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Memorial service set for slain Alabama college student

Aniah Blanchard
Auburn Police Department

Relatives have scheduled a memorial service for a slain Alabama college student whose disappearance prompted weeks of searches.

A service for 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard is set for noon Saturday at Faith Chapel Christian Center, a church in Birmingham. Blanchard is from suburban Birmingham and she was the stepdaughter of UFC fighter Walt Harris.

She was abducted from a convenience store in Auburn in October, and her remains were found weeks later in rural east Alabama. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a man charged in Blanchard's disappearance and slaying.

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