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• Bill would name SD County roads after slain teens

  September 22, 2010 9:42 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) Two lawmakers want to name San Diego County highways after Chelsea King and Amber Dubois the local teens who were murdered by a convicted sex offender. Supervisor Bill Horn wants his colleagues to push for state legislation to name a bridge on Interstate 15 after Chelsea and... more »

• Father expects Calif to deny claim over dead teen

  September 2, 2010 1:10 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) The father of a slain San Diego-area girl expects a board that considers compensation for California crime victims to reject his claim that authorities are responsible for his daughter's death. The claim filed last week with the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board says 17-year-old Chelsea... more »

• Calif bills aim to speed up kidnapping response

  August 26, 2010 9:44 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The state Assembly has unanimously approved three bills aimed at speeding up law enforcement response when a kidnapping is reported. The bills approved Friday were backed by Maurice Dubois, whose 14-year-old daughter, Amber, was murdered last year by a convicted sex offender. AB33 supports uniform guidelines on... more »

• King family reserves right to file claim

  August 26, 2010 9:44 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) The parents of a slain Southern California teenager have filed paperwork with the state to preserve their right to seek financial compensation for the death of their daughter. Sara Muller Fraunces, a spokeswoman for Brent and Kelly King, made the announcement Thursday. In a statement, Fraunces says... more »

• Courts likely to get claim in Calif. teen killing

  August 9, 2010 6:00 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The board that considers compensation for California crime victims is being told it should reject a claim filed by the parents of Amber Dubois, a San Diego teenager killed by a paroled sex offender. Lynn Margherita, a spokeswoman for the Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, said... more »

• Family of slain Chelsea King leaving SoCal

  July 7, 2010 10:55 AM

  POWAY, Calif. (AP) The parents of slain California teen Chelsea King are leaving northern San Diego County. Brent and Kelly King and their 13-year-old son, Tyler, will leave their Poway home on Thursday and move back to Naperville, a Chicago suburb where they lived for a decade. The Kings announced... more »

• Family of slain teen seeks damages from California

  July 1, 2010 8:00 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The parents of a San Diego County teenager who was raped and murdered by a convicted child molester have filed damage claims against the state. The filings by the parents of 14-year-old Amber Dubois allege the state corrections department missed chances to send John Albert Gardner III... more »

• Sex offender shares prison unit with Manson

  June 11, 2010 10:41 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) A man serving life in prison for the murders of two California teenagers is sharing a prison unit with cult leader Charles Manson. Prison officials said John Albert Gardner III was transferred last week to the Corcoran State Prison near Bakersfield, which houses the state's only protective... more »

• Calif. agents missed chances to stop molester

  June 2, 2010 1:58 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) An independent review has found that state parole agents missed numerous chances to send a convicted child molester back to prison before he raped and killed two teenagers. The report issued Wednesday by the inspector general for the state corrections department examines how agents handled the case... more »

• Mom says she felt disgust toward daughter's killer

  May 18, 2010 7:51 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) The mother of a California teen who was raped and murdered in February says she felt a "wave of disgust" when she confronted her daughter's killer at his sentencing last week. Brent and Kelly King, the parents of 17-year-old Chelsea King, appeared on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday... more »

• Slain girl's mom: Killer trapped victim on street

  May 17, 2010 6:28 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) Amber Dubois' mother says the girl's rapist and killer told her he trapped the 14-year-old in a fenced street and forced her into his car. Carrie McGonigle, appearing on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Monday, says John Gardner told her in a jailhouse meeting how he kidnapped... more »

• Officials in Calif. teen killings case to speak

  May 17, 2010 6:28 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) Authorities are set to speak publicly about the sex offender who raped and murdered two teenage girls and the investigation that led to his capture and conviction. San Diego County's district attorney, sheriff and other law enforcement officials are holding a news conference Monday to answer questions... more »

• Families of slain CA teens address killer in court

  May 14, 2010 4:43 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) Parents of two slain California girls have appeared in a San Diego court to denounce the sex offender who admitted the murders. Defendant John Albert Gardner wept Friday as the lives of 14-year-old Amber Dubois and 17-year-old Chelsea King were recalled in victim impact statements before his... more »

• Families of slain teens address killer in court

  May 14, 2010 4:43 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) Families of two teenage girls slain by a sex offender are in court to address the girls' killer. Witness statements began Friday afternoon in San Diego during the sentencing hearing for John Albert Gardner. Gardner, dressed in a green prison suit, looked down during the first witness... more »

• Confessed killer heading to life prison term

  May 13, 2010 7:08 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) A man once imprisoned for a child is going back this time for the rest of his life under a deal with prosecutors that spares him the death penalty. John Albert Gardner III will be sentenced in San Diego Friday to life in prison without the possibility... more »

• Warrants show few leads after SoCal girl vanished

  May 13, 2010 7:08 PM

  VISTA, Calif. (AP) Newly unsealed search warrants show investigators had few leads in the month after a 14-year-old girl disappeared walking to school near San Diego. The documents unsealed Thursday at the request of The Associated Press and other news organizations seek phone and Internet records for Amber Dubois. They... more »

• Father of murdered teen focuses on search response

  May 5, 2010 2:24 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) The father of aducted and murdered Escondido teenager Amber Dubois is calling for laws that would enable authorities to respond more quickly when children are snatched off the streets. Moe Dubois told the San Diego Union-Tribune Tuesday that he is working with lawmakers on a series of... more »

• Report calls for scrutiny of parole violations

  April 30, 2010 9:19 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) A state board examining the case of a convicted sex offender who pleaded guilty to killing two California teenagers is calling for more scrutiny in the parole system. On Friday, the California Sex Offender Management Board sent 13 recommendations to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on how to better... more »

• Gardner: I hate myself for killing San Diego girls

  April 29, 2010 8:27 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) A man who pleaded guilty to raping and murdering two San Diego area teenage girls says he hates himself for what he did. John Gardner said in an interview aired Thursday on KFMB-TV that he was aware of what he was doing but could not stop himself.... more »

• Sentencing date for SoCal teen killer moved up

  April 28, 2010 9:44 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) The convicted sex offender who pleaded guilty to raping and killing two San Diego County teenagers will be sentenced next month to life in prison without chance of parole. Sentencing for John Albert Gardner III has been moved up from June to May 14. County district attorney's... more »

• Utility workers may have seen missing SoCal teen

  April 26, 2010 3:43 PM

  EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) Utility workers saw a man with a girl in a remote area north of San Diego around the time that registered sex offender John Albert Gardner III raped and stabbed a 14-year-old, leaving her dead body nearby. The details come in a second batch of search... more »

• SoCal family backs gag order in daughter's murder

  April 22, 2010 1:49 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) The parents of Chelsea King plan to attend a hearing in San Diego in which a judge will consider their request to keep documents sealed pertaining to the murder of their 17-year-old daughter. The family's proposed court order to be considered Thursday would prohibit the release the... more »

• SD judge won't keep seal on Gardner murder cases

  April 22, 2010 1:49 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) A judge has denied a request by the families of two murdered girls to ban the release of information on the investigations of those crimes. Thursday's ruling in San Diego Superior Court is a victory for news organizations including the Associated Press, which argued for lifting restrictions.... more »