Florida man executed for killing young mom whose frantic 911 call went unanswered
A Florida man was executed Tuesday night for the grisly murder of a married mom who he raped and shot in the face after her 911 call went unanswered.Michael Lee King, 54, was sentenced to death for the 2008 murder, rape and kidnapping of Denise Amber Lee, a 21-year-old married mother with two sons.King was pronounced dead at at 6:13 p.m.
Tuesday following a lethal injection at the Florida State Prison.“Since finding Jesus in prison, I have tried to live as His disciple obeying the Two Great Commandments: To love God with all my heart, my mind and all my being, and to love my neighbor to include everyone — my family, Denise Lee’s family, everyone in the gallery,” King said moments before he was executed.King did not apologize or ask for forgiveness.
Lee’s father, her widowed husband, and her eldest son watched on from the gallery.They all wore pink shirts—Lee’s favorite color.Lee was abducted from her North Port home on Jan.
17, 2008 while her toddler and infant son were inside.King took Lee to his home, where he bound and raped her, investigators detailed during his speedy trial.
Later that day, King drove to his cousin’s house to borrow a flashlight, shovel and gas can.While Lee waited, bound in King’s car, she managed to reach his cellphone and call 911, according to prosecutors.Her call and similar ones made by her husband and witnesses to her kidnapping all went unanswered.
In the chilling voice message, Lee could be heard begging for her life so that she could see her family again.Not long after, Lee was shot directly in the face and buried in a remote part of North Port.King was arrested that same day when a state trooper recognized his 1994 green Chevrolet Camaro from a description given by a 911 caller who heard screams coming from his car at a traffic light.The caller initially reported it as a possible child abduction.Lee’s hair and belongings were located in King’s home and vehicle, authorities said.The Florida Legislature late...