Two young boys with a ribbon-wrapped sunflower sit patiently for a memorial service to begin at Poway High School for senior Chelsea King, 17, who was attacked, killed and buried in a shallow grave at a park in the Lake Hodges area of San Diego County. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Mourners hold sunflowers high during the memorial service for King, whose body was found March 2. A registered sex offender, John Albert Gardner III, 30, has been charged in her death, and the slaying has led to calls for a new law covering such offenders. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
King’s brother, Tyler, and her parents, Kelly and Brent, watch as doves are released in her memory. The honor student and cross-country runner went missing Feb. 25 after she went for a jog on the winding trails of Rancho Bernardo Community Park. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Mourners hold their sunflowers high as they yell King’s name during the memorial service for the slain teenager. Poway High students handed out some 8,000 ribbon-wrapped sunflowers at the service at the school’s stadium. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Students listen intently during the memorial service, where life-size images of King were on display. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A young girl is overcome with emotion during the memorial service for King. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A mourner sits alone in her thoughts after the memorial service for King. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
