A man convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 21-year-old mother was executed Tuesday, according to reports from NBC 2. The incident happened in 2008 after the man, Michael King, broke into the victim’s home. King took 21-year-old Denise Amber Lee to his home and raped her before driving her to a remote area. He then shot and buried her, according to NBC 2. At one point, Lee called 911, but officials were unable to locate her. She was a mother of two children. Lee’s death led to the approval of the Denise Amber Lee Act in 2010 by Florida legislators to provide more training for 911 dispatchers. King was executed by lethal injection at approximately 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Florida State Prison.
NORTH PORT, Fla. —
A man convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 21-year-old mother was executed Tuesday, according to reports from NBC 2.
The incident happened in 2008 after the man, Michael King, broke into the victim’s home.
King took 21-year-old Denise Amber Lee to his home and raped her before driving her to a remote area. He then shot and buried her, according to NBC 2.
At one point, Lee called 911, but officials were unable to locate her.
She was a mother of two children.
Lee’s death led to the approval of the Denise Amber Lee Act in 2010 by Florida legislators to provide more training for 911 dispatchers.
King was executed by lethal injection at approximately 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Florida State Prison.