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criminal charges just by virtue of this note which can be construed as a lot of different things? >> yeah, really interesting. and of course that line in the note that says, if you killed someone, i would bring a shovel and garbage bags. so of course the petitos are going to want this note. that's what this proceeding was about. this is about a civil case the they're bringing against the la laundries and the judge determined it is relevant and should be turned over. to your question, there is the potential that the laundries could face criminal charges, and it all depends on whether or not they could be an accessory after the fact. were they part of this crime in any way? so it would be a conspiracy type theory, in the planning, the commission or the cover-up, and many have opined they were
laundries should be found liable for inintentional infliction of emotional distress because the laundries refused to talk with them or give them any answers. the laundries argue they had no duty to respond to them. weeks after gabby was reported missing following a highly publicized nationwide search, the 22-year-old's remains were found in wyoming. a coroner ruled her cause of death to be strangulation, and the manner of death homicide. brian disappeared during the search for gabby. his body was discovered soon after hers. a notebook found near his remains revealed he claimed responsibility for gabby's death, according to the fbi. a medical examiner ruled he died by suicide. >> only permits discovery regarding matters that are relevant. >> reporter: laundrie's family attorney argued the letter should not be interpreted literally, pointing to other parts of the letter.
investigators found the undated letter in brian's backpack close to his remains when they were discovered on october 20th, 2021 at florida's carlton reserve. "you are my boy. nothing can make me stop loving you. nothing will or could ever divide us. no matter what we do or where we go or what we say, we will always love each other. if you're in jail, he will bake a cake with a file in it. if you need to dispose of a body, i will show up with a shovel and garbage bags. the petitos say the letter is evidence the laundries already knew gabby was dead when brian returned home alone in the fall of 2021. the laundries say the letter was written well before gabby went missing. >> she wrote the letter because she and brian were experiencing a difficult period in their relationship, and he was about to leave home. he was to be go on this long trip with gabby. and she was hoping to repair their relationship before he left. >> reporter: the petitos say the
"if you fly to the moon, i will be watching the skies for your reentry. if you say you hate my guts, i'll get new guts." in her affidavit, roberta laundrie referenced two children's books that she says the letter was based on. the petito family attorney rejected that premise. >> there is nothing about burying a body or bringing a shovel or putting something in a cake if somebody goes to prison, although mama bear did say she would bake little bear a cake on his birthday. >> reporter: and written on the front of the envelope, "burn after reading." >> jean casarez is with me now. will the jury get to see that letter if it goes to -- >> here's where we are. yesterday the judge made a big ruling that the petito family and their attorney could actually have the letter, because the laundries did not want the letter to get into their hands at all. so now they have the letter as part of discovery. i am sure the laundries will bring in emotion so that the jury cannot see it.
it cannot become evidence in the trial. but the petitos know this is their circumstantial way to show that the laundries knew that their son had committed murder and they weren't giving the petitos any answers at all. the judge said i think it's relevant. so we'll see what the judge does. but in florida, if you want to prove intentional infliction of emotional distress, there is a number of elements, but the main one is it's outrageous and it's a legal standard. and you know how case law interprets that? if you show a situation and a citizen, average citizen says that's outrageous, that is beyond the norms of decency. >> jean casarez, appreciate it. thank you. coming up, more on the newest presidential candidate ron desantis. we'll look at what role his closest confidante, according to many, his wife may have in the race, next. ♪ are e there animals living underwater? ♪ is the ocean warm?
each other. if you are in jail, i will bake a cake with a file and it. if you need to dispose of a body, i will show up with the shovel, and garbage bags. the petito say, the letter is evidence that the laundrie's already knew that gabby was dead when brian returned home alone in, the fall of 2021. the laundry say, the letter was written well before gaby went missing. >> she wrote the letter because she, and brian, we're experiencing a difficult period in their relationship. he was about to leave home, about to go on this long trip with gabby. she was hoping to repair their relationship before he left. >> the petito say, the laundrie's should be found liable for potential infliction of emotional distress, because the laundrie's refused to talk with them, or give them any answers. the laundries argued, they had no duty to respond. weeks after gabby was reported missing, following a highly publicized, nationwide search, the 22 year olds remains were
and she was hoping to repair the relationship before they left. >> reporter: petitos say laundries should be found liable for intentional infliction of emotional express because they refused to give them any answers. laundries argue they had no duty to respond to them. weeks after gabby was reported missing following a highly publicized nationwide search, the 22-year-old's remains were found in wyoming. a coroner ruled her cause of death to be strangulation and the manner of death homicide. brian disappeared during the search for gabby, his body discovered soon after hers 00 notebook found near his remains reveal he claimed responsibility for gabby's death according to the fbi. a medical examiner ruled he died by suicide. >> only permits discovery regarding matters that are relevant. >> reporter: laundrie's family attorney said the letter should not be interpreting literally
investigators found the undated letter in brian's backpack close to his remains when they were discovered on october 20, 2021 at the carlton reserve. you are my boy. nothing can make me stop loving you. nothing will or could ever divide us. no matter what we do or where we go or what we say, we will always love each other. if you are in jail, i will bake a cake with a file in it. if you need to dispose of a body, i will show up with a shovel and gara age bags. petitos say it is evidence that laundries knew that she was already dead when he returned home. the laundries say 9 the letter s written well before. >> she and brian were experiencing a difficult period and he was about to go on this long trip with gabby.
>> there is nothing about bearing a body or bringing a shovel or putting something in a cake if somebody goes to prison, although mom of air did say she'd bake little barricade on the birthday. >> written on the front of the envelope, burn after reading. >> -- will the jury get you see that letter, if it goes to -- ? >> here's where we are. yesterday the judge made a ruling that the petito family and their attorney could actually have the letter, because the laundrie's did not want the letter to get into their hands at all. so now they have the letter, it's part of discovery. i am sure the laundrie's will bring a motion so that the jury cannot see it. it cannot become evidence and the trial. but the petito's no, this is their circumstantial way to show that the laundries knew that their son had committed murder, and they were giving the patios any answers at all. the judge said, i think