Mourners place candles on a table during the vigil for slaying victim Norma Lopez, who vanished last Thursday. See full story(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Maria Vasquez, left, comforts Elizabeth Lopez, sister of Norma Lopez, at the prayer vigil. See full story(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Classmates and community members mourn 17-year-old Norma Lopez during a prayer vigil Wednesday night at Valley View High School in Moreno Valley. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Mourners at the prayer vigil shared memories of the slain student. See full story(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Toni Chappell, 17, left, and Alyssa Roper, 16, mourn their classmate at the prayer vigil. See full story(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Hundreds attended the prayer vigil Wednesday night. See full story(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Melissa Villarreal, left, Melanie Villarreal and Liz Perez were among the mourners Wednesday night. See full story(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
A well-wisher leaves a bouquet for the Lopez family with a Moreno Valley police officer outside the family’s home. See full story(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Sgt. Joe Borja announces that the body found on a patch of farmland was identified as that of Norma Lopez. See full story(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
