Police find skeletal remains of Amber Dubois in Pala

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Remains of Amber Dubois found in Pala
By Kristina Davis
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
March 7, 2010

The skeletal remains of missing Escondido teenager Amber Dubois have been found more than a year after she vanished while walking to school one morning, authorities announced Sunday.

“The discovery was made in the early morning hours Saturday in a very rugged and remote area of Pala,” said Escondido Police Chief Jim Maher. “Escondido police and sheriff’s homicide detectives were following a lead in the case when they made the discovery.”

The remains, found north of the Pala reservation, were positively identified through dental records Saturday afternoon...

Her family said it was unlikely she ran away. She had no extra clothes, and she was excited to purchase a lamb she was going to raise through the school’s agricultural program. The $200 check she carried to school that day has never been cashed, police said...




Police find skeletal remains of Amber Dubois in Pala
By Staff, SDNN
Sunday, March 7, 2010

San Diego County Sheriff's Department divers head towards a creekside area at Kit Carson Park in Escondido on Friday. Searchers found her remains in Pala late Saturday. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Escondido police announced Sunday the discovery of the remains of Amber Dubois in Pala.

The Escondido teen went missing on Feb. 13, 2009 and has been missing since. She was 14 years old at the time.

“The discovery was made in the early morning hours of Saturday in a very rugged and remote section of Pala,” Escondido police Chief Jim Maher said at a news conference.

Tthe San Diego County medical examiner’s office identified the body using dental records and Dubois’ parents were notified.

Officials did not give details on the investigation or whether it’s related to the arrest of John Albert Gardner III, who was charged in the death of 17-year-old Chelsea King last week...