John Couey Gets The Death Penalty

After two years of turmoil and more emotions than any parent should ever have to face, Mark Lunsford got to see the man who confessed twice (although they were thrown out) to killing his daughter sentenced to die for his crime.

A convicted sex offender was sentenced Friday to death for kidnapping 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, raping her and then burying her alive in his yard.

John Evander Couey looked straight ahead as Circuit Judge Ric Howard told him he should be executed for the 2005 crimes that led to new laws in many states cracking down on convicted sex offenders.

Through her death, Jessica Lunsford helped several states crack down on convicted sex offenders. I hope her family finds the closure they need, and I only wish that the death penalty was carried out immediately after the sentencing.

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