Slain Girl Mourned

Mourners stand in line beside media trucks as they wait to enter a memorial service for Sandra Cantu, Thursday, April 16, 2009, in Tracy, Calif. Thousands were expected to attend a public memorial service for the 8-year-old girl police suspect was kidnapped, raped and murdered by her friend's mother.

Maria Chavez, right, is embraced by her daughter Miranda during a memorial service for her slain daughter Sandra Cantu Thursday, April 16, 2009, in Tracy, Calif. Cantu's remains were found in a suitcase last week.

Joe Chavez weeps during a memorial service for his slain niece Sandra Cantu, Thursday, April 16, 2009, in Tracy, Calif. Cantu's remains were found in a suitcase last week.

Daniel Cantu, center, is seen during a memorial service for his slain daughter Sandra Cantu on Thursday, April 16, 2009, in Tracy, Calif. Thousands were expected to attend the memorial for the 8-year-old girl police suspect was kidnapped, raped and murdered by her friend's mother.

Jose Chavez, left, and Dolores Chavez, grandparents of slain 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, react during a memorial service for Cantu on Thursday, April 16, 2009, in Tracy, Calif. At right is Cantu's brother, Thomas Fortin.

Maria Chavez, center, sits between her daughters Miranda Chavez, left, and Simone Chavez during a memorial service for her slain daughter Sandra Cantu, Thursday, April 16, 2009, in Tracy, Calif. Cantu's remains were found in a suitcase last week.

Kelly Thompson, 31, right, made the trip from San Ramon to attend the Sandra Cantu memorial held inside the West High School gymnasium in Tracy, Calif., on Thursday, April 16, 2009. Thousands were expected to attend the memorial for the 8-year-old girl police suspect was kidnapped, raped and murdered by her friend's mother.

Kelly Thompson, 31, holds a memorial program, during the Sandra Cantu memorial held inside the West High school gymnasium in Tracy, Calif. on Thursday April 16, 2009.

June Crawford, right, of Tracy, Calif. and Pam English, with her daughter Kiana, 9, of Rocklin, Calif. share a moment of silence during a memorial service at West High School in Tracy, Calif. on Thursday, April 16, 2009, for slain 8-year-old Sandra Cantu. Cantu's body was found on April 6, 2009, in a suitcase in an irrigation pond.

Tracy Chief of Police Janet Thiessen speaks to mourners at West High School in Tracy, Calif., on Thursday, April 16, 2009, at a memorial for Sandra Cantu, whose body was found April 6, 2009. A friend's mother is suspected of raping and killing the 8-year-old girl.

Tracy City Councilman Steve Abercrombie, center, wipes his eyes during a memorial service for 8-year-old slain Sandra Cantu at West High School in Tracy, Calif., on Thursday, April 16, 2009.

Chaplin Don Higgins speaks at Sandra Cantu's memorial held inside the West High School gymnasium in Tracy, Calif. on Thursday April 16, 2009. Thousands were expected to attend the memorial for the 8-year-old girl police suspect was kidnapped, raped and murdered by her friend's mother.

A girl places a stuffed animal at a memorial for 8-year-old Sandra Cantu in Tracy, Calif., Thursday, April 9, 2009, near Cantu's home. Cantu's body was discovered inside a suitcase in an irrigation pond on Monday, April 6, 2009, after she was last seen on March 27, 2009.

Messages are written on an electrical utility box at a memorial for Sandra Cantu in Tracy, Calif., Thursday, April 9, 2009. A friend's mother is suspected of raping and killing the 8-year-old girl.

Tracy Police Sgt. Tony Sheneman speaks to the media regarding the death of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu in Tracy, Calif., on Wednesday April 8, 2009. Cantu's body was discovered inside a suitcase in an irrigation pond on Monday, April 6, 2009, after she was last seen on March 27, 2009.

A woman looks at a memorial Sandra Cantu near the Cantu home in Tracy, Calif., Tuesday, April 7, 2009. A friend's mother is suspected of raping and killing the 8-year-old girl.

Items left at a memorial for Sandra Cantu in Tracy, Calif., are seen Tuesday, April 7, 2009, near the home of Cantu. The body of Cantu, 8, was discovered inside a suitcase in an irrigation pond on Monday, April 6, 2009.