Important Quotes from LE

"Grand County Sheriff Steven White said investigators think an 'outside party' shot the women then fled the area. "https://www.foxnews.com/us/utah-sheriff-actively-investigating-possible-connection-between-petito-disappearance-and-double-homicide

"Green also worried if deputies searched for the newlyweds when the two women were originally reported missing. Deputies did look that day, White said. 'When the original complaint came in from, it was actually done as a missing person out of the Moab police department. There were actually deputies that went into the mountain areas, there was actually a Colorado sheriff that looked at one of the lakes on the backside of the mountain for us,' he said."https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/fbi-state-bureau-of-investigation-join-grand-county-sheriffs-office-in-moab-double-murder-investigation

“This is totally devastating. This is my home. This is where I was born and raised. I take it not only on a professional level but on a personal level that I want to get to the bottom of this,” he [White] said.https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/fbi-state-bureau-of-investigation-join-grand-county-sheriffs-office-in-moab-double-murder-investigation

“Just know that everything is being done that we can possibly do, that is why we have asked for the additional resources. We want to make sure we do it thorough, we do it complete and we do it right,” he said. Deputies are working extra hours and extra shifts to assist in the investigation and provide extra safety to the community, White said.“We have extra patrols that are working pretty much the whole county and we are putting special emphasis on the mountain and around those areas. We are trying to work them as much as we can, especially when we are 8 guys down.https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/fbi-state-bureau-of-investigation-join-grand-county-sheriffs-office-in-moab-double-murder-investigation