▁of ▁Hom os assa ▁called ▁her , ▁loved ▁going ▁to ▁k ara oke ▁night s ▁with ▁her ▁d ad ▁and ▁playing ▁outside ▁in ▁their ▁mobile - home ▁neighborhood . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁John ▁Cou ey ▁broke ▁into ▁Jess ie ' s ▁bed room ▁and ▁took ▁her ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁to ▁his ▁tra iler . ▁ ▁He ▁ra ped ▁her , ▁buried ▁her ▁alive , ▁sm other ing ▁her . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁daughter ' s ▁body ▁was ▁discovered , ▁L uns ford ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁journey ▁to ▁pass ▁Jess ica ' s ▁Law ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁It ▁t ough ens ▁pen alt ies ▁against ▁sex ▁off enders . ▁ ▁So ▁far , ▁L uns ford ▁has ▁convinced ▁ 4 6 ▁states ▁to ▁pass ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁The ▁hour - long ▁document ary ▁follows ▁L uns ford ▁as ▁he ▁vis its ▁Capit ol ▁Hill ▁and ▁state ▁capit ols ▁to ▁ur ge ▁law m akers ▁to ▁increase ▁pen alt ies ▁for ▁persons ▁conv icted ▁of ▁off enses ▁against ▁children . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁offers ▁a ▁behind - the - sc enes ▁look ▁at ▁a ▁single ▁father ▁ha unted ▁by ▁the ▁knowledge ▁that ▁a ▁child ▁mol ester ▁held ▁his ▁daughter ▁within ▁ear shot ▁for ▁three ▁days . ▁ ▁Jess ie ' s ▁D ad ▁was ▁initially ▁fund ed ▁by ▁a ▁Car ole ▁Field ing ▁Production ▁Grant , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁research ▁grant . ▁ ▁Mark ▁L uns