John Couey Dies

John Couey passed away of natural causes on Wednesday morning and I, for one, won't be shedding a tear. For those not in the know, John Couey was a sick, disgusting human being who kidnapped a beautiful young girl by the name of Jessica Lunsford. He then raped her before burying her alive. If there were such a thing as evil, I'm sure Mr Couey would be a perfect example of it.

Jessica's life was short but had its share of hardships. Her parents separated when she was just one year old and her father lived at home with his parents. Her brother is a convicted child rapist although, fortunately, this conviction occurred after her death. His exploitation of her memory during his trial caused considerable outrage at the time. Despite these hardships, Jessica was apparently a lovely girl who was well liked and polite. For any person to die in the circumstances she did is unforgivable.

I hope the death of Mr Couey will bring some sort of closure to those who knew and loved Jessica. It's a shame there's no such place as Hell as some people really do deserve some extra punishment.