WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – A Haywood County hiker told 911 dispatchers that he was 99 percent sure he spotted Brian Laundrie near the North Carolina/Tennessee border. The Florida engineer claimed he talked to Laundrie on the Appalachian Trail over the weekend, and on Tuesday he said he plans to meet with the FBI to discuss the bizarre encounter on Sunday in the area just off Interstate-40. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, have been searching for Laundrie since his fiancee, Gabby Petito, was reported missing on Sept. 11. Petito’s body was later found in Wyoming on Sept. 19.
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Gabby Petito’s family joined Twitter Saturday to post emotional messages and tributes for the 22-year-old, including calls for her fiancé Brian Laundrie to surrender to police.
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