Gabby Petito’s family gets matching ‘Let It Be’ tattoos she designed

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Gabby Petito's loved ones have honored her memory by getting matching "Let It Be" tattoos that she designed.

The 22-year-old disappeared while on a cross-country road trip in a van with her boyfriend Brian Laundrie, and her body was later found in woodland with her death subsequently being ruled a homicide, The Guardian reports.

Now, her family has paid tribute to the late adventurer by getting tattoos that read "Let It Be" along with "Believe" in a script, an ocean wave, and a triangle covered over with flowers.

As per The Sun, her parents revealed in a press conference on Tuesday, September 28, that they got the tattoos so that their late daughter can be with them "all the time".

The news outlet reports that when Petito was initially reported missing, photographs of her tattoos were widely shared in a bid to identify her.

In the video below, Petito's family show off their tribute tattoos: 

Petito's family got "Let it be" tattooed to represent the 22-year-old's faith and their initial belief that she would come home alive, whereas the flowers and wave represent the natural world she loved.

Joe, Petito's father, also got a hand tattoo that matched the one she and Laundrie had.

The couple had shared a picture of their matching designs to Instagram: vine tattoos that wrapped around their fingers.

However, their tattoos did have subtle differences, with Petito's leaves featuring a black outline, but Laundrie's leaves were filled in.

TattooSEO reports that vine tattoos represent loyalty and a desire to stay by someone's side.

Brian posted a photo of himself and Gabby last year, which was captioned: "Till death do us part or until I wake up, I'm so happy the answer was yes."

Pictured below is a candlelit vigil for Petito in New York.

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Laundrie remains missing, despite being a "person of interest" in the case of Gabby's disappearance and murder.

Dog the Bounty Hunter, aka Duane Chapman, however, claims that he has the key to locating Laundrie and has located a campsite used by the 23-year-old.

He told Fox News that he received a tip that Laundrie and his parents camped together at Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County in the early days of September.

However, only his parents returned from the second trip they took there on September 6-8.

"They were registered, went through the gate," he told the publication. "They’re on camera. They were here."

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