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Today Show Video: Funeral held for slain Florida girl 0:38
Oct. 27: Family and friends mourn the death of a 7-year-old Florida girl whose body was found in a Georgia landfill after she vanished on her way home from school. Msnbc's David Shuster reports.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/33497296#33497296
Today Show Video: Slain 7-year-old girl to be laid to rest 1:48
Oct. 27: While police continue to look into leads in the murder of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, friends and family gather to say a final goodbye. NBC's Mark Potter reports from Florida.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/33490179#33490179
Today Show Video: Hunt continues for Somer Thompson's killer 2:24
Oct. 26: Investigators are combing through more than a thousand tips in the murder of 7-year-old Somer Thompson; meanwhile, mourners gather to remember the little girl. NBC's Mark Potter reports.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/33477949#33477949
Today Show Video: Search continues for Florida girl's killer 0:52
Oct. 25: Florida investigators continue the search for whoever killed Somer Thompson, the 7-year-old who vanished on her way home from school. Msnbc's Alex Witt reports.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/33470405#33470405
Today Show Video: No sex offenders eyed in Fla. girl’s death 5:02
Oct. 24: Investigators interviewed all the registered sex offenders who live near Somer Thompson, but don't believe a suspect is amongst the group. NBC's Mark Potter reports, then NBC's Amy Robach sits down with former FBI profiler Clint van Zandt.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/33458607#33458607
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UPDATED: Somer Thompson Laid to Rest
Created: 10/27/2009 7:27:27 AM
Updated: 10/27/2009 2:13:22 PM
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About 75 people waited outside Jacksonville Memory Gardens cemetery for Somer Thompson's funeral procession to arrive, which it did around 12:30.
Just before 12:20, police started blocking off the streets around Wells and Blanding, and Kingsley and Blanding so that they could only be accessed by the funeral procession.
Near the cemetery, people lined both sides of Blanding, holding purple balloons to show their support. Workers at the cemetery stopped each vehicle entering the property to preserve the privacy of the Thompson family.
Video: Somer Thompson's Funeral Procession At Cemetary10/27/09 12PM Report 1:39
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video...stId=playlist&maven_referralObject=1310136326
Video: Mourners Wait Hours To Pay Respect To Somer 2:50
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video...f43367513e061&maven_referralObject=1309607899
Video: Somer Thompson Investigation 3:04
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video...f43367513e061&maven_referralObject=1309861686
Article:
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=147260&catid=3
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UPDATED: Over 1,000 Attend Funeral Of Slain Girl
Posted: 8:49 am EDT October 27, 2009
Updated: 5:30 pm EDT October 27, 2009
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More than 1,000 people attended the hour-long ceremony in Orange Park.
Purple flowers adorned Somer Thompson's wooden casket and filled the floral displays around First Baptist Church of Orange Park. Her family wore purple ribbons on their clothing.
Somer's parents, Diena and Samuel Thompson, who are estranged, sat across the aisle from each other during the funeral.
The pastor said Somer loved to dance, play dress up, draw and color.
"She had a creative mind and was very imaginative," he said. "She loved people and she loved animals."
SLIDESHOW: Family, Friends At Funeral
http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/21438374/detail.html?qs=1;s=1;p=news&dm=ss&tn=b
VIDEO REPORT: Funeral Held For Somer Thompson
http://www.wftv.com/video/21442182/index.html
VIDEO REPORT: People Gather To Pay Tribute To Slain Fla. Girl
http://www.wftv.com/video/21438680/index.html
VIDEO REPORT: Dozens Of Detectives Looking For Somer Thompson's Killer
http://www.wftv.com/video/21431496/index.html
INTERVIEW: Somer's Mom On GMA
http://www.wftv.com/video/21400926/index.html
Article:
http://www.wftv.com/news/21436229/detail.html
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'My little girl is in heaven now' Somer Thompson laid to rest
4:57 p.m. EDT, October 27, 2009
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In an interview with the Associated Press outside an Orange Park restaurant, Samuel Thompson said he was devastated by his daughter's death.
"My little girl is in heaven now. She doesn't have to deal with this wicked world we live in," he said.
Thompson said he agrees that his daughter was a hugger.
"She could squeeze you and make you feel like there was no greater love in the world," he said.
The Clay County Sheriff's Office has investigated about 1,700 leads, but have not named any suspects or people of interest.
The hearse carrying the body of Somer Thompson, 7, passes by as balloons are released by mourners attending her funeral service, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Orange Park, Fla. Somer Thompson was murdered last week.
Video: Death of Sommer Thompson a homicide
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/orl-tivid-thompson-body-102209,0,4778593.tivideo
Pictures: 7-year-old Somer Thompson found dead
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/orl-somer-thompson-pictures,0,1062901.photogallery
Pictures: Missing and slain Florida children
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...slain-florida-children,0,3717597.photogallery
Article:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...mer-thompson-funeral-20091027,0,4243832.story
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Somer Thompson laid to rest
Updated: Tuesday, 27 Oct 2009, 5:12 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 27 Oct 2009, 12:14 PM EDT
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Hundreds of people filled the First Baptist Church of Orange Park Tuesday morning for the funeral of Somer Thompson.
The body of the 7-year-old girl was found in a Georgia landfill after she vanished on her way home from school, and they honored her favorite color by releasing hundreds of purple balloons into the sky.
*NOTE: Video Report Included In Article!
Article:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/northeast_florida/102709_somer_thompson_burial
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VIDEO: Memorial Held For Somer
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/21438638/index.html
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Memorial Service Held For Somer Thompson
Thousands Pack Orange Park Church
POSTED: 6:04 am EDT October 27, 2009
UPDATED: 4:22 pm EDT October 27, 2009
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Close to 1,300 people packed the First Baptist Church of Orange Park to pay their last respects to Somer. Her casket arrived draped with a large bouquet of purple flowers. Purple was her favorite color.
Her mother, Diena Thompson, wept through most of the service and kept her arm around Somer's twin brother, Sam. Somer's father, Sam Thompson, also sat up front. He and his wife are estranged.
As for the investigation, Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler warned the public the case could take a long time to solve. He said he believes Somer's slaying may be the work of someone who's done this before.
Video: Memorial Service Held For Somer Thompson
http://www.wesh.com/video/21441312/index.html
Images: The Death Of Somer Thompson
http://www.wesh.com/slideshow/news/21393608/detail.html
Article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/21435396/detail.html
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Memorial service for Orange Park's Somer Thompson about love and memories
Story updated at 1:37 PM on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
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The sky above Kingsley Avenue filled with a cloud of purple balloons just after noon today at the end of a service to memorialize Somer Thompson.
Minutes before, her tearful mother, Diena Thompson, family members and friends left seats at the front of the worship center and followed her casket from inside First Baptist Church of Orange Park. There the 7-year-old was remembered at a packed hourlong service.
The Rockers Against Sexual Predators group already has 100 members and will have a 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 15 benefit concert at Orange Park Town Hall to raise money for the family.
Monday, Clay Sheriff Rick Beseler said investigators were continuing to work but were keeping a low profile until the services were over.
"As long as it takes we are going to find whoever did this," he said.
Rockers Against Sexual Predators MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/raspofjax
Read or sign Somer's Memorial Guest Book
http://www.legacy.com/gb2/default.aspx?bookid=610020162479&cid=full
Somer Renee Thompson memorial wall on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=173690669016
PHOTOS: Viewing for Somer Thompson - 10/26/09
http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=874210&CategoryID=9088&ListSubAlbums=0
Video: Somer Thompson Funeral 3:32
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1847329047?bclid=1315822163&bctid=46585817001
Video: Somer Thompson Memorial
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1847329047?bclid=1315822163&bctid=46474051001
Video: Somer Thompson Fundraiser 1:57
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1847329047?bclid=1315822163&bctid=46266739001
Article:
http://jacksonville.com/community/m..._for_orange_parks_somer_thompson_about_love_a
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Rest In Peace Somer! :rose:
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