SOC 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: John Couey, Mattress, Rape Kit
Document Summary
Friday, february 24, 2005 9-year-old jessica lundsford was reported missing by her father, who went to wake her up for school and found her bed empty, with the front door unlocked. Despite continued efforts by federal agents, friends, and family. Authorities encountered their first suspect, john couey, a registered sex offender, 19 days after jessica went missing. He became a person of interest when it was discovered that he didn"t live at his registered address, but instead at his sister"s trailer, where blood was found on the mattress. He fled to augusta, georgia where he was picked up by police after the story aired on national news, featuring him as the prime suspect. After days of extensive questioning, couey confessed to abducting and murdering jessica, and told police where they could find her. Couey admitted to entering the lundsford home early in the morning of. February 24 and ordering jessica to go with him.
