Around noon on the day Jennifer disappeared, one of the cameras captured a person driving Jennifer's car. We try to answer these questions and start to put together a theory of the events as our Tracy Ocasio investigation continues. The only peice of evidence ever uncovered was Security Camera footage of the likely suspect parking her car. 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. I had never seen anything of this magnitude. The reason I won't let it go is because of my own personal experience. / CBS News, [This story first aired on October 24, 2020. Peter Van Sant: You opened the door and saw that? What was concerning about this was the area it was located is not an area frequented by Jennifer. The story of Jennifer Kesse has been featured on 48 hours mysteries, there are documentaries about her and countless news outlets have covered Jennifer's mys. "If you had told me then in 14 years we would still be looking for Jennifer Kesse, I would not have believed it," says Louis Bolden, an investigative reporter for WKMG-TV in Orlando. Surveillance footage shows an unknown individual parking Kesses vehicle at the apartment complex around noon on January 24. She was very aware of her surroundings. I mean, everybody knows for a fact that I had nothing to do with Jennifer Kesse. 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. The workers where Jennifer Kesse lived, Mosaic at Millenia theory. Sgt. However, the suspects face was obscured in all frames captured by the footage . JOEL WRIGHT [at the 2008 gathering]: Maybe the right person will see us. It's a guide to the Wicked movie. Lauren McCarthy: The reasons she bought the place that she did was because it was a gated community with a guard. 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. The suspect was short and slight. In the days leading up to her disappearance, Jennifer went on a vacation with her boyfriend, arriving back in Orlando the day she was last seen and going straight to work instead of stopping by her apartment. Jennifer Kesse was a successful young woman with a good job and a loving boyfriend when she simply vanished from her Orlando, Fla., condominium. The Kesses told police that Jennifer had complained to them about the workers at the building who occasionally made her feel uncomfortable. For the latest true crime and justice news,subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. Lauren McCarthy and Jennifer were best friends since childhood. [Takes a deep breath with tears in her eyes]. In 2018, Orlando Rolon became the Orlando police chief. As the hours went by, their panic became unbearable. Joel Wright | Orlando Police Department: It appeared that somebody was fighting over control of the car. Det. Again, the case stalled. In 2008, on the second anniversary of Jennifer's disappearance, family and friends gathered on a street corner in Orlando. This adds credence to my theory - Hispanics tend to be shorter in stature. Rob Allen: She was a little emotional saying, oh, you know, that "you don't love me. Drew Kesse: And we just wish that one person that knows something in Orlando would just finally say it. 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?". Joyce Kesse [2008]: God love Jennifer. No named suspects. Updated on: July 7, 2021 / 12:11 PM In January 2006, 24-year old Jennifer Kesse. Monday evening, January 23, 2006 ,at around 10 p.m., Jennifer Kesse spoke to Rob Allen on the phone. The family of a missing Florida woman who vanished nearly 15 years ago hopes new clues may finally lead to answers about what happened to her, FOX News reports. 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July 10, 2021 / 11:06 PM Unconcluded is a real-time investigative true crime series focused on the 2006 disappearance of Jennifer Kesse (Orlando, FL). Start to work. By the gait And someone with pretty big feet for his height is the information we've been getting. Mayim Bialik shares what she knows about upcoming spin-off of The Big Bang Theory coming . ORLANDO - The disappearance of 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse has vexed investigators, friends and family members since she vanished from her Orlando condo more than 11 years ago. There's no lease. Joel Wright: It told me that he passed the polygraph. Roger Brennan [2008]: It didn't appear that it was a robbery. Jennifer is definitely the most loyal person I've ever been friends with or probably ever known. Even though Rob lived in Fort Lauderdale, about 3 hours from Jennifer's condo in Orlando. On March 18, 2009, Wright interviewed Chino in prison and asked him about that time he worked in Jennifer's condo. Michael Torretta: That was one of the most shocking parts of this investigation. 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. There were no signs of forced entry. First published on October 24, 2020 / 11:01 PM. It does not explain why the car was moved. This May for Mental Health Awareness Month, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival will present its 2nd Virtual Film Festival in Support of Mental Health Awareness. He was serving time in a Florida prison for statutory rape of a teenage girl a crime he committed two years after Jennifer disappeared. Joel Wright: However, the logs that we went through didn't appear to be complete. Doreen Schechter is the producer editor. Link contains a photo of Jennifer, an age progression photo, a photo of the person who dropped off her car, and information about the case. And there is nothing unique about it. On the morning of January 24, 2006, Jennifer, 24, left her apartment and headed to work -- but she never made it there. takes viewers inside the family's desperate search for answers and features interviews with women who lived in Kesse's condominium complex, some who speak out for the first time. MU Podcasts. I had an ex boyfriend once who would not let the relationship go. Everything You Need to Know About the WICKED Movie, TALKING IT OUT Virtual Film Festival to Open Next Week, Donna Benedicto Admitted Into The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. We need her. The disappearance of Jennifer Kesse 23 photos But, by early evening, when there was still no sign of Jennifer, police officially declared her missing. I'm Peter Van Sant with CBS News. Then in 2010, Detective Wright was moved off the case. Scan this QR code to download the app now, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUwhUPGXeUE. CBS News reported Kesse told her parents some of the construction workers "made her feel uncomfortable" while they were making repairs in her apartment, just one week before she was reported missing. Her face was everywhere. "Her cell phone that she had since she was 16 years old went to voicemail for the first time. Drew Kesse: That was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life. Colleen: I don't recall formally meeting her. Chino needs to be spoken to again. And, how fast can we find that person?'" It looks like a man. At first, the Kesses say police infuriated them by not taking their daughter's disappearance seriously. Chino with "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. A single stranger abductor saw an opportunity and took it. That day, Chino took a polygraph test and he passed. She did look familiar. And made it as far as her car. Colleen and some of the other women who lived in Jennifer's condo complex speak out about their experiences in "Where is Jennifer Kesse?" But, when police tried to identify the phantom figure, they hit a roadblock. he had dark hair My theory: the suspect appeared to be a painter or an upholsterer of some kind. Roger Brennan [2008]: The Orange County Sheriff's office received a call about Jennifer's vehicle being in the Huntington on the Green condominiums approximately 1.1 miles away from her condominium. 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. Jennifer Kesse was a beautiful, intelligent, and independent 24-year-old with everything going for her. I have nothing to hide. And I said, "are you kidding me?". And just please think of Jennifer . Colleen: When I would come home from work, there would be a large group of men outside drinking. He's hoping to find new clues as to who could have abducted Jennifer Kesse. Kevin Dean and Gary Winter are the editors. Theories. We dont care how and, frankly, we dont care who. Peter Van Sant: So, these are just some of your daughter's case files? Joyce Kesse: I think that my heart stopped Sheer panic. Detective Wright also found an anonymous Crime Line tip that was reported during the first week of the investigation that suggested Chino might have been involved in Jennifer's disappearance. She had a good job as a finance manager at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company and had even purchased her own condo at the Mosaic at Millenia complex in Orlando FL. Unless Jennifer Kesse's car went in the opposite direction when she left for work on the morning of January 24, 2006, then this abductor really did a lot of walking or bus travel that day, especially in order to get to the location where he/she encountered Jennifer Kesse. He was familiar with the case. There have been no arrests, no named suspects, and a grainy image of a person parking her car remains the most important clue as to who may have abducted Jennifer. The DNA testing they did on the car was inconclusive, but the car did lead to a very important clue. Ashley: I remember him being fun and friendly, talkative. Produced by Chris Young Ritzen, Tamara Weitzman and Gabriella Demirdjian. I'm not married to this theory, nor do I believe it is the most likely, but I'm still holding on to it. Louis Bolden: Joyce and Drew Kesse were very vulnerable. And much like the co-worker theory, it does not explain why others who worked at Mosaic would not have been suspicious of one of their own workers if they are not involved. For those unfamiliar, Jennifer Kesse went missing in 2006 from Orlando Florida. Louis Bolden: If you had told me then, in 14 years we would still be looking for Jennifer Kesse, I would not have believed it. 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.". Drew Kesse: I think they wanted to open the trunk in front of him to see his reaction if, in case Jennifer was in there. 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. Con's: There are many. And despite evidence that she was at her. But he told me there was really nothing that he personally could do. Jennifer Kesse was a fun-loving, responsible and career-minded young woman. Private Investigator Michael Torretta says he has gone through the more than 16,000-page case file at least three times. 48 HOURS: "Where is Jennifer Kesse?" The Unknown theory, stranger abduction outside of Mosaic at Millenia. The phantom figure walked away in the direction of Jennifer's complex. Joel Wright [2008]: It's difficult to tell. 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. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Chino. She was on a cloud. House of Broken Dreams: the Jennifer Kesse story. Peter Van Sant: Hey, how are ya? Drew Kesse: Joyce used to complain to me, she's like, "call them. it was like she walked in the night before and just dropped her suitcase right where it was. Sgt. He says it could have been one or more of these workers who abducted her. July 10, 2021 / 10:00 PM But there were no big headlines and Torretta presses on. "The hole in our heart is forever there until we have an answer," Joyce Kesse said. The team spent two days searching, but they did not find anything. When detectives reviewed surveillance video from the complex where Jennifer's car was discovered, they saw a person parking her car. "You have that initial hope like we found the car, it's only going to be a matter of time before we find Jennifer," said Jennifer's boyfriend, Rob Allen. She spoke by phone with her boyfriend, Rob Allen, who lived in Ft. Lauderdale - three hours away from Orlando where . Sgt. Michael Torretta is a private investigator who works for the Kesses. To report information about the case, visit theFind Jennifer Kesse Facebook page. And despite telling Detective Wright years ago he knew nothing about Jennifer's disappearance, the Kesses wondered if Chino was being truthful. A Crime Line tip had been received in the first week of the investigation. Chino was then asked about the pictures -- the ones that the housekeeper said may have looked like him: DETECTIVE WRIGHT [2009 audio tape]: you know the photos that you looked at earlier the guy walking by the gate? One of the things that Torretta discovered is that Jennifer wasn't the only woman living in the complex who was uncomfortable around the workers in the building. The Kesses have dedicated their lives and weathered enormous financial hardship to finding the truth of what happened to their beautiful 24-year old daughter on that January morning in 2006. Lauren McCarthy: Jennifer is super funny, super witty person. Of course, she has her back to the apartment behind her. "The hole in our heart is forever there until we have an answer. And then, Tami says she caught a "peeping Tom" a man she believes was a worker at the complex. He was wearing a backwards baseball cap, a plain white T-shirt and what appeared to be coveralls or overalls of some kind. Joyce Kesse: As you can imagine we were basket cases. It explains the eyewitness of the erratic driver leaving Mosaic at Millenia on the morning of January 24th, 2006. Jennifer had made a number of complaints about harassment from some of these workers. But he did move to AZ not long after. They had no better luck with the forensics inside Jennifer's car. Michael Torretta: I always told the Kesses what I like to do with this investigation is put a puzzle together -- one piece at a time. At the time she disappeared, Kesses building was being converted from apartments to condos, and construction workers were at the property frequently. I also want to point out that nothing about Jennifer's ex suggests that he was involved in any way. Brennan shared evidence photos. Det. Mom and Dad mentored her through her car and home purchases, and Drew Kesse managed the punch list of her newly constructed abode. After months of wrangling, a settlement was reached and the Orlando Police Department handed over the file - more than 16,000 pages. Her brother's friend left his work phone in the apartment and Jennifer's brother asked her to mail it to him when she returned to the apartment. One theory is that Kesse may have been attacked by a construction worker at her condo. 0:15. I had never heard of that happening. With the HOTG surveillance video and dog track back to Mosaic, I would have thought police would have focused their investigation at Mosaic, especially after the car was found. Drew Kesse: It was never secured by Orlando Police. Ashley says she never was suspicious of Chino until one day nine months after Jennifer vanished, when Chino suddenly disappeared and moved out of the complex in the middle of the night. Torretta believes that one or more of the construction workers may have taken her by surprise the morning she vanished. Joel Wright [2008] We know there was quite a bit of a renovation going on inside her complex. "I believe Jennifer got ready for work. Click here to watch. Sgt. Just letting us know what she wanted to be done in her unit. "I was just praying that, you know, her phone had died, or she was going to walk in, and everything was going to be fine.". Kesse was 24 years old at the time of her disappearance. We are so grateful for those who have come, Posted by Find Jennifer Kesse onMonday, November 11, 2019. Continue with Recommended Cookies. New Theories Into Disappearance of Florida Woman on 48 HOURS Peter Van Sant and 48 HOURS investigate the disappearance of the 24-year-old. Chief Orlando Rolon: I can understand why they're frustrated. That was the last time he would ever speak to Jennifer again. But then there comes the argument that ex couldn't possibly have done this and covered it up so well while drunk. Complicating the investigation many of the workers disappeared before police could talk to them. The surveillance video took a photo every 3 seconds and each time, the person's face was obstructed by a fence post. 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. Peter Van Sant: Do you know of anyone who might have been involved in Jennifer Kesse's disappearance? Michael Torretta has a new theory as to what he thinks might have happened to Jennifer Kesse on the day she vanished. Joel Wright: [2008]: When that car was found, we jumped all over it. Sgt. It fits the generic worker description of the person on the HOTG surveillance video walking away from Jennifer Kesse's car. Maybe Jennifer Kesse was murdered by her ex. I can see that young version of myself doing something dumb and thinking he was mostly harmless, and letting him in to my apartment without telling my boyfriend because of insecurity. Later that afternoon, Jennifer also called her brother and her father. Unfortunately the witnesses could not say which direction her car went once it got to the road that runs by her complex. We hope that by showing the public these photos, someone will come forward with information theyve been holding onto for all these years.. The person of interest in the surveillance video appeared to be wearing all white, so investigators began questioning food service and health care workers and painters. 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. And no tip is too late. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. 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.
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