2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Was Jennifer Kesse Found? Colleen: I don't recall formally meeting her. She is assumed to be dead, but a body has not been recovered, and nobody has been charged with her murder. 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse was last seen in Orlando, Florida on January 24, 2006. A week before she was last seen, Kessehad also visited the Virgin Islands with her boyfriend. The police concluded that Jennifer had left for work as normal, but she was attacked and abducted as she went to get in her car. "We got a phone call," said Joyce, "'Was Jennifer OK?'". Investigators could also find no possible motivation for herleaving voluntarily. They said they recognized the clothing and persons gait. On that day, the Kesses learned their daughter did not report for work at Central . Chino [talking to a woman in his home]: Mi amor. Her Chevy Malibu car was found a mile away in what police suspect was an abduction. 2. ", Peter Van Sant: Do you believe anyone realistically has been working this case in recent years?". Jennifers boyfriend, Rob Allen, had a solid alibi. Roger Brennan | Orlando Police Department [2008]: The most frustrating thing's not knowing where Jennifer's at Not knowing where to look next We can sit around and discuss different ideas and different theories, but not having a concrete, solid avenue to go down to bring resolution to the family is the most frustrating part of this case right now. I mean, we probably have at least three times more in boxes of this. Drew Kesse: He pulls into a parking spot next to the pool area backs out to even straighten himself in there, sits in there for 32 seconds gets out, walks away, never looks back. Drew thinks it will be a "miracle" if his beloved daughter is found alive - yet with the help of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and his own team of private investigators, he remains hopeful. Michael Torretta: There's never been one quarterback on this case. Her car was found a few days later nearby but despite reward offers topping $100,000, Kesse has never been found. Sgt. But he told me there was really nothing that he personally could do. Lauren McCarthy and Jennifer were best friends since childhood. . The 24-year-old has been missing for 15 years after vanishing one morning while heading out to work. When her parents arrived at the condo, they discovered nothing was out of place. Peter Van Sant: Do you know of anyone who might have been involved in Jennifer Kesse's disappearance? The cops thought they had a further break when they learned that surveillance footage had captured an individual driving Jennifers car into the parking lot. Roger Brennan [2008]: As we were driving around the area around her complex, we were trying to identify different areas that her vehicle may have been seen. We were hopeful that someone would recognize just the gait or just the general appearance or the stature or maybe the hairstyle or some aspect of this individual but that didn't happen. In 2016, it had been 10 years since Jennifer went missing. Peter Van Sant: And what did that tell you? The case centers on Jennifer Kesse, who disappeared on January 24, 2006, when she didn't show up for work. by Sarah Jae Leiber Oct. 21, 2020. There are thousands of people who disappear under mysterious circumstances all around the world. I have nothing to hide. He was interviewed about Jennifer but denied having any involvement in her disappearance. The tip was anonymous and suggested Chino may have been involved in Jennifer's disappearance, but it's unclear if police had looked into it or talked to Chino at all. Get to work!". Roger Brennan [at the parking lot]: This is the camera that caught the person that parked Jennifer's vehicle here. Now we have some of our own questions we'd like to ask. She was reported missing on January 24, 2006. But Torretta struck out when he tried to find those workers who he believes lived in the vacant apartment across from Jennifer. Peter Van Sant: You opened the door and saw that? "I just need to know my daughter has been found, for good or bad. A profile of Kesses disappearance on the CBS show 48 Hours lead to renewed interest in the case. Contact the . Kevin Harris was an aspiring hip-hop artist when he was gunned down. They sued the Orlando Police Department to get Jennifer's case files. Joyce Kesse: Police kept insisting that Jennifer went out in the middle of the night And we're like, "you don't understand that is not how our daughter's brain works.". Peter Van Sant [2008]: What do you know about this person's height? To this date, Jennifer is considered to be missing and endangered by the Orlando Police Department, the FBI, the Orange County Police, and several other agencies. One of the people he interviewed on audiotape was a former housekeeper at Jennifer's complex. Rob Allen: When the police officer asked me to follow with him and to look at the inside of the car and the inside of the trunk, my stomach was churning as far as, "What could you find, you know?". Unconditional love is forever and unconditional. A Crime Line tip had been received in the first week of the investigation. Joyce Kesse: Jenn shared every detail about the trip. The effort our investigators have put forward to get us to this point has been incredible. It will be a miracle if she is, we just arent willing to say Oh well and leave it.". Chino: I don't have to answer any questions, but that's for sure. The Kesse family released an update on their GoFundMe page to mark 17 years since they last heard from Jennifer, who was 24 at the time of her disappearance. Kesse went missing in 2006, and despite widespread media attention and extensive searches by police and the FBI, there has been no information regarding where she is or who might have been responsible. And that's not all he learned. All calls were simply being sent straight to her voicemail, suggesting that the phone had been turned off. He called Jennifer and asked if she would mail it to him. He said they were uncooperative. Drew Kesse accused the Orlando Police Dept. (Featured Image Credit: CBS News / 48 Hours). The surveillance footage does tell us that there was about 30 seconds of time when the person was inside the car. Jennifer disappeared in the morning from her condominium at the Mosaic at Millenia in Orlando and has never been heard from again. But upon further investigation, police realized the cell tower data was misinterpreted, and she actually wasn't out that night. For the Kesse family, Jennifer has not aged in their eyes since the day that she vanished. Found the resolution to each, I know who really killed Chanin, her husband did not, I have so many questions about this story. Kesse was last seen at her workplace, Central Florida Investments, on Jan. 23, 2006. Joyce Kesse [2008]: She slept for sure. Chino. There was a belief that James Hataway, now in prison on a different abduction, could have been the suspect; he's about 5-10 (height) and the suspect on video is probably not much taller than 5-5, so ultimately little came of that. Ashley says, at first, she didn't reach out to police. Jennifer Kesse missing cold case remains unsolved 10 years after disappearance - Orlando Sentinel http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/._jennifer.html I saw it on Disappeared recently. When detectives reviewed surveillance video from the complex where Jennifer's car was discovered, they saw a person parking her car. In an update on their GoFundMe page, the Kesse family said they would never give up searching for her. Dirty and wet clothes were laid out on the floor, and it was clear that Kesse had showered and left the building without anything out of the ordinary happening. Rob had no idea that it would be the last time he would ever hear her voice. But, still, no one knew where Jennifer was. JOYCE KESSE: Where is she? And despite telling Detective Wright years ago he knew nothing about Jennifer's disappearance, the Kesses wondered if Chino was being truthful. We, her family Drew, Joyce, and Logan, and friends believe she was taken the morning of Tuesday, January 24, 2006, from in or around her Orlando, Florida home. She spoke with her boyfriend, Rob Allen, on the phone around 10 pm that night. And by 11 a.m., when Jennifer didnt show up for work, even her employers got worried, calling her parents to inform them about the situation. The hole in our heart is forever there until we have an answer. In fact, everywhere they looked, everything seemed normal. The same ones whom Jennifer had complained about to her friends and family, saying how on several occasions, they catcalled and harassed her. Get todays headlines in minutes with Your Florida Daily: Copyright 2023 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved. Monday marks 16 years since Jennifer Kesse disappeared. Kesse was 24 years old at the time of her disappearance in Orlando, Florida. Orlando, Florida - Home of Mickey Mouse and sunny beach vacations, a city that 60 million people flock to every year whether it's for the theme parks or just the sun and heat that South Florida is kno. Using Jennifer's apartment as their headquarters, they began their own media blitz. Kevin Harris was an aspiring hip-hop artist when he was gunned downoutside his recording studio in Los Angeles. By that evening, though, with friends and family members distributing fliers, the Orlando Police Department organized extensive search parties to look for her and her vehicle, to no avail. At approximately 8 a.m. on Thursday, January 26, a resident of the Huntington on the Green condominium complex reported they found Jennifer Kesse's car in a visitor's spot in the parking lot. Jennifer Kesse was last seen in Orlando on Jan. 24, 2006. Joel Wright: [2008]: When that car was found, we jumped all over it. He is pictured with her above Credit: Facebook/Find Jennifer Kesse 4 Jennifer vanished when she was 24 back in 2006 Credit: FBI Her father Drew's push to have the case looked at by state officials was given the green light last month. DETECTIVE WRIGHT: is there any reason why somebody would would say that was you? Drew Kesse: So, at this point in time, the only people that are truly investigating what happened to Jennifer is us and our team. Unfortunately, no. Det. Based on this evidence, police investigators believed that she had left her home and, There was no sign of a struggle at her home, and no evidence that anyone other than Kesse had been in the condo on the morning of January 24. Drew Kesse: In my mind, it was "that person took my daughter. Drew Kesse, who in the past has been vocal about what he feels are missteps by investigators, thanked the new team for their tireless efforts. You know aliens didn't abduct her. At every turn, the detectives kept coming up empty and the case was going cold. ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. This week will mark 17 years since Jennifer Kesse disappeared from her Orlando area apartment complex on Jan 24. Roger Brennan [at the parking lot in 2008] Apparently this video, when it films, captures every two to three seconds as it's filming, so that's why you only see the subject on one side of the gate and then the opposite side of the gate and he's blocked by the posts on either side of the gate. But for the friends and family of 24 yea. Roger Brennan [2008]: It didn't appear that it was a robbery. Jennifer's car had been seen the morning she disappeared. Drew Kesse, who in the past has been vocal about what he feels are missteps by investigators, thanked the new team for their tireless efforts. OK, call the police again.". Lauren McCarthy: For me, every milestone that I've had without her has been like a tug of war with my emotions. Roger Brennan [2008]: There was some vacuuming samples taken from each section of the vehicle that were subsequently sent off to the lab for evaluation. "I want to do my best and bring Jennifer Kesse home to them one day," he said. And he, denied any kind of wrongdoing. At around noon on the day Jennifer went missing, the person drove into the parking lot, sat in the car for about 30 seconds and then walked away. Michael Torretta is the Kesses' private investigator. I can understand why they would feel that maybe an agency like ours has not delivered on what they would expect for an agency to do. Peter Van Sant spoke with several women who lived at the same condo complex as Jennifer Kesse. They, in turn, told Rob. So, makeup, curling iron all that stuff all over the vanity wet shower, wet towel. In 2019, local police came out with a dive team, but no carpet was found. "The Orlando Police Department they worked it very hard," said Louis Bolden, an investigative reporter for WKMG in Orlando, who has covered the case since Jennifer Kesse went missing. Anyone? Please enter valid email address to continue. She carried pepper spray with her all the time. At the time of her disappearance, Jennifer Kesse was 5 feet 8 and 135 pounds. Fifteen years have passed since Jennifer Kesse vanished -- years of anguish for her family and friends, but they are determined to keep Jennifer's story alive. Louis Bolden | WKMG investigative reporter: To meet the Kesses is to love the Kesses. FDLE, in conjunction with Orlando Police, essentially restarted the investigation into the Orlando womans 2006 disappearance. And despite evidence that she was at her. Then, two days after her disappearance, police found Jennifer's car. Kevin Dean and Gary Winter are the editors. This meant there werenoclues pertainingto what had happened to the victim. The investigation and the hunt for what happened to Jennifer continues today. Before the case went cold, her car was found abandoned. The next morning was when Jennifer didn't show up for work and didn't answer her phone. It didn't appear that is was a carjacking. She was on a cloud. The 24-year-old has been missing for 15 years after vanishing one morning while heading out to work. At the time Allen lived in Fort Lauderdale, three hours away from Orlando where Jennifer lived. DREW KESSE: We don't have her. The disappearance of Jennifer Kesse has been exhaustively discussed in this sub, but here is a rundown of the basic facts of her case: . Friday marks 14 years since Jennifer Kesse vanished. Detective Joel Wright was one of the original investigators. They are looking to solve the case themselves. "She had just bought her first condo with her own money," said Jennifer's father, Drew Kesse. Rob Allen: My best friend said to me after the trip, he's like, "Oh you're in love and you just don't want to admit it.". She then failed to turn up for work. Now, Drew and Joyce Kesse hope they will solve their missing daughter's case. Chino: I met Jennifer Kesse. On Monday, January 23, on her way into work as a project manager for a time-share company, Jennifer called her mom. Theories abound as to what happened, with many suggesting she was killed by a male coworker whose advances she had spurned. We have got your back! In fact, Chino had done work in Jennifer's condo just one week before she disappeared. Advertisement. And now with the case files in their possession, they are more determined than ever to keep their daughter's story alive. She had complained of inappropriate remarks and catcalls from them, and it was also found that she had been approached by a manager where she worked, who she had turned away, but questioning of these potential suspects . OK, I'm going to work. Many of these workers were non-English speakers, so due to the language barrier, the investigators had quite a bit of trouble interrogating them. "They are feeding off the work my guys have done for the past few years. Peter Van Sant: What's intriguing based on your investigation is the men that were in the apartment across from Jennifer's were putting down carpet that day. Brennan shared evidence photos. There were no signs of a struggle. People have been very generous with GoFundMe pages and help us continue what we are trying to do.". Her family sued the Orlando Police Department for her case file and won. Drew Kesse: That was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life. Louis Bolden: The community just rallied. In the hours that followed, they all came to Jennifers condo and noticed that although her car was missing, nothing else was out of the ordinary. If you have any information about Jennifer Kesse, report a tip to the Orlando Police Department. Orlando Police originally investigated the case but the family quickly lost faith and demanded action. Jennifer Kesse's father says nothing was found during a search of an Orange County lake. She had newly purchased a condominium with her own money no small feat for someone who was just 24. Peter Van Sant: Why is what the woman at the Mosaic told you important? At this point in time and after countless attempts to get authorities to do what is needed to find Jennifer or not, decisively, we believe we have now positioned her case with authorities that are willing, able, and wanting to find Jennifer even after 17 years, outside of the Orlando Police Department, the family wrote. In 2018 they sued to get the Kesse investigative file, and a judge ruled in their favor in 2019. Joel Wright: It told me that he passed the polygraph. Joel Wright: Some of the people who were working on the property left. Jennifer Kesse, age 24, missing since 1/24/06. But she says no one ever followed up with her. Something doesnt, No , the murder happened in Ohio . Lauren McCarthy: She was always on the radar with everybody. Det. However, the family has said as recently as 2022 that they are still working to get the complete unredacted file from the city. It looks like a man. It soon became clear to her family and co-workers that something was wrong. After all the interviews and reviewing the case file, Torretta says he now has a new theory as to what could have happened to Jennifer Kesse. Louis Bolden: People just wanted to help them. We know that it is the public that in most cases solves or helps Missing people be found. There were hundreds of people that came out. Her Car Was Recovered Barely A Mile From Her Home - But No Trace Of Her Has Ever Been Found, The last information known about her whereabouts, wasshe, It soon became clear to her family and co-workers that, When her parents arrived at the condo, they discovered nothing was out of place. Roger Brennan [2008]: We didn't come up with any solid leads of anybody who saw Jennifer, saw anybody park her vehicle here. We need her. So, I did. Jennifer Kesse was last seen leaving work in Orlando, Florida on January 23, 2006. They spoke around 10 p.m. Do you, This was definitely in IL because we are friends with, Hi. Peter Van Sant: Now you were the maintenance man there. We know that the police, at least according to Drew Kesse, didn't interview the non-english speaking construction workers. And then is abducted by those individuals across the way. And then at 10 p.m., she talked to Rob. And then also anger, just anger because the-the person was so casual something really bad obviously happened and they were just so casually dropping this car off like they were, you know, getting home from work. Det. Sgt. Peter Van Sant: How often would you socialize with him? Seventeen years ago, Jennifer Kesse disappeared in Orlando in a high-profile case that made national news. Now her uncle, Bill Gilmour, describes the restless nights since then and his emotional journey to find peace, in a new book "Aftermath of Jennifer Kesse's Abduction: An Uncle's Inspiring Journey and Other Stories of Hope." Joining Nancy Grace Today: A search of her condo revealed nothing unusual, but her phone, keys, and purse were missing. Its positive in that respect, we have met the new detective and are able to move forward. And that was part of the development of him as a person of interest. Based on interviews with people who lived at the complex, he believes that up to 10 construction workers were living in an empty apartment just across from Jennifer's. Background Jennifer Kesse was born on May 20, 1981, in New Jersey to parents Drew Kesse and Joyce Gilmour. And we've come up with a height between 5'3" and 5'5". Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. Even though Rob lived in Fort Lauderdale, about 3 hours from Jennifer's condo in Orlando. She says they never talked about Jennifer's disappearance. This week marks 17 years since the 24-year-old vanished in 2006 but there have been no arrests made. The next morning, though, Jennifer waivered from her routine. (Drew Kesse) ORLANDO, Fla. - The family of Jennifer Kesse says they have the best opportunity to find the. Drew Kesse: It was never secured by Orlando Police. Investigators then went to check the security cameras at Jennifer's condo complex, but there weren't any -- just a security guard who was supposed to log names and license numbers of visitors. Did David Tronnes murder his wife Shanti Cooper? The next day she did not show up for work. Det. Rob Allen: You have that initial hope, like, OK, we found the car, it's only going to be a matter of time before we find Jennifer. ORLANDO, Fla., None There's a new push on Wednesday to solve the 6-year-old mystery behind the disappearance of Orlando woman Jennifer Kesse. That night she talked to family, friends and her boyfriend as well. Dirty and wet clothes were laid out on the floor, and it was clear that Kesse had showered and left the building without anything out of the ordinary happening. Peter Van Sant: You were there at the same time as Jennifer Kesse. This meant there were. It will be nine years this winter on the Kesse disappearance, and there haven't been any great leads yet. Louis Bolden: Technology then was not what technology is now. Sgt. Drew Kesse: We have to find her as quickly as possible because the more time that passes the less chance we have and the worse it's going to be. So I think they were scared. He thinks it was one or more of these workers who abducted her on January 24, 2006. And also had people of different heights walk by. Chino agreed to take a lie detector test. Two days later, her car was found at Huntington on the Green condominiums at Texas Avenue and Americana Boulevard, about a mile away from her complex, Mosaic at Millenia. Peter Van Sant [2008]: What do you believe happened? He is pictured with her above, Jennifer vanished when she was 24 back in 2006, Kesse's father Drew is hopeful of new leads on the 17th anniversary of her mysterious disappearance, Surveillance video of an unidentified person getting out of Jennifer Kesse's car after she vanished is seen above. According to the Kesse family, this information has never been confirmed. The surveillance video took a photo every 3 seconds and each time, the person's face was obstructed by a fence post. A couple said they saw it swerving out of her apartment complex at around 7:40 a.m. Det. Jennifer Kesse, then 24, vanished from her new condo in Orlando, Florida on January 24, 2006. You don't recognize this figure? In January of 2006 she had just purchased a condo in Orlando, . The distinct lack of evidence and leads in the investigation means no one is sure what happened to Kesse, even12 years afterher disappearance. On Thursday Morning the 26th, police found Jennifer's car abandoned in an apartment complex not far from where she lived. Det. But there were no big headlines and Torretta presses on. Then Torretta spoke to a woman who did not want to appear on camera. We immediately started asking everybody walking around if they had seen anything. Missing Person / By craftncrime / April 2, 2021. Rob Allen: She was a little emotional saying, oh, you know, that "you don't love me. When asked about Jennifer Kesse, Chino quickly reiterated that he was innocent. She had just gotten promoted," her mother Joyce Kesse told "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. Over the past 17 years, we have spent over $700,000 but we cant look at that. And he says there is nothing in the files indicating that police ever spoke to them. As the desperate hours went by, Sergeant Roger Brennan and his team of investigators searched the streets of Orlando looking for Jennifer Kesse. Two days after Jennifer Kesse went missing, her black Chevy Malibu was found in another condo complex parking lot approximately 1 mile away from where she lived. It was as if someone had abducted her while she was leaving for work. The car had been wiped down and the only things missing were Jennifers cell phone, iPod, keys, purse, briefcase, and the clothes she was wearing. Unfortunately, no. And whenever I would have to walk past them, you know there would be a little bit of comments or just a lot of uncomfortable stares. Joel Wright [2008]: Now the clothing looks to be maybe someone who is a painter or some type of worker. Peter Van Sant: There's no list of names of who was staying in which apartment? Drew Kesse: She just said, you know "there's a lot of workers here and they tend to like just stop when I'm walking by or going to my car. In December 2018, Joyce and Drew Kesse sued the Orlando Police Department for Jennifer's case files. The former University of Central Florida student had . I didn't like it. Louis Bolden: At the time, we thought, "They want what? As usual, when Jennifer left at around 6 p.m., she called her father while driving home. Less than 10% of white American men are shorter than 5'7. Windermeres Feather & Quill restaurant closes, SEE: Brightline reaches maximum speed for first time, Heres a good way to get yourself killed: sheriff says after group of motorcyclists flee deputies, Update: Westbound lanes closed after multi-car crash on U.S. 192, according to traffic report, JoJos ShakeBAR to open Orlando restaurant this month. But under the agreement, the Orlando Police Department would no longer lead the investigation. No one has heard from her since. In 2009, Detective Wright interviewed him and asked him about working in Jennifer's condo: DETECTIVE WRIGHT [2009 audio tape]: when you did the work in her unit, uh was she present while you were doing it. And it just ate away at me. Curious to know all the specific details of this one yourself? WORKER: Everybody getting along fine, regular conversation. She had shoulder-length sandy blonde hair and green eyes. Drew Kesse: So, to me, they don't have DNA. There were a number of suspects on the detectives radar. Cell tower data was analyzed, and it indicated Jennifer was out of her apartment and not at home. Again, the case stalled. It wasn't hard to find Chino. THE devastated family of missing Orlando woman Jennifer Kesse insists new hope has been breathed into the heartbreaking attempt to find her. Joyce Kesse: We asked them for several years to make her case cold because there's more resources available for cold cases. Her father Drews push to have the case looked at by state officials was given the green light last month. At the time of her disappearance, Jennifer worked as a finance manager at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company in Ocoee. Her face was everywhere. Chief Orlando Rolon: I can understand why they're frustrated. When he showed her that security camera photo of the unidentified suspect, she gave him a possible new lead. Now imagine, over that time, fighting for unredacted copies with the citys lawyers and trying to have our private investigators find Jennifer from all those files. Sgt. The Kesses are dedicated to finding the truth about what happened to their daughter on the morning of January 24, 2006. The navigation of the cases needs needed seasoned professionals, so we are humbled by their continued work and commitment to finding Jennifer, the family said. Just letting us know what she wanted to be done in her unit. After Chino's name came up multiple times, the Kesse team was anxious to talk to him. It -- it wasn't a great feeling. The investigators looked into everyone that they could think of. That Friday, January 27th, the Kesse family was made aware of the video footage from HOTG of Jennifer's car as well as the driver who, at this . A private investigation team for . Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Today marks six months since Orlando's Jennifer Kesse was reported missing, after she did not show up for work. Michael Torretta: I'm looking through these 16,000 documents for something that might have been missed by the Orlando PD, the FDLE, maybe even the FBI who have had parts in this investigation.
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