John Gardner III says he never wants to be let out of prison because he'll murder again
People convicted of certain sex offenses against a child in California will get life in prison without parole starting Thursday, after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed "Chelsea's Law."
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a new law that sends sex offenders convicted in California to prison for life.
Brent King says it still "takes my breath away" to talk about his daughter in the same sentence as the man who killed her.
A bill that seeks to increase prison sentences and extend parole terms in California for certain sex crimes against minors was passed in a unanimous vote by the state Senate on Tuesday.
Emotions run high in a California court room at the sentencing of John Albert Gardner III. KGTV reports.
Admitted killer John Albert Gardner III bowed his head and wept at his sentencing Friday as the parents of his teen victims called him a monster and coward for raping and murdering their daughters.
Authorities believe that a registered sex offender who this month admitted killing two California teenagers attempted to follow an 11-year-old girl walking home from school the day before one of the teens disappeared, according to documents filed in the case.
Calling capital punishment in California an "empty promise," the father of murdered teen Chelsea King said he supported a deal to take death off the table for his daughter's killer in order to bring closure to the community.
John Gardner III escapes the death penalty in the deal supported by the victims' families
Chelsea King, 17, was a straight-A student, a high school track star and she loved to volunteer. Now, she's been killed, the latest victim of what you could call "junk justice."
In the movie "Law Abiding Citizen," Gerard Butler plays a man who loses his family when his wife and daughter are raped and murdered. After the main culprit receives a light sentence as part of a plea bargain and gets released from prison much sooner than he should have, our hero goes all "Death Wish" on the creep. He kidnaps him, drugs him and surgically dissects him into two-dozen pieces.
Chelsea King, 17, was a straight-A student, a high school track star and she loved to volunteer. Now, she's been killed, the latest victim of what you could call "junk justice."
HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell says loopholes in the criminal justice system allow some sex offenders to roam free.
The parents of a California girl who was allegedly raped and killed by a registered sex offender are calling for tougher standards against repeat offenders.
The parents of Chelsea King talk about the death of their daughter and their thoughts on suspect John Gardner.
Brent and Kelly King say, "Predators should not be allowed to be within reach"
A spokesperson for Chelsea King's family remembers her and describes what the family is feeling.
Amber Dubois' mother talks about the possibility that the suspect in Chelsea King's slaying could have been involved.
Carrie McGonigle doesn't want to believe that her missing daughter could be connected to a registered sex offender accused of killing a California teen.
Police believe a body found in Rancho Bernardo Community Park in San Diego is that of missing teen Chelsea King.
Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday night for a candlelight vigil outside a San Diego, California, church in honor of a teenage girl missing since Thursday.
"This was our worst fear," a sheriff's official says; a convicted sex offender is in custody
With a convicted sex offender in custody, the parents of Chelsea King, 17, hold hope they'll find her
Investigators searched Monday for a California teen, a police spokeswoman said, a day after authorities arrested a man suspected of rape and murder in connection with her disappearance.
San Diego County police have made an arrest in connection to the disappearance of 17-year-old Chelsea King.
Police arrested a man Sunday in Escondido, California, in connection with the disappearance of a 17-year-old girl, according to the San Diego County sheriff.
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