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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — John Evander Couey, a convicted sex offender awaiting execution for kidnapping, raping and burying 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford alive, died of natural causes Wednesday.
Couey, 51, had been ill for some time, a Department of Corrections spokeswoman said. His 2005 crime prompted many states to pass laws named for Jessica that impose restrictions on sex offenders, including registration requirements.
