20/20’ EXAMINES THE MURDER OF GABBY PETITO IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE, FEATURING THE FIRST NETWORK TELEVISION INTERVIEW WITH HER PARENTS

Gabby Petito hoped her upcoming trip with fiancé Brian Laundrie would be an adventure of a lifetime when they outfitted a van to travel across the country, visiting national parks and monuments and documenting it via social media. After several months into their trip, Gabby disappeared, and her parents reported her missing. Soon after, authorities discovered her body near Grand Teton National Park, and Brian was named a person of interest in her death. In their first network television interview together, Gabby Petito’s parents sit down with “GMA3” co-anchor Eva Pilgrim in an all-new episode of “20/20,” FRIDAY, FEB. 21 (9:01-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC and streaming the next day on Hulu.

The “20/20” episode features interviews with Gabby’s mother, Nicole Schmidt, and her husband, Jim Schmidt; Gabby’s father, Joe Petito, and his wife, Tara Petito; as well as others involved in the case.

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