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Affidavit Provides Timeline In North Port Abduction Case

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 18, 2008

According to a probable-cause affidavit, here's what happened in the disappearance of Denise Amber Lee:

THURSDAY

2:30 p.m.: Neighbor Jennifer Eckert sees a green Chevrolet Camaro parked in the driveway of Lee's home,7912 Latour Ave., North Port.

3:20 p.m.: Nathaniel Lee, the missing woman's husband, arrives home to find his 2-year-old and 6-month-old children home alone in a crib. Denise Lee's car, keys and cell phone are still there.

3:29 p.m.: Nathaniel Lee calls police.

6:14 p.m.: A 911 dispatcher receives a call and hears Denise Lee crying and pleading with someone, authorities say. It is determined the phone is King's and that she has managed to dial for help. Authorities confirm a Chevrolet Camaro is registered to King.

6:23 p.m.: Authorities receive a call from King's cousin saying King has borrowed a gas can and a shovel. When King drives away in a Camaro, a woman is visible tied up in the backseat, the cousin tells authorities.

9:16 p.m.: Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Eddie Pope is northbound on Toledo Blade Boulevard near Interstate 75 when he sees a Camaro matching the "be on the lookout" description. He stops King on southbound I-75 at Mile Marker 178. King is taken into custody and his car is impounded as evidence by the North Port Police Department.

FRIDAY

3:15 a.m.: Police talk to a witness, whose name has not been released, and determine there is probable cause to arrest King.

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