RALEIGH- -- Kevin Blaine holds a candle which burns in memory of his daughter. In June, Jenna Nielsen was murdered while delivering newspapers.

"It's a very difficult, thing you never expect to bury your children,“ said Blaine as he fought back tears. “You're not supposed to. They are supposed to bury you. You're supposed to live long and happy with them."

Since his daughter's death, Blaine has attended a monthly gathering put on by Vigils Against Violence. Every month, the nonprofit group gathers to remember those who've died a violent death.

"It makes me feel good to know that there are people out there who care,” said Blaine.

Since January there've been 19 murders in Raleigh. Five of them have happened since Oct. 12.

"We think that, ‘Oh, this is gangster.’ No, it's anybody. It's male, female, young, old, Christian, Muslim,” added Bonnie Stone with the Vigils Against Violence group.

And as five candles are lit in memory of those killed in the past month, the names of all the victims of violence are read aloud.

"I don't think we've changed the number of killings, but I think we've been able to make a stand and that feels very empowering somehow, “ said Patricia Dixon, a strong supporter of Vigils against Violence.

Meanwhile, Blaine says an empty hole has been left in his family as they deal with their daughter’s murder. He says he wants to serve as an example to families of murder victims that they too can feel empowered by community support.

Vigils Against Violence members say since they began these vigils a decade ago, there has been more than 180 murders in Raleigh.