FILE – Gabby Petito’s mother Nichole Schmidt speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, on Aug. 1, 2022, in New York. The family of Gabby Petito filed a notice of claim Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, of plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the tourist town of Moab, Utah, over police officers’ handling of an encounter with Petito and her boyfriend weeks she was found dead in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)