Gabby Petito was fondly remembered at a Sunday memorial service on Long Island - where her tearful father also hinted at her tumultuous relationship with runaway boyfriend Brian Laundrie. “The whole planet knows this woman's name,” her father, Joe Petito, told the compact crowd. “She inspired a lot of women and a lot of men to do what's best for them first. Put your life first. And do it now, as long as you have the time, ”reports the American press. "I could not be more proud", he added still so moved. Joe Petito and Gabby's stepfather James Schmidt also shared a tearful hug.
The relatives and family of the young American traveler Gabby Petito, whose disappearance and brutal death aroused great emotion in the United States, were indeed gathered on Sunday near New York to celebrate her funeral, broadcast live on the Internet seen interest in the country.
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“I don't want you to be sad,” the young woman's father also urged.
“Gabby hasn't lived that way.
It was not his way of doing things, ”he recalled.
“Actually, if you knew Gabby, she was always a happy girl.
People gravitated around her.
Her nature was to always smile and to treat everyone with kindness, ”recalled the tearful father in front of bouquets of flowers and large photos of the young woman.
An arrest warrant issued against Brian Laundrie
In parallel, the search for the ex-boyfriend of the young woman of 22 years continued, Brian Laundrie having fled without explaining himself on the last days of the New Yorker.
The couple traveled through the awe-inspiring backdrops of the American West's national parks in a converted van, chronicling their journey on Instagram and YouTube, through photos and videos.
He had returned alone from this "road trip", ten days before the family of the young woman reported her disappearance.
Gabby Petito's body was found on September 19 in a Wyoming forest, before police said she was the victim of a homicide.
An arrest warrant was issued Thursday by the US federal police against Brian Laundrie, 23, indicted for fraudulent use of a debit card and who remains untraceable for the time being.
An empty funeral urn was used for Gabby Petito's funeral, according to Fox35, FBI investigators have not yet released the remains to his family.
The funeral home in charge of the ceremony has strengthened the security system with more police presence and private agents to respect the privacy of relatives of the deceased, says NBC for its part.
