Thousands attend funeral of Miya Marcano after she was 'killed by stalker ...

Thousands attend funeral of Miya Marcano after she was 'killed by stalker ...
Thousands attend funeral of Miya Marcano after she was 'killed by stalker ...

Miya Marcano, 19, was found dead on October 2 in Orlando, Florida

Miya Marcano, 19, was found dead on October 2 in Orlando, Florida

More than two thousand have packed into a Florida church to honor the life of Miya Marcano - the 19-year-old college student who was found murdered near her apartment complex in an attack believed to have been carried out by her coworker. 

A crown was placed on Marcano's coffin at Cooper City Church of God in Florida for the service, where the family asked for Marcano not to be forgotten.

Family, friends, and other mourners came from Trinidad, the Virgin Islands, and across the US.

'We ask respectfully and expect that the media keep Miya's name and story out there,' her uncle Marc Marcano said before drawing the comparison to Gabby Petito, the van lifer who has swept the nation's attention after she died by strangulation in Wyoming.

The family wore royal blue - her family color - to the funeral, which matched the church and her casket

The family wore royal blue - her family color - to the funeral, which matched the church and her casket

Hundreds of family and friends gathered in Cooper City Church of God on Thursday to mourn the loss of Miya Marcano, 19, who was tragically bound and murdered by a coworker. She had family and friends from Trinidad, the Virgin Islands, and the US in attendance

Hundreds of family and friends gathered in Cooper City Church of God on Thursday to mourn the loss of Miya Marcano, 19, who was tragically bound and murdered by a coworker. She had family and friends from Trinidad, the Virgin Islands, and the US in attendance 

Her royal blue casket was adorned with a glittering crown and painting with a picture of her with her name written across it. Her family dressed in royal blue - her favorite color - and recalled memories of her at her funeral. There were also performances from some of her favorite singers, including Caribbean singer Skinny Fabulous, who wrote a song for her

Her royal blue casket was adorned with a glittering crown and painting with a picture of her with her name written across it. Her family dressed in royal blue - her favorite color - and recalled memories of her at her funeral. There were also performances from some of her favorite singers, including Caribbean singer Skinny Fabulous, who wrote a song for her 

'Although we sympathize with the Petito family, Miya's story is no different and deserves the same attention.

'My niece did not deserve this, nor does any woman for that matter,' Marc said. 

Marcano's royal blue casket had a painting of her with her name written across it. The church was decorated in royal blue, as well as family members, who wore the color, the 19-year-old's favorite color. 

At the service, family members remembered the 'magnetic' 'vibrant butterfly' Marcano was as they shared stories of her life. 

'Every since we were children, our bond was always unbreakable. it was always you and I,' Miya cousin D'Mani Scarbriel said as he recalled cutting of her pigtails when they were small. 

'I remember the time when we were small and we were playing barbershop and I cut off your two pigtails.' 

'Baby girl, princess, uncle loves you and I know you're here with me. And I know one day I'll get to hear you say it back to me too,' her uncle Marvin Marcano said at the service. 

The lively service was filled with performances from Marcano's favorite artists, including Caribbean

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