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S3 Ep113: Jennifer Kesse: The Man Behind the Fence (Part 2) The housekeeper said the phantom figure's walk, clothing and hair style resembled a man she knew from the complex named Chino, but she could not be sure it was him. Anyone? Sgt. It will be nine years this winter on the Kesse disappearance, and there haven't been any great leads yet. And then is abducted by those individuals across the way. it was like she walked in the night before and just dropped her suitcase right where it was.
Jennifer Kesse: Family marks 17 years since her disappearance Det. In fact, Chino had done work in Jennifer's condo just one week before she disappeared.
Jennifer Kesse disappearance: 17 years later, family says they have new The Disappearance of Jennifer Kesse Criminally Psyched The woman claimed that Chino often approached her in the parking lot late at night when she returned from work and made her feel uncomfortable. Born on May 20, 1981, to Drew and Joyce Kesse, Jennifer Kesse was a graduate of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, from where she obtained a finance degree in 2003. Joel Wright: There were an unbelievable amount of man hours went into this case. Related Det. ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. This week will mark 17 years since Jennifer Kesse disappeared from her Orlando area apartment complex on Jan 24. 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. Kesse was just 24-years-old when she went missing on January 24, 2006. The weekend before Jennifer vanished, she had gone on a vacation with her boyfriend, Rob Allen, to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. We firmly believe the departments negligence and lack of competency cost Jennifer the chance to be found.. Video surveillance showed an unidentified person parking the car and walking away from it. Joel Wright: At that point I thought the investigation was kicking into gear. Det. Joyce Kesse: A lot of your day laborers are, um, not here, uh, legally. When police opened the trunk, Jennifer wasn't there. I have a meeting. Joyce Kesse: I think that my heart stopped Sheer panic. Even though Rob lived in Fort Lauderdale, about 3 hours from Jennifer's condo in Orlando. Michael Torretta: We all have kids that this could've happened to and as parents we need to help out each other. Kesse was last seen at her Orlando condo near Mall at. Joel Wright | Orlando Police Department: It appeared that somebody was fighting over control of the car. Roger Brennan [2008]: This is the interior of Jennifer's car as we found it. Though her car was later found, the 24-year-old woman has yet to be found. They're just good people. We were very frantic. "OK, call the hospitals again. But that evening Jennifer spoke with Rob. Ashley says, at first, she didn't reach out to police. She then failed to turn up for work. Jennifer Kesse, a UCF graduate, was abducted from Orlando, Florida in 2006.
Inside The Unsolved Disappearance Of Jennifer Kesse It soon became clear to her family and co-workers that something was wrong. Dylan Eason and Isaiah Churchwell were convicted of murdering Cynthia William "Patrick" Alexander remains in prison for murder. Michael Torretta: When you talk about challenging investigations, this is the one. Cell tower data was analyzed, and it indicated Jennifer was out of her apartment and not at home. Colleen, who asked to only use her first name, moved into the complex two years before Jennifer disappeared believing it was a safe place to live. In an update on their GoFundMe page, the Kesse family said they would never give up searching for her. Sad case, missing for over 11 years now. In December 2018, Joyce and Drew Kesse sued the Orlando Police Department for Jennifer's case files. In January of 2006 she had just purchased a condo in Orlando, . Joyce Kesse: We all along have felt that she was abducted in the morning. According to the Kesse family, this information has never been confirmed. Residents at the complex stated the car had been parked in the lot for several days. Then Torretta spoke to a woman who did not want to appear on camera. There are thousands of people who disappear under mysterious circumstances all around the world. Private Investigator Michael Torretta says he has gone through the more than 16,000-page case file at least three times. You know, getting married and having children and becoming a grownup and just living life; just having her life, you know. So, I'm heading now to his last known address where I'm hoping we can find him. Colleen: When I would come home from work, there would be a large group of men outside drinking. Christie joined the ClickOrlando team in November 2021. In 2018 they sued to get the Kesse investigative file, and a judge ruled in their favor in 2019. She was a beautiful person. But I would never rule someone out just because they passed a polygraph.
Jennifer Kesse's Car Was Recovered Barely A Mile From Her Home - But No Did he know more than he had admitted? In an unexpected move, detectives summoned boyfriend Rob Allen to meet them at Jennifer's car. DETECTIVE WRIGHT: is there any reason why somebody would would say that was you? 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. Although he wasn't in charge during the initial investigation, he sympathizes with the Kesses. But now, 16 years later, her parents, who have been searching for her relentlessly, believe they're closer than ever to getting answers.Anyone with information on Jennifer Kesse's disappearance is asked to call the Kesse family Tip Line at 941-201-4009.Cualquier persona que tenga informacin sobre la desaparicin de Jennifer Kesse debe . Logan Kesse [2008]: It didn't feel right. SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The family of missing woman Jennifer Kesse marked the start of another year with no answers. (Drew Kesse) ORLANDO, Fla. - The family of Jennifer Kesse says they have the best opportunity to find the. 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. But now, 16 years later, her parents, who have been . she locks the door. Many of these workers were non-English speakers, so due to the language barrier, the investigators had quite a bit of trouble interrogating them. Sometime later, a study of photographs of the hood of the car concluded that the dust on the vehicle had been disturbed and appeared to indicate that an individual had been slammed into the car hood. Jennifers boyfriend, Rob Allen, had a solid alibi. 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. "We got a phone call," said Joyce, "'Was Jennifer OK?'". 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. Joel Wright: She did look at the photo and said, "That looks like Chino.". 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. Doreen Schechter is the producer editor. As he continued his investigation, Torretta learned that 10 months after Jennifer disappeared, a person was seen dumping a rolled-up piece of carpet into a lake not far from her condo. People have been very generous with GoFundMe pages and help us continue what we are trying to do.". Det. of negligence in the investigation. But sadly, this person, whose physical features were not clear in the video due to angling and fences concealing their face, was not recognized by anyone. And then, Tami says she caught a "peeping Tom" a man she believes was a worker at the complex. Jennifer Kesse, age 24, was a young woman who had a full life to look forward to with everything going for her. On Sunday, January 22, 2006, Jennifer returned from a vacation to St. Croix with her boyfriend Rob Allen. 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 . In many of these instances, the person involved may well have seemed to just vanish from the surface of the Earth, leaving behind almost no evidence of what happened to them.
Lauren McCarthy: The reasons she bought the place that she did was because it was a gated community with a guard. Drew Kesse: Joyce used to complain to me, she's like, "call them. 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. But under the agreement, the Orlando Police Department would no longer lead the investigation. Despite being more than 200 miles away when Jennifer disappeared, Rob was suddenly a person of interest. On Monday, January 23, on her way into work as a project manager for a time-share company, Jennifer called her mom. Again, the case stalled. The Kesses said this is their best shot at finding answers.