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'''John Couey''' | |image = 2000px-John_Couey.jpg | ||
|fullname = John Evander Couey | |||
|alias = N/A | |||
|occupation = | |||
|origin = Homosassa, Florida, United States | |||
|type of villain = [[Pedophilia|Pedophile]] | |||
|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>Burglary | |||
|goals = Get away with the rape and murder of Jessica Lunsford (failed) | |||
|hobby = Raping children}} | |||
{{Quote|I hope you hear her cries as you try to sleep at night. I hope you see the tears running down her face when she asked you to go home. I hope you spend the rest of your life in fear of death. You will ''never'' hurt another child again.|Mark Lunsford to Couey in court on August 24, 2007.}} | |||
'''John Evander Couey''' (September 19th, 1958 – September 30th, 2009) was an American criminal and convicted murderer and child rapist who kidnapped, raped, and murdered 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford in 2005. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 2007, but he died in September 2009 of anal cancer before the sentence could be carried out. | |||
===Charges and Convictions=== | ===Charges and Convictions=== | ||
Couey had a vast criminal record, being arrested 24 times within a 30 year period. His crimes include burglary, possessing a concealed weapon unpermited, and indecent exposure. In 1978 he burglarized a house, and kissed a girl against her will. A 10-year prison sentence was made, but was later paroled two years later. He was arrested and charged in Kissimmee, FL for fondling a child five years of age. Lenient laws at the time allowed him to be released early. | Couey had a vast criminal record, being arrested 24 times within a 30 year period. His crimes include burglary, possessing a concealed weapon unpermited, and indecent exposure. In 1978 he burglarized a house, and kissed a girl against her will. A 10-year prison sentence was made, but was later paroled two years later. He was arrested and charged in Kissimmee, FL for fondling a child five years of age. Lenient laws at the time allowed him to be released early. | ||
===Kidnapping, rape, and murder of Jessica Lunsford=== | ===Kidnapping, rape, and murder of Jessica Lunsford=== | ||
On the morning of February 24, 2005, Jessica Lunsford is noticed missing from the trailer she occupied, with her father and grandparents. At 3 a.m. , John Couey made entrance to the home from an unlocked door. He awakened Jessica and said "Don't yell or nothing." Then instructed her to follow him out of the house. | On the morning of February 24, 2005, Jessica Lunsford is noticed missing from the trailer she occupied, with her father, Mark Lunsford, and grandparents. At 3 a.m. , John Couey made entrance to the home from an unlocked door. According to his confession, Couey initially only planned to burglarize the home, but took Jessica on an impulse. He awakened Jessica and said "Don't yell or nothing." Then instructed her to follow him out of the house. | ||
He brought her to his bedroom at his half-sister's residence. He admitted to then raping her, and keeping her in bed with him for the rest of the night. He proceeded to rape her again the next morning. She was told to remain in his closet, while he went to his job at "Billy's Truck Lot." Three days after the abduction, Couey restrained Lunsford's wrists with speaker wire. She was placed in a couple garbage bags, and layed in a shallow grave, where she suffocated and died. | He brought her to his bedroom at his half-sister's residence. He admitted to then raping her, and keeping her in bed with him for the rest of the night. He proceeded to rape her again the next morning. She was told to remain in his closet, while he went to his job at "Billy's Truck Lot." Three days after the abduction, Couey restrained Lunsford's wrists with speaker wire. She was placed in a couple garbage bags, and layed in a shallow grave, where she suffocated and died. | ||
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===Sentencing=== | ===Sentencing=== | ||
Couey was sentenced to death by Circuit Judge, Richard Howard, on August 24, 2007. He was additionally given three consecutive life terms. The death sentence was soon dropped in | Couey was sentenced to death by Circuit Judge, Richard Howard, on August 24, 2007. He was additionally given three consecutive life terms. The death sentence was soon dropped in accordance with Florida state law. | ||
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
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