The statement also acknowledged the reality of what happened to Petito at Laundrie’s hands: “We all know Brian took Gabby’s life and Brian then took his own as well. Let the parents of both Gabby and Brian mourn and remember them in peace.”

The case became a media frenzy, and armchair detectives around the world began speculating about what happened to Gabby Petito after she initially went missing. After her body was

After declining to participate in the documentary, Brian's parents shared a statement about the Netflix special, in which they called the series "one-sided."

The family of Brian Laundrie says the new Netflix Gabby Petito documentary series is a one-sided look at the relationship of the two young adults. In a statement provided to PEOPLE by the Laundrie family’s attorney,

Brian Laundrie’s sister says that she has no contact with her parents after they stonewalled investigators about the whereabouts of Gabby Petito and her brother. Cassie Laundrie spoke out on her Instagram after she began receiving online hate in the wake of the new docuseries “American Murder: Gabby Petito,