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Family and friends hold vigil for Christian Aguilar

  • Family and friends hold a candlelight prayer vigil for missing UF student Christian Aguilar at Carlow Park in Sweetwater on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Aguilar, 18, who is from Miami-Dade, went missing in Gainesville on Sept. 20, 2012. David Santiago / El Nuevo Herald Staff

  • Carlos Aguilar, father of Christian, hugs Christian's girlfriend Erika during a candlelight prayer vigil for Christian Aguilar at Carlow Park in Sweetwater on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Friends, family and authorities have been holding a massive search in Gainesville since Aguilar, 18, went missing on Sept. 20, 2012. David Santiago / El Nuevo Herald Staff

  • From left, Chirstian Aguilar's friends Priscillia Lapiana, Stephanie Rincon, and Sabrina Reyes attend a candlelight prayer vigil for Aguilar at Carlow Park in Sweetwater on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Friends, family and authorities have been holding a massive search for the UF student since Aguilar, 18, went missing on Sept. 20, 2012. David Santiago / El Nuevo Herald

  • Christian Aguilar's mother, Claudia, and brother Alex attend a candlelight prayer vigil for Christian at Carlow Park in Sweetwater on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Friends, family and authorities have been holding a massive search in Gainesville since Aguilar, 18, went missing on Sept. 20, 2012. David Santiago / El Nuevo Herald Staff

  • Carlos Aguilar Sr., grandfather of missing UF student Christian Aguilar, attends a candlelight prayer vigil for Christian at Carlow Park in Sweetwater on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Friends, family and authorities have been holding a massive search in Gainesville since Aguilar, 18, went missing on Sept. 20, 2012. David Santiago / El Nuevo Herald Staff

  • Carlos Aguilar, father of missing UF student Christian Aguilar, attends a candlelight prayer vigil at Carlow Park in Sweetwater on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Friends, family and authorities have been holding a massive search in Gainesville since Aguilar, 18, went missing on Sept. 20, 2012. David Santiago / El Nuevo Herald Staff

  • Donation boxes are displayed during a candlelight prayer vigil for Christian Aguilar at Carlow Park in Sweetwater on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Friends, family and authorities have been holding a massive search in Gainesville since Aguilar, 18, went missing on Sept. 20, 2012. David Santiago / El Nuevo Herald Staff

  • From left, Alex, Carlos, and Claudia Aguilar, family of Christian Aguilar, arrive at a candlelight prayer vigil at Carlow Park in Sweetwater on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Friends, family and authorities have been holding a massive search in Gainesville since Aguilar, 18, went missing on Sept. 20, 2012. David Santiago / El Nuevo Herald Staff

  • From left, Carlos, Alex, and Claudia Aguilar talk with Father Luis A. Rivero of St. Thomas University before a candlelight prayer vigil for Christian Aguilar at Carlow Park in Sweetwater on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Friends, family and authorities have been holding a massive search in Gainesville since Aguilar, 18, went missing on Sept. 20, 2012. David Santiago / el Nuevo Herald

  • The Aguilar family car sits in the parking lot at the candlelight prayer vigil for Christian Aguilar at Carlow Park in Sweetwater on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Friends, family and authorities have been holding a massive search in Gainesville since Aguilar, 18, went missing on Sept. 20, 2012. David Santiago / El Nuevo Herald Staff