Gabby Petitos father has a mission to help the missing [Video]

(NewsNation) — Turning tragedy into purpose — that’s the mission of Joe Petito, whose daughter Gabby was found dead in September of 2021.

Gabby Petito’s death

Gabby Petito’s disappearance sparked a national search and news coverage across the world, in television, newspapers and especially social media. The search ended 8 days after her parents reported her missing when her body was found at a Wyoming campsite. The FBI later announced that her fiance, Brian Laundrie, was found dead and left a confession admitting he killed her.

Drone video shows moment missing girl found in woods

“We found her inside of, what, eight, nine days, and brought her home, you know, and across the country,” Joe Petito told NewsNation’s Marni Hughes. “How do you say ‘thank you’ for something so overwhelming? I mean, billions of people [paid attention to her case]; it sounds funny saying it. But now we’ve got to get those stories for other …