The partial remains, including a portion of a human skull, found on Wednesday were identified as Brian Laundrie the next day using dental records.
The remains of Brian Laundrie will be sent to a forensic anthropologist for testing with the cause of death expected to be released next week, family attorney Steven Bertolino said Friday. Bertolino confirmed to Law&Crime reporter Angenette Levy that the Sarasota County Medical Examiner sent Laundrie’s bones for an analysis of how and when he died. The lawyer continued that the cause and manner of death would not be released on Friday but could come some time next week. Speaking on behalf of his clients Chris and Roberta Laundrie, Bertolino also dismissed social media rumors that the Laundries planted evidence or did anything illegal while searching for their son on Wednesday with police. “A lot of people have been asking, ‘How did they know where to go?’ and I keep repeating that this was the beginning of the trail right near the access of the trailhead and the parking lot to the park, and they started down that trail, and as they were able to go off into the woods, they did so, checking in a zigzag fashion, looking for certain items when Chris came across a light dry bag, and about the same time, law enforcement came across a backpack and some remains,” Bertolino said.
