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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Florida man convicted of raping and killing a young mother is set for execution

A Florida man convicted of abducting, raping and murdering a young mother is set to be executed Tuesday.

Michael Lee King, 54, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. King was sentenced to death in 2009 after being convicted of first-degree murder, sexual battery and kidnapping.

According to court records, 21-year-old Denise Amber Lee was outside her North Port home with her two sons — a toddler and an infant — in January 2008 when King drove by and spotted her. King abducted Lee, leaving her children alone in the house.

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