Photos: Slain 6-year-old Ahlittia North mourned by family and friends
July 22, 2013
Brandalyn Johnson, the guardian who raised 6-year-old Ahlittia North, whom the child referred to as her mother, cries at the conclusion of Ahlittia's funeral in Gonzales, La., Monday, July 22, 2013. Ahlittia was stabbed to death after disappearing from her mother's suburban New Orleans apartment more than a week ago. Her body was found days later. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( APTOPIX Missing Child )
Brandalyn Johnson, guardian of 6-year-old Ahlittia North, cries at the funeral service for Ahlittia in Gonzales, La., Monday, July 22, 2013. Ahlittia was stabbed to death after disappearing from her mother's suburban New Orleans apartment more than a week ago. Her body was found days later. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( CORRECTION APTOPIX Missing Child )
The casket of 6-year-old Ahlittia North is taken out of the church at the conclusion of her funeral services in Gonzales, La., Monday, July 22, 2013. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late last Friday night or early Saturday morning in Harvey, La., a suburb of New Orleans. Her body was found in a trash bin near the apartment. Matthew Flugence, cousin of Ahlittia's stepfather Albert Hill, was arrested for the murder. Behind the casket are the girl's biological mother, Lisa North, and Albert Hill. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Missing Child )
Brandalyn Johnson, right, guardian of 6-year-old murder victim Ahlittia North, is hugged by visitors at funeral services for Ahlittia in Gonzales, La., Monday, July 22, 2013. Ahlittia was stabbed to death after disappearing from her mother's suburban New Orleans apartment more than a week ago. Her body was found days later. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Girl Killed )
Whitney Byrne, kindergarten teacher for 6-year-old Ahlittia North, is comforted by unidentified women at her funeral in Gonzales, La., Monday, July 22, 2013. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late last Friday night or early Saturday morning in Harvey, La., a suburb of New Orleans. Her body was found in a trash bin near the apartment. Matthew Flugence, cousin of Ahlittia's stepfather Albert Hill, was arrested for the murder. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Missing Child )
A man and child pause at the casket during funeral services for 6-year-old Ahlittia North in Gonzales, La., Monday, July 22, 2013. Ahlittia was stabbed to death after disappearing from her mother's suburban New Orleans apartment more than a week ago. Her body was found days later. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Girl Killed )
Lisa North, the mother of missing 6-year-old Ahlittia North, cries in the arms of her mother, Rene' Johnson, after she says Jefferson Parish authorities have found the body of her daughter in a Harvey trash bin, in Harvey, La., Tuesday, July 16, 2011. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late Friday night or early Saturday morning. North's husband Albert Hill said they were told the body was found in a trash bin not far from their apartment. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( APTOPIX Missing Child )
Lisa North, the mother of missing 6-year-old Ahlittia North, cries in the arms of her mother, Rene' Johnson, right, after she says Jefferson Parish authorities have found the body of her daughter in a Harvey trash bin, in Harvey, La., Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late Friday night or early Saturday morning. North's husband Albert Hill said they were told the body was found in a trash bin not far from their apartment. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Missing Child )
People comfort Lisa North, the mother of missing 6-year-old Ahlittia North, in Harvey, La., Tuesday, July 16, 2013. North says Jefferson Parish authorities have found the body of her daughter in a Harvey trash bin. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late Friday night or early Saturday morning. North's husband Albert Hill said they were told the body was found in a trash bin not far from their apartment. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( APTOPIX Missing Child )
Lisa North, the mother of missing 6-year-old Ahlittia North, is comforted by her mother, Rene' Johnson, right, and others, after she says Jefferson Parish authorities have found the body of her daughter in a Harvey trash bin, in Harvey, La., Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late Friday night or early Saturday morning. North's husband Albert Hill said they were told the body was found in a trash bin not far from their apartment. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Missing Child )
Rene' Johnson, grandmother of missing 6-year-old Ahlittia North, holds a prayer card in her hands as she talks to a reporter, after her daughter Lisa North said Jefferson Parish authorities have found the body of her daughter in a Harvey trash bin, in Harvey, La., Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late Friday night or early Saturday morning. North's husband Albert Hill said they were told the body was found in a trash bin not far from their apartment. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Missing Child )
Police stand near spray paint markings of trash bins, where the body of missing 6-year-old Ahlittia North was found in Harvey, La., Tuesday, July 16, 2013, according to Lisa North, the child's mother. North says Jefferson Parish authorities told her they have found the body of her daughter in a Harvey trash bin. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late Friday night or early Saturday morning. North's husband Albert Hill said they were told the body was found in a trash bin not far from their apartment. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Missing Child )
Joanna Jones hands a teddy bear to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff, to place at a makeshift memorial inside a crime scene where the body of missing 6-year-old Ahlittia North was found in Harvey, La., Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Lisa North, the mother of Ahlittia, says Jefferson Parish authorities have found the body of her daughter in a Harvey trash bin. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late Friday night or early Saturday morning. North's husband Albert Hill said they were told the body was found in a trash bin not far from their apartment. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Missing Child )
Fleming Clark, 2, places a teddy bear at a makeshift memorial near a trash bin where the body of missing 6-year-old Ahlittia North was said to have been found in Harvey, La., Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Her mother , Lisa North, says Jefferson Parish authorities have found the body of her daughter in a Harvey trash bin. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late Friday night or early Saturday morning. North's husband Albert Hill said they were told the body was found in a trash bin not far from their apartment. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Missing Child )
Lisa North, 20, the mother of Ahlittia North, 6, is surrounded by friends and pastors, Rev. J. L. Hampton, left, and Toy Hodge, right, during a morning vigil near her daughter's body was found in a trash can, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Harvey, La. A suspect in the stabbing death of a 6-year-old girl whose body was found in a trash can only days after she disappeared from a suburban New Orleans apartment has confessed to the killing, a sheriff said Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Times-Picayune, Chris Granger) ( Missing Child )
People attend a vigil for missing 6-year-old Ahlittia North, at the location where her body was found in a trash bin, just doors down from where she disappeared, in Harvey, La., Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late Friday night or early Saturday morning. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Missing Child )
Raven Williams, center, holds her cousins Dynecia LeBouf, 8, left, and Dyjaye LeBouf, 9, right, at a vigil for missing 6-year-old Ahlittia North, at the location where her body was found in a trash bin, just doors down from where she disappeared, in Harvey, La., Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late Friday night or early Saturday morning. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Missing Child )
People bring flowers to the scene where the body of missing 6-year-old Ahlittia North was found in Harvey, La., Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Lisa North, the mother of the child, says Jefferson Parish authorities have found the body of her daughter in a Harvey trash bin. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late Friday night or early Saturday morning. North's husband Albert Hill said they were told the body was found in a trash bin not far from their apartment. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Missing Child )
People place flowers and stuffed animals as they attend a vigil for missing 6-year-old Ahlittia North, at the location where her body was found in a trash bin, just doors down from where she disappeared, in Harvey, La., Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Ahlittia disappeared from her apartment late Friday night or early Saturday morning. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ( Missing Child )
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