Gabby Petito Foundation 'up and running' to help parents bring 'their children home'

Possible Laundrie sighting in North Carolina

The search for Brian Laundrie is expanding as the FBI investigates new tips coming in of possible sightings. The latest comes from a hiker on the Appalachian Trail who tells Fox News he spoke with a man he's convinced is Laundrie. FOX 13's Jordan Bowen has the story.

The Gabby Petito Foundation to help parents locate missing children officially went live Sunday evening.

"The Gabby Petito Foundation is up and running!" a Twitter account under the foundation's name tweeted Sunday. "We have a lot of work to do, website is just starting out so be patient with us, we will get there. Thank you for all the support and love! ‘She touched the world.'"

The foundation was created in memory of Gabby Petito, a now-deceased 22-year-old woman who was reported missing on Sept. 11. About a week later, on Sept. 19, officials found her remains in Bridger-Teton National Park in Wyoming, and a local coroner ruled her death a homicide, though an official autopsy report has yet to be released.

Petito's parents created the foundation "to give resources and guidance on bringing their children home," Joe Petito, Gabby's father, said in a Sept. 25 tweet.

LINK: More information on the Gabby Petito Foundation can be found here

"No one should have to find their child on their own," he said. "We are looking to help people in similar situations as Gabby."

Donors can buy bracelets on the foundation's website.

Petito's disappearance and homicide have dominated national headlines in recent weeks. How she died remains a mystery, and her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, is a person of interest in her killing and wanted on bank fraud charges. He remains on the run from law enforcement.

Attorney questions sister's timeline in Brian Laundrie search

It's now been one month since Brian Laundrie returned home to North Port without Gabby Petito. Questions are being raised about his sister and they last time she saw him.

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Laundrie and Petito were traveling across the country in a Ford Transit van over the summer before Laundrie returned to his home in North Port, Florida, Sept. 1 in the van without Petito. Petito's parents reported her missing Sept. 11. Laundrie's parents reported Laundrie missing on Sept. 17 but said the last time they saw him was Sept. 14.

After Petito’s missing persons’ report was filed Sept. 11, Laundrie did not cooperate with the police investigation, officials said. The Laundries’ attorney released a statement Sept. 14, announcing he had advised his clients to remain "in the background." The family revealed three days later that they had not seen Brian since Sept. 14.

Law enforcement and the FBI are still searching for the 23-year-old fugitive.

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