The Sandra Cantu story has been a tough one. It was so sensational, but so sad at the same time. Tracy seems shellshocked by the whole thing. Unfortunately, it will probably only get more out of hand as the trial gets underway. I only covered a little bit of it. People were really affected by her death. This vigil the night after she was found was strange, people genuinely moved enough to come out, leave flowers, hold candles. No media coordinators or PR people. Just overbearing tv reporters with those weird headlights on their cameras muscling through the crowd.
Maria Ramirez, right, remembers Sandra Cantu, 8, at a vigil in her memory in Tracy CA Tuesday April 7, 2009.
Jose Chavez and his grandson Thomas Fortin, 15, talk about Chavezs' missing granddaughter and Thomas' sister Sandra Cantu, 8, who disappeared Friday afternoon in Tracy CA Monday March 30, 2009.
Stephanie Villalobos, left, Michelle Cooper, center, and Baylee Medeiros, right, remember Sandra Cantu, 8, at a vigil in her memory in Tracy CA Tuesday April 7, 2009.
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Nicolas Ortega, 4, gets some help lighting a candle at a vigil for murdered 8 year old Sandra Cantu at a vigil in her memory in Tracy CA Tuesday April 7, 2009.
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