The tragic story of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie has captivated the entire nation.

If you've been living under a rock for the last month or so, here's a quick recap. Gabby Petito and her then-boyfriend, once fiance, Brian Laundrie, left on a cross-country trip together in Gabby's van with the intention of documenting their trip, influencer-style, in an attempt to start a blog and obtain a decent social media following. Gabby intended on turning that blog into a full-time job.

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The events that have unfolded since first leaving on her trek played out extremely differently than anyone could've imagined. Gabby's boyfriend Brian Laundrie returned from the Grand Tetons without her. He returned in her van without her. Speculation immediately ensued. He lawyered up upon returning to his home in Florida before even talking once with police. It would be her parents, not him, who would file a missing person's report.


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Gabby's body was eventually found near one of the campsites that she is known to have stayed at.

With the discovery of her body, Brian has been on the run for several weeks and nobody, not even federal authorities or Dog the Bounty Hunter can track him down.

If you're anything like me and obsessed with cases like these that pop up, then you already have your own theories. The bodycam footage from when the cops pulled Petito and Laundrie over didn't help matters, either.

Then, I started to wonder what someone would do if, like Laundrie, they tried to run and hide here in South Jersey. Where would the public recommend the authorities to start their search? I came up with some ideas...

If Brian Laundrie were hiding out in South Jersey, where would he go? These are 8 places you'd hide in South Jersey if you didn't want to be found:

If you had to go off the grid in South Jersey, where would you run to? We've figured that out for you.

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