- The body found in a Wyoming forest has been confirmed as Petito's, the family's lawyer told Insider.
- The Teton County Coroner's Office performed an autopsy on the body Tuesday.
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FBI later released the initial results, saying Petito's death was determined to be a homicide.
The body found in a Wyoming national forest has been confirmed to be $4, the family's lawyer told Insider on Tuesday.
The Teton County Coroner's Office performed an autopsy on the body Tuesday.
The attorney for Petito's family, Richard Stafford, told Insider in a text message that the remains - found near the border of Grand Teton National Park - belonged to Petito.
The $4 that the body found in Wyoming belonged to the missing 22-year-old woman and said that the coroner's "initial determination for the manner of death is homicide."
"The cause of death remains pending final autopsy results," the FBI said.
Petito's $4 in a remote campsite in Bridger-Teton National Forest on Sunday.
Earlier on Tuesday, Stafford thanked reporters "for giving the Petito and Schmidt family time to grieve."
"We will be making a statement when Gabby is home," Stafford said.
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Authorities have for days searched the sprawling Carlton Reserve in Sarasota County where Laundrie's parents said the 23-year-old North Port, Florida, man went for a hike a week ago and never returned, police said.
Earlier Tuesday, Florida police said for the first time that the Petito case was now $4
"This is an FBI-led criminal investigation and North Port Police are assisting our federal partner in any way we can to bring this investigation to a close," Josh Taylor, a spokesperson for Florida's North Port Police Department, said in a statement.
On Monday, the $4 the North Port home where Laundrie and Petito lived with Laundrie's parents.
Petito was $4 in New York on September 11, 10 days after $4 from a cross-country road trip out West in the van the couple had been driving in - but without Petito.
After Laundrie returned, he quickly retained a lawyer and refused to speak with authorities about the case, which has gripped the nation.