New photo shows Gabby Petito documented facial injuries minutes before encounter with Utah police

Gabby Petito took a photo of a cut and bruising on her face just minutes before she and her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, were stopped by Utah police in 2021. The alarming photo, previously unseen by the public, was released Monday by lawyers for Petito’s parents. They’re suing police in the wake of her strangling death at the hands of her fiance. Petito took the photo on her phone at 4:37 p.m. on Aug. 12, 2021, according to the attorneys. Police officers in Moab, Utah, began speaking with Petito and Brian Laundrie less than 20 minutes later. In the ensuing conversation, Petito told the officers ...