So, I did. Jennifer Kesse was a year into her long-distance relationship with her boyfriend Rob Allen. UPDATE: New details about about Jennifer Kesse from the Up & Vanished episode. [Takes a deep breath with tears in her eyes]. Shortly after she vanished, Kesse's car was discovered parked around a mile from her home. If you're on your phone, REPORT A TIP NOW. "I believe Jennifer got ready for work. At the time, Jennifer Kesse was a 24 year old finance manager for a timeshare company. "She needs to come home to her family.". An unidentified person, approximately 5'3 to 5'5 tall, was seen parking Kesse's car, getting out and walking away. In January 2006, 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse disappeared from her condo in Orlando, Florida. Peter Van Sant [2008] What do we know was going on around Jennifer's condominium at that time? Although they admit the circumstances of her disappearance were unusual, and there are numerous theories as to what might have happened, authorities have never identified a suspect in the case. I mean, we probably have at least three times more in boxes of this. For more information, please see our Bloodhounds tracked Kesse's scent from her vehicle back to her own residence. In March 2012, Stoy published an explosive new look into the investigation that remains with the Orlando Police Department to this day. Pic credit: Orlando Police Dept. Sgt. I vaguely remember it. The Kesses hope that the revelation about the apparent struggle on the hood of their daughters car may lead to new tips about the case. Roger Brennan [2008]: We're going through canvases of areas that she would travel or that she might be at. Although he wasn't in charge during the initial investigation, he sympathizes with the Kesses. Sgt. Chino: I met Jennifer Kesse. He said they were uncooperative. Her condo complex was undergoing a renovation, and many of the workers had been living in the empty condos. In 2018, Orlando Rolon became the Orlando police chief. it was like she walked in the night before and just dropped her suitcase right where it was. "She was on a cloud." Det. On Jan. 24,. Very strong willed and very sure of herself she knew what track she was gonna take and she knew how to get there. SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The family of missing woman Jennifer Kesse marked the start of another year with no answers. She was employed as a financial analyst at a timeshare in Ocoee, Florida at the time of her disappearance. Michael Torretta: Yes. Jennifer did that, and the workers argued with her saying that you cant do that because it would ruin the paint. 39,677. Unconcluded Podcast Retweeted Find Jennifer Kesse @FindJennKesse SATURDAY | @48hours The phantom figure walked away in the direction of Jennifer's complex. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. We, The Kesse Family, wish to reach out this Holiday Season to wish all of you who visit Jennifer's social media a safe and joyous Holiday. But she says no one ever followed up with her. It could be a crucial detail. He was serving time in a Florida prison for statutory rape of a teenage girl a crime he committed two years after Jennifer disappeared. Ashley: I sat on it for a little bit. What do you think happened?" The Poison Pen: Who Wrote the Circleville Letters? That's a really hard question to ask somebody that's sitting on the couch next to you. Kesse's family says they are now convinced the image of the black Chevrolet . When asked about the surveillance footage and the POI former detective Joel Wright stated he had a source that used to be a housekeeper in the condo complex. CHINO: Everything was normal. Lauren McCarthy: For me, every milestone that I've had without her has been like a tug of war with my emotions. Drew Kesse: It was never secured by Orlando Police. Peter Van Sant [2008]: What do you know about this person's height? Im a writer, author, wife, and animal lover. It's actually a complex that's been known where stolen cars were -- would be recovered from. She additionally was as of late advanced at her specific employment where she filled in as a task supervisor for a period share organization. In an unexpected move, detectives summoned boyfriend Rob Allen to meet them at Jennifer's car. Peter Van Sant spoke with several women who lived at the same condo complex as Jennifer Kesse. Chino with "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. Kesse is a 2003 graduate of the University of Central Florida; her degree is in finance. We hope that by showing the public these photos, someone will come forward with information theyve been holding onto for all these years.. She graduated from University of Central Florida in 2003 and earned a degree in finance. If you have any information about Jennifer Kesse's disappearance, please visit the "Find Jennifer Kesse"Facebook page. 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. Two Were Arrested in Connection to Billions in Hacked Bitcoin. Almost three years after Jennifer Kesse's disappearance, Detective Wright decided to take a fresh look at the case and interviewed people on audiotape. Residents at the complex stated the car had been parked in the lot for several days. Jennifer Kesse was reported missing after she didn't show up to work on the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, according to WKMG. Chino. Louis Bolden: People just wanted to help them. There's a lot of information that could have been developed that I believe wasn't in the most critical hours of this investigation. It has not been proven that any of them were involved in her disappearance, however. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. In fact, Chino had done work in Jennifer's condo just one week before she disappeared. Her case remains unsolved. He was familiar with the case. Chino agreed to take a lie detector test. She graduated from Vivian Gaither High School in Tampa, Florida. Click here to watch. On Monday January 23, 2006, after she returned from her trip, Jennifer Kesse called her mom that morning on her way into work. Join Nancy Grace for her new online video series designed to help you protect what you love most your children. Det. Chino was one of the workers who did some repairs in Jennifer's condo one week before she disappeared. Devonna Walker, A Black Woman, Was Murdered And Called A N*gger By White Man, And Charges Still. Det. Torretta says he knew he had to get this tip checked out. There were hundreds of people that came out. Lauren McCarthy and Jennifer were best friends since childhood. More than 15 years after Jennifer Kesse vanished, her parents Drew and Joyce Kesse are leading the investigation into their daughter's case. Did you ever meet her? After months of legal wrangling, in March 2019, they all reached a settlement. Complicating the investigation many of the workers disappeared before police could talk to them. Drew Kesse: In my mind, it was "that person took my daughter. Jennifer's case was recently profiled on the Oxygen series Up & Vanished series. She was declared dead by the State of Florida. It's about Jennifer. Two days later, her black Chevy Malibu was found at an apartment complex in a high-crime area of Orlando, about a mile from her condo. If you have any information about Jennifer Kesse's disappearance, please visit the "Find Jennifer Kesse" Facebook page. We love you and miss you Jennifer and are working hard to find you. Jennifer Joyce Kesse was a woman who disappeared from her apartment complex in Orlando, Florida. Ashley: I always wanted to ask him. To read the previous 2000+ guest book posts, please click here! Roger Brennan [2008]: This is the interior of Jennifer's car as we found it. subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. 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. He thinks it was one or more of these workers who abducted her on January 24, 2006. Michael Torretta: She's locking the door and never sees it comin'. Drew Kesse [2008]: A wrong has been done and a person has been taken against her will and that's my daughter and she needs to come home to her family. On the two-year anniversary of Jennifer Kesse's disappearance, her family and friends gathered on a street corner and held up signs, just as they had done the day Jennifer went missing. Jennifer is definitely the most loyal person I've ever been friends with or probably ever known. Louis Bolden: Technology then was not what technology is now. Joyce Kesse [2008]: God love Jennifer. He says he learned some 10 months after Jennifer disappeared, a person was seen dumping a rolled-up piece of carpet into a lake nor far from where Jennifer lived. It didn't appear that is was a carjacking. Pennsy Woman Shoots Parents in the Head, Dismembers Them With Electric Chainsaw: DA. / CBS News, [This story first aired on October 24, 2020. When Logan knocked on the window, they ignored him completely and did not respond to him at all. While observing the front of the victims vehicle, these detectives observed what appeared to have been someone being pushed across the head of the vehicle, Orlando Police Department Detective Julius Gause wrote in a report obtained by the news outlet. In 2019, local police came out with a dive team, but no carpet was found. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Six months after Jennifer Kesse disappeared, Detective Joel Wright became the lead investigator and developed a theory of what happened to her on January 24, 2006. That day, Chino took a polygraph test and he passed. Under the agreement, the Orlando Police Department would no longer lead the investigation. In 2016, after 10 years had passed since Jennifer disappeared, she was declared dead by the state of Florida. When detectives reviewed surveillance video from the complex where Jennifer's car was discovered, they saw a person parking her car. "She was in love," her mother Joyce said. 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. Jennifer had a creepy co-worker who was apparently obsessed with her, and she had an ex-boyfriend who was drinking at a bar not far from her apartment on the night that she was last seen. We miss her every day.. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Three days after Kesse's disappearance, her car was found in the parking lot of the Huntington on the Green apartment complex at Americana and Texas, less than a mile from her residence. She had a great job. Jennifer Kesse has been missing for 15 years, and there are still little indications as to what happened to her on the day she vanished. One of the people he spoke to was a former housekeeper at Jennifer's condo complex. Michael Torretta is a private investigator who works for the Kesses. And I think she got up for work as she normally would. It's now been 16 years since Jennifer Kesse disappeared from Orlando. Doomsday death & deception: Nancy Grace investigates Cult Mom Lori Vallow. "This is something that is haunting me," private investigator Michael Torretta said. Lauren McCarthy: She was extremely safety conscious. And they just look.". Jennifer has a shamrock tattoo on her lower back and a four-leaf clover on her left hip at the panty line, she has a birthmark on her middle finger on the second joint down and a non-raised strawberry birthmark on her rib area. And he, denied any kind of wrongdoing. Influencivenews; Entrepreneurmindz; Insiderlyfe; Thursday, December 29, 2022. . Drew Kesse: But police were very quick to shut us down on certain things. Authorities announced they were looking for a person of interest in Kesse's disappearance after reviewing surveillance tapes in the area where her car was found. But he learned Chino used to live in another building at Jennifer's condo complex and was a former maintenance worker there. For the latest true crime and justice news,subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. 48 Hours on ID is in Orlando, Florida, to investigate the abduction and presumed murder of Jennifer Kesse, who disappeared without a trace while making her way to work in 2006. OK, call the police again.". 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. I think it's a win-win for all. That witness, who spoke anonymously to the news outlet, said she believes she saw the black Chevy Malibu swerving near the exit to Kesses condominium on the morning of January 24, 2006. Several items were located inside the vehicle her cellphone, charger sandals and shoes Nothing appears to be disturbed in the vehicle at all. Crimeline. 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. Peter Van Sant: What did you see the first time you walked in? The long distance was taking a toll on their relationship. Two weeks before Jennifers vacation to St Croix, the workers returned to do more touch up work while Jennifer was on the phone to her father, Drew advised Jennifer to give them a piece of Tupperware and have them put the paint in it so she could do it herself. Wright was able to speak with Ben and he admitted that both he and Chino worked in Jennifers condo the week before Jennifer went on her vacation. To this day, the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse remains unsolved and there's no official suspect in the case. They stood on street corners while they held up missing signs and handed out fliers with Jennifer's photo. Joel doesnt know where either of the men are right now. Peter Van Sant and 48 HOURS investigate the disappearance of the 24-year-old. A new witness, speaking exclusively to Fox News, claims she saw Kesse's black Chevy. In January 2006, Jennifer Kesse's family and friends say she was on top of the world. And as more time went by, the Kesses grew frustrated with the Orlando Police Department's investigation. Chino: I don't have to answer any questions, but that's for sure. Although Rob lived about 3 hours away in Fort Lauderdale, the two of them would see each other every weekend. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. " she was in love. Chino was a maintenance worker at the Mosaic when Jennifer went missing. In honor of her birthday, Jennifer's parents are encouraging people to celebrate life Saturday by giving blood at their local blood banks. But he told me there was really nothing that he personally could do. Jul 9, 2009. Det. By the time they took it seriously, we had 14 people in the condo. Joel Wright stated that Chino was once in prison for a sexual battery case involving a minor. She had a good relationship with her boyfriend and vacationed with him in the Virgin Islands the month she went missing. Jennifer's car was missing, and her condo looked, according to family members, as if Jennifer had gotten ready and left for work. They held up signs, just as they had done the day Jennifer went missing, with the desperate hope that someone passing by knew something. by Sarah Jae Leiber Oct. 21, 2020. In fact, she'd just moved. The Kesses are dedicated to finding the truth about what happened to their daughter on the morning of January 24, 2006. Det. The surveillance footage does tell us that there was about 30 seconds of time when the person was inside the car. She had no problem with me. On the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, Jennifer Kesse, of Orlando, Fla., failed to report to her job as a finance manager at a well-known timeshare company. Joyce Kesse: We asked them for several years to make her case cold because there's more resources available for cold cases. Help S33 E52 42min TV-14 A young woman vanishes from her Florida condo - security footage captures a phantom figure calmly parking her car. **Ben and Chino** **Highlights from discussion with Logan, Jennifer's brother about the day Jennifer was identified as missing (Tues, Jan 24, 2006) . Jennifer Kesse was 24 years old and living in Orlando Florida. I didn't like it. Did he know more than he had admitted? "She had just bought her first condo with her own money," said Jennifer's father, Drew Kesse. Tami filed a police report and to this day she says they have never found the "peeping Tom" or the white van he was driving. Because there were posters There were billboards. Ashley: I remember him being fun and friendly, talkative. After years of working for the Kesses, private detective Michael Torretta says he has a new theory as to what he thinks could have happened to Jennifer. In 2016, it had been 10 years since Jennifer went missing. Lauren McCarthy: The reasons she bought the place that she did was because it was a gated community with a guard. The photos look suspicious and show what appears to be a hand mark going across the hood, Torretta told the news outlet. 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. Joel Wright: However, the logs that we went through didn't appear to be complete. Whatever happened to Jennifer, happened fast., No tip is too small, unimportant, or insignificant. . Det. 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