On
this date, September 30, 2009 at 11:15 a.m. EST, Pedophile, John Couey died at
Jacksonville Memorial Hospital after complications from anal cancer. He was
convicted of the murder of Jessica
Lunsford. I got the information from Wikipedia. It was better off
that he died in prison than get protective custody behind bars. I could not
stand the fact that he can live longer and get protected from other inmates.
John Evander Couey (September 19, 1958 –
September 30, 2009) was an American sex offender convicted of kidnapping,
sexually battering, and murdering nine-year old Jessica Lunsford in February
2005, in Florida. Lunsford's disappearance and Couey's subsequent confession
and trial received extensive media coverage. Due to Couey's actions, Jessica's
Law was enacted in Florida, and the U.S. Congress created the Jessica Lunsford
Act. A jury recommended that Couey receive the death penalty, and on August 24,
2007, he was sentenced to death. Couey died on September 30, 2009, of anal
cancer before his sentence could be carried out.
