Chapman, 68, visited the North Port, Florida, home of Laundrie’s parents Saturday, where he knocked on the door but did not receive an answer, local NBC affiliateWFLAreports.
“The reason I went to Mr. [Christopher] Laundrie is I carry a reputation with me,” he toldFox News. “The reputation is, ‘He gives you a second chance. He’s gonna get you, but he gives you a second chance.’ "
Chapman told Fox he joined the search for Laundrie, 23, after the public asked him to do so.
“We had a lot of requests that I get in on this,” he said. “This is what I do for a living, for 45 years.”
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Chapman has helped crack high-profile cases in the past, notablycapturingconvicted rapist Andrew Luster in 2003. Chapman toldThe New York Timeslast year that he had captured 10,000 fugitives over the course of his career.
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Laundrie has beenmissingsince Sept. 17, when his attorney confirmed that “the whereabouts of Brian Laundrie are currently unknown.” He previously returned home to Florida from Wyoming, a stop on his cross-country road trip with Petito, without his fiancée. The FBIconfirmedSept. 21 that a body found in a Wyoming national park earlier this month was Petito’s remains.
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On Wednesday, the FBIissueda federal arrest warrant for Laundrie, who is accused of using an unauthorized debit card with the intent to defraud.
“While this warrant allows law enforcement to arrest Mr. Laundrie, the FBI and our partners across the country continue to investigate the facts and circumstances of Ms. Petito’s homicide,” FBI Denver said in a statement. “We urge individuals with knowledge of Mr. Laundrie’s role in this matter or his current whereabouts to contact the FBI.”
If you have information on this case, call 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324).
source: people.com
