Chelsea King Vigil, Family Mourns

Many were at a loss for words over the discovery of a body believed to be that of 17-year-old Chelsea King, five days after the popular, straight-A student from San Diego County disappeared and two days after a registered sex offender was booked on suspicion of rape and murder. Criminal charges were filed March 3, 2010 against convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III, suspected of murdering King.

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The search is over and the grieving has begun for Chelsea King, the 17-year-old San Diego girl whose body was believed to have been found on March 2, 2010, five days after she went to a park for a jog. Several thousand people holding candles and tearfully embracing joined the teen's parents, Brent and Kelly King, in a vigil outside St. Michael Catholic Church in suburban Poway.

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Chelsea King disappeared on Feb. 25, 2010, after going for a run near Lake Hodges at Rancho Bernardo Community Park in San Diego, a popular regional park full of running trails. Her car, with her cell phone and iPod inside, was found later that night. A body, believed to be that of King, was found buried in a shallow grave on the south shore of Lake Hodges on March 2, 2010. Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
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The father of Chelsea King addressed the crowd at St. Michael's Church in Poway on March 2, 2010, just hours after authorities discovered a body in a shallow grave and said it is likely that of the teen. Brent King says one of his nicknames for Chelsea is "Angel." Now, he says, "She's my angel forever."

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Criminal charges were filed March 3, 2010 against convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III, suspected of murdering 17-year-old Chelsea King. Meanwhile, authorities tried to confirm that a body found in a lakeside grave was that of the San Diego County student who has been missing since Feb. 25, 2010. Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Many were at a loss for words over the discovery of a body believed to be that of 17-year-old Chelsea King, five days after the popular, straight-A student from San Diego County disappeared and two days after a registered sex offender was booked on suspicion of rape and murder. Criminal charges were filed March 3, 2010 against convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III, suspected of murdering King.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

The search is over and the grieving has begun for Chelsea King, the 17-year-old San Diego girl whose body was believed to have been found on March 2, 2010, five days after she went to a park for a jog. Several thousand people holding candles and tearfully embracing joined the teen's parents, Brent and Kelly King, in a vigil outside St. Michael Catholic Church in suburban Poway.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Chelsea King disappeared on Feb. 25, 2010, after going for a run near Lake Hodges at Rancho Bernardo Community Park in San Diego, a popular regional park full of running trails. Her car, with her cell phone and iPod inside, was found later that night. A body, believed to be that of King, was found buried in a shallow grave on the south shore of Lake Hodges on March 2, 2010. Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

The father of Chelsea King addressed the crowd at St. Michael's Church in Poway on March 2, 2010, just hours after authorities discovered a body in a shallow grave and said it is likely that of the teen. Brent King says one of his nicknames for Chelsea is "Angel." Now, he says, "She's my angel forever."

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Criminal charges were filed March 3, 2010 against convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III, suspected of murdering 17-year-old Chelsea King. Meanwhile, authorities tried to confirm that a body found in a lakeside grave was that of the San Diego County student who has been missing since Feb. 25, 2010. Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Many were at a loss for words over the discovery of a body believed to be that of 17-year-old Chelsea King, five days after the popular, straight-A student from San Diego County disappeared and two days after a registered sex offender was booked on suspicion of rape and murder. Criminal charges were filed March 3, 2010 against convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III, suspected of murdering King.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

The search is over and the grieving has begun for Chelsea King, the 17-year-old San Diego girl whose body was believed to have been found on March 2, 2010, five days after she went to a park for a jog. Several thousand people holding candles and tearfully embracing joined the teen's parents, Brent and Kelly King, in a vigil outside St. Michael Catholic Church in suburban Poway.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Chelsea King disappeared on Feb. 25, 2010, after going for a run near Lake Hodges at Rancho Bernardo Community Park in San Diego, a popular regional park full of running trails. Her car, with her cell phone and iPod inside, was found later that night. A body, believed to be that of King, was found buried in a shallow grave on the south shore of Lake Hodges on March 2, 2010. Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

The father of Chelsea King addressed the crowd at St. Michael's Church in Poway on March 2, 2010, just hours after authorities discovered a body in a shallow grave and said it is likely that of the teen. Brent King says one of his nicknames for Chelsea is "Angel." Now, he says, "She's my angel forever."

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Criminal charges were filed March 3, 2010 against convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III, suspected of murdering 17-year-old Chelsea King. Meanwhile, authorities tried to confirm that a body found in a lakeside grave was that of the San Diego County student who has been missing since Feb. 25, 2010. Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Many were at a loss for words over the discovery of a body believed to be that of 17-year-old Chelsea King, five days after the popular, straight-A student from San Diego County disappeared and two days after a registered sex offender was booked on suspicion of rape and murder. Criminal charges were filed March 3, 2010 against convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III, suspected of murdering King.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

The search is over and the grieving has begun for Chelsea King, the 17-year-old San Diego girl whose body was believed to have been found on March 2, 2010, five days after she went to a park for a jog. Several thousand people holding candles and tearfully embracing joined the teen's parents, Brent and Kelly King, in a vigil outside St. Michael Catholic Church in suburban Poway.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Chelsea King disappeared on Feb. 25, 2010, after going for a run near Lake Hodges at Rancho Bernardo Community Park in San Diego, a popular regional park full of running trails. Her car, with her cell phone and iPod inside, was found later that night. A body, believed to be that of King, was found buried in a shallow grave on the south shore of Lake Hodges on March 2, 2010. Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

The father of Chelsea King addressed the crowd at St. Michael's Church in Poway on March 2, 2010, just hours after authorities discovered a body in a shallow grave and said it is likely that of the teen. Brent King says one of his nicknames for Chelsea is "Angel." Now, he says, "She's my angel forever."

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Criminal charges were filed March 3, 2010 against convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III, suspected of murdering 17-year-old Chelsea King. Meanwhile, authorities tried to confirm that a body found in a lakeside grave was that of the San Diego County student who has been missing since Feb. 25, 2010. Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Many were at a loss for words over the discovery of a body believed to be that of 17-year-old Chelsea King, five days after the popular, straight-A student from San Diego County disappeared and two days after a registered sex offender was booked on suspicion of rape and murder. Criminal charges were filed March 3, 2010 against convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III, suspected of murdering King.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

The search is over and the grieving has begun for Chelsea King, the 17-year-old San Diego girl whose body was believed to have been found on March 2, 2010, five days after she went to a park for a jog. Several thousand people holding candles and tearfully embracing joined the teen's parents, Brent and Kelly King, in a vigil outside St. Michael Catholic Church in suburban Poway.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Many were at a loss for words over the discovery of a body believed to be that of 17-year-old Chelsea King, five days after the popular, straight-A student from San Diego County disappeared and two days after a registered sex offender was booked on suspicion of rape and murder. Criminal charges were filed March 3, 2010 against convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III, suspected of murdering King.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Chelsea King disappeared on Feb. 25, 2010, after going for a run near Lake Hodges at Rancho Bernardo Community Park in San Diego, a popular regional park full of running trails. Her car, with her cell phone and iPod inside, was found later that night. A body, believed to be that of King, was found buried in a shallow grave on the south shore of Lake Hodges on March 2, 2010. Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

The father of Chelsea King addressed the crowd at St. Michael's Church in Poway on March 2, 2010, just hours after authorities discovered a body in a shallow grave and said it is likely that of the teen. Brent King says one of his nicknames for Chelsea is "Angel." Now, he says, "She's my angel forever."

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King

Criminal charges were filed March 3, 2010 against convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III, suspected of murdering 17-year-old Chelsea King. Meanwhile, authorities tried to confirm that a body found in a lakeside grave was that of the San Diego County student who has been missing since Feb. 25, 2010. Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000.

FULL COVERAGE: Chelsea King
PICTURES: Chelsea King