Posted on 03/01/2005 6:28:07 AM PST by MisterRepublican
HOMOSASSA, Fla. — The full-scale search for a missing 9-year-old girl ended its final day as law enforcement officers turned to child abduction experts for help.
Investigators and hundreds of volunteer searchers have uncovered little evidence during five days of scouring the rural area where Jessica Lunsford disappeared, and the full-scale search was suspended Monday afternoon.
"To continue this, we would be spinning our wheels," said Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy.
Instead, law enforcement officers were turning to 20 experts from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help crack the case. They planned to focus on a three-quarter mile radius area around Jessica's home.
Jessica's father described the change as a second phase of the investigation. After making a plea for her safe return while choking back tears, he expressed confidence that his daughter would come home.
"Just drop her off. I'll come get her," Mark Lunsford answered when asked what he would say to whoever had Jessica. "I know whoever has got Jessie, they have to have a heart."
He also expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support. "It's been overwhelming, the people that have shown up," he said. "It makes me feel real good to know everyone's trying to help me out."
Lunsford said he remains convinced that his daughter did not leave home voluntarily even though authorities have uncovered no evidence she was abducted. He said it's unlikely Jessica was lured away.
"She just didn't go with strangers," Lunsford said. He said authorities also are looking for a stuffed purple dolphin missing from his daughter's room.
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How long did he keep her alive?
We do know that two days after she disppeared, the POS called a restaurant where he used to bus dishes and asked them for a job.
I'm sick.
sw
septic tank?
You should be...but at least your big enough to admit...sometimes the emotion of these events drives us to want to strike out at people because of the frustration.
We should always remained focused on the facts of the case not the rumors, not the way people look...
There are probably accomplices too...hope they string em all up...
Not the way they looked so much as the grandmothers mis-steps but I got to thinking about it later that she may have been so nervous that she couldn't help it.
Don't be. Everyone is a suspect until they can be positively ruled out. Quite often it is a family member and you can't be afraid of suspecting them.
I am heartbroken.
Over here, anny!
MSNBC showing footage of Couhey in a bar this week that a news crew shot.
Drinking, smoking and laughing.
I think I'm going to vomit.
His dirty disgusting fingernails and laughing face...
I can't help it ,if I was mark....... There would be no trial ...I'd be shot dead for getting to John couey .... NONE kills your child ! This is sick and devastating ...That pervert!
I had a terrible fear after three days that this would be the resolution.
Thanks, Howlin. I was cooking supper and missed this thread.
I see it.
Sick.
The problem isn't suspecting them...the problem is categorizing people because of the way they dress, their teeth, their look...that is just wrong...
That's what got me...his yellow teeth and filthy fingernails.
The news footage MSNBC is airing was shot by happenstance by a news channel about 2 or 2 1/2 weeks after Jessica Lunsford was missing.
They were doing a story on bars and smoking. When Couhey hit the news re this case the reporter remembered his face and looked up the footage and there the sick SOB was.
In that neighborhood with that many sex offenders in such a small area, I'd be surprised if more young girl's don't go missing. What a neighborhood.
Sheriff Dawsey ABSOLUTELY refused to eliminate any of that family as suspects, over and over again. He fed the fuel of suspicion, and we were trying to figure it out.
No one has anything to be ashamed of.
HINDSIGHT is a wonderful thing. And on this forum it's unfortunately used all too often.
Mark is capable of it, and who would blame him. No telling what the pervert did to little Jessie. I hope she fought like hell.
I still want to know how he got in there without leaving any mud or other evidence.
Unfortunately indeed. How long till some creep starts a Stealth Ninja Couey website for the pedophile groupies to gush over him.
There are a lot of sick people in this world, spec.
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