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Missing California Teen's Skeletal Remains Found

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (March 7) -- The bones of a 14-year-old Southern California girl who vanished more than a year ago while walking to school were discovered in a rugged, remote area, authorities said Sunday, less than a week after a registered sex offender was charged with murdering another teenage girl who lived...

System Failed Chelsea King, Advocates Say

(March 5) -- The convicted sex offender charged with raping and murdering a 17-year-old Southern California girl received too lenient a sentence in an earlier attack and should never have been allowed back on the streets, the victim's parents and advocates say. The arrest of John Albert Gardner III, 30, in the death of...

Sex Offender Charged in California Teen's Murder

SAN DIEGO (March 3) - A 30-year-old convicted sex offender was charged Wednesday with murdering and raping or attempting to rape 17-year-old Chelsea King, who disappeared last week after heading out for a run in a park. John Albert Gardner III stood in court in shackles with his eyes cast downward, showing no emotion, as...

Body of Missing California Teen Believed Found

SAN DIEGO (March 2) -- A body found in a shallow grave Tuesday is believed to be that of 17-year-old Chelsea King, whose disappearance led to the arrest of a registered sex offender, authorities said. The remains were found buried in a park about 10 feet from the shoreline of Lake Hodges, San Diego County Sheriff William...

Chelsea King News From the Web

05/18/12 AAU hosts second annual Home Run for Chelsea baseball... Source: The Temecula Valley News - Fallbrook CA Two years ago, residents from the surrounding areas were stunned and in disbelief when 17-year-old Poway High School senior, Chelsea King, was kidnapped and murdered by Lake Elsinore resident John Gardner, who also admitted to killing 14-year-old Escondido High School freshmen, Amber Dubois, in 2009.
05/16/12 REGION: 'Chelsea's Law' escapes budget ax Source: North County Times State budget woes apparently won't get in the way of counties fully implementing "Chelsea's Law," a measure that imposes tough requirements on sex offenders.
05/15/12 Chelsea's Law back on track Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA Sacramento Gov. Jerry Brown has quietly removed a sliver of his state budget that threatened to discourage counties from implementing a key component of Chelsea's Law. The move cheered Brent King, the father of Poway teenager Chelsea King whose rape and murder inspired the sweeping 2010 law aimed at sexual predators.
04/25/12 King family joins criticism of SaldaÃ±a Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA The family of slain 17-year-old Chelsea King on Wednesday joined in the criticism of former Assemblywoman Lori SaldaÃ±a for failing to support state legislation named for the Poway teen that established harsher penalties and better tracking of violent sexual offenders.
04/20/12 Peters targets SaldaÃ±a for not supporting Chelsea's... Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA Congressional candidate Scott Peters has called on rival Lori SaldaÃ±a to justify why she didn't vote for Chelsea's Law, the 2010 state legislation that established harsher penalties and better tracking of violent sexual offenders.