Rick Goff

Denise Lee's father, longtime detective with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

Rick Goff (Denise Lee's father, longtime detective with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Denise Amber Lee Act, DNA evidence, Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.

In their words

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Denise Amber Lee Act

  • Rick Goff said the family pushed for legislation after learning there was no mandatory training for communication officers.

    “We found out there was no mandatory training for communication officers. So we're going, let's make this bill”

    20/20: Her Last Call (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:49

Rick Goff on Denise Amber Lee Act →

DNA evidence

  • Rick Goff said Denise deliberately hid her ring and pulled out hair with roots in the car to leave DNA evidence.

    “She pulled hair out by the roots and stuck them under the back seats. She knew about DNA, had to have the roots and stuff”

    20/20: Her Last Call (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:12:22

Rick Goff on DNA evidence →

Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

  • Rick Goff said the sheriff was wrong and that Denise would have been rescued had the call been dispatched.

    “Oh, he's 100% wrong. I have faith in the people I work with. I've been by that sheriff's office 41 years now”

    20/20: Her Last Call (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:05

Rick Goff on Charlotte County Sheriff's Office →

911 emergency dispatch

  • Rick Goff said the dispatch failure was a major error that could have saved his daughter's life.

    “It was a major screw-up. When I say major, I mean it could have saved her life”

    20/20: Her Last Call (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 1:05:51

Rick Goff on 911 emergency dispatch →

Duty to rescue

  • Rick Goff said he was angry at Harold Muxlow for not calling police himself and called him a coward.

    “because he was too much of a coward to do it himself. He had a 17-year-old daughter too and he didn't want to help my daughter”

    20/20: Her Last Call (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 30:03

Rick Goff on Duty to rescue →

Appearances

  • Her Last Call

    20/20 · Jun 20, 2026 · 1 h 27 min

    20/20 revisits the 2008 abduction and murder of Florida mother Denise Amber Lee, the 911 failures, Michael King's trial, and his 2026 execution.

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