Sunday marked 15 years since she was last seen on Jan. 24, 2006. Jennifer Kesse was last seen leaving work in Orlando, Florida on January 23, 2006. Then finding out that the lead detective on Jennifers case did not write a single report or any document since 2010, 12 years!! Joel doesnt know where either of the men are right now. On November 8, 2019, after a tip from the . CBS show 48 Hours lead to renewed interest in the case. Jennifer Kesse disappeared on Jan. 24, 2006. He gave his life searching for her as much as we did. CBS 48 Hours first premiered on the network back on January 19, 1988. ". Because of the number of valuables left in Jennifers car, it was deduced that her disappearance was not a robbery gone wrong. Nearly 15 years later, the Kesse family and investigators are no closer to finding out what happened to her. But when they did, no leads were discovered. They still do.. I wont stop looking for her, Logan said. Jennifer Kesse, of Orlando, who went missing Jan. 24, 2006, at 24 years old. But that day, Robs calls and texts to Jenn went unanswered. A private investigation team for the family is on the case. And I have the hope that Ill hear it again.. Im forever grateful for that last conversation I had with Jenn, Joyce said. Jennifer Kesse was 24 at the time of her disappearance and by all accounts was a successful young woman. How do you decide, as a parent, when the right time is to give up the search for your child? Joyce said. In 2018, Drew and Joyce Kesse sued the Orlando Police Department for all the records to date in their daughters case. Her Black Chevy Malibu was found abandoned one mile away from her home in Orlando. New photos of Jennifer's car were released in November 2020, . Something wasnt right. Jenn was spontaneous and adventurous, Rob said. They hope someone who knows something will eventually come forward with information to solve the case. Drew Kesse revealed a theory many had not heard before. In the years following Jennifer Kesses disappearance, police have managed to track down her car, but not much else. As of right now, there is no law enforcement working on my daughters case. Logan, an avid soccer player, began to hang out with Jenns guy friends, who also played soccer. They soon discovered that her car was missing, but that her condo did not show any signs of disarray. Look for new episodes every Friday on iTunes, Sticher or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Two months prior to her disappearance, Jenn had purchased her first condo at Mosaic at Millenia Condominium in Orlando. Jennifer Kesse was a beautiful, hard-working, 24-year-old woman in 2006. The young woman with so much going for her, seemingly vanished without a trace from her Orlando. "We created her out of joy and out of love. Two days after she disappeared, her car was found abandoned in a nearby apartment complex. [TRENDING: Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell rock superstar, dies at 74 | Opener for Bob Saget at Florida shows speaks out | Become a News 6 Insider (its free!)]. Jennifer Kesse disappearance: Newly released police photos suggest A few days later, on January 26, 2006, came the first big break in the case. It's been more than 15 years since 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse vanished from her Orlando condominium. The condominiums are about a mile from where Jenn lived. To submit a tip or to join the conversation, visit the Help Find Missing Jennifer Kesse Facebook page or www.jenniferkesse.com. The Biggest Jennifer Kesse Theories: What Really Happened? And that is where the mystery starts.. May 17, 2007. But instead, he stayed. We knew right away that something was wrong, Drew Kesse told Dateline. Hes part of our family and always will be.. Jenn stayed with me that night and decided to drive straight to work early the next morning.. Her family's pursuit to discover what happened to her has led them to the bottom of lakes and from Mexico to Russia, according to Fox News. She never arrived. Rob told Dateline he talked to Jenn multiple times a day, sometimes for hours at a time. David Ghantt And The Loomis Fargo Heist: The Outrageous True Story, 16th Century Playhouse Where Shakespeare Got His Start Will Reopen To The Public, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch, Left: A still from security footage of an unidentified person of interest in the case of Jennifer Kesses disappearance; Right: Jennifer Kesse, Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/MCT via Getty Images. Kesse believes there is someone out there with information about his daughters disappearance. And I wont stop until someone is held accountable. It was only on January 26 that a tenant of a nearby complex saw Jennifers story on the news and informed authorities that her car was abandoned in front of their apartment the day she went missing. ORLANDO, Fla. Its been 14 years since Jennifer Kesse disappeared from her Orlando condominium. From surveillance cameras, the authorities were able to see that someone, who was not Jennifer, had calmly driven her car and left it exactly where it was found at around noon on January 24. All this did was shut more doors than it opened, mainly because her bank account keycard has not been used since the day she vanished from the face of the earth with no indication whatsoever. Even though her home was in a rough part of the city, it was in the process of being revamped, which meant that a lot of workers were always around. ORLANDO, Fla. Where is Jennifer Kesse? In the years since Jenn vanished, Rob has gotten married and had two children. And to make sure I was in it for the long haul. In 2020, Kesses father, Drew, went on Floridas Fourth Estate and said he believes his daughter may have been the victim of human trafficking, which is why the family believes she is still out there. Kesse said he wanted to clarify that piece of information in case someone remembered something about that particular detail. After spending over $80,000 on case files from the Orlando Police Department, Kesse says theyre getting new leads. CLICK HERE FOR FOX 35 COVERAGE OF THE JENNIFER KESSE CASE. Jennifer Kesse, of Orlando, who went missing Jan. 24, 2006, at 24 years old. Each week they have a guest host who helps give an irreverent look at the issues impacting the Sunshine State. She was a college graduate of the University of Central Florida. She currently co-anchors the 4 p.m. 5:30 p.m. and the 7 p.m. newscasts. A few friends told her that if the workers started to verbally harass her, to go to the manager, but thankfully it never escalated to that. Jennifer Kesse was living at Mosaic at Millenia, pictured above, in 2006. And the forensic examination produced just a little as well a latent print and a small DNA fiber. The investigation into the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse more than 16 years ago has been given to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a cold case review. Before joining News 6, Brandon worked at WDBO. At 11 a.m., Jennifer Kesses employer contacted her parents to inform them of the situation. Security footage installed at the complex captured an individual seen driving and parking Jennifer's car on day she went missing. If we can just find that, it might be the key we need to move forward and get to the bottom of where Jenn is and what happened to her.. We cant. And since then, it has managed to become televisions most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life tales with authenticity and cutting-edge interviews to give us a complete look at a case. This week marks 14 years since Jenn disappeared from their lives. Kesse says its a theory he thinks about because whoever took his daughter only took her and not a single item of her personal belongings. Drew told Dateline that authorities from the Orange County Sheriffs Department and the Orlando Police Department arrived on the scene, but said they did not seem overly concerned because Jenn was an adult. He was so brokenhearted, Drew said. And then at 10 p.m., she talked to Rob. So what exactly happened to Jennifer Kesse in 2006? Drew Kesse Jennifer's father says the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is working on the case with the familys investigators. Therefore, the only ones left were the laborers who were working on her condo complex expansion. Jan. 24, 2006 is a day that would change one Orlando familys life forever. Valuables were still in the vehicle, which lead police to believe this wasnt a robbery or a carjacking. A damp hand towel draped over the side of the sink. The unsolved disappearance of Jennifer Kesse - Mysteriesrunsolved Concerned, Allen made several attempts to contact his girlfriend, but texts went unreturned and phone calls went straight to voicemail. She wouldnt just up and leave.. But no, she would not do that. The condo across from Jennifer was the only condo where the door was actually unlocked.. (Fox News). Chino wasnt interviewed until Joel considered him a suspect in 2008. We need to continue the search to at least find the remnant piece of carpet, Investigator Torretta said. Kesse says the department botched the investigation from the moment an officer was sent out when calls were first made about her disappearance. To lose the two most important people, other than my mother, in my life, was devastating.. It was long-distance, but we made it work, Rob told Dateline this week. Sunday, May 13, the day before she was reported missing, was Mother's Day and Cummings' birthday, and she was supposed to meet her ex-husband at a local store parking lot to pick up her three young children. 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant spoke to Drew and Joyce Kesse, Jennifers parents, and the investigator they hired. We needed the files for answers, Logan said. Joel Stice is a writer who enjoys digging into all things pop culture, history, science, and anything weird. Did this phantom figure abduct Jennifer Kesse? - CBS News At the time she vanished, she was living in Orlando. The Kesse family. No one ever lived in the condo across from Jennifer, Kesse explained. 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. Thomas is originally from Northeastern Pennsylvania and worked in Portland, Oregon before moving to Central Florida in August 2018. As we all know, Jennifer was unhappy with the workers in her complex as they made her feel uncomfortable. Her ex, recently upset and wishing to get back together with her, was cleared. No one has heard from her since. Two days later, on Jan. 26, Kesses Black Chevy Malibu was found abandoned at "Huntington on the Green," an apartment complex in a high-crime area about one mile away from her condo. Returning on Sunday, she stayed the night at her boyfriends home and then drove straight to work on Monday morning, January 23, 2006. On the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, Kesse failed to report to her job as a finance manager at a well-known timeshare company. It was indeed the car in question (a black 2004 Chevy Malibu). Later that evening, the last person to speak on the phone with Jenn was her boyfriend. They told us, Oh, shes an adult, she had a fight with her boyfriend, shell be back, and they left, Drew said. Fox News' Angela Bertorelli contributed to this report. They talked about shipping the phone back to his friend. Jenns disappearance wasnt the only heartbreak for Rob that year. Jennifer Kesse's family marks 16 years since she vanished - WTSP On right, how Jennifer may look today. The hosts of the "Unconcluded" podcast are investigating leads in the case of missing Orlando woman Jennifer Kesse. In every image captured by the surveillance camera, the person's face is obscured by the black bars of the fence. As the investigation began, Rob camped out on the couch at Jenns condo for weeks. I was just Jenns boyfriend. They won their case and have since hired a private investigator in hopes of cracking the case on their own. Drews investigative team began searching that area with their own private cadaver dogs and were alerted to something. The tip came from people who lived across the street from Jennifers condo complex, they reported to him that they believe they saw Jennifers car on Tuesday morning driving erratically out of the complex sometime after 7:30 am. This is going to be a long post. The weekend before Jennifer vanished, she had gone on a vacation with her boyfriend, Rob Allen, to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. Based on his review of the facts, Torretta said he suspects Jennifer was accosted from behind as she locked her front door and possibly forced into a vacant apartment across the hallway. There were no signs of struggle or forced entry. I got married and had kids, I had to keep going.. Investigator Torretta discovered, deep in the files, a tip from a woman who, in 2006, said she witnessed something strange at Lake Fischer in Orange County on the day of Jenns disappearance. In speaking with Floridas Fourth Estate last year, Kesses father revealed a theory that his daughter may have been taken by human sex traffickers. Other than that, the apartment was completely normal.. She drove the two and a half hours directly to her job in Ocoee, Florida, where she worked a full day. Jenns parents said it appeared she had gotten ready for work that morning and left, just like any other morning.
Shipping From Germany To Usa Suspended,
Funeral Poems For Brother From Siblings,
Anderson And Associates Civil Complaint,
Contra Costa Fire Battalion Chief,
Ernest Neal Tuskegee,
Articles J