The Gabby Petito Story FIRST LOOK: Lifetime movie seen filming near Salt Lake City, Utah mountains

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The Gabby Petito Story - which will follow the real life tragedy that played out last year - was seen filming for the first time in the mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday.Thora Birch - who will star in and will direct the film for Lifetime - was seen consulting with the actors who will portray Gabby Petito and boyfriend Brian Laundrie.No doubt it was not an easy day on set as they filmed an intense scene centered around a fight between the couple at a campground.Petito, 22, was strangled on a road trip with Laundrie in Wyominglast summer while her boyfriend was later found dead at a swamp near his parents' home in Florida from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.

Tragedy:The Gabby Petito Story - which will follow the real life tragedy that played out last year - was seen filming for the first time in the mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday Interesting:No doubt it was not an easy day on set as they filmed an intense scene centered around a fight between the couple at a campgroundThe FBI later revealed that Laundrie had taken responsibility for the murder in anotebook that was found near his remains more than a month after he went missing.

Petito and Laundrie had been embarking on a cross country road trip which she had been documenting on social media.They were traveling in a white van which could be seen in many of the posts as a similar one was seen on the Utah set of the film.

Interesting: Thora Birch - who will star in and will direct the film for Lifetime - was seen consulting with the actors who will portray Gabby Petito and boyfriend Brian Laundrie Sad:Petito, 22, was strangled on a road trip with Laundrie in Wyoming last summer while her boyfriend was later found dead at a swamp near his.