Case 233: Denise Amber Lee
When Nathan Lee arrived at his North Port, Florida home on Thursday, January 17 2008, he immediately knew something was wrong. His two young sons were home alone and his wife, 21-year-old Denise Amber Lee, was missing. Soon, 911 calls were coming in from around the city from people who had seen Denise being held against her will in the backseat of a green Chevrolet Camaro. When police traced the vehicle to a 36-year-old named Michael King, the race to save Denise was on.
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Erin Munro - research, writing
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
Milly Raso - creative direction
Comments (13)
What a horrible ending knowing that could have been avoided. She did everything right as well! RIP😞
She was so clever and smart and quick thinking, and was so fortunate to have people paying attention around her and calling the police which so often doesn't happen. The information was all there, real time. What a heartbreaking end. And her poor father to have to come to terms with the fact his own department is responsible for dropping the ball.
So hard to believe that he risked following through with taking her life after all of the witnesses and inevitable evidence that was going to stack up….I kept hoping he would realise he was cornered and let her go 😣
PLEASE RERELEASE THE SNOWTOWN MURDERS. PERSONALLY THAT IS ONE OF YOUR BEST EPISODES
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This had me screaming at my phone. She did everything right and it wasn’t enough. How infuriating.
Oh this case broke my heart, I wasn’t prepared for that 😢
Wow, that last part punched me in the gut. 😣😢
Hey team of Casefile! I have a recommendation for a case, Norwegian one that just now, over 20 years later took a shocking twist. Very intricate case, horrible and grufulle, but a lot to cover. It is usually referred to as the Baneheia-case (Baneheiasaken). Really scary twist of events, and the question of guilt is still quite unclear tbh. Hope you can do an episode on this case! Would love to help with any translation etc too! Such a grotesque case that is so familiar as I grew up around same area at the time. And I know several people who participated in the search for the girls and so on. Really tragic case, but so important to highlight a shady justice system...
What a sad story, she was very brave. Poor Denise, I thought she was going to make it 😞
So heartbreaking to think her main concern was her children even in the face of danger. It’s so frightening to think she did all she could, her father, husband, and all the eye witnesses and even Harold did the right thing and tried to help and yet it wasn’t enough to save her. So tragic
Leaving her silver heart ring in his vehicle is one of the most poignant things I've ever heard.
Thia case always gives me goosebumps. She did everything right and it felt like they were so, so close. Great coverage as always Casefile