Comments by "Barbara Fairbanks" (@barbarafairbanks4578) on "NewsNation"
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Also, I think Gaby's phone was not recovered?...anywhere - in the van, near her remains, nor in the items seized by FBI when they searched the Laundrie residence. The computer was in possession of the van, I think? and was seized along with the van. But, no one could be charged with theft of these items (except perhaps the phone) without the owner reporting them stolen (tragically impossible, as we know).
Brian had possession of all these items as a natural outcome of his being Gaby's traveling companion, involved in their mutual Van Life Travel Vlog. (All except for the phone, I think, which didn't turn up anywhere, anyway (from my understanding, but I could be wrong about that...not sure).
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So, yah 'let's keep an eye on Brian'...just RHETORIC? but no real plan?
Big difference between saying, 'hey, let's DO this'... and then what?...no plan gets effected? Everyone thought everyone else, or SOMEONE would follow through with a plan?
WTH!!
And THEN to quickly follow that statement, 'we decided to keep an eye on Brian, but obviously, we missed that...then immediately follow with, 'Well, he wasn't actually charged with anything...
NOT THE POINT! They decided to keep an eye on Brian because he was a person of interest in a crime! NOT because he was charged with anything. But then the excuse for failing to tail Brian as a Persin of Interest, becomes... 'Well, he wasn't charged with anything."
Just incompetent af!
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@ninasmith4099 thanks for clarifying. Obviously I missed statements released by media attributed to the Laundrie's. Possibly the statement was passed on to media through Bertolino? Oddly, never heard of Brian being on meds or, in fact, any mental health diagnosis for him - doesn't mean its not true, and I obviously missed something there too..
I did watch the dashcam footage of the Moab stop. Pretty sure Gaby said she's OCD & Bipolar? Didn't hear anything about meds, though.
I can't go back and watch...just too painful, all around (still in tears over this whole tragedy😢) - I am one of those (few) trying to withhold judgement and have complete empathy for both Gaby & Brian & both families. I know that sounds very odd.
I did watch Rose's (Gabys close friend) interview in early Sept, or maybe late Aug, before Gaby was found- long before she was officially a missing person. Rose was asked about their relationship. She did say Gaby would attack Brian in a rage and scratch his face & he would put his hand over her mouth, or slap her face to get her off him. That's what gave me the idea Gaby's Bipolar condition was out of control. I know, first hand, how Bipolar sufferers can just 'go off' in a hateful rage. So, when Brian had scratches on his face in the Moab stop (police took photo's of his facial scratches) - it sort of made sense, to me, that he was earlier seen slapping her...then they are pulled over and he's injured but she has no marks. They both had a sweet side, but dark sides as well, IMO. The worst Rose could say about Brian in that early interview was that Brian liked to have his own way. But she did clarify it wasn't thru threatening or physical violence. He was just insistent and Gabby would get frustrated with him. She said Brian doted on her and made her breakfast every morning. Her later interview- after Gabys body was found and Brian was on the lam, and all the silence from the Laundrie's - she's saying NOW she felt all along Brian was a sociopath. That he was a liar and she thought he was a bad guy from the beginning - absolutely nothing in her later interviews about how sweet Brian was, or anything about the face scratching incidents - that's all disappeared from her verbiage now, like she never said it.
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You have absolutely NO IDEA what happened here in this stop, or between these 2 people, OR why Gabby said she hit Brian first.
According to Rose, gabbys close friend, in a very early interview about their relationship - Rose said Gabby would go off on BRIAN - attack him, scratch his face. In response, Rose SAID, (I watched this interview) that Brian would grab Gabby face, or slap her face to get her off him.
Rose clearly said this in this early interview- I watched it myself. She cannot unsay theze things- BUT since Gabbys body has been found, this interview is N/A...I believe it's been taken down No, she cannot unsay this, but yes, this can - and has- been hushed.
This was in response to an interview of Gabbys friend Rose, when asked what Brian & Gabby's relationship was like.
Has it occurred to you that the reason Gabby said she hit Brian first, Is because she DID?! This was a known pattern in their relationship. I'm not trying to defend Brian or trying to declare innocence on his part, or any type of self defense on his part, which would be ludicrous to even imply.
What I AM pointing out is this newscast, in particular, is OBVIOUSLY very BIASED - for Gabby, against Brian.
NOTHING whatever mentioned about the scratches on Brian's face PHOTOGRAPHED by police in this stop.
What we have here is alot of conjecture mostly by ALL WOMEN who THINK they know the truth here - pieced together & based on their so-called knowledge of domestic violence.
And because they cannot deny the fact that Gabby told police herself that she went after Brian first, these women, piecing together this story about this traffic stop and Gabby/Brian's relationship - they pretty much HAVEto conclude Gabby said that under pressure, and it wasn't true (hitting Brian first) because to say otherwise (maybe she DID attack him first) would not fit with their, obviously hugely biased opinion.
The truth is - as stated directly by Rose in that early interview, this was an established pattern in their relationship- Gabby would go after Brian, scratch up his face, & in response Brian would put his hand over her mouth, or slap her face to get her off him.
All this verifiable information about the Brian/Gabby relationship...just swept under the rug.
Completely BIASED reporting - based on information edited out about the Moab stop (i.e., photographs of Brian's facial scratches -no mention whatsoever). While OTHER parts of the Moab stop PLAYED UP (Gabby saying her face hurt where he grabbed her). This is NOT in ANY WAY factual journalism. It is filled with conjecture, editing out of verifiable information WE KNOW happened, and playing up the parts they want to sensationalize.
Shame on these third rate 'reporters'. 😕 ...and this is WHY they are 3rd rate...
BIASED AF!
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@lornocford6482 my gripe was with these newscasters who mentioned not a word about the scratches on Brian's face. Or the fact that police photographed these scratches. NOT.ONE.WORD.
Instead, the footage of Gabby holding her face is shown, with LOTS of conjecture by these women that although Gabby did say to police that she went after Brian FIRST...well, what that really means is that this is typical of DV victims. They will always blame themselves. This is conjecture on their part - tgey were not there - Police WERE there assessing tge situation (oh, but those officers were also victimizing Gabby - gimme a break - whatever evidence there was that Gabby went after Brian first...nope that's all discounted- not true...a clear-cut case of DV. Completely BIASED so-called 'reporting here'. And if by my pointing that out, you believe I am somehow being disrespectful of these people and their 'professionalism'? Well, then...you have a major issue with your own sense of what's right. I am not disrespecting these people,I am pointing out how biased, one-sided and 3rd rate this 'reporting' is.
Your 'perception' that I'm angry bc I can't accept that Gabby was a victim of DV.(?) Sorry, your intuition, or crystal ball, or whatever hyper-perceptive means by which you've come to that conclusion is dead wrong. Idk if Gabby was the victim of DV, or if Brian was, or if anybody was here. Neither do you. Yes, I am angry. I am angry at the hugely one-sided and over-the-top biased 'reporting' in this so-called newscast.
Also, completely missing is Gabby - which I believe I did mention in the comment you've taken such offense to. Gabby's friend, Rose - very early on in this case- gave a televised interview on what she observed about Gabby/Brian's relationship. Rose truthfully (I believe...why would she make this up?) That Gabby would get frustrated with Brian and how after him (unprovoked) and scratch his face. In response Brian would put his hand over her mouth, or slap her dace to get her off of him. Where is ANY mention of this interview- these facts? Missing. Of course. And I've no doubt that these reporters are well aware if tgat interview- or should be! I mean, I know about it, I watched that interview! I absolutely refuse to thing these 'reporters' don't know about that interview. I doubt you have mentioned it in your response to my comment - (unsure bc I didn't read the whole thing). But I suspect you left any mention of that out of your response. I am so sick of so many who think they KNOW everything that happened here , stating what amounts to their opinion, as if it's fact. You are another one convinced you can look into someone else's mind and KNOW what they are thinking...totally wrong about why I am angry...but nice try.
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@lornocford6482 wrong again Lorn....even more outrageous you somehow think you 'know' my background, what my education is (or lacking in)
even so far as to say you KNOW I refuse to be educated in the matter of abuse or DV.
There ya go again, Lorn... just can't help yourself can ya? :/
What I am stating that I know ARE facts (ever hear of those?). Where I offer my opinion, I've made clear its my opinion. Actully, I've offered very few opinions here in the comments section (about this case - NOT the reporting, which I have plenty of opinion on - IMO this is biased, highly subjective, NOT objective, reporting).
But I appreciate sticking to the facts about this case mainly bc I am trained in the scientific method, and science disdains speculation passed off as 'fact'. An hypothesis is fine, but still a hypothesis is not fact, until proven so - beyond doubt.
We are all entitled to our own opinions - no one is entitled to their own facts. Although many, including yourself seem to think they are.
Opinion is not fact. Conjecture is not fact. Speculation is not fact. Educated guesses (gone WILD in this newscast) - NOT FACT.
I know what Rose said in her interview- that Gabby would go after Brian, scratch Brian's face - he would slap her away or grab her mouth. IMO, this is factual because I watched that interview - therefore I take what Rose said as fact.
I also take as fact that Brian's face was scratched in the Moab stop - we saw that in bodycam footage - it's a fact that police took photo's of the scratches - another fact I gleaned from watching that footage.
Idk HOW any of that came about in that particular incident, nor do you, or anyone else - but y'all think you know.
In my opinion, Gabby MAY HAVE gone after Brian first. I say MAY HAVE because I wasn't there to actually see that, nor were you or others who are speculating and trying to pass it off as fact.
I have never implied I KNOW Gabby went after Brian first. My OPINION is that she may have because...
1) she said so - and, 2) per her closest friend, Rose, this was an established pattern in their relationship - Gabby would go after Brian, unprovoked (physically unprovoked, but 'provoked' in the sense that Gabby's frustration with Brian wanting his own way would mount to the point of lashing out and scratching his face) - he would slap her away or grab her mouth and push her off of him.. I do not know this is what transpired exactly in this incident - but the FACT is that Gabby admitted to it, and Rose described this as an established pattern in their relationship. Was it true in this instance? I DON'T KNOW!
Nor do you, nor do all the others in this newscast (& many in the comment section) who speculate, then state their speculations as fact. Exactly as you continue to do (and now you continue to speculate MY motivations🤣) - you speculate out of your own ignorance & wild imagination, then present it as fact, you've somehow convinced yourself you
KNOW🧐
Where I express my opinion, I state so. Where you, and so many others here state your (biased) opinions, you want to convince others its a fact.
Like I originally commented, Lorn, stop making stuff up.
Do us all a favor...don't quit your day job and go off thinking you've got talent as some kind of investigative reporter. You seem to want to also dabble in precognition, clairvoyance & armchair psychology.
Sorry, Lorn - IMO you hold no talents their either.
Just stop that. O.K.? You are making a fool of yourself.
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we photo gal - IMO, If Gabby was emotionally beat down by Brian I don't think she'd have been opening the van door he thought was locked and crawled right over him to get to the passenger seat. This was reported by eye witnesses, as to how the slapping incident ended- 'they ran up and down the street - he reached the van first, jumped in the driver's side and locked her out - he thought - but the driver's side was not locked and she ran around, opened the driver's side door and crawled over him to get into the van.
just sayin...so many things so many think they have all figured out - even in the Moab stop, but which makes no sense - not to me, anyway. Someone, supposedly my aggressor locking themselves away from me inside a vehicle, then I strong-arm the driver's door and crawl right over my 'aggressor' to get inside the vehicle? And I'm supposedly beaten down by this person? How does that make any sense?
Also, I won't soon forget Gabby's friend Rose in a very early televised interview when asked about their relationship...describing Gabby's frustration with Brian wanting his own way and 'going after him' and scratching his face. This was apparently a pattern in their relationship.
I watched that interview. The worse thing Rose could say about Brian - at that time - was that he liked to have his own way. This frustrated Gabby to the point of rage and she'd 'go after' Brian. In response to Gabby trying to scratch his face, Brian would slap her face, or grab her face to push her off of him. Rose said this in the interview. I watched the interview. No one is mentioning it.
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John Walsh is talking out of his horrific hurt from many years ago - which will always be with him, will never wane😪 and I am so, so sorry for his pain. Horrible, horrible pain that will never leave him, I realize that 💔
But...now that Brian's remains have been found and ID'd as Brian Laundrie.... And, yes he probably killed himself, just as Mr. Walsh implored him to do in a very public way, I am told -
I think that at this point everyone has to admit...no one has been hiding ('the guilty coward' )Brian Laundrie out - on the Aplachian trail, or anywhere else.
John Walsh has vilified Brian Laundrie and his 'dirty Laundrie' parents... declatex tgem all guilty in the press, on SM, in the public' eye, and every which way he possibly could.
How can this ugly, name calling rhetoric pissibly help, any cause, in any way?!
I agree , keep these suspects /fugitives & lost children in the public eye as much as possible - but the ugly, dark, hateful rhetoric...again, more harmful & damaging than can possibly be helpful.
As a result of John Walsh's hateful rhetoric about Brian Laundrie AND his family...with a whole host of people behind Mr. WAalsh- including nasty, ugly, obnoxious PROTESTERS outside the Laundrie family home AND, of course, outside CASSIE's home (Brian's sister) - where therein, live two young boys - innocent kids who loved their Auntie Gaby and their Uncle Brian.
What I am getting to, is how unfortunate that John Walsh, & others finding Brian and his parents GUILTY and letting loose with this viscious 'Dirty Laundrie' rhetoric....and what do we see? Two innocent little boys emotionally hurt, psychologically damaged. beyond belief.
So ironic that John Walsh and his people - connected with this 'Save The Children' movement - and here are two little boys broken hearted, horrified, having learned in the harshest, ugliest way posible of a horrible tragedy that SHOULD be broken to innocent children in the kindest, gentlest way possible.
But No....Protesters outside these kids house shouting the ugly news through Bullhorns - all hours of the day and night - that their Auntie Gaby is dead, and their Uncle Brian is a murderer. Protesters parading past the windows of their home with Posters of their uncle, with MURDERER! scrawled across his face.
Probably true... maybe, not, that Brian is guilty. Probably true, but maybe not, that the Laundrie's knew what happened to Gaby.
But these protesters are propped up, beefed up, aggressively & smugly CONFIDENT in their ugly actions outside Cassie's home where two little boys are cowering/crying - seeing ugly things they'll never UN-SEE, hearing ugly things they'll never UN-HEAR, knowing ugly things about this world at TOO YOUNG AND INNOCENT AN AGE, that they will never be able to UN-KNOW.
God Bless John Walsh and all the devastated parents belonging to this most dreaded Club that no one wants to belong to. But, PLEASE know that your words (which may or may not be true) has the power to reach and support nasty uncaring people, and to devastate the lives of innocent children.
Please, please, be careful with your words... and may God Bless all of you 💝💜🙏
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@John-hp9mv John, I comprehended completely what you wrote. Because I proved you have no idea how to deduce facts and come to a logical conclusion...that must mean I d/n comprehend your meaning? Nope, wrong again, John...here again you've concluded incorrectly.
I was the only one who responded to your comment? And that proves, somehow, that everyone else must have agreed with you? Do you realize how laughable a 'deduction' that is?🤣
(its more comical than the 'Brian Laundrie & the lost/found Mustang keys' deduction.
Maybe you DID mean something other than what you wrote?, idk.
There is nothing wrong with my reading comprehension. it's post grad level, in case you're wondering.
If you DID mean to convey something other than what I clearly comprehended, I suggest you learn to improve your writing skills.
Frankly, I do think you really DID believe that if no keys were found with Brian's
effects/remains, that means his parents got the keys from him when they moved the car weeks ago. That is what you wrote...no getting around it.
Don't leave your day job anytime soon to be any type of investigator....OK, John?
(And my names not 'betty'...
I'll 'move along' when I see fit, John...don't worry about it. 😉
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