is, so you may have to do a little work to earn that reward.
Where would you start? In a swampy Florida preserve?
"Laundrie, who his parents say departed their home with his backpack on September 14 and told them he was headed to reserve, left his cell phone and wallet behind, a source close to the family told CNN on Thursday. The police were told of Laundrie's departure by his parents on September 17, officials said."
This is all theory, based on nothing more than than the shitty cards that are on the table-
Brian returned home, sans Gabby Sept 1st. How many times did his parents ask him where the woman that would be their future daughter in law was, where the girl that had lived with them was... why wasnt she calling, why wasnt she texting? How many days would it take to become worried enough to call her family and ensure that things were OK? It seems like an odd step to overlook, that they'd just accept her sudden removal from the family and load up a camper to take a weekend away without knowing where their one time almost daughter in law actually was.
And in the mist of this all, in the mist of knowing that their supposed soon-to-be daughter in law was missing, that a case was slowly building against their son... who under any normal conditions should have been overwhelmed with concern about his longterm girl friends vanishing, they weren't concerned about his leaving on Sept 14th?
From everything we have gathered, from what we have read as outsiders, its apparent that Brian had a few demons and likely experienced some mental health issues on his own. Under the stress of a missing Gabby- even a mentally strong person would be susceptible to a mental health crisis- and yet his parents weren't concerned when he left without his wallet or phone the first day. Or the second. Or even the third day - until police arrived and they reported him missing?
As a parent, when our children are little our first instinct is to protect them. Its weaved into most of us to the point that it is as impulsive for us as breathing. And as our children grow, we have to learn to balance that need to protect them with the need to teach them personal responsibility. We can teach them right vs wrong all day... but if we always shelter them from the effects of wrong doing- do they really learn the lessons? We look at photos of Brian and see a possible killer, his parents look at him and see their son, the little boys playing in the backyard, giggling over the site of a frog, wanting to immerse himself in nature. That parental need to protect him isn't much different now than it was as they watched him falling on the playground- they run to him, pick him up and ensure him everything will be OK.
Can we really believe that during a likely traumatic moment of his life- in the very least the ending of a long term relationship with someone he was going to marry and at the most the untimely death of said one loved at his own hands- that his parents wouldn't give into their basic instinct to protect their child?
By them keeping silent for 3 days, we have to believe that Christopher and Roberta Laundrie were doing one of two things- allowing their innocent distraught son to be put in harms away, whether by his own hands or natures OR buying their son time in hopes to help him escape whatever was coming next as the search for Gabby continued.
If you think Roberta wouldn't fight for her son- then start your search in Carlton Reserve. If however, you see a man with a close enough relationship that in his 20s, engaged to be married, he not only still lives at home with his parents but invites his girlfriend to live with him... a man who likely still relies on "mom and dad" to protect him like they did when he was little- that reserve would be the last place to start looking for your $30,000 payday.
Photo from Reddit.
As a side note for those that have seen the reports that Brian "accidentally" live streamed for 2 seconds on his Instagram account.
That is a Alumcraft Flat Bottom Jon Boat. Perfect for electric or gas motors. I'm guessing 14ft, which is a great size for lakes and rivers. Would not advise a sea adventure in it, so if it *was* really him I doubt he's fleeing the country in it.
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