Chris Laundrie biography: 10 things about North Port, Florida businessman

Who is Chris Laundrie?

Christopher John “Chris” Laundrie is an American businessman from North Port, Sarasota County, Florida, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is married to Roberta Maria Laundrie.
2. He and Roberta live in a single-story home on Wabasso Avenue in North Port.
3. He and Roberta own Juicer Services, a company that sells and services commercial juicing equipment.
4. He is affiliated with the Florida Democratic Party.
5. He has lived in different parts of New York, USA including Woodhaven, Bayport, Bohemia, Maspeth, Forest Hills and Sayville.
6. He previously lived in Hanahan, South Carolina, USA.
7. He is seven years older than Roberta.
8. He and Roberta own a 10,000-square feet property in North Port.
9. In October 1989, Roberta gave birth to their daughter Cassandra “Cassie” Laundrie.
10. On November 18, 1997, Roberta gave birth to their son Brian Laundrie.

TIMELINE

2017

• He is the president while Roberta is the vice president of Juicer Services, which is based in North Port and was incorporated on June 7, 2017.
• On September 6, 2017, he registered to vote in Sarasota County.

2018

• A New York registry from 2018 lists him as the chief executive officer of Juicer Services.

2019

• In 2019, his son Brian started dating Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito of Bayport, Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York, USA and that year, she moved to their North Port home.

2020

• In July 2020, his son Brian was engaged to Petito.

2021

• On July 2, 2021, his son Brian started their cross-country camping trip with Petito driving her white 2012 Ford Transit van with a Florida license plate.
• On August 29, 2021, Brian called him and Roberta and told them Petito was “gone”.
• On September 1, 2021, his son Brian drove Petito’s van back to their North Port home without her.
• From September 1-3, 2021 and from September 6-8, 2021, he, Roberta and Brian stayed in Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County, Florida, according to a tip Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman received on September 27, 2021.
• On September 11, 2021, he and Roberta did not allow North Port Police Department officers to talk to Brian when they arrived at their North Port home. That day, the officers seized Petito’s van and she was reported missing.
• On September 13, 2021, he was seen mowing his lawn at their North Port home and he refused to comment on Brian’s whereabouts.
• On September 17, 2021, he and Roberta summoned the police to their North Port home and told them that they had not seen Brian since September 14, 2021.
• On September 20, 2021, Federal Bureau of Investigation investigators escorted him and Roberta from their North Port home, searched the home as part of a court-authorized warrant related to Petito’s disappearance and brought them back inside for questioning.
• On September 21, 2021, he left their home wearing a black top and khaki shorts, refused to answer questions about his missing son, drove his red Dodge Ram pick-up truck and returned after 20 minutes with half a gallon of milk.
• Representing him and Roberta, lawyer Steven Bertolino said on September 27, 2021 that he and his wife did not know where Brian was.
• On October 7, 2021, he assisted law enforcement in the search to find Brian.
• During a search with police on October 20, 2021, he was the first to spot a dry bag belonging to Brian at the Carlton Reserve in North Port where partial remains were also found and on October 21, 2021, he and Roberta were informed that a comparison of dental records confirmed that the remains belonged to Brian.
• On October 23, 2021, he placed No Trespassing signs outside his North Port home.

2022

• On March 10, 2022, Petito’s parents Nichole Schmidt and Joe Petito filed a civil lawsuit seeking damages of at least $100,000 against him and Roberta.
• On November 17, 2022, Judge Hunter W. Carroll awarded Joe and Schmidt $3 million in a lawsuit against his son Brian’s estate, which was estimated to be about $20,000.

2023

• According to a complaint filed by Schmidt and Joe on November 30, 2023, he and Roberta admitted that on August 29, 2021, they received a call from Brian, saying Gabby was gone.

2024

• On February 21, 2024, he, Roberta, Joe and Schmidt reached a settlement in a lawsuit. The terms are confidential.
• On June 17, 2024, he and Roberta were photographed by The U.S. Sun outside their North Port home.

2025

• In November 2025, he will turn 67.