John Albert Gardner

John Albert Gardner III
Gardner on September 18, 2000
Born (1979-04-09) April 9, 1979
Culver City, California
NationalityAmerican
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Parent(s)Cathy Osborn
John Gardner Sr.
ConvictionsFirst degree murder with special circumstances (2 counts)
Assault with intent to commit rape
Committing a lewd act on a child under the age of 14 (2 counts)
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment without the possibility of parole
Details
VictimsAmber Dubois, 14
Chelsea King, 17
DateFebruary 13, 2009
February 25, 2010
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia

John Albert Gardner III (born April 9, 1979) is an American convicted double murderer, rapist, and child molester. He confessed to the February 2009 rape and murder of 14-year-old Amber Dubois from Escondido, California, and the February 2010 rape and murder of 17-year-old Chelsea King from Poway, California, after he entered a plea agreement that spared him from execution. Additionally, Gardner attempted to rape 22-year-old Candice Moncayo of San Diego County, and had been previously incarcerated for the molestation of a 13-year-old girl.