BRIANNA DENISON: HUNDREDS REMEMBER SLAIN STUDENT

Brianna Zunino Denison 1988 - 2008
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Mourners sing and pray at a candlelight vigil for Brianna Denison in Reno, Nevada, on Friday.

Mourners gathered Friday night near the University of Nevada-Reno for a vigil to remember slain college student Brianna Denison.

Slain student remembered as 'angel' at vigil

By Dan Simon/ CNN

RENO, Nevada (CNN) -- Candles illuminated the somber faces of hundreds of people who gathered Friday night near the University of Nevada-Reno for a vigil to remember slain college student Brianna Denison.

Students who never knew her joined Denison's friends at the spot on an empty field where her body was found a week earlier 10 miles from the school.

Handwritten posters said "We love you Bri" and "Shine on us Bri."

One of the speakers urged the community to stay vigilant and safe.

"For a brief moment in time, a beautiful young woman graced us with her presence," said Marc Klaas, whose daughter was kidnapped and murdered in 1993.

"But from now on, for all eternity, Reno, Nevada, will have an angel sitting on God's shoulder looking out for your children."

The horror and fear began on a cold winter night last month. A stranger apparently walked into an off-campus house and abducted the sleeping Denison.

She attended Santa Barbara City College in California, but had returned to her hometown of Reno to spend time with friends and family.

VIGIL FOR BRIANNA... http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/22/reno.serial.rapist/index.html