Fla. Police Discover Missing Girl's Body

Fla. Police Discover Missing Girl's Body

By MIKE BRANOM
Associated Press Writer

HOMOSASSA, Fla. (AP) -- The body of a missing 9-year-old girl was
found early Saturday, more than three weeks after she disappeared from
her bedroom and a day after officials said a registered sex offender
said he kidnapped and killed the girl.

Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy said Jessica Lunsford's body was
found during an overnight search in a densely wooded area, only about
150 yards away from the home the girl shared with her father and
grandparents.

"In the early morning hours, somewhere between 3:30 and 4:30, we
recovered Jessica," Dawsy said.

About an hour before Dawsy's announcement, Jessica's father, Mark
Lunsford, issued a brief, emotional statement to reporters. He visited
the search scene shortly after sunrise.

"Everyone heard me say, time after time, that she would be home,"
Lunsford said, his eyes hidden behind dark black sunglasses. "She's
home now."

John Evander Couey, 46, confessed to kidnapping and killing Jessica
after taking a lie-detector test Friday in Georgia, Dawsy said.

"We're en route to bring him back home," Dawsy said.
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Please go to the Sexual Predator/Offender Registry in your state and
look up the pervirts in your area. You can do a Google searc for the
one in your state.
In Fl you can go to
http://www3.fdle.state.fl.us/sexual_predators/
"Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, For
you are crunchy and taste good with catsup."