Her father posted a message on Twitter, writing that she "has inspired so many to live, travel and leave unhealthy relationships."
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Petito's mother is calling on people to honor victims of domestic violence Saturday night by lighting a candle, lantern or even stringing lights in their backyard.
Petito, an aspiring travel influencer, vanished last summer on a cross-country road trip with her boyfriend Brian Laundrie.
As a nationwide search ensued, attention also turned to Laundrie, who returned home to Florida and then vanished into a nature reserve.
Days into the search for Laundrie, Petito's body was found in Grand Teton National Forest in Wyoming, and a coroner ruled she died by strangulation.
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Laundrie's body was found in mid-October in the nature reserve, along with a notebook in which he claimed responsibility for her death.
A medical examiner determined he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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