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Convicted child killer Couey dies in prison, Florida officials say

A Florida death-row inmate convicted of abducting and murdering 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford in 2005 has died, prison officials said Wednesday.

Father of slain girl to file suit over failed search

Mark Lunsford, whose daughter Jessica was abducted, raped and killed by a neighbor in 2005, is planning to sue the Citrus County, Florida, sheriff for failing to search the neighbor's home, Lunsford's attorneys said.

Child killer sentenced to death

John Evander Couey was sentenced Friday to death for abducting, raping and killing a 9-year-old Florida girl by burying her alive in 2005.

Dad to child killer: 'My daughter has heard me cry'

Looking directly at the man who murdered his 9-year-old daughter, Mark Lunsford told John Evander Couey, "I hope you hear her cry as you try to sleep at night."

Couey jury wants death for Florida girl's killer

Jurors on Wednesday recommended the death penalty for John Evander Couey, who was found guilty last week of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and murdering 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford.

Congress gets Lunsford legislation

Members of Congress on Thursday were introduced to legislation that would require states to keep closer tabs on convicted sex offenders not behind bars.

Judge: Florida girl's killing 'beyond words'

John Evander Couey made his first appearance in court Tuesday on charges of murdering 9-year-old Jessica Marie Lunsford, with the judge telling the 46-year-old his alleged crimes are "beyond words."

Murder charge brought against man accused in slaying of girl

The 9-year-old Florida girl whose body was found last Saturday buried in a neighbor's yard was asphyxiated, a medical examiner's report said Monday.

Sheriff: Evidence points to sex abuse

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.

No significant revelations from man in missing girl case

A convicted sex offender in custody in Georgia has not told investigators anything significant to help the investigation into the disappearance of a missing 9-year-old Florida girl, law enforcement sources said Friday.

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