World & Nation
Jurors will now decide whether John Couey should get death in the slaying of Jessica Lunsford.
March 8, 2007
California
Jessica Lunsford, whose remains were buried close to her room, had been missing since Feb. 23. ‘She’s home now,’ the 9-year-old’s father says.
March 20, 2005
A jury decided Wednesday that a convicted sex offender should get the death penalty for the kidnapping, rape and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, who was buried alive near her home.
March 15, 2007
Jessica Lunsford, 9, disappeared from her home in Florida more than three weeks ago.
March 19, 2005
The family of a 9-year-old girl who disappeared from her bedroom pleaded for her return Friday, calling her an angel who needs to be home.
Feb. 26, 2005
A convicted sex offender entered Jessica Lunsford’s house through an unlocked door, took the 9-year-old girl from her bed and sexually assaulted her, authorities said.
March 21, 2005
The judge halted jury selection in the trial of a sex offender accused of kidnapping 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford and burying her alive, saying it was difficult to find jurors who hadn’t been exposed to media reports or other discussions of the case.
July 14, 2006
A registered sex offender named as a “person of interest” in the disappearance of a 9-year-old girl was questioned for a second time by police Thursday after he was arrested in Georgia, police said.
March 18, 2005
A convicted sex offender was sentenced to death for kidnapping, raping and burying 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford alive in his yard.
Aug. 25, 2007
FLORIDA
Oct. 1, 2009