Details Revealed of Florida Girl's Attack

AP ^ | 3/20/05 | MIKE BRANOM

[Doohickey]

I wouldn't be able to. It'd be like that father in the airport a few years ago who shot the pervert who had molested his son.

[MAWG]

Does Florida still use the electric chair? I hope so. It is an ugly way to die.

[bmwcyle]

I would be shooting across the street at the sister that boarded the molester.

[SuziQ]

Ask God where he was when the flight stewardess and pilot had their throats slit.

He was there, taking them into His arms. It wasn't God's fault, and I don't believe it was God's WILL that the innocent people died on 9/11. In the same vein, I don't think it was God's Will that little Jessica be murdered. It was the free will of the murderer, God was there accept her soul, and on 9/11, the souls of those who were the victims of the sinful choices of the hijackers.

It is up to US to take these tragedies and try to use them for good. In my opinion, what's happening in the Middle East right now is a direct result of the attacks on 9/11, which were the catalyst for long needed change. Maybe this tragedy with Jessica will start long needed change on the way criminals are turned out into the street and let loose on society.

[gopwinsin04]

I wish we had chemical castration before the electric chair.

[Little Ray]

Maybe 'cause they're gonna put him in with the lockup's general population? He'd need some luck to keep breathin' more'n an hour.

[JohnD9207]

wish we had chemical castration before the electric chair.

Na, ACTUAL Castration hurts more.

[TexKat]

This morning on CNN it was reported that it was possible that Jessica may have been alive for a couple of days after she was abducted. My heart just sunk even more when I heard that.

And if that is true, where were those other 3 people during that time.

Sheriff: Evidence points to sex abuse

Jessica Lunsford's father tells suspect: 'I hope you rot in hell'

Monday, March 21, 2005 Posted: 8:23 AM EST (1323 GMT)

HOMOSASSA, Florida (CNN) -- Jessica Marie Lunsford, the 9-year-old Florida girl whose body was found Saturday near her parents' home, was kidnapped from her bedroom, and there is evidence from a medical examiner that she was sexually assaulted, the Citrus County sheriff said Sunday night.

The girl's body was taken to Leesburg, Florida, for autopsy, authorities said.

"There was no forced entry. The residence was unsecured," Sheriff Jeff Dawsy said of the home where Jessica lived with her grandparents and father.

The girl, who was discovered missing by her father February 24, may have been held captive for more than a day, possibly two, investigators said.

"We don't really have a timeline," Dawsy said.

Because the suspect -- a convicted sex offender -- was "drug-hazed," the sequence of events is murky, the sheriff said.

The suspect, John Evander Couey, made his first court appearance in Citrus County Sunday morning, telling a magistrate judge that he understood his rights and the charges he faces.

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[iconoclast]

"Lord, we don't always understand your ways,"

The only connection to the Lord's ways here is the free will that He gave us.

I would think the Lord would be shaking his head tearfully when surveying our ways!

We have constructed ourselves a spineless, irresolute, hedonistic, materialistic society lacking any semblance of common sense much less possesion of a moral compass.

God help us, indeed.

[TexKat]

Na, ACTUAL Castration hurts more.

A very slow castration. One that takes days while the perp is in bondage.

[TexKat]

You are so right steel_resolve. I wondered when I saw the picture of that and read the article or caption if the Iranians were trying to tell or show us something.

[TexKat]

JOHN EVANDER COUEY 
Born September 19, 1958

5 feet 4 inches, 125 pounds

Blue eyes, gray hair

Criminal history:

Outstanding warrant for violation of probation charge stemming from a 2004 arrest for possession of marijuana under 20 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Arrested multiple times on various charges, including burglary, carrying a concealed weapon, disorderly intoxication, driving under the influence, indecent exposure, disorderly conduct, fraud, insufficient funds and larceny.

Arrested in 1991 on charges of a sex offense, fondling a child under the age of 16. Registered sexual offender in Citrus County. Has absconded more than once. Driver's license suspended for 99 years.

Source: Citrus County Sheriff's Office

[BonneBlue]

It is our responsibility as parents to know where the predators are in your area and who they are. We need not only to know but also we need to inform our children who and where they are. Here is a registry listed by state.

http://www.publicrecordfinder.com/sexoffenders.html

[CitizenM]

Just damn! It is so hard to even think about that. Your post drove me to immediate prayers. I am trying not to let my mind conjure up images or possibilities.

I am begging God for blessings for the Lunsford family - and at the same time shouting at him - WHY? I know - deep inside I know that it is evil (the devil, whoever one calls the spirit of darkness) that does these things. But my small, human mind has such difficulty finding peace with my own religious beliefs at times like these when such innocents have suffered.

I try to imagine the height in heaven to which Jessica has ascended. Obviously she was a child of great light - perhaps now she can shine more brightly and glide on angel's wings as she helps subdue evil in this world.

Her father is taking up a new cause - to find a way to help prevent such incidents from ever happening again. I am sure Jessica is guiding him. Their hearts and souls are one now.

[Chena]

I agree that they need to be locked up for good, and/or death sentence. I only suggested what I had heard on t.v. (GPS tracking), in light of the fact that our system DOES NOT lock them up for good in a cell, or a grave. Can the system be changed? I certainly hope so, and it's about time! :)

[Chena]

"I just can't understand how in the world he was able to get into the house, find her room, and remove her from the house without anyone hearing anything. And he did this high on drugs?"

According to news reports, and also last night on Geraldo, the grandma is sure she locked the doors but believes that perhaps she didn't pull the door closed tightly. I've done that before, lock a door, and with some doors if you don't pull it tightly enough, the lock doesn't latch completely. Also, the grandparents were elderly and sleeping so soundly they did not hear anything. Haven't heard about the dog, if there was one.

The police believe that since this guy lived right near them, he had probably been plotting and planning his crime. He knew when the lights went off, he knew when daddy was gone, he knew plenty.

And yes, according to reports this guy is a "crackhead", and was high on drugs. That is also most likely the reason that this criminal looks more like he's in the 70's than the 40's.

[Hillarys nightmare]

Well.........What are we going to to about this?
Every time some evil minded,sludge sucking piece of human garbage does something like this, we all get sick to our stomachs with rage and outrage, but after a few day we soon forget about it. Then, a similar sicko in another state does something similar again, and we all repeat the cycle of emotions anew. But we never really do anything about it. I mean after all, we can't ever stop perverts from attacking our children, and when they do, we as a society make excuses for them and lock them up for a few years, hoping that if they get out they'll move somewhere we aren't!
Perverts like John Couey deserve to die! It is a simple as that. He does not need to be understood, and given free medical, free shelter, and food at yours or my expense. He needs to die, and soon. Not live out his life on death row, waiting years for appeals to run out at the expense of the state in order that some lawyer(scum bag)might have a government meal ticket!( which is the real reason for the ridiculously long appeals process)
Why on earth we the people can't demand that these laws protecting confessed and convicted pedophiles and other criminals of this ilk, be changed in favor of instant electrocution or hanging I don't understand.
I for one am ready to join any group of Americans to achieve this. Any takers?

[who knows what evil?]

...through an unlocked door...

I am constantly reminding my wife to keep the doors on her car locked...you can be car-jacked in the blink of an eye, and there are PLENTY of preverts running loose in this country (thank you, death-cult liberals) looking to take advantage of the opportunity. As for the house? ALL doors and windows are always locked. Break in, and you can deal with Mr. Remington or Mr. Mossberg.

[GadareneDemoniac]

What in the HELL is it with these stupid Floriduh judges? "How are you doing, dear Mr. Couey?" "Good luck, you poor victim of society!"
Well, my retirement plans have changed! I have no intention of becoming a citizen of the State of Floriduh. In fact, I need to re-think my vacation plans, because I don't want to accidentally get in front of one of these kooks by way of auto accident or something....

[Hillarys nightmare]

"It is our responsibility as parents to know where the predators are in your area and who they are"

WHY????? Why is it our responsibility to have to research into something that is at best....... incomplete!
Is it not the job of our legal system to insure that a convicted pervert is incarcerated and once convicted, put to death, where he or she can never do the deed again!
Good parents are always vigilant when it comes to their kids safety, and so where the Lunsford! That child was taken from her home at night, by a disgusting human piece of crap, who had been charged of a similar crime before, and no one in the neighborhood even knew that he was there!
SO how on earth can you make such an outlandish statement in light of these facts?
Liberal thinking in our society, has effected our courts and now we are reaping a whirl wind of terror on our kids, by perverts and low life's, and you say it is our responsibility to know who is or isn't a pervert?
The courts know, but then they turn them out on the street again. I repeat, WHY?