Lost Girls (38 page)
Authors: Caitlin Rother
Captain Bob Benton of the Escondido Police Department oversaw the investigation into Amber's disappearance and murder.
(Author photo)
(Author photo)
Hundreds of searchers scoured the trails of Rancho Bernardo Community Park for seventeen-year-old Chelsea King, who went missing there on February 25, 2010.
(Courtesy of KGTV and McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Co.)
(Courtesy of KGTV and McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Co.)
The search for Chelsea, coordinated by the San Diego County sheriff's search and rescue unit, was conducted on land, by air, and with divers in Lake Hodges.
(Courtesy of KGTV and McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Co.)
(Courtesy of KGTV and McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Co.)
Sheriff's Lieutenant Dave Brown coordinated the investigation into Chelsea's disappearance and murder.
(Author photo)
(Author photo)
John Gardner stopped for a late lunch and a beer at Hernandez' Hideaway on February 28, 2010.
(Author photo)
(Author photo)
Fugitive Task Force detectives swooped down on him as he came out of the restaurant.
(Photo by Tom Norman)
(Photo by Tom Norman)
On March 2, 2010, an FBI agent spotted some loose earth on the south shore of Lake Hodges, where Chelsea's body was found in a shallow grave.
(Courtesy of KFMB-TV News 8)
(Courtesy of KFMB-TV News 8)
Sheriff's Sergeant Don Parker, who coordinated the searches for both girls, points to where Chelsea's body was found, near the taller tree, when the water level was lower.
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(Author photo)
Sheriff Bill Gore personally notified Brent and Kelly King that Chelsea's body had been found.
(Photo by Steve Silva)
(Photo by Steve Silva)
Hundreds attended a vigil for Chelsea in Poway that night.
(Courtesy of KFMB-TV News 8)
(Courtesy of KFMB-TV News 8)
As the news spread, vandals spray-painted the garage door of Cathy Osborn's condo in Rancho Bernardo.
(Courtesy of KFMB-TV News 8)
(Courtesy of KFMB-TV News 8)
Michael Popkins and Mel Epley of the Public Defender's Office were appointed to represent John Gardner in what was expected to be a death penalty case.
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(Author photo)
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