Trailer Where Lunsford Was Raped & Murdered Burns

HOMOSASSA, Fla. (AP) - A suspicious fire has burned down a
Florida mobile home where 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford was raped and
murdered four years ago this month.
The crime by a repeat sex offender prompted lawmakers in Florida
and other states to pass Jessica's Law, a set of stricter rules for
tracking and convicting sex offenders.
A fire Sunday gutted the vacant trailer where John Evander Couey
used to live about 75 miles north of Tampa.
County officials called the fire suspicious and state fire
marshals are investigating.
Couey was convicted of murder and sentenced to death.
He told investigators he kept Jessica in a closet for several
days before burying her alive outside the trailer. Jessica was
abducted on Feb. 24, 2005, from her home nearby.

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