Post by LadyBlue on Mar 18, 2005 20:43:41 GMT -5
The story of missing Jessica Lunsford, 9, will not end happily.
Authorities in Florida say a registered sex offender has confessed to kidnapping and killing the girl, who disappeared from her bedroom more than three weeks ago.
Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy told reporters, "I've got my man." Dawsy said John Couey confessed to investigators after apparently flunking a lie-detector test.
The sheriff says Jessica's body has not been found, but that Couey gave them a general area to search. Deputies have blocked off an area near the home of Couey's half-sister, about 150 yards from where Jessica lived with her father and grandparents in Homosassa.
Couey, who's 46, was arrested in Augusta, Georgia, on a probation violation. Dawsy says Couey has agreed to be brought back to Florida.
Authorities in Florida say a registered sex offender has confessed to kidnapping and killing the girl, who disappeared from her bedroom more than three weeks ago.
Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy told reporters, "I've got my man." Dawsy said John Couey confessed to investigators after apparently flunking a lie-detector test.
The sheriff says Jessica's body has not been found, but that Couey gave them a general area to search. Deputies have blocked off an area near the home of Couey's half-sister, about 150 yards from where Jessica lived with her father and grandparents in Homosassa.
Couey, who's 46, was arrested in Augusta, Georgia, on a probation violation. Dawsy says Couey has agreed to be brought back to Florida.