1 00:00:10,294 --> 00:00:14,614 Speaker 1: So you're listening to a Muma Mia podcast. Mumma Mea 2 00:00:14,694 --> 00:00:17,534 Speaker 1: acknowledges the traditional owners of land and waters that this 3 00:00:17,614 --> 00:00:19,054 Speaker 1: podcast is recorded on. 4 00:00:19,134 --> 00:00:21,654 Speaker 2: A quick heads up. This episode of The Quikie contains 5 00:00:21,694 --> 00:00:27,774 Speaker 2: details of domestic violence. Take care when listening. Hey, I'm 6 00:00:27,814 --> 00:00:32,134 Speaker 2: Taylor Strano. This is Mummy's twice daily news podcast, The Quickie. 7 00:00:32,534 --> 00:00:34,014 Speaker 2: Kind of weird en up on what was going on? 8 00:00:34,174 --> 00:00:35,534 Speaker 3: I knew something bad happened. 9 00:00:35,854 --> 00:00:38,294 Speaker 4: Two people went on a trip, one person returned. 10 00:00:39,574 --> 00:00:43,094 Speaker 2: This girl radio this is what matters? That is it. 11 00:00:44,174 --> 00:00:47,734 Speaker 2: With the release of Netflix's new documentary about Gabby Petito, 12 00:00:47,974 --> 00:00:50,734 Speaker 2: we're looking back at the case that captivated the world 13 00:00:51,014 --> 00:00:54,654 Speaker 2: and exposed how social media can help and hinder a 14 00:00:54,654 --> 00:00:58,734 Speaker 2: missing person's investigation. Before we get there, here's Claire Murphy 15 00:00:58,774 --> 00:01:02,534 Speaker 2: with the latest from The Quickie newsroom for Wednesday, February twenty. 16 00:01:02,294 --> 00:01:06,094 Speaker 1: Six, Thanks Taylor. The man who's accused of murdering Queensland 17 00:01:06,094 --> 00:01:09,334 Speaker 1: woman Toy accordingly has pleaded not guilty. As the court 18 00:01:09,694 --> 00:01:12,094 Speaker 1: details of the day the young woman lost her life, 19 00:01:12,454 --> 00:01:15,414 Speaker 1: Rajuinda Singh denied he was responsible for the death of 20 00:01:15,494 --> 00:01:18,654 Speaker 1: twenty four year old Toyer on October twenty one, twenty eighteen. 21 00:01:19,094 --> 00:01:21,334 Speaker 1: She'd taken her dog out for a walk on Wongedy 22 00:01:21,414 --> 00:01:24,294 Speaker 1: Beach north of cans her family raising the alarm when 23 00:01:24,294 --> 00:01:26,014 Speaker 1: she didn't return to pick up a friend from the 24 00:01:26,054 --> 00:01:29,334 Speaker 1: airport later that day. The court heard how Miss Cordingly's 25 00:01:29,374 --> 00:01:32,054 Speaker 1: injuries gave her no chance of survival, and that she 26 00:01:32,134 --> 00:01:34,614 Speaker 1: may have been buried in the sand either after or 27 00:01:34,734 --> 00:01:38,374 Speaker 1: possibly even before she'd passed away. In his opening address, 28 00:01:38,454 --> 00:01:41,214 Speaker 1: Nathan Crane told the jury that Miss Courtingly never left 29 00:01:41,214 --> 00:01:44,014 Speaker 1: the beach, but that her phone was traced connecting to 30 00:01:44,014 --> 00:01:46,774 Speaker 1: towers as it moved towards a town, saying the phone 31 00:01:47,014 --> 00:01:49,894 Speaker 1: was taken by the killer. The trial, which is expected 32 00:01:49,934 --> 00:01:52,054 Speaker 1: to last four weeks, will hear from more than four 33 00:01:52,134 --> 00:01:55,934 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty witnesses, including Miss Cordingly's family who were 34 00:01:55,934 --> 00:01:58,454 Speaker 1: the ones to discover her body buried in the sand. 35 00:01:59,334 --> 00:02:02,134 Speaker 1: Investigations are underway to try and understand why there's been 36 00:02:02,134 --> 00:02:04,734 Speaker 1: a surge in cases of a deadly soil born disease 37 00:02:04,774 --> 00:02:08,094 Speaker 1: in Queensland's north. Five more people have been confirmed to 38 00:02:08,214 --> 00:02:11,254 Speaker 1: have died from Milioidos, springing the total number of those 39 00:02:11,294 --> 00:02:14,614 Speaker 1: who've succumbed to the bacteria to twelve, the region having 40 00:02:14,654 --> 00:02:18,014 Speaker 1: recorded fifty three cases since the start of twenty twenty five. 41 00:02:18,534 --> 00:02:21,254 Speaker 1: Most of the cases are around the southern part of Cans. 42 00:02:21,574 --> 00:02:24,534 Speaker 1: Experts warning those who are older and who have compromised 43 00:02:24,574 --> 00:02:27,334 Speaker 1: immune systems to be on alert for any signs that 44 00:02:27,454 --> 00:02:31,494 Speaker 1: may have contracted the disease, including a cough or difficulty breathing, 45 00:02:31,774 --> 00:02:34,894 Speaker 1: and to go see a GP or emergency department immediately. 46 00:02:35,374 --> 00:02:38,574 Speaker 1: Researchers believe that after recent heavy rain, the bacteria has 47 00:02:38,614 --> 00:02:41,494 Speaker 1: become airborne, but it can also be contracted through the 48 00:02:41,494 --> 00:02:45,134 Speaker 1: skin from even the tiniest cut or scratch. More than 49 00:02:45,174 --> 00:02:48,774 Speaker 1: twenty public service employees have quit elon Musk's Department of 50 00:02:48,774 --> 00:02:53,134 Speaker 1: Government Efficiency, refusing to use their technical expertise to dismantle 51 00:02:53,174 --> 00:02:57,334 Speaker 1: critical public services. The twenty one engineers, data scientists, and 52 00:02:57,414 --> 00:03:01,334 Speaker 1: product managers wrote a joint resignation letter in which they state, 53 00:03:01,534 --> 00:03:04,254 Speaker 1: we swore to serve the American people and uphold our 54 00:03:04,294 --> 00:03:08,934 Speaker 1: oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations. However, it has 55 00:03:08,934 --> 00:03:11,534 Speaker 1: become clear that we can no longer honor those commitments. 56 00:03:11,774 --> 00:03:14,174 Speaker 1: The letter also explained how many of the staff who've 57 00:03:14,174 --> 00:03:17,814 Speaker 1: been brought into the department by Musk are political ideologues 58 00:03:17,854 --> 00:03:20,774 Speaker 1: who do not have the necessary skills or expertise to 59 00:03:20,814 --> 00:03:23,774 Speaker 1: do the job. The resignation came as Musk renewed his 60 00:03:23,854 --> 00:03:26,334 Speaker 1: threat to federal workers that they would be fired if 61 00:03:26,414 --> 00:03:29,614 Speaker 1: they did not comply with his demand. To justify their jobs, 62 00:03:29,894 --> 00:03:32,374 Speaker 1: he sent an email to staff telling them to explain 63 00:03:32,454 --> 00:03:35,054 Speaker 1: why they should remain in their positions, but staff were 64 00:03:35,054 --> 00:03:38,214 Speaker 1: told to ignore the request. The masscull of the public 65 00:03:38,254 --> 00:03:41,894 Speaker 1: service has become the target of either disgruntled staff or hackers, 66 00:03:42,214 --> 00:03:45,334 Speaker 1: with an AI generated video of Trump sucking on Musk's 67 00:03:45,374 --> 00:03:48,494 Speaker 1: feet with the text long Live the Real King playing 68 00:03:48,494 --> 00:03:51,294 Speaker 1: on the TV screens of a federal government building a 69 00:03:51,374 --> 00:03:54,454 Speaker 1: Department of Housing. An urban development spokesperson where the video 70 00:03:54,534 --> 00:03:58,134 Speaker 1: played said appropriate action will be taken against all involved. 71 00:03:58,694 --> 00:04:01,294 Speaker 1: After losing her rescue dog Beth a few months ago, 72 00:04:01,494 --> 00:04:04,294 Speaker 1: Queen Camilla has revealed there's a new fur baby living 73 00:04:04,334 --> 00:04:06,814 Speaker 1: with her and Charles at the palace. Beth had to 74 00:04:06,854 --> 00:04:09,334 Speaker 1: be put down in November after she was diagnosed with 75 00:04:09,334 --> 00:04:13,214 Speaker 1: a untreatable tumor. That Jack Russell was a special companion 76 00:04:13,254 --> 00:04:15,494 Speaker 1: to Camilla, the Queen having a likeness of her and 77 00:04:15,534 --> 00:04:18,294 Speaker 1: her other dog bluebell embroidered on the trim of her 78 00:04:18,334 --> 00:04:22,654 Speaker 1: coronation gown. Beth also accompanied Camilla on royal duties, helping 79 00:04:22,654 --> 00:04:25,254 Speaker 1: to reveal a plaque at the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, 80 00:04:25,294 --> 00:04:28,414 Speaker 1: where she'd been adopted from. Camilla met some guide dogs 81 00:04:28,454 --> 00:04:31,134 Speaker 1: on a recent royal visit, telling those present that she 82 00:04:31,254 --> 00:04:33,094 Speaker 1: had just got a new puppy who was a bit 83 00:04:33,134 --> 00:04:36,094 Speaker 1: of everything, and that they've called her Molly because she 84 00:04:36,134 --> 00:04:38,854 Speaker 1: looks like a mole. Buckingham Palace confirmed that Molly is 85 00:04:38,894 --> 00:04:40,774 Speaker 1: half Jack Russell and half unknown. 86 00:04:41,214 --> 00:04:44,014 Speaker 2: Thanks Claire, That's what's happening in the world today. Next, 87 00:04:44,214 --> 00:04:52,574 Speaker 2: the story of Gabby Potito. Gabby Petito was your typical 88 00:04:52,654 --> 00:04:56,294 Speaker 2: twenty two year old. She documented her cross country adventures 89 00:04:56,334 --> 00:05:00,494 Speaker 2: through vibrant social media posts, balanced waitressing jobs with her 90 00:05:00,534 --> 00:05:04,454 Speaker 2: passion for photography and van life storytelling, and dreamed of 91 00:05:04,494 --> 00:05:09,014 Speaker 2: becoming a travel influencer. In July twenty twenty one, Gabby 92 00:05:09,094 --> 00:05:11,614 Speaker 2: and her feet Brian Laundry You, set off on what 93 00:05:11,734 --> 00:05:14,614 Speaker 2: should have been the adventure of a lifetime, a four 94 00:05:14,614 --> 00:05:18,454 Speaker 2: month road trip across America in her specially fitted out van. 95 00:05:19,534 --> 00:05:23,454 Speaker 2: She documented every moment on social media, sharing their seemingly 96 00:05:23,494 --> 00:05:25,934 Speaker 2: perfect hashtag van life with the world. 97 00:05:26,334 --> 00:05:30,414 Speaker 5: I think our plan for today is to just hang 98 00:05:30,494 --> 00:05:37,894 Speaker 5: out here in the tent, vain stretching, doing some morning yoga. 99 00:05:39,134 --> 00:05:42,334 Speaker 2: But on August twelfth, in the town of Moab, Buttah, 100 00:05:42,774 --> 00:05:46,414 Speaker 2: a crack appeared in that perfect facade. 101 00:05:46,734 --> 00:05:49,654 Speaker 1: Hi, I'd like to report a domestic dispute Florida. 102 00:05:49,854 --> 00:05:52,974 Speaker 2: Wait there. A concerned passerby called nine to one one 103 00:05:53,134 --> 00:05:57,214 Speaker 2: after witnessing Brian slapping Gabby during an argument. When police 104 00:05:57,254 --> 00:06:00,094 Speaker 2: pulled them over, they found Gabby in tears, while Brian 105 00:06:00,214 --> 00:06:02,454 Speaker 2: remained calm and collected. 106 00:06:02,934 --> 00:06:05,494 Speaker 4: What's your guys's NAMESA Brian Gamby? 107 00:06:05,574 --> 00:06:10,934 Speaker 5: Brian, Okay, what's going on on my days? Fighting? 108 00:06:11,014 --> 00:06:13,774 Speaker 2: This morning some personal ideas? 109 00:06:14,254 --> 00:06:16,334 Speaker 3: Is a warm day? You're a campaign man. 110 00:06:16,254 --> 00:06:19,054 Speaker 4: Camping gut I was distracting him from driving. 111 00:06:19,094 --> 00:06:19,654 Speaker 5: I'm sorry. 112 00:06:20,774 --> 00:06:24,414 Speaker 2: Despite the original witness report, police determined Gabby was the 113 00:06:24,454 --> 00:06:27,174 Speaker 2: aggressor and sent Brian to a hotel for the night 114 00:06:27,254 --> 00:06:29,894 Speaker 2: while she slept in the van. It would later be 115 00:06:29,974 --> 00:06:34,174 Speaker 2: called the moment that could have saved Gabby's life. Two 116 00:06:34,174 --> 00:06:38,014 Speaker 2: weeks after that incident, Gabby's usually active social media accounts 117 00:06:38,094 --> 00:06:41,374 Speaker 2: went silent. Her mother, Nicole, who spoke to her daughter 118 00:06:41,494 --> 00:06:44,654 Speaker 2: almost daily. Hadn't heard from her in nearly a week. 119 00:06:45,014 --> 00:06:48,494 Speaker 3: I was looking through social media every day and I 120 00:06:48,574 --> 00:06:53,094 Speaker 3: wasn't seeing any new posts. Gabby posted her very last 121 00:06:53,254 --> 00:06:57,814 Speaker 3: Instagram post on August twenty five, and that was the 122 00:06:57,894 --> 00:07:02,734 Speaker 3: last time I face timed with Gabby. I started to 123 00:07:02,734 --> 00:07:05,374 Speaker 3: get nervous concerned. 124 00:07:05,494 --> 00:07:09,854 Speaker 2: Nicole reached out to Bryan's family, but they never responded. Then, 125 00:07:10,014 --> 00:07:14,134 Speaker 2: on September first, Brian arrived home in Florida in Gabby's van, 126 00:07:14,694 --> 00:07:19,454 Speaker 2: but without Gabby. Ten days later, Gabby's family reported her missing, 127 00:07:19,654 --> 00:07:22,774 Speaker 2: but Brian and his parents refused to speak to police 128 00:07:23,014 --> 00:07:27,454 Speaker 2: or help with the investigation. That's when social media took over, 129 00:07:28,254 --> 00:07:32,414 Speaker 2: as hashtag Gabby Potito began trending worldwide. Netizens combed through 130 00:07:32,454 --> 00:07:36,534 Speaker 2: the couple's social media posts looking for clues. Travel vloggins 131 00:07:36,534 --> 00:07:40,054 Speaker 2: reviewed their own footage from national parks, searching for glimpses 132 00:07:40,094 --> 00:07:41,254 Speaker 2: of Gabby's white van. 133 00:07:41,654 --> 00:07:44,774 Speaker 5: Okay update, everyone turns out the Gabby Potito case has 134 00:07:44,774 --> 00:07:46,614 Speaker 5: now been ruled a homicide. 135 00:07:46,694 --> 00:07:50,094 Speaker 2: So I saw Brian laundry parking his van Argus twenty 136 00:07:50,134 --> 00:07:51,734 Speaker 2: sixth Spread Creek. 137 00:07:51,854 --> 00:07:53,694 Speaker 3: So when I already reported to the FBI, what I 138 00:07:53,694 --> 00:07:54,094 Speaker 3: had seen. 139 00:07:54,334 --> 00:07:56,334 Speaker 2: I'm one hundred percent certain that I did see him 140 00:07:56,374 --> 00:07:57,134 Speaker 2: parking his van. 141 00:07:57,214 --> 00:07:58,814 Speaker 4: There's a couple new things that I can confirm in 142 00:07:58,814 --> 00:07:59,894 Speaker 4: the case of Gabby Patito. 143 00:08:00,134 --> 00:08:02,134 Speaker 2: Her boyfriend is at home back in Florida. 144 00:08:02,334 --> 00:08:04,574 Speaker 1: Returned to their shared home and lawyered up. 145 00:08:04,854 --> 00:08:07,094 Speaker 6: Huge update everybody on Gabby's case. 146 00:08:07,494 --> 00:08:13,614 Speaker 2: Brian is messing he's gone. Then on September thirteenth, Brian disappeared. 147 00:08:14,334 --> 00:08:17,374 Speaker 2: Six days later, thanks to footage from a traveling family 148 00:08:17,414 --> 00:08:20,974 Speaker 2: who'd spotted Gavig's man in their videos, police found Gabby's 149 00:08:21,014 --> 00:08:25,294 Speaker 2: body near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. She'd been strangled, 150 00:08:25,854 --> 00:08:29,774 Speaker 2: but Brian was still missing, having slipped away from police surveillance. 151 00:08:30,654 --> 00:08:33,694 Speaker 2: After a month long manhunt, Brian's remains were found in 152 00:08:33,734 --> 00:08:36,934 Speaker 2: a Florida nature reserve, along with a notebook containing his 153 00:08:37,094 --> 00:08:41,014 Speaker 2: confession he'd taken his own life after confessing to murdering 154 00:08:41,094 --> 00:08:45,374 Speaker 2: his fiancee. In his final words, Brian claimed Gabbg's death 155 00:08:45,574 --> 00:08:48,374 Speaker 2: was a merciful murder that he was trying to enter 156 00:08:48,374 --> 00:08:52,414 Speaker 2: her pain, but experts who've reviewed the police's bodycam footage 157 00:08:52,414 --> 00:08:54,934 Speaker 2: from that day in Utah say it shows all the 158 00:08:54,974 --> 00:08:59,894 Speaker 2: classic signs of coercive control, with Gabby displaying typical victim behavior, 159 00:09:00,294 --> 00:09:05,174 Speaker 2: or Brian charmed the officers. Today, Gabby's parents are fighting 160 00:09:05,214 --> 00:09:09,054 Speaker 2: to ensure no other family experiences mean nightmare. They're suing 161 00:09:09,094 --> 00:09:12,974 Speaker 2: the Maya Police Department, arguing that proper domestic violence training 162 00:09:13,094 --> 00:09:16,934 Speaker 2: could have prevented their daughter's death. They've also established the 163 00:09:16,934 --> 00:09:20,934 Speaker 2: Gabby Potito Foundation, working to help other victims of domestic 164 00:09:21,054 --> 00:09:26,254 Speaker 2: violence and support families of missing persons. As Gabby's father, 165 00:09:26,374 --> 00:09:29,854 Speaker 2: Joe told sixty Minutes Australia, he wishes the world would 166 00:09:29,854 --> 00:09:33,134 Speaker 2: get behind other missing people the way they got behind Gabby, 167 00:09:33,574 --> 00:09:36,814 Speaker 2: because on any given day, there are countless others who 168 00:09:36,814 --> 00:09:40,734 Speaker 2: need the same attention, that same dedication to finding answers. 169 00:09:41,414 --> 00:09:45,374 Speaker 4: There's many, many more good people. And I'll tell you, 170 00:09:45,974 --> 00:09:48,894 Speaker 4: if you look on social media, they're out there. 171 00:09:50,014 --> 00:09:50,614 Speaker 5: They're out there. 172 00:09:50,694 --> 00:09:55,414 Speaker 4: People are trying to help others make a difference and 173 00:09:55,534 --> 00:10:00,494 Speaker 4: pushing this message out there and changes are happening, and 174 00:10:00,614 --> 00:10:04,414 Speaker 4: that shows you that the good outweighs the bad every time. 175 00:10:05,374 --> 00:10:08,374 Speaker 2: In the end, Gabby achieved the social media following she'd 176 00:10:08,454 --> 00:10:11,414 Speaker 2: dreamed of, but not in the way anyone would have wanted. 177 00:10:11,934 --> 00:10:15,654 Speaker 2: Her story has become a cautionary tale about domestic violence, 178 00:10:15,734 --> 00:10:19,134 Speaker 2: about the red flags, and about how social media can 179 00:10:19,134 --> 00:10:23,174 Speaker 2: show us everything while revealing nothing at all. 180 00:10:23,294 --> 00:10:28,454 Speaker 6: Right before I met Gabi, I was in a abusive relationship. 181 00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:31,614 Speaker 6: Gaby was the one that convinced me I deserved more. 182 00:10:32,614 --> 00:10:34,974 Speaker 6: I'm choosing to live my life because that's what Gabby 183 00:10:35,014 --> 00:10:38,294 Speaker 6: would want me to do. I think I'm doing good. 184 00:10:38,734 --> 00:10:39,694 Speaker 6: I think she'd be proud. 185 00:10:41,654 --> 00:10:44,454 Speaker 2: Thanks for taking some time to feature mind with us today. 186 00:10:44,614 --> 00:10:48,214 Speaker 2: If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, 187 00:10:48,254 --> 00:10:51,734 Speaker 2: health is available. You can contact one eight hundred Respect 188 00:10:51,814 --> 00:10:55,014 Speaker 2: on one eight hundred seven three seven seven three to two, 189 00:10:55,254 --> 00:10:57,974 Speaker 2: or visit their website one night hundred respect dot org 190 00:10:58,134 --> 00:11:01,974 Speaker 2: dot AGU. The quickie is produced by me Taylor Strato 191 00:11:02,054 --> 00:11:05,054 Speaker 2: and Clare Murphy, with audio production by Lou Hill.