Suspicious Fire in Florida

A fire Sunday burned down a mobile home in Florida, where 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford was raped and murdered four years ago this month.

The mobile home belongs to John Couey's, who told investigators he kept Jessica in a closet for several days before burying her alive outside his trailer. Jessica was abducted on Feb. 24, 2005, from her home nearby.

The case prompted lawmakers in Florida and other states to pass Jessica's Law to keep better track of sex offenders and punish repeat offenders more severely.

County officials called the fire "suspicious" and state fire marshals are investigating this case.


(In a Tuesday, July 11, 2006 file photo, John Evander Couey sits in court during the second day of jury selection in his trial,at the Lake County Courthouse in Tavares, Fla. )