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http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/14/california.gardner.sentencing/index.html?hpt=T1
2 videos in the link.
Parents have every right to that degree of fury,and it's true that his life will be alot harder mixed in with the general population...cuz not even crooks like rapists
2 videos in the link.
(CNN) -- 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.
At the end of the hourlong hearing, the convicted sex offender was sentenced by Judge David Danielsen to three consecutive terms of life without parole for murdering Chelsea King and Amber Dubois and attacking a jogger.
The case has sparked calls for tougher penalties against sex offenders.
Dressed in a green jailhouse jumpsuit, his gaze on the floor, Gardner became emotional as the parents took turns attempting to articulate the agony of their losses before a packed courtroom in San Diego Superior Court.
The mood of the families' victim impact statements alternated between celebrations of the teens' lives and accomplishments and rage directed at Gardner.
"Look at me," Kelly King, Chelsea's mother, tearfully demanded of her daughter's admitted killer after taking the podium. She paused and waited as a red-faced Gardner slowly lifted his eyes, casting a quick glance at her before shutting his eyes.
"What I feel is so much deeper than I ever dare to express in a public forum. There are things I'd like to say, but to protect my son and to maintain the dignity of my family, my words will be far too mild to adequately speak the disgusting truth about you," she said tearfully, trembling as she spoke.
"Chelsea was a sweet, loving and innocent soul who could not have fathomed the wretched piece of evil that ended her beautiful life on that day."
Parents have every right to that degree of fury,and it's true that his life will be alot harder mixed in with the general population...cuz not even crooks like rapists