Sex offender pleads guilty to murdering 2 teens

SAN DIEGO (AP) - April 16, 2010

/*John Albert Gardner*/ agreed Friday to enter the pleas in the deaths of 14-year-old /*Amber Dubois*/ and 17-year-old /*Chelsea King*/. In exchange, prosecutors will not seek the death penalty.

Amber vanished in February 2009 and the investigation produced few solid leads until Chelsea disappeared Feb. 25 near the site where Amber went missing.

Gardner was arrested three days later.

Chelsea's body was discovered March 2 in a shallow lakeside grave after a massive search. Prosecutors say Gardner was linked to the crime by DNA found on Chelsea's clothing.

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