John Evander Couey (born September 19, 1958) was convicted of kidnapping, raping, and murdering nine-year old Jessica Lunsford in February 2005, in Florida. Lunsford's disappearance and Couey's subsequent confession and trial received extensive media coverage. A jury recommended that Couey recieve the death penalty. Couey maintains that he is innocent. Wikipedia
Three weeks after 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford disappeared from her home, authorities said Friday a convicted sex offender who had fled to Georgia confessed to kidnapping and killing her. www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/18/missing.girl/index.html
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Sex offender sentenced to death for raping, killing 9-year-old Fla. girl Convicted sex offender John Couey was sentenced to death for kidnapping 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, raping her and burying her alive. www.courttv.com/trials/lunsford/index.html