Not long after their first date, Lee's future husband, Nathan, bought her a $40 heart-shaped ring which she never removed. Rick Goff, of the sheriff's office in Charlotte County, Florida and Sue Goff. Lee was the daughter of a police detective, Sgt Rick Goff.ĭenise Amber Lee (née Goff) (Aug– January 17, 2008) was born in Englewood, Florida. The Denise Amber Lee Foundation was established in June 2008 to promote such training as well as to raise public awareness of the issues involved. Lee's family continue to lobby for a new law to be passed nationwide that would institute mandatory training and certification for all 9-1-1 dispatchers. This act provides for optional training for 9-1-1 operators. The Denise Amber Lee Act was passed unanimously by the Florida Legislature on April 24, 2008. Failures were found in the way the 9-1-1 operators handled Kowalski's call, and additional failures were identified nationwide in the 9-1-1 system. Five 9-1-1 calls were made that day, including one by Lee herself from her abductor's phone and one from a witness, Jane Kowalski, who gave a detailed account of events as they unfolded before her. Lee and several others had attempted to call for help through the 9-1-1 system but there was a lack of communication and the police and other emergency services arrived too late. ![]() state of Florida on Januafter he had kidnapped and raped her earlier in the day. Denise Amber Lee was a 21 year old mother of two young boys who
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