The Florida loss of life row killer executed Tuesday evening for the grisly rape and homicide of a married mother reportedly devoured a modest unfold of candy and savory consolation meals for his closing meal.
Michael Lee King, 54, obtained a deadly injection at Florida State Jail and was pronounced lifeless at 6:13 p.m. after being sentenced to loss of life for kidnapping, raping, and fatally taking pictures 21-year-old Denise Amber Lee within the face as her determined 911 calls went unanswered in 2008.
Earlier than being hauled to the loss of life chamber, King awakened calm, met with a customer and his non secular advisor, then wolfed down pizza, tater tots, ice cream, and soda as his final meal, WLFA reported.
King kidnapped Lee from her North Port home on Jan. 17, 2008, whereas her two younger sons — a toddler and an toddler — have been inside, then took her to his house, the place he certain and raped her, prosecutors revealed throughout his speedy trial.
Later that day, King drove to his cousin’s home, and whereas Lee remained certain in his automotive, she managed to seize his cellphone and name 911, prosecutors stated.
Her name – together with comparable ones made by her husband and witnesses to her kidnapping – went unanswered. Within the chilling voice message, Lee may very well be heard begging for her life in order that she may see her household once more.
Not lengthy after, Lee was shot instantly within the face and buried in a distant a part of North Port.
King was arrested the identical day.
The horrifying incident resulted within the Florida Legislature later passing the Denise Amber Lee Act, a measure that gives amplified coaching of 911 operations. Lee’s husband, Nathan, additionally established a basis in her identify that promotes operator coaching and public consciousness.
Throughout the execution — with Nathan and Lee’s eldest son watching from the gallery in pink shirts honoring his slain mom — King neither apologized nor requested for forgiveness earlier than receiving the deadly dose.
He’s the fourth individual to be executed in Florida this yr, with two extra slated for the approaching weeks.
