I know many will disagree with me but I'm very happy to see this man die for the murder of that child. It was worse than just murder. After he kidnapped her from her bed and raped her he buried her alive and walked away to go on with his sorry life. Her little body was found clutching tightly her stuffed dolphin. This image still haunts me and always will. His death won't bring her back to life but it's something he deserves. I think he is getting off easy. They should bury his sorry a$$ alive.
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At one point in their talk, Couey expressed regret, telling his aunt, "I kick myself in the butt a hundred times a day," adding, "I just keep asking myself, why were you so stupid?"
Doesn't sound "retarded" to me that he knew they would put him to death. He should be asking himself, not why he was so stupid, but why he is so evil.
Glad to see the world ridded of this b*stard!!
Couey Gets Death Penalty For Lunsford Murder
Judge Follows Jury Recommendation
POSTED: 1:50 pm EDT August 24, 2007
UPDATED: 5:58 pm EDT August 24, 2007
INVERNESS, Fla. -- A judge in Florida has agreed with a jury's recommendation and sentenced John Evander Couey to death for the kidnap, rape and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford.
The jury recommended on a 10-2 vote that Couey be executed.
It's a crime that led to new laws in many states cracking down on convicted sex offenders.
After the sentencing, sheriff's deputies quickly hustled Couey out of the courtroom, where the girl's father and other relatives embraced.
Couey buried the girl alive after kidnapping her from her bedroom and raping her. Her body was found about three weeks after she disappeared, in a grave in Couey's yard about 150 yards from her own home.
Couey's lawyers had argued that he couldn't legally be executed because he's mentally retarded, but the judge rejected that claim earlier this month.
The slain girl's father, Mark Lunsford, said his message for Couey is to "skip all these appeals" and "take your punishment."
The St. Petersburg Times reported earlier that the 49-year-old Couey told his aunt he expected to be sentenced to death.
The newspaper published excerpts from a jailhouse conversation that was recorded.
At one point in their talk, Couey expressed regret, telling his aunt, "I kick myself in the butt a hundred times a day," adding, "I just keep asking myself, why were you so stupid?"
He also told her he wants to be cremated.
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In advance I will say you can save your lectures on forgiveness and my attitude not being Christian and blah, blah, blah. I know those things and my attitude is human, not Christian when it comes to treating a baby or small child cruelly and inhumanely as if their little lives meant nothing. Besides, this man does not want forgiveness. He wants to be set free after a short sentence to continue his evil life of raping and killing children. Which is what normally happens and why I am so happy about the judge and jury's decision in this case.