as ktvu's ken pritchard reports, family, friends, politicians attended the services. >> reporter: until today what happened in this orange and yellow house in the engleside district has been marked only by flowers and notes on the sidewalk. this is where five people, a family of four and a friend, were found slain march 23rd. today the victims of an unimaginable slaying were formally memmallized and laid to rest. >> the family had a lot of people who are concerned and care about each other and it was very sad. >> reporter: san francisco supervisor john avalos was one of several city officials who attended the service for 65- year-old hua shunla, his 62- year-old wife and their 37-year- old daughter and 32-year-old son vincent le and his girl friend, 32-year-old hia sui- chu. prayers were read for the victims in a buddhist endowest service. >> of course, it was a tragic event. however, the outpouring of support from all the people here make the event much easier. >> reporter: the victims were found in the home by a surviving daughter. they had been beaten and slashed with a large bladed