Eve Carson memorial service

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Photos of a memorial service to remember University of North Carolina student body president and Athens, Ga. native Eve Carson, who was slain one year ago.

More than 1,000 people gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to remember slain student body president and Athens, Ga. native Eve Carson. Here, Caroline Thore takes a moment to remember her friend Carson.

During Carson's successful run for student body president, she campaigned to bring local Yogurt Pump to the student union.

Student Lauren Anderson holds a daisy as she gathers with hundreds of others to pay tribute to Carson.

Ann Mills Lassiter, left, and Katherine Novinski, both sophomores at the University of North Carolina, embrace at the end of a memorial service.

Kathryn Marie Blackmar mourns during the ceremony.

Demario Atwater, 22, and Laurence Lovette, 18, are charged with first-degree murder in Carson's case. here, North Carolina chancellor Holden Thorp, center, sings "Carolina on My Mind" with members of the Clefhangers during the memorial.

Cate Tidwell, left, and Taylor Scott, right, both students at University of North Carolina, embrace after the event.

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More than 1,000 people gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to remember slain student body president and Athens, Ga. native Eve Carson. Here, Caroline Thore takes a moment to remember her friend Carson.

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