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First he was silent, then he disappeared. Here's a timeline of the search for Brian Laundrie

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It's now been more than three weeks since after returning without his fiancee, , from a cross-country trip.

The case has had constant updates that have left authorities and the public confused as to the timeline of and reasons behind Laundrie's disappearance. His parents have made little to no comment surrounding the case, as well.

Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino has previously said Laundrie's parents are "remaining in the background" and Bertolino has said the is and haven't heard from him since he left their Florida home around mid-September.

Laundrie has not been charged in the death of , whose body was found in Wyoming. He was indicted on charges of using two financial accounts that did not belong to him in the days following Petito's death.

The search for Laundrie is ongoing, but here's a timeline of what we know about Laundrie:

JUNE 2021: LAUNDRIE EMBARKS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP WITH PETITO

Laundrie and Petito planned a cross-country trip to travel to the West Coast in Petito's white Ford van. Along the way, the couple would visit state and national parks across the Western United States.

Petito documented their trip this summer on social media, posting pictures of herself in Kansas' Monument Rocks, on the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado and of Utah's Bryce Canyon National Park.

AUG. 12: LAUNDRIE AND PETITO ENCOUNTER UTAH POLICE

Things took a turn in August when Moab, Utah, police encountered the couple "engaged in some sort of altercation."

The two were described as getting into a physical fight following an argument, a report from officer Eric Pratt said. There were reports and 911 calls from witnesses describing a man (Laundrie) allegedly hitting a woman (Petito).

showed Petito telling him that while Laundrie had hit her, she hit him first.

"Both the male and female reported they are in love and engaged to be married and desperately didn't wish to see anyone charged with a crime," Pratt's report ultimately said.

At officers' suggestion, the couple separated for the night, according to the report, which describes Petito as "confused and emotional."

"After evaluating the totality of the circumstances, I do not believe the situation escalated to the level of a domestic assault as much as that of a mental health crisis," officer Daniel Robbins wrote in his report. No charges are filed.

AUG. 17-23: LAUNDRIE FLIES FROM UTAH TO FLORIDA AND BACK

Laundrie flew to Tampa, Florida, from Salt Lake City and rejoined Petito six days later in Utah, according to Bertolino, the Laundrie family attorney.

Laundrie "flew home to obtain some items and empty and close the storage unit to save money as they contemplated extending the road trip," Bertolino told CNN.

AUG. 27: LAUNDRIE AND PETITO ARE SEEN AT WYOMING RESTAURANT

Petito and Laundrie were seen again in Jackson, Wyoming, where a couple said they saw Petito and Laundrie involved in a "commotion" as they were leaving The Merry Piglets Tex-Mex restaurant.

By late August, Petito's regular posts to social media had stopped.

SEPT. 1: LAUNDRIE RETURNS TO FLORIDA

Driving Petito's van, Laundrie returned to the home he and Petito shared with his parents in North Port, Florida. Petito was not with him.

SEPT. 6-8: LAUNDRIE FAMILY GOES CAMPING

The Laundrie family goes to a campground about 75 miles away from their home.

Roberta Laundrie, Brian Laundrie's mother, was checked in at a waterfront site at the Fort De Soto Campground from Sept. 6 through Sept. 8, according to a Pinellas County Parks campground check-in report provided to CNN.

The Laundries were at the campground from Sept. 6 to Sept. 7 and left together, Bertolino later told CNN.

SEPT. 11: PETITO IS REPORTED MISSING

on Sept. 11, weeks after calls to her mother and frequent social media posts had stopped.

The events after this are when things become even more confusing.

SEPT. 13 OR 14: LAUNDRIE DISAPPEARS

At this point, Petito's body had not been found, and police were publicly asking Laundrie and his parents to talk to them about what they knew.

Laundrie had invoked his Fifth Amendment right, North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison told CNN's Don Lemon. It generally means a person cannot be forced to make statements they feel might be negative or used against them.

Initially, Laundrie's parents told North Port police they hadn't seen their son since Sept. 14, but they didn't contact authorities about it for three days.

The parents told police , and a source close to Laundrie's family told CNN's Chris Cuomo that Laundrie without his cell phone and wallet.

Laundrie's parents also told police he was going to the nearby Carlton Reserve, a 25,000-acre nature reserve near the family's home featuring waist-high water, snakes and alligators.

The Sept. 14 disappearance was what local and federal authorities were following they were .

Laundrie's family then said in October that he left their home Sept. 13, a day earlier than previously reported.

Bertolino told CNN that Brian Laundrie's father, Chris Laundrie, went to look for Brian on the night of Sept. 13 after his son didn't return from the park.

The next day, Sept. 14, both of Brian's parents returned to the area outside the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park to look for him and found their Ford Mustang with an abandoned vehicle notice placed on it, Bertolino said. The North Port Police Department confirmed the citation had been placed on the car.

The parents returned the next day, Sept. 15, to retrieve the vehicle.

SEPT. 19: PETITO'S REMAINS FOUND IN WYOMING

Petito's remains were found in Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest. The Teton County coroner confirmed the remains were Petito's two days later, on Sept. 21.

SEPT. 23: FEDERAL INDICTMENT ISSUED FOR LAUNDRIE

The FBI announced Sept. 23 that for him. Laundrie has been charged for using two financial accounts that did not belong to him between Aug. 30 and Sept. 1.

The indictment says he used these accounts to charge more than US$1,000 of commerce following the death of Petito that affected interstate commerce. Laundrie did this "knowingly and with intent to defraud," according to the indictment.

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