Meg spent hours and hours this week deep diving into the Gabby Petito case to figure out why society is so obsessed. Meg explains the origin of ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome.’ Casey and Meg analyze the police body cam footage from the domestic assault encounter involving Brian Landrie and Gabby Petito weeks before she went missing. Meg and Casey discuss the stress factors of cross country van life and how this may have contributed to the demise of their relationship. Head over to Patreon for bonus content - Meg went down a rabbit hole learning about #VANLIFE and it’s a whole thing. 

Next Episode: Meg and Casey review signs of a toxic, potentially dangerous relationship. 

Show links:

How the Media Repeated 'Missing White Woman Syndrome' in Petito Case

Missing White Woman Syndrome and The Gabby Petito Case

Missing White Woman Syndrome: Media Obsess Over Some Cases as Black, Brown, Indigenous Women Ignored

The Vanished Podcast

https://upandvanished.com/season-3/

https://www.blackgirlgonepodcast.com/

Lauren Cho, missing New Jersey woman: Human remains found

‘The Vanished' Podcast on Why Gabby Petito & Brian Laundrie Get So Much Attention

Gabby Petito ID Special Report | Gabby Petito: ID Special Report

Almost 1 Billion Views on TikTok

Gabby Petito: Experts Explain Why the Case Gained Social-Media Attention

Vanlife, the Bohemian Social-Media Movement

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Special Thanks to Brad Tourcette aka Brad Sucks for being a copyleft participant and allowing us to use his song “Making Me Nervous” for our intro! 

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https://www.copyleft.org/

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