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GABBY Petito starred in a music video to help bring awareness to violence against children several years before she was murdered during a cross-country road trip with her fiance Brian Laundrie.
Titled Irreplaceable, the music video was originally uploaded to YouTube in 2013 and stars a 14-year-old Petito and her two younger brothers.
Long Island native Deb Henson, who wrote and sang the accompanying song, told The Sun her inspiration for the track came in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Connecticut, in December 2012.
In the video, Gabby is seen holding up a sign that reads, "I'm irreplaceable."
Eight years on, Henson says the song's message has taken on a new meaning entirely following the murder of Gabby, 22, whose remains were discovered at a Wyoming campsite on September 19.
Gabby's death came just two months into a four-month road trip across the US with her partner Brian Laundrie, 23. Laundrie returned home to Florida on September 1, refusing to cooperate with police before vanishing sometime around September 14.
"The lyrics are almost eerie now," Henson told The Sun. "It's ironic and tragic that she's in this video and that this happened to her.
"This song isn't just about violence against kids. It's also about domestic violence and violence in general. It's just God awful really what happened to Gabby."
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