Final body count revealed after Brian Laundrie search comes to a close
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At least 10 bodies have now been discovered across the US since Gabby Petito’s murder as more remains have been found near where the vlogger was killed.
Jared Hembree, 26, was last seen on October 21 in the park where Gabby Petito’s remains were found last month.
Search teams found Jared’s remains on Uhl Hill in the eastern part of the park on Sunday, according to East Idaho News.
Rescue efforts were launched on Thursday after police received a call that expressed concern about his welfare.
Hembree’s car was found in the parking area of Game Warden Point but he was nowhere to be seen.
Grand Teton National Park law enforcement rangers, Teton Country Sheriff’s Office deputies, and Teton County Search and rescue were involved in the operation.
Choppers, a fixed wing helicopter, drones and rescue dogs were deployed as more than 80 people tried to find Jared.
The 26-year-old is thought to be the fourth person to go missing at Jackson Hole this year, according to the Jackson Hole News and Guide.
It comes just a month after FBI detectives unearthed the remains of 22-year-old vlogger Gabby Petito.
Gabby was strangled to death on a cross-country road trip with fiancé Brian Laundrie. Her body was found on September the 19th.
Laundrie’s body was found a month later at Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, near the Carlton Reserve.
FBI detectives found a partial skull but a cause of death is not established.
The other bodies to be discovered during this time include a married couple found murdered in Utah, a man who died by suicide in a Wyoming swamp, and remains that were unearthed during a search for a woman who disappeared in a California desert in June.
Sara Bayard, 55, was first reported missing on July 4.
She was last seen at a convenience store in Parker, Colorado, on June 28.
Gabby had checked in on Instagram at nearby Monument Rocks on the same day El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received the missing report on Bayard.
Lauren Cho
Perhaps the most high-profile body discovery mentioned in the thread came over the weekend as part of the search for Lauren Cho.
Cho, a 30-year-old chef from New Jersey, vanished on June 28 after setting out for a solo walk-in California’s Yucca Valley desert.
Authorities announced the discovery of human remains in the Yucca Valley earlier this month but have not said whether they believe they belong to Cho.
Wyoming hiker suicide
Robert “Bob” Lowrey, 46, vanished on August 20 while visiting Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest, near Grand Teton National Park.
The father-of-two was last seen on the Black Canyon Trail carrying a black duffel and a collapsed tent. His family had been searching for him for weeks but had no leads.
However, Teton County Sheriff’s Deputy Chad Sachse told NBC Dateline this week that it was the recent coverage of Gabby’s tragic murder that encouraged members of the public to come forward with tips about Lowrey’s last known movements.
Lowrey’s body was found on August 27 and a coroner confirmed his death was a suicide.
North Carolina remains
On October 9, authorities announced that human remains were found by the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, where dozens of people claimed to have seen Laundrie in recent weeks.
The cause of death was ruled a homicide.
The FBI was quick to clarify that the recovery had nothing to do with the Laundrie case.
“The body discovered along the Blue Ridge Parkway on Saturday is part of an ongoing investigation,” FBI officials told WSOC9.
“At this time, there is no evidence to connect or any reason to believe it is related to the search for fugitive Brian Laundrie.”
The remains were later identified as Josue Calderon, 33, of Rhode Island, according to the Charlotte Observer.
Utah Newlyweds
Two more bodies were found before the Laundrie manhunt began – but investigators have said it’s possible they are linked.
Newlyweds Kylen Schulte, 24, and Crystal Turner, 38, were found shot dead in the La Sal mountain range in Utah on August 18, five days after they were last seen at Woody’s Tavern in Moab on August 13, according to Fox News.
Alabama Man
A body was discovered near a dumpster at a Walmart in Mobile, Alabama, on September 20, sparking rumours that it could be Laundrie.
However, authorities quickly confirmed that the body was not connected to the Laundrie case.
The person who died has not been named publicly but police said he was homeless.