Linda August, the foster mother of Genelle Renee Conway-Allen, looks at the memorial for the slain 13-year-old during a blessing ceremony Friday evening at Allan Witt Park in Fairfield. Conway-Allen's body was found in the park near the memorial last week. (Brad Zweerink/Daily Republic)

Hundreds of community members hold candles and gather at Allan Witt Park on Friday evening for a memorial blessing near the site where Genelle Renee Conway-Allen's body was found last week. (Brad Zweerink/Daily Republic)

Members of the local clergy lead a blessing Friday evening near the location where the body of Genelle Renee Conway-Allen was found at Allan Witt Park. (Brad Zweerink/Daily Republic)