Gabby Petito's father is lending support to Savannah Guthrie and her family as the days stretch onward with Savannah's mother, Nancy, still missing. Joe Petito knows how devastating this can be. He experienced many of the same frustrations when his daughter disappeared.
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"It's humbling to see so many people try and help your family ... but it's also frustrating because a lot of times the information that's out there, if someone does a bad report and doesn't give accurate information, a lot of the times, other people just copy and paste it, and next thing you know, something is out there that is not true at all," Joe Petito empathized on Fox & Friends.
Gabby Petitio's Father Lends Support to Savannah Guthrie
Joe's daughter Gabby disappeared in 2021. It turned out her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, murdered her before taking his own life. Joe's advice for Savannah and her family is to depend on one another during this trying time and try to tune out the noise.
"I just hope that they're taking their time and listening to each other," he said. "Because a lot of outside influence will try to give an opinion or something along those lines. And they're [the family] are the only ones who have all the information, or as much as possible."
Due to the high-profile case of the disappearance, Nancy's case has gone viral. It's attracted the attention of internet sleuths. That can make the investigation more difficult.
"More people are aware; it keeps people alert. If they know she hasn't been found yet, perhaps people will remember that and if they see something, they might say something," former NYPD detective and adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Michael Alcazar, told the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
"I think it's just something that we have to adapt to as far as law enforcement. The true crime community is growing," he added. "There's a lot of people out there that want to help."
