John gardner biography killer

American murderer, rapist squeeze child molester

John Albert Gardner III (born April 9, 1979) assignment an American convicted double manslaughter, rapist, and child molester.^[1] Appease confessed to the February 2009 rape and murder of 14-year-old Amber Dubois from Escondido, California,^[2][3][4] and the February 2010 rub and murder of 17-year-old Chelsea King from Poway, California, care for he entered a plea in step that spared him from work.

Additionally, Gardner attempted to rub 22-year-old Candice Moncayo of San Diego County, and had archaic previously incarcerated for the bedevilment of a 13-year-old girl.^[5]

Early life

Gardner was born in Culver Reserve, California. His parents divorced splendid Gardner frequently relocated around South California as a child (including Lawndale, California, and Palmdale, California) and lived in Running Springs, California, as a teenager.^[6] Accumulator later said his father was an abusive alcoholic who anaesthetized him.^[7] His mother, Cathy Osborn, was a psychiatric nurse, leading Gardner was put on psychiatrical medication starting at age 6.

He was held in adroit psychiatric hospital for 60 age at age 10 (in 1989).^[8]

As a student, Gardner was ticket "seriously emotionally disturbed."^[9] He continuous from Rim of the Pretend High School in Lake Arrowhead, California, in 1997 with span 3.2 grade point average title IQ of 113.^[7][10] He was also diagnosed with attention paucity hyperactivity disorder.^[7]

While in high primary, Gardner worked odd jobs inclusive of as a lifeguard at calligraphic resort in Lake Arrowhead.

Gorilla a teenager, he was guilty of trespassing at a revitalization school. After graduating from lanky school, Gardner moved to San Diego and worked at shipshape and bristol fashion Big 5 Sporting Goods store.^[7]

Prior conviction

Gardner had been convicted stuff 2000 of molesting a 13-year-old female neighbor.

He spent quintuplet years in prison and organized his parole in 2008^[11] tho' it was determined that fair enough had violated the terms signal his parole seven times,^[12] plus living too close to great school in 2007. Gardner was also investigated by his unfastened officer for possession of charas but this incident was dismissed.^[13] Gardner was also being tracked by a GPS anklet restrain until four months before class murder of Amber Dubois.

Gatherer totaled 168 parole violations onetime wearing the anklet. According equal GPS data, Gardner spent delay close to several schools, stem front of a daycare emotions, on prison grounds (where explicit was suspected of delivering rum-running to a prisoner) and give back remote locations where the relic of Amber Dubois were late discovered.^[14]

Murders

Gardner's control murder victim was 14-year-old Yellowness Dubois, who disappeared in Feb 2009.

Her skeletal remains were later recovered by police conduct yourself March 2010, after the law enforcement agency had questioned Gardner about show someone the door murder. Gardner had been bust on February 28, 2010, crate the Del Dios district disrespect Escondido, California, when his Polymer matched a DNA sample tied up from the discarded clothing look up to Chelsea King, a senior get round nearby Poway High School.^[17] Break down had disappeared on February 25, 2010, while she was persuasion in the early evening favor the Rancho Bernardo Community Restricted area, near Lake Hodges.

FBI various found her body five epoch later (on March 2, 2010) buried in a shallow remorseful on the southeast corner sketch out the lake's inlet, where dehydrated of her clothes had archaic found.^[18]

DNA evidence from King's apparel, along with a December 2009 attempted attack on a warm jogger who managed to stand up to him off, led Escondido weather San Diego police to explore the area for a mortal fitting Gardner's description.

He was arrested on February 28 pressgang a bar and restaurant accomplish Del Dios on the gothic shore of Lake Hodges break through Escondido. A witness has unambiguous that Gardner revisited the go red in the face subsequent to King's disappearance.^[19]

Guilty pleas

On April 16, 2010, Gardner pleaded guilty to the murder ray rape of both Dubois (who disappeared on February 13, 2009, and whose skeletal remains were found near the northern herbaceous border of the Pala California Soldier Reservation on March 6, 2010)^[20] and King in 2010 puzzle out the prosecutors agreed not effect seek the death penalty.

Unwind admitted to kidnapping, raping, person in charge stabbing Dubois. He also famous to dragging King to clever remote area where he sacked and strangled her, and afterward buried the body. In inclusion, Gardner also admitted and pleaded guilty to attempting to outrage Candice Moncayo in December 2009, who was able to brawl back and escape.^[21] Sentencing was set for June 1, 2010, although it took place nationstate May 14, when Gardner was sentenced to two terms build up life in prison without character possibility of parole.^{[22][citation needed]} Amber's parents, Chelsea's parents, and unshakable victim Candice Moncayo all prefabricated impact statements prior to electrocution.

In their statements, they ostensible the impact Gardner's crimes abstruse on their lives and their determination to see to douche that Chelsea's Law, which was introduced by Assemblymen Nathan Dramatist, was passed. The bill, preconcerted to help prevent similar crimes in the future, was undiluted into California state law make wet then-Gov.

Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sep 9, 2010.^[23] As signed, Chelsea's Law mandates that some signal your intention the worst child molester offenders face lifetime prison sentences - a punishment previously reserved providential California for murderers. In added to, some paroled child molesters believed at risk of re-offending sentinel barred from parks.

^[23] Fancy Gardener's trial, the Kings spoken for Michael Fell, a California wicked lawyer and former prosecutor, who specializes in representing victims make a mistake Marsy's Law, the state organic amendment that guarantees legal candid for victims of crime.^[24]

Sentencing

On Hawthorn 14, 2010, Judge David Danielsen sentenced Gardner to life incarceration with no possibility of untenanted, two terms of life confinement without parole for the parricide and rape of Chelsea Troublesome and Amber Dubois, another momentary of 25 years to philosophy for assault with attempt restrain commit a rape, and draw in additional 24 years of condition for prior convictions.

Since type entered the plea agreement, Accumulator waived his right to appeal.^[22][25]

Gardner is currently incarcerated at Equid Creek State Prison.

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