Brian Laundrie was 'grieving' when he vanished, before Petito found dead, lawyer says: LIVE UPDATES

Laundrie family attorney Steve Bertolino told NBC News that the FBI discussed with the Laundrie family possible charges being filed against them but ultimately declined to file any.

"What I can tell you is that conversations were held several weeks ago with the FBI with respect to certain charges," Bertolino said. "When questioned and when certain communications were had between myself and the FBI I think it was realized that charges were not appropriate."

Bertolino added that he did not know whether those charges were felony or misdemeanor.

"I want to be clear, there no threat there was no coercion on behalf of the FBI," he said. "There was no deal. There were certainly conversations as one would expect happens in every criminal case."

Bertolino also said there is "no truth" to rumors that the Laundries were offered immunity to cooperate in the search for Brian.

The attorney for now-deceased Brian Laundrie and his vilified parents said he has been told by the FBI that they believe they "have everything they need" with respect to the investigation into the murder of Gabby Petito. 

Sitting down with Fox News Digital at his New York office Friday, Steven Bertolino addressed questions about whether Chris and Roberta Laundrie planned to cooperate in the investigation into the death of their son's late fiancée. After explaining what the FBI had told him, Bertolino added: "I was unaware of that as of yesterday. So, things change every day in this saga."

"And it is tragic. It's very sad," he continued. "So, ultimately, we'll see that through as it needs to be."

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Brian Laundrie's family could face legal consequences under certain circumstances now that authorities have discovered the deceased 23-year-old's remains, famed criminal defense lawyer Mark Geragos said.

The FBI on Thursday confirmed remains recovered from the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in North Port, Florida were indeed Laundrie's, after comparing dental records.

"Based on what we know so far… the only exposure, potential liability, would be either after the federal warrant was issued or if there was some assistance given while he was a fugitive," Geragos told Fox News, meaning Laundrie's parents would likely only be accused of a crime for actions committed after the U.S. District Court of Wyoming issued a federal arrest warrant for their son.

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Steve Bertolino, attorney for the Laundrie family, confirmed to Fox News Digital on Friday that the District 12 medical examiner will send Brian Laundrie’s to a forensic anthropologist.

He did not say when the family expects to know Laundrie’s manner of death. Forensic anthropologists analyze skeletal remains to determine details such as manner and time of death.

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Fox News Digital returned to the area in Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park where items belonging to Brian Laundrie were found and saw no police presence at the park.

Additionally, police have sprayed orange paint that appeared to contain numbering or lettering about 10-15 yards from where the items where Laundrie's bag was found.

The park is currently open to the public.

More than a month before authorities found the decomposed remains of Florida fugitive Brian Laundrie in a swamp near his home, he allegedly slipped away from his parents’ house under the guise of a hike.

That was on Sept. 13, two days after Laundrie’s fiancée, Gabby Petito, was reported missing. His attorney, Steve Bertolino, told Fox News Digital Thursday that he immediately informed the FBI that his client had failed to come home.

However, local police in North Port, Florida, said they thought Laundrie was still inside the house until they knocked on the front door on Sept. 17.

Bertolino later told ABC News that Brian’s father, Chris Laundrie, believed his son was "grieving" and upset when he left for the Sept. 13 hike. The public didn't know Petito was dead until authorities said they found her remains on Sept. 19.

Bertolino did not immediately respond to a request for clarification on Thursday about Brian Laundrie’s mental state when he left or what he was "grieving" about.

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A Florida resident who lives near where Brian Laundrie's remains were found this week tells the New York Post that animal activity likely posed a challenge for the coroner tasked with identifying his body.

“I walk there all the time and there won’t be much of the remains left,” John Widmann said.

“There’s alligators, but the worst thing are the wild pigs,” he continued. “They’re evil animals and will eat anything. Any flesh out in the open will not be wasted.”

“There won’t be much for the coroner to work on,” Widmann added. “Nature doesn’t waste anything.”

Fox Nation host Nancy Grace told 'Fox & Friends' on Friday that its unlikely Brian Laundrie's parents will face charges, unless they did an "overt act."

"I would be more concerned if I were them about aiding, abetting and encouraging him, hiding out from police and not revealing the truth," she said. "Here's the fly in the ointment -- unless they did an overt act, they will never be prosecuted."

Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino, in an interview with ABC's 'Good Morning America' Friday, says Chris and Roberta Laundrie do not know how Brian died.

"I was informed from law enforcement yesterday that perhaps midday today we may have some more information," he said. "But as of right now, we know as much as you do so."

The scene Friday outside the Laundrie home in North Port, Fla. (Fox News/Michael Ruiz)

A Fox News Digital reporter observed Brian Laundrie's parents deny a request Friday morning from a power company to gain access to a pole behind their home.

The company had sent workers to knock on the Laundrie's door.

The memorial outside of the Laundrie family home. (Fox News/Michael Ruiz)

A memorial that has appeared outside of the Laundrie family home in North Port, Fla., has grown following the FBI's confirmation that the human remains recovered from the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park were Brian Laundrie's, according to Fox35 Orlando.

Steven Bertolino, the attorney for Brian Laundrie and his parents, gave an animated TV interview on Thursday just half an hour after the FBI confirmed that human remains found in a nature reserve near the family's home belonged to his client.

"I’m upset, I’m angry, and for the last four hours I’ve been dealing with — I just have to call it nonsense," Bertolino told NewsNation on Thursday. 

The attorney, who has represented the Laundries since mid-September, took shots at the media, the public, and protesters outside of the family's North Port home. 

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"Gabby’s family is not doing interviews or making a statement at this time," Petito-Schmidt family attorney Rick Stafford said in a statement to Fox News correspondent Laura Ingle. "They are grieving the loss of their beautiful daughter. Gabby’s family will make a statement at the appropriate time and when they are emotionally ready."

The FBI on Thursday confirmed remains recovered from the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in North Port, Florida, on Wednesday were fugitive Brian Laundrie's. 

A comparison of dental records confirmed Laundrie's identity, according to the FBI.

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