Vigil Planned for Somer Thompson Anniversary | Crime

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- A vigil is planned to mark the anniversary of Somer Thompson's disappearance and death.

The second annual Angel-versary Vigil in memory of Somer Thompson is planned for tonight at 6.

The vigil will be at Moosehaven Village, 1701 Park Ave., in Orange Park.

Somer, who was 7 at the time of her death, disappeared while walking home from Grove Park Elementary School in Orange Park in October 2009. Her body was found two days later in a Georgia landfill.

The following February, Jared Harrell, who lived along Somer's route home from school when she disappeared, was arrested in Mississippi on child porn charges.

He was subsequently extradited to Florida and charged with Somer's murder.  His trial has yet to begin.

In March 2010, Diena Thompson formed the Somer Thompson Foundation to help other parents deal with similar situations.