Gabby Petito's mourning father honored his daughter as hundreds came together for the travel vlogger's funeral on Sunday, September 26.
Crowds gathered outside a funeral home in Long Island as the public came to pay their respects to the 22-year-old.
This comes after the FBI confirmed in a news conference on September 19 that the body found in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming, has been confirmed to be that of Petito.
Petito - whose death has been ruled by the coroner's preliminary findings as a homicide - went missing while on a road trip across the US with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie - who has since disappeared.
Laundrie was named "a person of interest" in the case, after he returned home to Florida alone and refused to cooperate with law enforcement.
The public was invited to Petito's funeral service at Moloney's Funeral Home in Holbrook, New York, near her home of Long Island on Sunday, September 26.
Her father, Joseph, delivered an emotional speech where he spoke about how his daughter is an inspiration.
"I don't want you guys to be sad. Gabby didn't live that way. If you knew Gabby, she was always a pretty happy girl," he said.
"Her nature was always to smile and treat everybody kind. She always made people feel welcome. When you leave here today, be inspired by what she brought to the table, because the entire planet knows this woman's name now.
"She always wanted to go out and do stuff, whether it was scuba diving with my uncle, or myself or hiking the Appalachian trail, surfing sand dunes in Colorado. She had some wild experiences that I could only wish that I could experience," he continued.
"To see that type of joy that brought her, and the stones it took to do that at such a young age. I would like you to take a look at these videos and I want you to be inspired by them."
He concluded by issuing an important message to those who have watched the case unfold: "If there is a relationship that you're in that might not be the best thing for you, leave it now. Take care of yourself first," he said tearfully, describing an incident that happened between his daughter and Laundrie.
On August 12th, officers responded to an incident after the pair were described as having "engaged in some sort of altercation."
"Both the male and female reported they are in love and engaged to be married and desperately didn't wish to see anyone charged with a crime," a report from officer Eric Pratt, of Moab Utah, said.
Officers recommended that the couple separate for the night, adding that each individual had their own cell phone in case of an emergency.
Laundrie was brought to a hotel, while Petito stayed in the van. Both were told to "take advantage of this time apart to relax their emotions, and regain control of their anxiety."
Petito was described as "confused and emotional", and reported, "serious anxiety" that was made worse by "little arguments she and Brian had been having all day".
Laundrie claimed that Petito had become "manic" from fear that he would leave her stranded in the desert. During the argument, Petito reportedly scratched Laundrie's face and arms. However, he said that he felt safe and did not appear to have hurt his partner physically — as concluded by law enforcement.
On Thursday, September 23, prosecutors issued an arrest warrant, and indicted the Laundrie for alleged "use of unauthorized access devices".
The warrant accuses him of taking a Capital One debit card that wasn't his own and cashing up a $1,000 spend from August 31 through September 1, per the indictment.
This appears to violate a federal statute, and Laundrie has been indicted by a federal grand jury.