Jennifer had made a number of complaints about harassment from some of these workers. 3. She spoke to her friend, parents, and boyfriend on the phone the night before she disappeared, and was reported missing the next morning when she didn't show up for work. And they kept saying, "Nope, her case is extremely active. Ashley says, at first, she didn't reach out to police. 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. Michael Torretta is a private investigator who works for the Kesses. And, how fast can we find that person?'" Joyce Kesse: Her travel bag. The only peice of evidence ever uncovered was Security Camera footage of the likely suspect parking her car. "We got a phone call," said Joyce, "'Was Jennifer OK?'". 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. The parents of Jennifer Kesse say they are "closer than ever" to uncovering answers in the disappearance of their. The abduction did not take place at Mosaic. You unfortunately take things for granted. She was very aware of her surroundings. Lauren McCarthy and Jennifer were best friends since childhood. For those unfamiliar, Jennifer Kesse went missing in 2006 from Orlando Florida. Shed stay on the phone in the doorway of her condo until they had left.. "Until we can find that carpet and see what's in it, we need to follow up on that particular lead.". 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. The shower was wet in the corners," Joyce Kesse said. Frustrated by the lack of results, the Kesses filed a civil complaint and took the Orlando Police Department to court in order to get the case files on Jennifer's disappearance. They had no better luck with the forensics inside Jennifer's car. Drew and Joyce Kesse said they will never stop looking for their daughter and have launched aGoFundMe pageto help with the investigation. And we know she did not arrive back the first time from her vacation until the NIGHT of January 23rd, 2006, after most of the laborers who did not live at Mosaic would have gone home for the day. The Unknown theory, stranger abduction outside of Mosaic at Millenia. " she was in love. Lauren McCarthy: Jennifer is super funny, super witty person. And no tip is too late. She received numerous job offers and took a job at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company in Ococee, Florida. When we asked about Jennifer Kesse, Chino quickly reiterated that he was innocent. But she says he fled in a white van. The canvassing started then and then it got more intense as the days went on and we eventually had horses and helicopters and everything else up in the air looking around. First Republic Bank seized by regulators, then sold to JPMorgan Chase, Reward offered as manhunt for Texas shooting suspect reaches "dead end", Louisiana's health care deserts put women, babies at risk, doctors say, Second convoy of U.S. citizens fleeing Khartoum arrives at Port Sudan, ISIS chief killed by Turkey's intelligence agency, Erdogan says, How a tall Texan became an unlikely Australian rules football star, General Mills issues Gold Medal flour recall over salmonella concerns, Investors sue Adidas over Kanye West Yeezy deal, Shaquil Barrett's 2-year-old daughter dies in drowning accident. In December 2018, Joyce and Drew Kesse sued the Orlando Police Department for Jennifer's case files. Or this person felt they had to correct their parking position when they parked Jennifer Kesse's car. Joel Wright [2008]: Possibly wiped it. Complicating the investigation many of the workers disappeared before police could talk to them. Prevailing Theories For The Weary . Peter Van Sant [2008]: Did you sense somebody knew something? At first, the Kesses say police infuriated them by not taking their daughter's disappearance seriously. "OK, call the hospitals again. No one could tell he was getting creepy and crossing a lot of lines, he just seemed kinda bummed to our mutual friends. She moved into the complex just weeks after Jennifer disappeared. Michael Torretta: That was one of the most shocking parts of this investigation. When they came up with no new leads, he made the unprecedented decision to finally release the files to the Kesses. And whenever I would have to walk past them, there would be a little bit of comments or just a lot of uncomfortable stares. And as more time went by, the Kesses grew frustrated with the Orlando Police Department's investigation. I called the crime line back then and told them and they took my statement. He spoke to six other women who all were made uneasy by the workers. Joel Wright [2008]: We didn't find any fingerprints on the steering wheel. "The Orlando Police Department they worked it very hard," said Louis Bolden, an investigative reporter for WKMG in Orlando, who has covered the case since Jennifer Kesse went missing. 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. She graduated with honours in 2003 with a degree in finance. 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. The only way to determine any problem would be to ask future owners of her car what issues they experienced in the following years after her abduction. If it was a worker who lived at Mosaic, why did they choose abduction near or at her car instead of the condo unit itself? We dont care how and, frankly, we dont care who. I just can't give it up unless I know of a stronger alibi, because 14 years later there still aren't any answers as to what happened to Jennifer Kesse, and it had to have been someone. Chino also told him, "I don't have any idea what happened to her." We had a guard house. Getting along fine? It explains the oddities concerning where Jennifer Kesse's car was found at Huntington on the Green. But it is highly unpopular. And it just ate away at me. After months of wrangling, a settlement was reached and the Orlando Police Department handed over the file - more than 16,000 pages. Det. They also couldn't count on getting any reliable forensic evidence from Jennifer's condo. Louis Bolden | WKMG investigative reporter: To meet the Kesses is to love the Kesses. Joyce Kesse: As you can imagine we were basket cases. I'm not married to this theory, nor do I believe it is the most likely, but I'm still holding on to it. "There was makeup all over her counter The T-shirt that she had worn to bed was on the floor. Peter Van Sant: You were there at the same time as Jennifer Kesse. One of the most popular theories is that Kesse was abducted by a construction worker, who may have been working for her condominium complex. Peter Van Sant: What did you see the first time you walked in? OK, I'm going to work. Det. "She was in love," her mother Joyce said. And there is nothing unique about it. 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. Joel Wright [2008] We know there was quite a bit of a renovation going on inside her complex. But why care about moving the car because an abductor like that does not lay any sort of claim to a particular location since most everyone tends to agree, that whether the abductor was from Mosaic at Millenia or elsewhere, the reason to move the car is to fool the police into looking elsewhere from a particular location where the abduction itself took place. Drew Kesse: So, at this point in time, the only people that are truly investigating what happened to Jennifer is us and our team. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Joel Wright [2008]: Now the clothing looks to be maybe someone who is a painter or some type of worker. Det. It's about Jennifer. Surveillance footage shows an unknown individual parking Kesses vehicle at the apartment complex around noon on January 24. From all appearances, Jennifer Kesse of Orlando, Florida was a happy, successful, well-adjusted 24-year-old woman with a bright future. subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. THE FAMILY filed a civil complaint and took the Orlando Police Department to court in order to get the case files. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Jennifer Kesse was a fun-loving, responsible and career-minded young woman. Det. In 2019, local police came out with a dive team, but no carpet was found. "Jen shared every detail about the trip," Joyce Kesse said. In January 2006, 24-year old Jennifer Kesse had everything going for her. Jennifer Kesse was a year into her long-distance relationship with her boyfriend Rob Allen. Torretta told FOX News that he suspects Kesse was attacked from behind while she was locking her front door and potentially forced into a vacant unit on the same floor. I'm not with you " and a little insecurity. The family of amissing Florida woman who vanished nearly 15 years agohopes new clues may finally lead to answers about what happened to her,FOX News reports. Peter Van Sant: Do you know of anyone who might have been involved in Jennifer Kesse's disappearance? 0:15. Joel Wright | Orlando Police Department: It appeared that somebody was fighting over control of the car. Scan this QR code to download the app now, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUwhUPGXeUE. A couple said they saw it swerving out of her apartment complex at around 7:40 a.m. Det. Even though Rob lived in Fort Lauderdale, about 3 hours from Jennifer's condo in Orlando. In an unexpected move, detectives summoned boyfriend Rob Allen to meet them at Jennifer's car. Lauren McCarthy [at the 2008 gathering]: There's just no other place I could be today. It wasn't hard to find Chino. This gets back to the route Jennifer Kesse would take to get to work in Ocoee, FL. Michael Torretta is the Kesses' private investigator. 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. And they just look,''" Drew Kesse recalled. It explains how someone would be aware she only arrived back to work the day before she went missing. "There are people out there who know exactly what happened to Jennifer Kesse," says Michael Torretta, a private investigator hired by Kesse's parents. Nothing had been stolen from the car and there was no evidence of a struggle. Although he wasn't in charge during the initial investigation, he sympathizes with the Kesses. / CBS NEWS. Jennifer Kesse is a beautiful 24-year-old financial analyst with a constant smile. Didn't appear that it was a car theft. If you have any information about Jennifer Kesse's disappearance, please visit the "Find Jennifer Kesse"Facebook page. No named suspects. In this type of stranger spontaneous abduction, this is extremely important. And he says there is nothing in the files indicating that police ever spoke to them. I'm Peter Van Sant with CBS News. It does not explain the logistics associated with two vehicles unless the co-worker parked at Mosaic or nearby before they abducted her or took the bus to Mosaic. And how fast can we find that person?". Then in 2010, Detective Wright was moved off the case. She had recently purchased a It seemed like she almost disappeared out of thin air. 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. Sgt. It didn't appear that is was a carjacking. It explains the lack of concern about other's noticing your presence. Lauren McCarthy: The searches were massive. Joel Wright: It told me that he passed the polygraph. Michael Torretta: I think it's important because it paints a picture that I don't believe I would have gotten from the 16,000 documents. I think it's a win-win for all. Joyce Kesse: A lot of your day laborers are, um, not here, uh, legally. In 2016, after 10 years had passed since Jennifer disappeared, she was declared dead by the state of Florida. After Chino's name came up multiple times, the Kesse team was anxious to talk to him. 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. On a Tuesday in Orlando at the Huntington on the Green in 2006, if you were to take the bus by standing at the bus stop around noon, how long would you have to wait there before a bus showed up? Ashley: I always wanted to ask him. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. Went outside of her condo locked the door on the way out. And that's the end. I always see the "what's your unpopular theory" followed by the "BuT tHaTs A pOpUlAr ThEoRy". You don't recognize this figure? Joel Wright: Chino was very cooperative. It -- it wasn't a great feeling. ORLANDO, Fla. - The family of Jennifer Kesse says they have the best opportunity to find the missing woman now, 17 years after she disappeared from her Orlando condo complex. Rob Allen: That's just not something that even came in my mind. I'm just projecting my own experience onto Jennifer, but people make unusual decisions sometimes. And then, Tami says she caught a "peeping Tom" a man she believes was a worker at the complex. Det. The surveillance video took a photo every 3 seconds and each time, the person's face was obstructed by a fence post. Kesses family went to her unit around noon on Jan. 24 and did not see anything out of place. And then there's the fact that it appeared like Jennifer had gotten ready for work the next morning. Sgt. . An upcoming episode of "48 Hours" on CBS will feature the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse. But the call did not go well. Joel Wright: I knew that Chino had been arrested for a sex crime. Different investigative departments have given inconsistent estimates of the man/woman's height, both short and tall, but I am inclined to believe he/she was taller because of the car seat. 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. Lauren McCarthy: She was the type of person who would call her mom or her dad or me when she was simply walking from Target in the parking lot and it was dark out. It all suggests that whatever happened likely occurred after she had left her home that morning. Footage from nearby surveillance cameras showed a grainy image of someone parking Jennifer's car, sitting in it for about 30 seconds, getting out of the car, and walking away. First published on October 23, 2020 / 8:20 AM. When viewing surveillance videos, investigators spot an unidentified person parking Jennifer's . Joel Wright: She did look at the photo and said, "That looks like Chino.". However, the suspects face was obscured in all frames captured by the footage . Of course, she has her back to the apartment behind her. She was not depressed, and she did not abuse alcohol nor do drugs. Chino: Believe me, if I did know anyone that was involved in that, the Kesse family would be knowing as well. ORLANDO, Fla. - It's been nearly 15 years since Jennifer Kesse vanished from her Orlando condominium . Joel Wright [2008]: It's difficult to tell. I had never seen anything of this magnitude. 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. "We had a disagreement," Allen said. She was born on May 20, 1981, to her parents, Drew and Joyce Kesse in New Jersey. Before we left, Chino even agreed to talk with the Kesse team. Monday evening, January 23, 2006 ,at around 10 p.m., Jennifer Kesse spoke to Rob Allen on the phone. Maybe Jennifer Kesse was murdered by her ex. A new witness has also been found. One woman named Colleen said, "When I would come home from work, there would be a large group of men outside drinking. Maybe Jennifer didn't want her boyfriend to know she let him into the apartment and let him sleep it off and whatever happened occurred later, or maybe it happened then and he had time to sober up and plan it out. The workers where Jennifer Kesse lived, Mosaic at Millenia theory. CHINO: Everything was normal. It makes a lot more sense than some of the other theories thrown around the case. When Detective Wright found Chino, he was serving time for a statutory rape charge. He was familiar with the case. The OPD handed over more than 16,000 pages of documents and 67 hours of video and audiotape to the Kesses. 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. There's no lease. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. She deserved that. The phantom figure walked away in the direction of Jennifer's complex. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Two days after Jennifer Kesse went missing, her black Chevy Malibu was found in another condo complex parking lot approximately 1 mile away from where she lived. Michael Torretta is a private investigator who works for the Kesses. What is known is that when Kesse didn't show up for work on Jan. 24, 2006, her co-workers and family knew something was wrong. In 2018, Orlando Rolon became the Orlando police chief. "We need to see what's inside that carpet.". Con's: It does not explain why Jennifer Kesse's car is parked at Huntington on the Green. Drew Kesse: And we just wish that one person that knows something in Orlando would just finally say it. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. I had never heard of that happening. I didn't like it. That is how we knew something horrendous had happened," Joyce Kesse said. He was dressed very much like someone involved in heavy and messy indoor work such as moving and renovations. But she's a little bit of a bathroom pig in the morning. It seemed like she almost disappeared out of thin air. Fed up, the Kesses then made a dramatic move. . And then also anger, just anger because the-the person was so casual something really bad obviously happened and they were just so casually dropping this car off like they were, you know, getting home from work. There were no signs of a struggle. DREW KESSE: We don't have her. what are the chances of that happening? Jennifer Kesse was first reported missing on January 24, 2006. Sgt. But Torretta struck out when he tried to find those workers who he believes lived in the vacant apartment across from Jennifer. Chief Orlando Rolon: The family wants closure. So, I'm heading now to his last known address where I'm hoping we can find him. "My best friend said to me after the trip, 'Oh, you're in love and you just don't want to admit it,'" Allen said. Two days later, Jennifer's car is found at a nearby apartment complex. "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," Van Sant says to Torretta. No blood evidence. It's been more than 14 years since she was last seen. 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. Chief Orlando Rolon: After the number of years that we have spent trying to solve Jennifer's disappearance, I think it was time to also honor the wishes of the family.
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