Denise Amber Lee Missing Since January 17, 2008 from North Port, FL … Abducted by Michael Lee King
21 year old Denise Amber Lee has been missing since this past Thursday. She is believed to have been abducted. Michael Lee King has been arrested by police who is suspected of abducting Denise Amber Lee.
Description:
- a white 21 year old female
- 5’2” tall
- about 110 pounds
- She has dirty-blonde hair below her shoulder blades and a small mole under her chin on the right side of her face
Denise Amber Lee is thought to have been taken on Thursday from North Port, where her husband found their two young children alone in the home.
Later Thursday, authorities arrested Michael Lee King, 37, who they believe snatched Lee, the daughter of a Charlotte County sheriff’s lieutenant. But there has been no sign of her.
Neighbors: Man charged in kidnapping drove through area repeatedly
Neighbors of Denise Amber Lee said they had seen her reported abductor, Michael Lee King, drive by Lee’s house several times, including early yesterday morning.
Neighbor Jennifer Eckert said she saw King park his green Camaro in the driveway of Lee’s Latour Avenue home at about p.m. yesterday. Eckert said she came outside when she heard the Camaro pull in and made eye contact with the driver, presumably King. The driver then sped off, Eckert said.
Eckert told police what she saw, and that information helped identify King and his Camaro as a suspect. She said Lee’s husband later tearfully thanked her for the help.
The suspect, Michael King was caught and arrested Thursday night, hours after Lee was snatched from her North Port home.
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Witness: Kidnapped woman screamed for help
The last man to have seen North Port resident Denise Amber Lee said Friday that she screamed for him to call the police before she was sped away by accused kidnapper Michael King.
Harold Muxlow Jr., 45, was startled by the incident outside his North Port home but said he did not immediately understand that there had been a kidnapping.
Muxlow said that King, his cousin, had a “psycho” girlfriend and that such drama was not necessarily unusual.
UPDATE I: Searchers Find Unidentified Body, Is It Denise Amber Lee?
The body of an unidentified white woman was found today in Sarasota County, FL. Could it be the body of missing Denise Amber Lee? There has yet to be a positive id. Deputies also announced that they plan to hold another news conference with Lee’s family at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Searchers have found the body of a white woman in Sarasota County, but have not positively identified it, officials with the North Port police department said today at a news conference.
Investigators have been looking for Denise Amber Lee, 21, who disappeared from her home in North Port on Thursday. They arrested Michael Lee King, 36, that night and charged him with kidnapping.
Deputies also announced that they plan to hold another news conference with Lee’s family at 10 a.m. Sunday.
At another news conference this morning, authorities reiterated there is no known relationship between Lee and the man in custody in connection with her disappearance.
“At this point the investigative team has nothing to believe it was anything more than an absolute random act of violence,” said Terry Lewis, police chief for the North Port Police Department.
UPDATE II: Cops Find Body in Search for Mother of 2 Believed Abducted From Florida Home
NORTH PORT, Fla. — Florida police on Saturday say they have found a body “likely” that of a missing mother of two, a day after arresting a man in connection with her alleged abduction and finding blonde hair and a woman’s ring in his car, MyFoxTampaBay.com reports.
UPDATE III: Grim find seems to seal a missing woman’s fate
A search-and-rescue team found the body after nearly 250 law enforcement officers from all over the region had joined in the search for Lee.
The body was found in a swampy wooded area that, though the crime-scene tape was visible from Interstate 75, was remote enough that investigators were being shuttled there by helicopter.
There is a large pond nearby, and people familiar with the area say large alligators abound.
Police would not conclusively say that the body found Saturday was Lee’s.
UPDATE IV: Medical Examiner ID’s Body In Shallow Grave As Denise Lee
The sad yet not unexpected news is coming out of Florida today. The medical examiner has positively ID’d the body found in a shallow grave as that of missing Denise Amber Lee. May she rest in peace.
TAMPA – A body found Saturday in a shallow grave in Sarasota County has been positively identified as Denise Amber Lee of North Port, authorities announced today.
Lee, the 21-year-old daughter of a veteran sheriff’s lieutenant, had been missing since Thursday.
“We’ve identified the remains of the victim we found yesterday as our victim Denise,” said North Port Police Chief Terry Lewis. “She is with God.”
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such a sad, sad story. I just read it today at work and I can’t get Denise off my mind. What a terrible tragedy. I feel so bad for her kids. She must’ve been a great mother, wife, and daughter. Not to put daughter last (my apologies to the parents) but I’m certain her sons would have been blessed to have had the chance to know her. I have never responded to anything like this before but it has been on my mind, as well as my co-workers (since I’ve talked about it to them), since I read about it today. I have alot of questions and comments (as I’m sure you all do as well). But as I see, at the moment it is not to reflect on the suspect, but to reflect on what I have cone to see (read) what a great person Denise was. Sorry to have to use the past tense. Again, I can’t truly understand the hurt and anguish (and difficulties) you all must be going through but for what it is worth my prayers are solely yours for now. Please find peace in seeing those boys growing up knowing that you still have a peice of Denise. Obviously, I didn’t know her but I was just so touched by the story I had to write.
My Sincere Condolences,
Traci Lynam
Comment by traci lynam | June 19, 2008
I sit here just sobbing as I watch Denise’s story on primetime. I have never broken down and wept over an adult case before, because we get so desensitized. But hearing how HARD SHE FOUGHT, she tried so hard, she wanted so much to live, and the terror she felt is so real to me. I weep for her last hours because as a mother and a daughter I know what was last on her mind. I am too upset to continue. I wanted so much for to be alive at the end of the story. . .
Comment by Jessie | July 23, 2008
THERE ARE MORE MONSTERS IN THIS WORLD THAN HUMANS WHAT GIVES THE RIGHT OF THESES MOSTERS TO TAKE ONES LIFE WOULD THE MONSTERS THEM SELFS LIKE IT IF IT WAS DONE TO THERE FAMILY MEMBERS I UNDERSTAND THEY DONT HAVE A HEART BUT MY GOD HOW SAD THAT THEY TAKE AWAY A LOVED ONE. WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TOO ITS THAT BAD IN THIS WORLD ! I DONT UNDERSTAND DONT FAMILY MEMEBER S NOTICE THEY HAVE A NUT IN THERE FAMILY IF PEOPLE WOULD GET HELP FOR THE NUT JBS AND GET THEM OFF OF THE STREET THERE CAN BE LESS ONES IN THE WORLD MY HEART GOES OUT TO HER FAMILY MAY GOD WATCH OVER THEM BArbara
Comment by BARBARA | July 24, 2008
omg i saw this on an episode of primetime crime last night and those police were so stupid by not sending someone to get her. that made me cry.:( rest in peace denise amber lee
Comment by lorraina | July 24, 2008
I watched this story on primetime crime the other night as well and felt so sad for Denise Lee. This story disturbed me so much because this poor girl could have been saved so many times. I give her credit for trying to escape and for leaving her hair and ring in the car. I can’t believe he tried to say he was kidnapped too, what a joke. These guys need to either have the death penalty or put away for life without parole. I am praying for her soul, may she rest in peace.
Comment by Renee | July 25, 2008
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