The handwritten letter reportedly makes mention of burying a body.
“I just want you to remember I will always Love you and I know you will always Love me. You are my boy. Nothing can make me stop loving you, nothing will or could ever divide us. No matter what we do, or where we go or what we say- we will always Love each other,” the letter reads, per the outlet.
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“If you’re in jail I will bake a cake with a file in it. If you need to dispose of a body I will show up with a shovel and garbage bags. If you fly to the moon, I will be watching the skies for your re-entry. If you say you hate my guts, I’ll get new guts," the letter says.
“Remember that love is a verb not a noun. It’s not a thing, it’s not words, it is actions. Watch people’s actions to know if they love you – not their words,” the letter says.
The letter was recovered in a backpack near the remains of 23-year-old Laundrie in Florida’s Carlton Reserve in October 2021,PEOPLE previously reported.
Petito, 22, was found strangled to death in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park a month prior, after embarking on a cross-country road trip with Laundrie over the summer of 2021. In Jan. 2022, the FBI revealed that a notebook found near 23-year-old Laundrie’s remains included awritten confessiontaking responsibility for his fiancée’s death.
In court Wednesday, lawyers for the Petitos and Laundries argued over the admissibility of the letter and its relevance to the emotional distress lawsuit filed against the Laundries.
According to CNN, a judge ruled Petito’s parents should receive a copy.
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source: people.com
