Murder of Jessica Lunsford

Murder Of Jessica Lunsford

Jessica Marie Lunsford (October 6, 1995 – February 27, 2005) was a nine-year-old American girl who was abducted from her home in Homosassa, Florida in the early morning of February 24, 2005. Believed held captive over the weekend, she was raped and later murdered by 46-year-old John Couey who lived nearby. The media covered the investigation and trial of her killer extensively. On August 24, 2007, a judge in Inverness, Florida sentenced Couey, a convicted sex offender, to death for kidnapping, sexually battering, and First degree murder of Jessica.

Read more about Murder Of Jessica Lunsford:  Abduction, Rape and Murder, Couey's Confession, Arrest of John Couey, Death of John Couey, Jessica Lunsford Act, Wrongful Death and Negligence Lawsuit, Documentary Film

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