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  Jessica Lunsford was killed by John Couey. He confessed. We must pray for the Family. Please Pray photo video :: ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Couey was polygraphed today and at the end of the polygraph he says 'you don't need to tell me the results, I already know what they are, could I have the investigators come back in?' And the investigators came back in.
Couey, 46, was arrested in Augusta, Ga., on Thursday on a probation violation for failing to notify officials that he was moving, a requirement for sex offenders.
Couey was sentenced to 10 years in prison but was paroled in 1980, a time when inmates were serving a small fraction of their sentences.
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 State of Florida Vs. John Couey - Crimeshots© True Crime Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Couey, a part-time construction worker with a 10th- grade education, is charged with first-degree murder, sexual battery on a child younger than 12, kidnapping and burglary with battery in the case.
Couey also claimed that in order to prevent the other occupants of the house from knowing of Jessica's presence, she did not use the bathroom in the mobile home, but instead urinated on the floor in the closet.
Couey's mother, Betty Irene Lindsey, was 14 when she married a man in his twenties, 15 when she gave birth to her first child and 16 when she had Couey, she said in a deposition filed this week.
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 John Couey Deserves Death Penalty For Jessica Lunsford - s5000.com
Couey believed he failed a polygraph exam, then confessed to the murder, and told authorities where the body was buried.
Couey had not been charged in her abduction and murder as of yet.
Couey was declared indigent and told a public defender would be assigned to his case.
www.s5000.com /what_the_huck/773/couey_jessica_lunsford.php   (1278 words)

  
 amw.com | John Couey - Fugitive
Couey told detectives he placed her inside a garbage bag and that she lay down in the hole without a fight.
Couey told detectives that he allowed her to watch television through the slightly opened closet door and claimed she was aware of news reports about the search for her.
John Couey is charged with capital murder, burglary, kidnapping and sexual battery on a child under the age of 12 in the abduction and murder of Jessica Lunsford.
www.amw.com /fugitives/capture.cfm?id=30871   (830 words)

  
 John Couey - ForumGarden
Couey acknowledged to police that he exposed himself, that the girl then sat on his lap -- voluntarily, he claimed -- and that he put the girl's hand on him.
Couey was given the maximum sentence for attempted molestation -- five years -- and was out on parole after two years.
The officer continued: "Couey admitted to molesting his wife's daughter, however, she agreed not to report the incident if he left the house and gave her a divorce, which he did.
www.forumgarden.com /forums/showthread.php?t=4629   (1227 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Evander Couey, 46, a convicted sex offender who sheriff's officials say confessed to taking Jessica from her home and killing her, made a first appearance on charges of capital murder, battery, kidnapping and sexual battery on a child under the age of 12.
Couey, looking tired, downtrodden and with his hands and feet heavily shackled, answered a few questions, telling the judge that he needed an attorney assigned to him and that he had no assets.
Couey was arrested in Georgia last week, then brought back to Florida and booked Sunday on a probation violation and failure to register his change of address as required as a sex offender.
www.firstcoastnews.com /news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=34334   (653 words)

  
 Couey's Statement Tossed
Couey has a lengthy arrest record that includes a 1991 conviction for exposing himself to a 5-year-old girl.
Prosecutors say on the night of Feb. 23, 2005, Couey kidnapped the girl, carried her 150 yards to a trailer where he lived, raped her, then buried her alive in a 4-foot grave in his back yard.
Couey, 47, is charged with first-degree murder, sexual battery on a child younger than 12, kidnapping and burglary with battery.
www.tbo.com /news/metro/MGBWM30G3PE.html   (733 words)

  
 JESSICA LUNSFORD KIDNAP/ MURDER - Message Board - ezboard.com
Couey is charged with capital murder, burglary with battery, kidnapping and sexual battery on a child younger than 12 in the February 23 abduction.
"Couey's timeline of the events after he kidnapped Jessica Lunsford leaves open the possibility that she was alive, and in the house, at the time of the first and possibly the second interview," said a memo released by prosecutors.
Couey, age 47 and a registered sex offender, also is charged with kidnapping and burglary with battery in the Lunsford case.
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 Fla. suspect charged with capital murder - Crime & Punishment - MSNBC.com
John Evander Couey was also charged with burglary with battery, kidnapping and sexual battery on a child under the age of 12.
Couey, 46, was brought back to Florida and booked early Sunday on a probation violation and failure to register his change of address as required as a sex offender.
Couey was returned to Florida in an unmarked sheriff’s vehicle, wearing a bulletproof vest and under the cloak of darkness.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7190457   (705 words)

  
 Citrus: Jessica was alive for days, Couey said
During those interviews, Couey, 46, detailed the crime from the moment he slipped into Jessica's home in the middle of the night to her burial.
Couey, a convicted sex offender, was staying at the mobile home in Homosassa even though it wasn't the address he registered with authorities.
Couey told investigators Jessica was hidden in the closet, and he in his bedroom, when officers stopped at the mobile home during the search.
www.sptimes.com /2005/06/24/Citrus/Jessica_was_alive_for.shtml   (804 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Judge throws out confession in Jessica Lunsford case   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Evander Couey, a 47-year-old convicted sex offender, gave the confession to detectives, but also told them that he wanted to consult a lawyer.
Couey, who had fled the Homosassa area as the search for the missing girl zeroed in on area registered sex offenders, was arrested in Georgia on an unrelated Florida warrant.
By Scott Iskowitz, Tampa Tribune via AP John Couey is shown in court last Friday as defense attorneys sought to suppress the convicted sex offender's confession to kidnapping, raping and burying alive 9-year-Jessica Lunsford.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2006-06-30-child-confession_x.htm?csp=34   (756 words)

  
 wcbstv.com - Judge Stops Jury Selection In Lunsford Trial
John Evander Couey, 47, has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, sexual battery on a child, kidnapping and burglary in the girl's death.
Couey's taped confession -- which Howard recently ruled can't be used at his trial -- and other details of the case received national media coverage.
According to court records, Couey told investigators he took the girl from her room, raped her, swaddled her in garbage bags and buried her in the yard.
wcbstv.com /topstories/topstories_story_194123312.html   (469 words)

  
 baynews9.com - News : John Couey's confession not admissible in murder trial
John Couey's confession not admissible in murder trial
Citrus County Judge Ric Howard decided during a hearing Friday that John Couey's taped confession he made in Georgia is inadmissible and will not be allowed as evidence in the upcoming trial.
Couey originally admitted to the February 2005 kidnapping, raping and murder of Jessica Lunsford in Homosassa.
www.baynews9.com /content/36/2006/6/30/166410.html   (456 words)

  
 amw.com | John Couey - Fugitive
Couey was arrested Thursday in Augusta, Georgia because he didn't notify Florida officials he was leaving the state, which is a requirement for registered sex offenders.
Couey had been living in the Citrus County area with a realtive near the Lunsford's home, but a relative then admitted to detectives that Couey left on a bus for Savannah on February 28.
Police also say Couey was accused and convicted of grabbing a girl in her bedroom, placing his hand over her mouth and kissing her during a 1978 burglary.
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 CNN.com - Judge: Florida girl's killing 'beyond words' - Mar 22, 2005
Couey was charged Monday with capital murder, burglary with battery, kidnapping and sexual battery on a child less than 12 years of age.
Couey -- a convicted sex offender with a 30-year criminal history -- is being held at the Citrus County jail, away from the general inmate population for his own safety.
Couey may have held her captive for a day or two, investigators said.
www.cnn.com /2005/LAW/03/22/lunsford.case   (619 words)

  
 Conservative Thinking - Another John Couey?
As for the fact that John Couey probably never could afford to pay for his own treatment, you are probably correct.
The fact that John Couey has a long and unwaivering history of Predatory Acts against children and yet he was not deemed a predator is a good example of a system that is broken.
John Couey should have been in prison for a minimum of life for all the shit he did.
www.conservativethinking.com /archives/2005/03/another-john-couey.php   (5495 words)

  
 Citrus: More of John Couey's personal papers released
Couey, 47, is charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting and murdering 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford in Citrus County in February.
Couey's writings were part of the latest round of discovery documents, bringing the total to more than 4,000 pages.
In his tight, neat handwriting, Couey described biblical tales, including a struggle between the angel Michael and the devil.
www.sptimes.com /2005/10/12/Citrus/More_of_John_Couey_s_.shtml   (181 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Evander Couey, 46, waived extradition to Citrus County on Friday.
Couey told officials he had been passing through Georgia on his way to Tennessee, Strength said.
Couey's home in Homosassa is about two miles from Jessica's, but he sometimes stayed with his half sister, about 150 yards from the girl's house, officials said.
www.11alive.com /news/news_article.aspx?storyid=60515   (429 words)

  
 amw.com | Jessica Lunsford - Missing Child
John Evander Couey, the drifter arrested in the rape and murder of a 9-year-old Florida girl, admitted to investigators he buried her alive three days after he abducted her, according to newly released prosecution documents.
Couey has been charged with capital murder, burglary, kidnapping, and sexual battery on a child under the age of 12.
While Couey was set to go to trial in February 2006, a judge pushed back Couey's court date.
www.amw.com /missing_children/recovered.cfm?id=30448   (532 words)

  
 CNN.com - Suspect in 9-year-old's death booked into Florida jail - Mar 20, 2005
John Evander Couey, a registered sex offender in the Florida county where Jessica Lunsford disappeared three weeks ago, confessed to killing the girl after a lie-detector test Friday, Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy said.
Four other people associated with the residence where Couey had been staying were arrested on charges unrelated to the girl's death -- three for failing to notify authorities that Couey was at the home though they knew he was wanted by authorities -- Dawsy said.
Couey told authorities in Georgia that he had wasted their time with the lie-detector, Dawsy said.
www.cnn.com /2005/US/03/19/missing.girl/index.html   (850 words)

  
 Judge Orders Lundsford Trial Moved , John Couey Is Accused Of Killing, Raping 9-Year-Old Jessica Lunsford - CBS News
John Couey Is Accused Of Killing, Raping 9-Year-Old Jessica Lunsford
John Couey's taped confession and other details of the case have received widespread media coverage.
The trial of John Couey is scheduled to begin in Tampa, Fla. The convicted sex offender is accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/07/13/national/main1800130.shtml   (692 words)

  
 The Murder Trial of John Couey | Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg Times
The potential jurors also expressed the opinion that John Couey should be put to death for committing the crime.
Follow the latest developments in the murder trial of John Couey as compiled and reported by the staff of the St. Petersburg Times and tampabay.com.
Couey, 47, is accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford in February 2005.
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However, because the suspect, John Evander Couey, was under the influence of drugs, detectives might never know how long she was held before she was slain, Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy said.
Her body was found near a mobile home where Couey had been staying at the time of the abduction - about 150 yards from Jessica's house.
Couey's half-sister and two others who lived in the home were charged with obstructing police for failing to notify authorities when Couey allegedly told them he had committed a crime.
www.firstcoastnews.com /news/breaking/news-article.aspx?storyid=34166   (661 words)

  
 wcco.com - Jessica Lunsford's Accused Killer Talks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Couey's taped confession is filled with contradictions, Bursch points out, especially when it comes to the length of time Jessica was with him in his trailer, and alive.
Couey's timeline is fuzzy: Did he kill Jessica soon after she was taken, or did she live in his closet for days?
At points in Couey's confession, he sobs, calls himself sick, says he tried to kill himself and, at the prompting of investigators, even talks to Jessica.
wcco.com /topstories/topstories_story_182073628.html   (416 words)

  
 John Evander Couey
On 18 March 2005, John Couey confessed to killing Jessica Lunsford, a 9-year-old girl who had been missing since 23 February.
Couey had been registered with Citrus County, Florida as a sex offender.
He became a person of interest in the case when, in the course of interviewing local sex offenders about a missing girl, Couey could not be found.
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 Missing and Murdered Children » Jessica Marie Lunsford / John Couey
Her body was found one day after John Couey told authorities where they could find her body.
The best that John Couey could hope for in a jury at this point is people who know about the case but have not yet formed an opinion as to his guilt or innocence or could still be open-minded in their assessment of the evidence presented during the trial.
In the case of John Couey some things that were released to the media could have been witheld to avoid tainting the jury pool.
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 NBC 26 NEWS - Georgia Carolina's News Leader - Local - Jury Selection Stopped In John Couey Murder Trial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Couey is accused of sexually assaulting and killing a Florida girl last year.
Couey entered a plea of not guilty, but prosecutors say they have enough evidence to seek the death penalty.
Jessica body was found a month after she disappeared from her home, near the mobile home where Couey had been living.
www.nbc26news.com /news/local/3346316.html   (346 words)

  
 News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES
In a house diagonally across the street from where Jessica Lunsford lived, not only was she allegedly sexually assaulted for as long as two days, she may have been buried alive.
Law enforcement sources tell CNN that murder suspect John Couey has told investigators the nine year old was alive when he hid her body in the ground behind the home where he'd been living.
Couey already is charged with killing Jessica Lunsford by asphyxiation and sexually assaulting the youngster.
rdu.news14.com /content/top_stories/?ArID=67176   (457 words)

  
 Answer this...: John Evander Couey
Police say John Couey confessed to killing Jessica Lunsford, whose mother lives in Morrow, Ohio.
In addition to murder, Couey is charged with burglary, kidnapping and sexual battery.
Dixon was arrested early Saturday for allegedly lying to authorities over the whereabouts of her half brother John Couey.
drinkthis.typepad.com /answer_this/john_evander_couey/index.html   (407 words)

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