December 17th, 2019. Chino: Believe me, if I did know anyone that was involved in that, the Kesse family would be knowing as well. In an . July 10, 2021 / 10:00 PM And you could sense that, and you can feel that . Two days later, her black Chevy Malibu was found at an apartment complex in a high-crime area of Orlando, about a mile from her condo. In December 2018, Joyce and Drew Kesse sued the Orlando Police Department for Jennifer's case files. Shortly after she vanished, Kesse's car was discovered parked around a mile from her home. This person holds the key to solving the case, Mike Torretta, a private investigator hired by Kesses family, told FOX News in its new true-crime podcast about the case, House of Broken Dreams: the Jennifer Kesse story.. She carried pepper spray with her all the time. I have a meeting. Kesses father, Drew Kesse, added, Whenever workers entered her apartment for painting and repairs, Jen was always on the phone with us. It's just difficult not having her, you know, she's like my other half so [wipe away tears] I just miss talking to her. She got ready for work and left. Chino: I don't have to answer any questions, but that's for sure. Ashley says, at first, she didn't reach out to police. The team spent two days searching, but they did not find anything. Drew Kesse: So, to me, they don't have DNA. She had a good relationship with her boyfriend and vacationed with him in the Virgin Islands the month she went missing. January 19, 2021 7:42 pm. Joel Wright | Orlando Police Department: It. Cookie Notice The 24-year-old has been missing for 15 years after vanishing one . 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 love you and miss you Jennifer and are working hard to find you. find us on -. Peter Van Sant [2008] What do we know was going on around Jennifer's condominium at that time? In 2008, on the second anniversary of Jennifer's disappearance, family and friends gathered on a street corner in Orlando. She was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority while she was a student. Did you ever meet her? Louis Bolden: At the time, we thought, "They want what? Michael Torretta: What I'm thinking is Jennifer comes out. "Until we can find that carpet and see what's in it, we need to follow up on that particular lead.". Rob Allen: She was a little emotional saying, oh, you know, that "you don't love me. Didn't appear that it was a car theft. 12. January 24,2020 will mark 14 years since Jennifer Kesse was last seen in or around her home in Orlando Florida. This Wednesday, you can watch WFTV's in-depth. 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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. First published on October 24, 2020 / 10:14 PM. Wright discovered that Chino was known to be working with the head of maintenance ''Ben'' the worker that Logan had an argument with the morning Jennifer disappeared. She had just moved into a condo in Orlando, Florida, that she purchased on her own. Jennifer Kesse, of Orlando, who went missing Jan. 24, 2006, at 24 years old. Drew Kesse: That was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life. Peter Van Sant: What did you see the first time you walked in? Joyce Kesse: I think that my heart stopped Sheer panic. She did look familiar. Michael Torretta: That was one of the most shocking parts of this investigation. What do you think happened?" A friend interviewed in the program stated that Jennifer did not like them doing maintenance in her condo and preferred them to do it when she was gone. Peter Van Sant: And what did that tell you? Drew Kesse: Yes. Using Jennifer's apartment as their headquarters, they began their own media blitz. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. DETECTIVE WRIGHT: how did you get into the condo? She received numerous job offers and took a job at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company in Ococee, Florida. Joel Wright [2008]: Possibly wiped it. What was concerning about this was the area it was located is not an area frequented by Jennifer. We dont care how and, frankly, we dont care who. They're just good people. It -- it wasn't a great feeling. On January 24, 2006, Jennifer Kesse vanished from her Florida condo. And they said, "Well you ruined the crime scene." The shower was wet in the corners," Joyce Kesse said. 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. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Det. Colleen: He was apologetic. Went outside of her condo locked the door on the way out. 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. In honor of her birthday, Jennifer's parents are encouraging people to celebrate life Saturday by giving blood at their local blood banks. DETECTIVE WRIGHT [2009 audio tape]: Nobody mad about anything? Joel Wright: Chino was very cooperative. And we've come up with a height between 5'3" and 5'5". Jennifer Kesse was reported missing after she didn't show up to work on the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, according to WKMG. This housekeeper has never seen a photo of the POI before, when shown the photograph of the POI the housekeeper replied that looks like Chino. In an unexpected move, detectives summoned boyfriend Rob Allen to meet them at Jennifer's car. In fact, some of them had done work in her condo one week before she disappeared. This tip was especially interesting to him because on the day Jennifer went missing, there were workers laying down carpet in the apartment across the hall from Jennifer's condo. And in fact, weeks later he did. Joel Wright: It told me that he passed the polygraph. She had just gotten promoted," her mother Joyce Kesse told "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. Of course, she has her back to the apartment behind her. In 2018, Orlando Rolon became the Orlando police chief. Det. He also observed that Chino was involved in other crimes, and it appears that he might be involved in her case or responsible . It's about Jennifer. Orlando police determined this vehicle was Jennifer Kesse's. Jennifer's mother Joyce described Jennifer's habits when getting in a car, It is believed Kesse got up and left for work at approximately 8:00 a.m. the next morning, but she never arrived there. 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. Jennifer has skin tags on the outside of her left hand, as well as birthmarks on her ribs, and one on the middle finger on her left hand. In January 2006, 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse disappeared from her condo in Orlando, Florida. Because there were posters There were billboards. 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?". TRANSLATOR [2009 audio tape]: Yes, she remembers the case. In fact, they said it looked like she had just been there. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. And no tip is too late. And now with the case files in their possession, they are more determined than ever to keep their daughter's story alive. Just letting us know what she wanted to be done in her unit. 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. Louis Bolden: You could go to any part of town, and everyone knew Jennifer Kesse's name and they knew her face. Peter Van Sant [2008]: What do you believe happened? At around noon on the day Jennifer went missing, the person drove into the parking lot, sat in the car for about 30 seconds and then walked away. She's locking the door and never sees it comin She probably was attacked immediately upon exiting. there was footprints in my closet. 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. **Ben and Chino** **Highlights from discussion with Logan, Jennifer's brother about the day Jennifer was identified as missing (Tues, Jan 24, 2006) . But when police checked security cameras, it looked like they finally caught a big break. Photograph of Chino https://i.imgur.com/aUzfETn.png, Close up of Chino https://i.imgur.com/7cRZaSb.png. In March 2012, Stoy published an explosive new look into the investigation that remains with the Orlando Police Department to this day. We wanna find the person responsible for her disappearance. There's nothing in there that indicates that there were problems at the Mosaic. More than 15 years after Jennifer Kesse vanished, her parents Drew and Joyce Kesse are leading the investigation into their daughter's case. Security footage recorded a person parking Kesse's car and walking away; the person could not be identified due to poor camera quality and the absence of any visible distinguishing physical features. So I think they were scared. She was a beautiful person. Her parents did notice, however, that Jennifer's phone, keys and purse were missing. The worker was able to pick Chino out right away. 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. When Logan knocked on the window, they ignored him completely and did not respond to him at all. Chino said Jennifer let him inside her condo. He or she was wearing clothes similar to what a painter or manual worker would wear. And the name Chino came up again -- that maintenance worker at Jennifer's complex. The next morning was when Jennifer didn't show up for work and didn't answer her phone. Nothing appeared to be out of place there, but Kesse was missing, as were her purse, her cellular phone and her black four-door 2004 Chevrolet Malibu with the Florida license plate number H90KYC. Jennifer Joyce Kesse was a woman who disappeared from her apartment complex in Orlando, Florida. Everyone loved being around Jen.. Jennifer has a shamrock tattoo on her lower back and a four-leaf clover on her left hip at the panty line, she has a birthmark on her middle finger on the second joint down and a non-raised strawberry birthmark on her rib area. UPDATE: New details about about Jennifer Kesse from the Up & Vanished episode. Det. In 2016, after 10 years had passed since Jennifer disappeared, she was declared dead by the state of Florida. Jennifer Kesse has been missing and assumed murdered since 2006. House of Broken Dreams: the Jennifer Kesse story. It wasn't hard to find Chino. Sgt. 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, Drew Kesse told FOX News. But the call did not go well. And that's the end. Shed stay on the phone in the doorway of her condo until they had left.. When asked about Jennifer Kesse, Chino quickly reiterated that he was innocent. I have nothing to hide. Jennifer Kesse was deemed dead by the state of Florida in 2016. Her condo complex was undergoing a renovation, and many of the workers had been living in the empty condos. Joel Wright | Orlando Police Department: It appeared that somebody was fighting over control of the car. On the morning of January 24, 2006, Jennifer, 24, left her apartment and headed to work -- but she never made it there. 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. It has not been proven that any of them were involved in her disappearance, however. At the time of her disappearance, Jennifer worked as a finance manager at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company in Ocoee. I do not recognize that person. Drew Kesse: We have film of the car being dropped off . Ashley: He had the opportunity to tell me and he didn't. When he showed her that security camera photo of the unidentified suspect, she gave him a possible new lead. We had a guard house. subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. Colleen says she complained to the leasing office manager. In 2016, it had been 10 years since Jennifer went missing. Sgt. 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