HOLBROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Lines of mourners paid their respects Sunday for Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old whose death on a cross-country trip has sparked a manhunt for her boyfriend. “She was a beautiful soul; she was full of life, always smiling,” said Desiree Keeffe, a friend of Petito’s mother, Nichole. Laundrie and Petito grew up on Long Island but in recent years moved to Florida. Lexi Ruiz recalled working with Petito at a cafe in nearby Patchogue that Ruiz managed. ___This story has been corrected to show that the spelling of Gabby Petito’s mother’s first name is Nichole, not Nicole.

Source: thestar September 26, 2021 15:56 UTC