strangulation and manual strangulation in the case of gabby petito in the autopsy. we have also reached out to the attorney for laundrie s parents, and they say that this is just a tragedy, a death at such a young age. they point out at this point brian laundrie is only charged with unauthorized use of a debit card that belongs to gabby petito and say he s missing. and when he is found, they will address the fraud charge. leyla santiago, thank you. let s discuss this with the director of forensic science at st. louis university. previously from the st. louis metropolitan police department crime laboratory. i want to get your reaction to the news. investigators found petito died by manual strangulation. is there some does that mean something in particular, manual strangulation as opposed to a different kind, and does that surprise you? yeah, hi, jake. it s a pleasure being on your
dana: at this point brian laundrie, fiance, is still considered a person of interest. at what point does he become a suspect if he does? i think the term person of interest has debated and in my experience it is a matter of semantics. in the eyes of law enforcement right now, you can call him a person of interest or suspect. they are looking at him as a possible suspect and a strock suspect. dana: the other day the police in north port said they were calling off the search in that reserve. later that day the parents were questioned in the van outside of the home while the f.b.i. was inside. then for the last two days they ve gone back to searching in the reserve. is it possible that the parents story of him going to the reserve checked out and why they decided to look again? that s possible. they re looking at other things as well. during the search they were