Hundreds sign up for tribute run in San Diego park where Chelsea King vanished
By APSaturday, March 20, 2010
Hundreds vow to finish Chelsea King’s SoCal run
SAN DIEGO — More than 250 people are expected at a San Diego park where 17-year-old murder victim Chelsea King was attacked in a tribute that’s being called “Finish Chelsea’s Run.”
The three-mile run is set to begin at 9 a.m. at Rancho Bernardo Community Park. Organizers have posted information on Facebook about the event, which will take joggers around trails near Lake Hodges.
Chelsea, a 17-year-old Poway resident, never returned from a run at the park on Feb. 25. Her body was later found buried near the lake.
Convicted sex offender John Gardner has pleaded not guilty to her assault and to the attempted rape of another woman.
Authorities also say he’s a suspect in last year’s murder of 14-year-old Amber Dubois of Escondido.
