Brian Laundrie Cleared of Moab Couple's Murder as Utah Police Named Suspect, but He Also Committed Suicide

A sheriff's office in Utah has identified and named a suspect in the murder of a Moab couple that has been linked to Brian Laundrie.

Kylen Schulte and her wife, Crystal Turner, were both found dead with gunshot wounds at a campsite in the La Sal mountain range in Utah last August 13.

Crime Online reported that the Grand County Sheriff's Office named Adam Pinkusiewicz as the suspect in the couple's deaths. The sheriff's office noted that Pinkusiewicz worked at the Moab McDonald's, where Turner also worked.

Police said he was among the "persons of interest" previously under investigation. Investigators noted that Pinkusiewicz told another person that he had killed the Moab couple.

The suspect also reportedly provided details about the killing, known only to investigators. Police said that Pinkusiewicz left Utah shortly after the murders and later committed suicide.

But despite the suspect's death, the sheriff's office noted that the case is still open and under investigation. Police said they were still processing "critical and newly discovered evidence," which includes the recent finding and seizure of Pinkusiewicz's 2007 Yaris automobile.

Brian Laundrie Linked to Murder of Moab Couple

It has been previously speculated that Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner might have played pool with Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie in Moab, Utah before they were found dead.

Sean-Paul Schulte, the father of Kylen Schulte, earlier said that his daughter and her wife were playing pool with a couple at a local bar called Woody's Tavern on August 12, the same day that Laundrie and Petito were stopped by Utah cops.

Sharing details on Understanding Crime's Facebook page, Schulte noted that her daughter had been playing with a "creepy man" peacefully. He wrote that he was hoping the tavern's staff would look to see if they knew who it was.

When someone asked Schulte if "Crystal was shooting pool with the creeper at Woody's? So he may have been following them?" he replied, "we don't know if it was him. It was a couple. A young couple. I want to know if it was Brian and Gabby!"

After their infamous stop with the bodycam footage, Laundrie and Petito were interviewed and separated by Utah cops. The police officers then concluded that the incident was a mental-health crisis and not a crime.

The cops ordered Laundrie and Petito to cool down for the night separately. Laundrie was put in a hotel room while Petito stayed in their van. Laundrie's room was reportedly just a seven-minute walk from Woody's.

Prior to their murder, the Moab couple had told their friends that they were transferring to another site since there was a "weirdo camping near them that was freaking them out." The couple reportedly stopped communicating with their family and friends shortly after.

Investigators speculated whether the deaths of Kylen and Crystal could be linked to the Laundrie-Petito case, given the closeness of time and location of the two incidents. However, officials later determined that there was no connection between the two cases.

Dog the Bounty Hunter Is in Utah to Investigate Murder of Moab Couple

Dog the Bounty Hunter, whose real name is Duane Chapman, is now in Utah to investigate the murder of Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner.

Dog the Bounty Hunter said on Tuesday that he had helped track down thousands of criminals, but the killings of the Moab couple were one of the most horrendous cases he has seen, ABC 4 reported.

According to Chapman, he believes that the killer was a local person who knew the couple. He said: "Usually the only thing that drives someone to kill like that is love."

Schulte's father reached out to Dog the Bounty Hunter months ago in the hopes that he could help him find his daughter's killer.

Chapman earlier went to Florida to look for Brian Laundrie. He searched the Fort De Soto campground area after receiving tips that Gabby Petito's fiance could be there. However, he was not lucky enough to find Laundrie in the park.

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Written by: Joshua Summers

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