Authorities in the United States confirmed tonight (Tuesday through Wednesday) that the body found earlier this week in the forests of Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming is that of Miss Gabi Patito, who was traveling with her fiancée in the western United States and has not been in contact since late August.
An update released by authorities said she was murdered, but the reason she lost her life is still under investigation and will likely be revealed later.
The fate of spouses who got engaged and went on a trip across America still preoccupies law enforcement in recent days, after 22-year-old Petito stopped sharing her and her partner's experiences online and rating the sites they visited on social media.
Authorities said in August passers-by reported to police a dispute that developed between the two during the trip when they were in Utah, an argument that later developed into a physical quarrel, but then the two still told police they were in love.