John Albert Gardner III (born April 9, 1979) is an American double murderer and convicted sex offender .[1] He confessed to the February 2009 rape and murder of 14-year-old Amber Dubois,[2] [3] [4] to the rape and murder of 17-year-old Chelsea King and to the attempted rape of Candice Moncayo.[5] He had previously molested a 13-year-old girl.
Prior conviction
Gardner was convicted in 2000 of molesting a 13-year-old neighbor girl. He spent five years in prison and completed his parole in 2008, although it was determined that he had violated the terms of his parole seven times, including living too close to a school in 2007.
Murders
Gardner's first murder victim was 14-year-old Amber Dubois, who disappeared in February 2009 and whose skeletal remains were later recovered in March 2010, after Gardner had been linked to her murder . Gardner was arrested on February 28, 2010, in the Del Dios district of Escondido, California , after his murder of Chelsea King, a senior from nearby Poway High School . She disappeared on February 25, 2010, while jogging in the early evening at the Rancho Bernardo Community Park, near Lake Hodges . FBI divers found her body five days later on March 2, buried in a shallow grave on the southeast corner of the lake's inlet .
DNA evidence from King's clothing, along with a December 2009 attempted attack on a female jogger who managed to fight him off, led Escondido and San Diego police to patrol the area for a man fitting Gardner's description. He was arrested on February 28 at a bar and restaurant in Del Dios, at the western shore of Lake Hodges in Escondido. A witness has indicated that Gardner returned to the park subsequent to King's disappearance.
Guilty pleas
On April 16, 2010, Gardner pleaded guilty to the murder and rape of both Amber Dubois (who disappeared on February 13, 2009 and whose skeletal remains were found in Pala, California on March 6, 2010) and Chelsea King, after prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty . He admitted to kidnapping, raping, and stabbing Dubois. He also admitted dragging King to a remote area where he raped and strangled her, and then buried the body. In addition, Gardner pleaded guilty to attempting to rape Candice Moncayo in December 2009. Sentencing was set for June 1, 2010, although it took place on May 14, where Gardner was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Sentencing
Despite being originally intended for June, sentencing took place on May 14, 2010. Judge David Danielsen sentenced Gardner to two terms of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, one term of twenty five-years to life imprisonment, and an additional 24 years of imprisonment.
References
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- ^ Gustafson, Craig. "Suspect pleads not guilty to Chelsea King murder" . SignOnSanDiego.com. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/03/suspect-pleads-rape-and-murder-chelsea-king/ . Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ David Lohr Contributor. "Did System Fail Slain California Teen Chelsea King?" . AOL News. http://www.aolnews.com/crime/article/did-system-fail-slain-california-teen-chelsea-king/19385884 . Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ "Amber Dubois' Father Speaks After Gardner Arraignment" . 10news.com. http://www.10news.com/news/22734159/detail.html . Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ "Police: Remains of California teen Amber Dubois found" . Cnn.com. 2010-03-08. http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/03/07/california.amber.dubois/ . Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ^ "Gardner Plea Agreement" . media.signonsandiego.com. http://media.signonsandiego.com/pdf/20100416gardnerplea.pdf . Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ Search for Chelsea King: Monday. "Search for Chelsea King focuses on Lake Hodges area" . SignOnSanDiego.com. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/feb/28/lake-elsinore-man-arrested-poway-teens-disappearan/ . Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ Gardner, Michael (2010-03-13). "Gardner not kept on short leash, documents show" . SignOnSanDiego.com. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/13/gardner-not-kept-short-leash/ . Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ^ The Associated Press (2010-03-12). "Convicted sex offender John Albert Gardner III violated parole before allegedly committing murder" . New York: Nydailynews.com. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/03/12/2010-03-12_convicted_sex_offender_john_albert_gardner_iii_violated_parole_before_allegedly_.html?ref=rss . Retrieved 2010-04-17.
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