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. Jennifer Kesse was reported missing after she didn't show up to work on the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, according to WKMG. The 24-year-old vanished without a trace, and no one's been arrested. The Kesse family told Dateline that while they were at Jenns, workers were in the condo across the hall installing new carpet. ". ", Jennifer Kesse was living at Mosaic at Millenia, pictured above, in 2006. We had an incredible relationship. But what we got was a mess. She complained to her parents of leering looks and catcalls and whistling, (which) made her feel very uncomfortable, the private investigator told Van Sant about the construction workers. Police found her car a few days later. If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000. She was a college graduate of the University of Central Florida. On her unmade bed was a selection of work clothes. On the drive down, Drew called a building manager at her condominium to check for Jenns car. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Rob told Dateline that Jenn always contacted him in some way, by calling him or texting him, before she left for work but not that day. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ORLANDO, Fla. It's been 14 years since Jennifer Kesse disappeared from her Orlando condominium. Footage of the anonymous person of interest. Jennifer Kesse disappeared on Jan. 24, 2006. Copyright 2023 ClickOrlando.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. After seeing Jenns story on the news, a resident of the Huntington on the Green condominiums, reported seeing a black Chevy Malibu that matched the description of the one Jenn owned. "The car was moving erratically," said the woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity to protect her identity. 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. But that day, Robs calls and texts to Jenn went unanswered. (Drew Kesse) In the files, investigators suspected a struggle on the hood of Kesse's car when they discovered the vehicle. Shes the most responsible person I know. Thats why this is so ridiculously difficult to deal with. Her disappearance continues to grab national attention. Drew Kesse Jennifer's father says the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is working on the case with the familys investigators. Jennifer Kesse, of Orlando, who went missing Jan. 24, 2006, at 24 years old. 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. Its all me -- my family. Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact Crimeline Florida. On November 8, 2019, after a tip from the . But nothing -- absolutely nothing -- was being done.. As of right now, there is no law enforcement working on my daughters case. Jan. 24, 2006 is a day that would change one Orlando familys life forever. Although the family has stated they hired a private investigator in hopes they could solve the disappearance themselves, Kesse said in the message that they cant act independently of law enforcement when it comes to approaching potential suspects because it would ruin the prosecutions case. Kesse said that his team is ready to show any law enforcement agency where to go, who to speak with and what to ask. The young woman with so much going for her, seemingly vanished without a trace from her Orlando condo. I cannot imagine the nightmare the Kesse family has been sleepwalking through for the last 10 years., As of late, the Kesse family has been largely disappointed in the Orlando Police investigation, stating that they have largely withheld information from the family. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Frustrated by the police handling of the investigation, the family demanded the files be released to them in a legal battle that was unprecedented in a missing person case. But she didnt come back. I just knew I had to get to Jenn right away.. You can hear what he has to say about covering this high profile case and why doing follow up stories on unsolved cases is so important in the most recent episode of Floridas Fourth Estate. In October, Kesses family members asked to see more information from the thousands of documents they obtained from Orlando police about the case. They, in turn, told Rob. She had newly purchased a condominium with her own money no small feat for someone who was just 24. We had just returned from holiday -- which was so amazing -- but now we were both dreading going back to work, Rob said. She spoke by phone with her boyfriend, Rob Allen, who lived in Ft. Lauderdale three hours away from Orlando where Jennifer lived alone in a condominium at Mosaic at Millenia. Kesse believes there is someone out there with information about his daughters disappearance. He added that Jenn was always very supportive of his sport and came to every game. Theres really nothing Jenn wouldnt tell us.. of negligence in the investigation. News 6 investigator Louis Bolden, who has been covering the Kesse case from day one, also joined Matt and Ginger on the podcast this week. We firmly believe the departments negligence and lack of competency cost Jennifer the chance to be found.. 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. She wanted assurance that I loved her. And that is where the mystery starts.. The tiniest bone. He said some workers did live in another building across the way from Jennifers complex. He said those workers were not staying across the hall from Jennifers condo. The Kesses, who maintain a GoFundMe page for their investigation, said they will never give up searching until their daughter is recovered. Floridas Fourth Estate looks at everything from swampy politics to a fragile environment and even the crazy headlines that make Florida the craziest state in the Union. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. But now that I have kids, I have a different understanding of what it would be like, and its heartbreaking.. Returning on Sunday, she stayed the night at her boyfriends home and then drove straight to work on Monday morning, January 23, 2006. We raised her, nurtured her, educated her. We paid the price, in full, upfront, Kesse said. ORLANDO, Fla. It has been 15 years since the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse and there are still few clues about what happened to her on the day she vanished. CBS 48 Hours first premiered on the network back on January 19, 1988. She didnt tell me about her shamrock tattoo, Drew said. CLICK HERE FOR FOX 35 COVERAGE OF THE JENNIFER KESSE CASE. But I have this gut feeling that one of those workers knows something.. Seventeen heart-shaped balloons were left at the Mosaic at Millenia complex where Kesse was last seen on January 24, 2006. Kesse and her boyfriend, Robert Allen, had recently vacationed in . She had purchased the condominium with her own money after graduating from the University of Central Florida with honors -- an accomplishment she was proud of. Her family tells FOX 35 they have new leads in the case. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. The same ones whom Jennifer had complained about to her friends and family, saying how on several occasions, they catcalled and harassed her. Five months later, his father died. Before joining News 6, Brandon worked at WDBO. 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. In their examination of Kesse's vehicle, investigators uncovered a latent print belonging to the victim, as well as a large boot print near the gas pedal. Kesse's purse, cellphone, iPod and briefcase were missing from her condo. Nothing was done, no investigation, Jenns father Drew said. Always in contact with each other, Jenns father, Drew Kesse, told Dateline. It was common for Kesse to call or send a text message to her boyfriend as she was leaving for work, but no message came on the morning of Jan. 24. Joyce now measures the years her daughter has been missing to the milestones of that teenager. It's been nearly 15 years since Jennifer Kesse was last seen. Logan moved away from the area with his wife and children, but told Dateline he will never stop looking for his sister. We need to continue the search to at least find the remnant piece of carpet, Investigator Torretta said. Her Black Chevy Malibu was found abandoned one mile away from her home in Orlando. They still do.. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. The police cant locate her. Joyce said shell never give up hope that her daughter is out there somewhere, alive, needing to be rescued. Since then, the best clue investigators have found is grainy surveillance video showing a man parking a car, then walking away from the Huntington on the Green apartment complex. As the investigation began, Rob camped out on the couch at Jenns condo for weeks. The community was supportive and the Kesse family treated me like a son. It's been nearly 15 years since Jennifer Kesse was last seen. New photos of Jennifer's car were released in November 2020, . UPDATE: New details about about Jennifer Kesse from the Up & Vanished episode. In speaking with Floridas Fourth Estate last year, Kesses father revealed a theory that his daughter may have been taken by human sex traffickers. 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. Security footage installed at the complex captured an individual seen driving and parking Jennifer's car on day she went missing. No clues were ultimately found. Kesse was last seen at her workplace, Central Florida Investments, on Jan. 23, 2006. Shower was wet. Shortly after she vanished, Kesse's car was discovered parked around a mile from her home. So what exactly happened to Jennifer Kesse in 2006? 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. We don't care how and, frankly, we don't care who. Then finding out that the lead detective on Jennifers case did not write a single report or any document since 2010, 12 years!! They won their case and have since hired a private investigator in hopes of cracking the case on their own. He graduated from Temple University with a degree in Journalism in 2010. After this look at Jennifer Kesse and her mysterious disappearance, check out the story of John List, the man who killed his family and disappeared for 18 years. Or not that we know of anyway.. In 2018 they sued to get the Kesse investigative file, and a judge ruled in their favor in 2019. That baby is now 14 years old. I called and I called and for the first time since Jenn was a teenager, it went straight to voicemail, Drew said. "We created her out of joy and out of love. Kesses disappearance at Fischer Lake in Gotha, Boy, 14, dies after being shot over the weekend at Dezerland Park on I-Drive in Orlando, Gov. And she was in a committed relationship with her boyfriend, Rob Allen, who lived in Ft. Lauderdale. Over the years, his parents encouraged him to travel and to enjoy his 20s. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. + Caption. How do you decide, as a parent, when the right time is to give up the search for your child? Joyce said. Jennifer Joyce Kesse (born May 20, 1981) is an American woman from Orlando, Florida, who has been missing since January 23, 2006. Legal Statement. Torretta spoke to her and said she told him she saw a man drive a pickup truck to the lake that Tuesday in 2006, take out what appeared to be a six to eight-foot piece of rolled-up carpet and dump it in the lake, watching it sink. Drew and Joyce took legal action against the Orlando Police Department in order to gain access to Jenns case files. Nothing out of the ordinary for someone getting ready for work. The hardest part is being in limbo. And despite evidence that she was at her. 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. Rob told Dateline that Jenn had expressed to him that she felt uncomfortable at times and wasnt thrilled living alone. And thats not how it should be.. They told us it was an active case. Both Drew and Jenns mother, Joyce, tried to call their daughter, but their calls and texts also went unanswered. That remains the prevailing assumption today. Over the past 15 years, Orlando police and Kesses family have worked to exhaust every lead. The next day she did not show up for work. We knew right away that something was wrong, Drew Kesse told Dateline. We just want to know where she is, what happened to her, before its too late for us.. Over the course of the day, Jenn was in touch with her parents, her brother, Logan, and Rob. Before she vanished, Jennifer Kesse seemed to have it all: a loving family and boyfriend, a great job, and no reason for her to drop everything and run away. Hes part of our family and always will be.. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. 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. Thomas is originally from Northeastern Pennsylvania and worked in Portland, Oregon before moving to Central Florida in August 2018. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. They talked about shipping the phone back to his friend. Some brand new details and information was revealed during the episode and it wasn't just a rehash of old information. Our hearts continue to go out to the entire Kesse family, and our detectives will continue to investigate any new leads.. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. However, the family has said as recently as 2022 that they are still working to get the complete unredacted file from the city. We were there for my roommates trade show, and it was also just a fun single boys weekend, you know? As we all know, Jennifer was unhappy with the workers in her complex as they made her feel uncomfortable. If anyone out there knows anything about her disappearance please contact @CrimelineFL at 1-800-423-TIPS or the Kesse Family tipline at 941-201-4009. pic.twitter.com/y9HzpUUT69. It was as if someone had abducted her while she was leaving for work. The Kesse family. "Whatever happened to Jennifer, happened fast.". [TRENDING: Florida debuts new vaccine hotline | Merritt Island-bound plane found in ocean | Titusville man accused of killing mother]. To me, 14 years ago with my Jenn seems like yesterday, Joyce said. 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. And her manager, who had made his intentions of wanting a relationship with her clear, was eventually ruled out as a suspect as well. Jennifer Kesse's father says nothing was found during a search of an Orange County lake. The family said there was a seven-year gap in the case files where nothing was recorded. 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. Photograph of Chino https://i.imgur.com/aUzfETn.png, Close up of Chino https://i.imgur.com/7cRZaSb.png, Scan this QR code to download the app now. Realizing that something was amiss with their daughter, Drew and Joyce Kesse made the drive down from Tampa to Orlando to check if their daughter was at her home. There was nothing amiss at Jennifer Jenn Kesses condo in Orlando, Florida on the day she vanished 14 years ago. No one ever lived in the condo across from Jennifer, Kesse explained. Jennifer Kesse was a beautiful, hard-working, 24-year-old woman in 2006. ", MORE NEWS: Woman shot terminally ill husband at AdventHealth hospital in Daytona Beach, police say. The Kesse family told Dateline they wont ever stop searching for their daughter or for answers. I cant even imagine how horrific of a person you have to be to abduct someone or harm someone. Shes our love child. Wont stop looking for answers. Police could only discern that the person was between 53 and 55. The cameras were designed to capture images just once every three seconds (as opposed to continuously), and it just so happened that at each interval, the person of interest was obscured by a different gate post while walking by. Something was there.. But I knew I had nothing to hide. Fox News debuts 'House of Broken Dreams: The Jennifer Kesse Story;' Laura Ingle has the latest. After spending over $80,000 on case files from the Orlando Police Department, Kesse says theyre getting new leads. Jenn was spontaneous and adventurous, Rob said. In fact, she'd just moved into a . It looked like they knocked a filing cabinet over, shuffled the papers and handed them to us.. To lose the two most important people, other than my mother, in my life, was devastating.. Jennifer Kesse, of Orlando, who went missing Jan. 24, 2006, at 24 years old. At the time of her disappearance, Jennifer worked as a finance manager at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company in Ocoee. All rights reserved. Jenn was a great sounding board, Rob said. Workers were also allowed to live in vacant condos at Mosaic, according to law enforcement sources. "Everyone loved being around Jen.". Rob ringed her up himself, reasoning that shed been preoccupied with a meeting that she had previously mentioned, but his call went straight to voicemail. The FBI estimated the person to be between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-5 with notably large feet for his height. Two months prior to her disappearance, Jenn had purchased her first condo at Mosaic at Millenia Condominium in Orlando. Nearly 15 years later, the Kesse family and investigators are no closer to finding out what happened to her. -. Her 2004 Chevy Malibu was found two days later about a mile away from her condo. Rob, along with Jenns parents and brother, were all ruled out as suspects right away, according to the familys legal team and private investigator, Mike Torretta. So, what does everyone think of the new details? 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. He was so brokenhearted, Drew said. "We miss her every day.". 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant spoke to Drew and Joyce Kesse, Jennifers parents, and the investigator they hired. Nothing appeared out of place at Jennifer's condominium when her family arrived at noon on Jan. 24 to look for her. Kesse and her boyfriend, Robert Allen, had recently vacationed in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Therefore, the only ones left were the laborers who were working on her condo complex expansion. Unfortunately, no. There were a few times, Jenn told me, that the workers would just stop and stare at her, Joyce told Dateline. Rob was so supportive then, and continues to be supportive. Her father says hell never give up looking for his daughter. When Jennifers brother arrived at her condo complex he saw the workers parked in a white van right next to where Jennifers parking spot was. Thats how it was with Jenn. He gave his life searching for her as much as we did. The nightmare to not know. The only thing police can determine for sure is that the suspect was between 53 and 55 inches tall. Concerned, Allen made several attempts to contact his girlfriend, but texts went unreturned and phone calls went straight to voicemail. We need to get this information, Kesses father reported to Fox News, after 12 years, we deserve that.. When they returned to Robs place in Ft. Lauderdale on Sunday, January 22, 2006, Rob said neither of them were looking forward to getting back to reality. The only evidence was surveillance footage obtained by Orlando Police that showed an unidentified person walking in the parking lot at the same time Jennifers car was left in the lot -- 12 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2006. Anyone who may know something is asked to call the familys tip line, 941-201-4009. Deputies from the Orange County Sheriffs Department were called to the scene, but after deploying a dive team and cadaver dogs over a three-day search, the sheriff's office confirmed to Dateline they came up empty handed. The Kesse family and Orlando Police reached an agreement outside of court. Authorities arrived and confirmed the car was Jenns. She always said she felt safe with me, so I feel emasculated that I wasnt there to protect her, to save her.. A few days later, on January 26, 2006, came the first big break in the case. She currently co-anchors the 4 p.m. 5:30 p.m. and the 7 p.m. newscasts. The FBI took over Jennifers case in mid-2010, putting her on their Most Wanted/Missing List, where she still remains. ! Kesse wrote at the time. Kesse, who was 24 years old at the time, was . Jennifer Kesse was last heard from at around 10 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2006. But no one treated me like that. Jennifer Kesse a 24 year old finance manager was abducted while leaving for work on the morning of January 24, 2006. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Jennifer_Kesse https://www.oxygen.com/up-and-vanished/season-1/episode-5/new-hope-in-orlando It also explains why police would not have immediately spoken with the workers if they lived across the hall. All rights reserved. Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved. I personally have never really wavered on what I think happened, but of course the mind can be pulled into so many different directions because we have nothing concrete, Logan said. They hope someone who knows something will eventually come forward with information to solve the case. The next morning, though, Jennifer waivered from her routine. or redistributed. A damp towel was found near her shower and the unit was locked, suggesting the crime likely occurred after Kesse left her home for work that morning. 1. May 17, 2007. Jennifer Kesse was 24 at the time of her disappearance and by all accounts was a successful young woman. "Whenever workers entered her apartment for painting and repairs, Jen was always on the phone with us," addedDrew. On left, Jennifer before her disappearance. Copyright 2023 ClickOrlando.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. 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. In 2018, Drew and Joyce Kesse sued the Orlando Police Department for all the records to date in their daughters case. Two guys who caught a record-setting 18-foot Burmese python talk about snake bites and saving the native animals in the Everglades. Ginger Gadsden joined the News 6 team in June 2014 as an anchor/reporter. Then, in an attempt to get more clues, her car was photographed and taken in for a thorough forensic examination. Her co-worker Jennifer Sybert was the last person known to have seen Cummings before she and her vehicle disappeared. Investigator Torretta told Dateline he wants another chance to search the lake because a clue from Jenns apartment complex could be submerged beneath the surface -- the old carpet being torn from the condo across the hall. It was a double whammy, losing Jenn and then losing my father, Rob told Dateline. Sunday marked 15 years since she was last seen on Jan. 24, 2006. 3. The 24-year-old woman was last heard from. Public Domain; Wikimedia CommonsLeft: A still from security footage of an unidentified person of interest in the case of Jennifer Kesses disappearance; Right: Jennifer Kesse, We dont have answers. Joyce Kesse, mother of Jennifer Kesse. ORLANDO, Fla. - It has been 15 years since the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse and there are still few clues about what happened to her on the day she vanished. This week marks 14 years since Jenn disappeared from their lives. I got married and had kids, I had to keep going.. Jenns luggage from her trip was still in the front hall, untouched. Kesse says the department botched the investigation from the moment an officer was sent out when calls were first made about her disappearance. 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.. She left. 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. And one night, we were out at a bar and met Jenn and her friends, Rob said. In the years following Jennifer Kesses disappearance, police have managed to track down her car, but not much else. May 17, 2007. disappointed in the Orlando Police investigation, John List, the man who killed his family and disappeared for 18 years. I was just Jenns boyfriend. The door had been locked and nothing was out of the ordinary for someone who had gotten ready for work that morning. Without much physical evidence to go on, the investigation turned to those who knew Jennifer Kesse. It's been more than 15 years since 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse vanished from her Orlando condominium. The property was undergoing a conversion from apartments to condominiums at the time of her disappearance. The Kesse family organized volunteers to pass out fliers and spoke on local and national TV. She was already so successful that she had recently purchased a condominium no small feat for someone in their early. "It looked like someone was thrown down on the top of the hood arms spread out and then dragged back almost like off the hood to the point where you can almost see fingers scribbling down the hood," said Kesses father, Drew. Three and four hours would pass, and wed still be talking.. Drews investigative team began searching that area with their own private cadaver dogs and were alerted to something. There was nothing amiss in her flat, nor did investigators find anyone in particular that wanted to harm her. On the evening of Jan. 24, 2006, friends and family of 24-year-old Floridian Jennifer Kesse had already begun to pass out fliers requesting information on the whereabouts of the young woman who had vanished either late the night before or early that morning. Since our agreement to produce the documents in this matter, we have worked closely with their counsel and have turned over thousands of pages of documents and hours of recordings for their independent team to review and investigate. 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