Candles have been lit in a vigil for Gabby Petito at her hometown as the hunt continues for her partner Brian Laundrie who is wanted by police as they investigate her death.
The “Light the night for Gabby Petito” was held in Blue Point and West Islip in Long Island, US, with hundreds of candles given out and donations made for her family.
Trees were also decorated with blue ribbons on Saturday in a tribute to her ahead of cremation.
A public memorial is to be unveiled on Sunday for the 2017 Bayport-Blue Point High School graduate and her funeral will be held on Monday.
One person paying tribute, Dorothy Johnson, told News 12: “For me it's important just to acknowledge Gabby, to support the family throughout the whole community, not only our community but throughout Long Island. Many people are lighting a candle.”
Another local resident, Jennifer Horton, said: “When the community loses one, we all do.
"So just remember the great life she had. Losing her so young and just to really celebrate her life.”
Ms Petito was travelling around the United States with her boyfriend and making a blog that had become successful on social media when she went missing.
She was last seen alive on August 25 and her body was found at a campsite near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming almost a month later on September 19.
Laundrie returned to their home in Florida at the start of September but then he disappeared on September 14 with his parents reporting it three days later.
A coroner ruled that Ms Petito’s death was homicide but the details of how she died have not yet been revealed.
Petito's stepfather, James Schmidt, visited the spot where he body was found and made a stone cross on the site along with yellow and white flowers.
Mr Schmidt, who is married to Ms Petito's mother Nichole, went to Wyoming last week to help in the search for her.
The search for Laundrie is now in its sixth day with police describing him as a person of interest over Ms Petito’s death.
He is believed to have told his parents that he was going off on a hike at a local nature reserve when he disappeared.
His silver Ford Mustang was found abandoned near the Carlton Reserve with a note asking for it be towed away.
North Port Police commander Joe Fussell, who is helping to coordinate the search, has reportedly said: “These guys, our law enforcement partners are motivated and they are hungry to find Brian Laundrie.
“It's rough out there, it's hot, it's wet. We are trying to cover every acre in this reserve.”
