It’s official, the dental records say so, the skeletal remains found in a Florida reserve have been identified by the FBI as Brian Laundrie's.

The manhunt for the central figure in the saga of Gabby Petito's homicide has come to an end.

Brian's parents got a brief visit from the North Port police Thursday where their lawyer says they were informed the bones in the swamp indeed belonged to their son.

While the only person of interest in the death of Petito is dead, the case is not closed. It is still unknown how Brian Laundrie died or what was written inside his notebook that was found by detectives.

NewsNation’s Brian Netin joins “Banfield” with a live report from Florida to explain what’s next in the investigation.

Then, forensic expert Joseph Scott Morgan joins the show to examine the evidence.

Lastly, Brian Entin and Ashleigh Banfield answer viewers’ questions about the case.

It�s official, the dental records say so, the skeletal remains found in a Florida reserve have been identified by the FBI as Brian Laundrie's.

It’s official, the dental records say so, the skeletal remains found in a Florida reserve have been identified by the FBI as Brian Laundrie's.

After 38 days of searches, sightings and some surprises, the Brian Laundrie manhunt appears to have ended where it began: in the Carlton Nature Reserve in Florida.

Human remains were discovered in that swamp Wednesday, and while autopsy results will take a few days, most signs are pointing to it being Brian.

NewsNation’s Brian Entin joins “Banfield” with a live report from the Carlton Reserve.

Then, NewsNation’s Tom Negovan joins the show with a report from Gabby’s hometown of Blue Point, N.Y., where a makeshift memorial continues to grow.

Also, Marc Klaas and Erin Runnion, two parents who have lost children to violence, discuss their search for closure.

Last, Mark O’Mara, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor and former federal prosecutor Mary Fulginiti join the show to explain what, legally speaking, could be next for the Laundrie family.

After 38 days of searches, sightings and some surprises the Brian Laundrie manhunt appears to have ended where it began: in the Carlton Nature Reserve in Florida.

After 38 days of searches, sightings and some surprises the Brian Laundrie manhunt appears to have ended where it began: in the Carlton Nature Reserve in Florida.

CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) — Alex Murdaugh is out of rehab with a pair of felony fraud counts staring him down. He faces several more nights in a South Carolina jail cell and possibly many more years locked up.

On Tuesday, a South Carolina judge refused to grant bond in any amount for the one-time titan among Low Country lawyers. Murdaugh is now charged not only with trying to stage his own murder but also with cheating his late housekeeper's family out of millions in death insurance.

Before he'll consider bond, the judge wants the defense to pony up a psychiatric assessment to support their claim that Murdaugh isn't a threat to himself or the community. For Murdaugh, that basically means a week or more in a jail cell.

Eric Bland, the lawyer for the late housekeeper’s family joins “Banfield.” The lawsuit he filed against Murdaugh just weeks ago paved the way for this latest batch of charges.

Also, Seema Iyer, chief legal correspondent for NewsNation affiliate WJZY and a lawyer who was there in the courtroom for the whole proceeding, joins the show to discuss the case.

Finally, the nature reserve where investigators have been searching for Brian Laundrie was reopened to the public on Tuesday. Have authorities given up searching for him there?

Alex Murdaugh is out of rehab with a pair of felony fraud counts staring him down. He faces several more nights in a South Carolina jail cell and possibly many more years locked up.

Alex Murdaugh is out of rehab with a pair of felony fraud counts staring him down. He faces several more nights in a South Carolina jail cell and possibly many more years locked up.

One month into the manhunt and there’s not a single trace of Brian Laundrie. How is that possible, especially since his face has been plastered on every TV across the country?

Meanwhile. the protesters aren’t letting up at the little yellow bungalow where the Laundrie parents live. Now, Brian’s father is facing a lawsuit because those protests might just be getting under his skin. NewsNation’s Brian Entin joins us live from outside the home with the latest developments.

Dr. Michael Bourke, former chief psychologist for the United States Marshals Service, also joins the show. He created the behavior analysis unit for the marshals. It was his job to help find fugitives such as Laundrie.

And Seth Ferrenti spent two years on the run after faking his own death rather than face the consequences of going to prison for 20-plus years and having to rat on his friends for drug dealing. He talks to us about what Laundire must be going through.

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