Angel Intended For Cantu Family Stolen
Tracy Girl Slain Earlier This Year
This little girl's Sunday school teacher is accused of killing her.
LATHROP, Calif. -- An angel statue intended for the family of slain 8-year-old Tracy resident Sandra Cantu has been stolen, a landscape business said.
Cantu's disappearance from a Tracy mobile home park, the discovery of her body and funeral drew nationwide media attention.
Relatives of Cantu wanted the 3-foot-tall angel to honor the memory of the girl, so it was ordered by Eden Garden and Landscape on South Manthey Road in Lathrop.
The angel arrived at the business and a "sold" sign was placed it.
But when Cantu's family arrived Thursday to pick it up, employees at the business realized someone had taken it.
Another angel was also taken from the business in recent weeks.
Sunday school teacher Melissa Huckaby earlier pleaded not guilty to kidnapping, raping and murdering Cantu, who disappeared from Orchard Estates Mobile Home Park in March.
Cantu's body was discovered a little more than a week later inside a suitcase dumped in a drainage pond north of Tracy.
Posted Thursday, Jul 23, 2009 - 2:47 PM PST
