(Moab, UT) — New developments in an expected Utah lawsuit over the murder of Gabby Petito. The case put the state in the national spotlight after the 22-year-old was seen fighting with her boyfriend in Moab last summer, two weeks before she died on a cross-country trip. Police stopped the couple but didn’t make any arrests. Petito’s parents revealed in August they plan sue the city and police. The city is now defending its officers, saying they acted with kindness and empathy, adding no one could have predicted the tragedy that would occur hundreds of miles away.