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.
Personal facts
| Birth date | October 06, 1995 |
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| Birth name | Jessica Marie Lunsford |
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| Date of death | February 27, 2005 |
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External resources
- http://www.courttv.com/trials/lunsford
- http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/pub_info/summaries/briefs/07/07-1636/Filed_04-27-2009_State_Answer_Brief.pdf
- http://www.ocala.com/assets/pdf/OS10113823.PDF
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070112190236/http:/www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/jessica_lunsford/1_index.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090223023248/http:/www.courttv.com/trials/lunsford/Court
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2IbKyYZPAM