John Couey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American murderer
Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1958
Place of Birth: Florida, United States
Date of Death: 30-Sep-2009
Profession: truck driver
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About John Couey
- Jessica Marie Lunsford (October 6, 1995 – February 27, 2005) was an American nine-year-old girl from Homosassa, Florida, who was murdered in February 2005.
- Lunsford was abducted from her home in the early morning of February 24, 2005, by John Couey, a 46-year-old convicted sex offender who lived nearby.
- Couey held her captive over the weekend, during which she was raped and later murdered by being buried alive.
- The media extensively covered the investigation and trial of Couey.
- Lunsford's murder became a cause célèbre that influenced the introduction of legislation in Florida known as Jessica's Law, designed to protect potential victims and reduce a sexual offender's ability to re-offend, which has since influenced similar legislation in 42 other states. On August 24, 2007, a judge in Inverness convicted Couey for the kidnapping, sexual battery, and first degree murder of Lunsford, and sentenced him to death.
- However, Couey died of natural causes in 2009, before his sentence could be carried out.
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