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Jessica Marie Lunsford

Case from Edwardsburg, MI dated May 16, 2021

Victim Details

Jessica Marie

Female

Edwardsburg

MI

2021-05-16

15

Jessica

Marie Lunsford

07/12/2026

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In the quiet town of Homosassa, Florida, a devastating story unfolded that captured the nation's attention. Nine-year-old Jessica Marie Lunsford, a young girl with her whole life ahead of her, was tragically taken from her family. Early on the morning of February 24, 2005, Jessica was abducted from the safety of her own bed, sparking a frantic three-week search that ended in heartbreak.

The perpetrator of this horrific crime was John Evander Couey, a 46-year-old convicted sex offender who ...
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  • UPDATE: Teenage girl fatally shot by child at Cass County home, victim ID’d
  • ABC57: Teenager dead after apparent accidental shooting in Edwardsburg
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