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So John Couey has found a relaxing way to while away the hours in court, by coloring in drawings of dinosaurs. Look! He even manages to stay within the lines! How sweet. Gag me. This new activity for the man accused of committing the most horrendous crime in Citrus County's history may well be just his childish way of killing time before he is tried for killing a real child. Or it may be a sick, desperate ploy by a defense team to win a drop of sympathy from a jury that soon will get to know the real John...

TAVARES, Florida — The judge in the murder trial of a man accused of killing Jessica Lunsford has stopped jury selection because he says an impartial panel can't be found in the area. John Couey's taped confession and other details of the case have received widespread media coverage. The judge threw out the confession before the trial because investigators ignored Couey's requests to speak to an attorney during questioning. Attorneys spent three days this week weeding out potential jurors who had been exposed to news reports about the case. Circuit Judge Ric Howard had moved jury selection to Tavares in...

(CNN) -- A Florida man's confession that he kidnapped, raped and buried alive a 9-year-old girl may never be heard by a jury because, according to documents, he previously asked for a lawyer but was not given one. John Couey, accused of murder in the death of Jessica Lunsford, asked for an attorney on March 17, the day before he confessed, according to the transcript of his questioning released by police. At the time of his request, Couey was maintaining he had nothing to do with the girl's disappearance. His request came after Citrus County, Florida, detectives asked him if...

<p>HOMOSASSA -- A registered sex offender with an extensive criminal history confessed Friday to killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, who went missing from her Florida home more than three weeks ago, officials said.</p> <p>John Evander Couey admitted abducting and killing Jessica, who had disappeared from her home on Feb. 23, Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy said.</p>

John Evander Couey White Male DOB: 09/19/1958 5'4", 125 lbs. Blue eyes, gray hair Goatee Tattoos on right arm Picture forthcoming. Website is down right now--too many hits, I guess. The POI has already been located and, I assume, is being questioned.