Jessica Marie Lunsford (October 6, 1995 – February 27, 2005) was an American nine-year-old girl from Homosassa, Florida, who was murdered in February 2005. Lunsford was abducted from her home in the early morning of February 24, 2005, by John Couey, a 46-year-old convicted sex offender who lived nearby. Couey held her captive over the weekend, during which she was raped and later murdered by being buried alive. The media extensively covered the investigation and trial of Couey.
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Full name at birth | Jessica Marie Lunsford
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Date of birth | 6 October 1995
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Place of birth | Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Date of death | 27 February 2005
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Place of death | Homosassa, Florida, USA
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Cause of death | Murder by suffocation
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Jessica Lunsford is known for her role in the TV series Vanished with Beth Holloway (2011) as Self.
She is also known for her role in the TV series Nancy Grace (2005) as Self - Missing Person.
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