Global InformationWard Weaver III information
Ward Weaver III | |
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| Born | Ward Francis Weaver April 6, 1963 Humboldt County, California, U.S. |
| Conviction(s) | Aggravated murder (2 counts) Rape Sexual assault Attempted murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole |
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| Victims | 2 |
Span of crimes | January 9 – March 8, 2002 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Oregon |
Date apprehended | August 13, 2002 |
Ward Francis Weaver III (born April 6, 1963) is an American convicted murderer. He is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for sexual assault, rape, attempted murder, and the murders of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis in Oregon City, Oregon.[1]
Raised in Northern California by his mother, Weaver had a tumultuous childhood; his father, Ward Weaver Jr., was convicted in 1984 of a double-murder. After a stint in the U.S. Navy Reserve, Weaver was convicted of assaulting two teenage girls in Fairfield, California in 1988.
In January 2002, twelve-year-old Ashley Pond disappeared en route to her bus stop in Oregon City, near Weaver's residence. Two months later, Pond's classmate, thirteen-year-old Miranda Gaddis, also vanished under mysterious circumstances. The disappearances received international media attention, and were profiled on various television programs, including Unsolved Mysteries. The remains of both girls were discovered on Weaver's property in August 2002 during an investigation into the rape of his son's girlfriend, also committed by Weaver. In 2004, Weaver was sentenced to life without parole for the sexual assault and murder of both girls.
- ^ Redden, Jim (September 24, 2004). "Guilty plea came after trial looked inevitable". Portland Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2013.