Missing San Diego teen's body believed found

SAN DIEGO — Thousands of people have held a vigil in a San Diego suburb for a 17-year-old girl whose body is believed to have been found five days after she went to a park for a jog.

The father of Chelsea King addressed the crowd at St. Michael's Church in Poway Tuesday night, just hours after authorities discovered a body in a shallow grave and said it is likely that of the teen.

Brent King says one of his nicknames for Chelsea is "Angel." Now, he says, "She's my angel forever."

Chelsea King vanished Thursday and authorities arrested a registered sex offender, 30-year-old John Albert Gardner III, for investigation of rape and murder.

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