360: Amber Dubois and Chelsea King

This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)

This Feels Criminal | Formerly Killer Queens

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

On February 13th, 2009, 14-year-old Amber Dubois disappeared into thin air on her way to school in San Diego County, California. There were credible leads or sightings, and it seemed as though Amber was just…gone. Almost exactly one year later, 17-year-old Chelsea King went for a run in a well-populated park, just ten miles from where Amber disappeared, and never returned. Clothing belonging to Chelsea was found nearby and a DNA match was found, leading detectives to a registered sex offender by the name of John Albert Gardner. Who was Gardner, and was he responsible for more than just Chelsea's disappearance? Had he, just one year prior, abducted Amber Dubois off the street on her way to school?

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, welcome to Killer Queens, a true crime podcast. I'm your host, Tarela, and like most
0:09.5	millennials, I've always had an obsession with true crime. On KQ, you'll find light true crime
0:14.8	stories, millennial hypes and gripes, some adult language, and maybe a special guest here
0:20.2	and there. Just like a 90s sleepover,
0:22.7	we're just a couple BFFs hanging out. So gather around and let's launch right into it.
0:32.9	This episode contains discussion of child assault.
0:45.7	And if you're in general looking for a case that makes you never want to let your children leave your house again, you've found the right episode.
0:48.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:57.4	On February 13th, 2009, 14-year-old Amber Dubois disappeared into thin air on her way to school in Sandio County, California. There were credible leads or sightings, and it seemed as though Amber was just
1:04.3	gone. Almost exactly one year later, 17-year-old Chelsea King went for a run in a well-populated park just 10 miles from where Amber disappeared and never returned.
1:16.0	Clothing belonging to Chelsea was found nearby and a DNA match was found, leading detectives to a registered sex offender by the name of John Albert Gardner.
1:27.3	Feel free.
1:29.1	To Barf, we hate him.
1:31.5	Who was Gardner?
1:32.7	And was he responsible for more than just Chelsea's disappearance?
1:36.9	Had he just one year prior abducted Amber Dubois off the street on her way to school?
1:43.4	All right, you guys, as you well know, I'm probably pissed.
1:50.6	All right, you guys, we are going to get into today's case.
1:55.2	But first, I'm going to give a hey girl thanks to Rory Madden, Katie, Rochelle, and Sammy for requesting it. And hey girl, thanks to
2:04.5	Madison for writing it up. We love you. All right. So like I said in the intro, this is going to be
2:10.9	a case of two young girls who went missing one year apart. And we're going to talk a little bit
2:16.6	about each victim. And then we're going to
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