Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Whatever happened to Jennifer, happened fast., No tip is too small, unimportant, or insignificant. Jennifers new home was in a rough part of Orlando, Florida, but the area was being revitalized. In November 2019, local police came out with a dive team to search the lake where an eyewitness said the piece of carpet was dumped. Rob Allen: My best friend said to me after the trip, he's like, "Oh you're in love and you just don't want to admit it.". A new witness has also been found. Michael Torretta: There's never been one quarterback on this case. Chino: Believe me, if I did know anyone that was involved in that, the Kesse family would be knowing as well. In fact, some of them had done work in her condo one week before she disappeared. She had just gotten promoted," her mother Joyce Kesse told "48. 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. Two days after she disappeared, her car was found abandoned in a nearby apartment complex. This Wednesday, you can watch WFTV's in-depth. 39,677. She did look familiar. Wright also re-interviewed another maintenance worker who had done repairs with Chino in Jennifer's condo. But he told me there was really nothing that he personally could do. In January 2006, Jennifer Kesse's family and friends say she was on top of the world. 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. Yes I see the resemblance. Her co-workers notified her family after she did not show up for work, and her parents let themselves into her apartment. 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.. subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. " she was in love. Just letting us know what she wanted to be done in her unit. But a woman -- who wants to be called Ashley had a different opinion of Chino. (MINDSHOCK TRUE CRIME PODCAST CLIPS)Is there any other suspect with more motive/means/opportunity than "Chino"?Episo. Louis Bolden: You could go to any part of town, and everyone knew Jennifer Kesse's name and they knew her face. Pennsy Woman Shoots Parents in the Head, Dismembers Them With Electric Chainsaw: DA. Although he wasn't in charge during the initial investigation, he sympathizes with the Kesses. Security footage installed at the complex captured an individual seen driving and parking Jennifer's car on day she went missing. And he says there is nothing in the files indicating that police ever spoke to them. Peter Van Sant: You had nothing to do with her disappearance? She was already so successful that she had recently purchased a condominium no small feat for someone in their early twenties. They kept suggesting that she must have had a fight with her boyfriend and would be back. Joel Wright [2008]: Possibly wiped it. She carried pepper spray with her all the time. Sgt. And despite telling Detective Wright years ago he knew nothing about Jennifer's disappearance, the Kesses wondered if Chino was being truthful. Jennifer's case was recently profiled on the Oxygen series Up & Vanished series. Colleen: When I would come home from work, there would be a large group of men outside drinking. Tami: There was creepy things like my underwear drawer was tossed one time the shower was wet. Under the agreement, the Orlando Police Department would no longer lead the investigation. Her case remains unsolved. The phantom figure walked away in the direction of Jennifer's complex. Kesses parents said their daughter did not feel comfortable around building maintenance workers. SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The family of missing woman Jennifer Kesse marked the start of another year with no answers. Drew Kesse: Yes. Jennifer was born in New Jersey and graduated high school in Tampa, Florida. Joel Wright: It told me that he passed the polygraph. Louis Bolden: Technology then was not what technology is now. The case received local and national press attention. But when police checked security cameras, it looked like they finally caught a big break. Drew Kesse: It was never secured by Orlando Police. Michael Torretta has a new theory as to what he thinks might have happened to Jennifer Kesse on the day she vanished. In 2016, after 10 years had passed since Jennifer disappeared, she was declared dead by the state of Florida. 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. She's dragged into the other apartment. Her face was everywhere. Sgt. the suspect's face was obstructed by a gate post. 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. Drew and Joyce Kesse said they will never stop looking for their daughter and have launched aGoFundMe pageto help with the investigation. DET. In 2008, on the second anniversary of Jennifer's disappearance, family and friends gathered on a street corner in Orlando. Frustrated with the Orlando Police Department's handling . Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Start to work. And the name Chino came up again -- that maintenance worker at Jennifer's complex. She had a stable job working as a finance manager for Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company in Ocoee, Florida and was the proud new owner of a condo in nearby Orlando. Jennifer Kesse a 24 year old finance manager was abducted while leaving for work on the morning of January 24, 2006. Lauren McCarthy: She was always on the radar with everybody. Logan was able to speak with a guy named Ben who was the head of maintenance, he reported he was very rude and sketchy. 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. 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. Jennifer Kesse was born on May 20, 1981. Jennifer Kesse was 24 at the time of her disappearance and by all accounts was a successful young woman. And Chino is 5'9" -- taller than the figure's height estimated by police. 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Previous publications in Jennifer's case can be . Sgt. Sgt. 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. ", Peter Van Sant: Do you believe anyone realistically has been working this case in recent years?". But it did. Jennifer's car had been seen the morning she disappeared. Jennifer Kesse was a beautiful, hard-working, 24-year-old woman in 2006. Kesses father, Drew Kesse, added, Whenever workers entered her apartment for painting and repairs, Jen was always on the phone with us. Based on interviews with people who lived at the complex, he believes that up to 10 construction workers were living in an empty apartment just across from Jennifer's. Det. Roger Brennan [2008]: We didn't come up with any solid leads of anybody who saw Jennifer, saw anybody park her vehicle here. Investigators have been unable to tell whether they are male or female. 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. Joel Wright: She did look at the photo and said, "That looks like Chino.". Authorities announced they were looking for a person of interest in Kesse's disappearance after reviewing surveillance tapes in the area where her car was found. When he showed her that security camera photo of the unidentified suspect, she gave him a possible new lead. Pic credit: Orlando Police Dept. Rob Allen: That's just not something that even came in my mind. But she says he fled in a white van. 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. Det. The woman had not been questioned back in 2006: DETECTIVE WRIGHT [2009 audio tape]: Do you remember a person by the name of Jennifer Kesse that turned up missing? Went outside of her condo locked the door on the way out. In January 2006, 24-year old Jennifer Kesse had everything going for her. Her parents did notice, however, that Jennifer's phone, keys and purse were missing. I shed light on unsolved mysteries and shocking crimes. But there were no big headlines and Torretta presses on. It's not about us. Peter Van Sant: The last time police officially questioned Chino was back in 2009. Jennifer Joyce Kesse is an American woman from Orlando, Florida, who has been missing since January 23, 2006. Rob Allen: She was a little emotional saying, oh, you know, that "you don't love me. . Who knows what would've happened if this heinous crime hadn't been committed? "She was in love," her mother Joyce said. 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. Drew Kesse: She just said, you know "there's a lot of workers here and they tend to like just stop when I'm walking by or going to my car. Orlando Police. Logan Kesse [2008]: It didn't feel right. Tami filed a police report and to this day she says they have never found the "peeping Tom" or the white van he was driving. 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. I'm not with you " and a little insecurity. It looks like a man. There's no lease. It looked as though two people were fighting over the steering wheel.. It's actually a complex that's been known where stolen cars were -- would be recovered from. 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. she locks the door. Logan Kesse [2008]: [emotional] It's your sister, it's your family, it's your blood. Lauren McCarthy [at the 2008 gathering]: There's just no other place I could be today. We just want our daughter back, for the good or the bad, Drew Kesse told FOX News. Michael Torretta: We all have kids that this could've happened to and as parents we need to help out each other. "Everything was normal." JOEL WRIGHT [at the 2008 gathering]: Maybe the right person will see us. By the time they took it seriously, we had 14 people in the condo. Joel Wright: Some of the people who were working on the property left. As we all know, Jennifer was unhappy with the workers in her complex as they made her feel uncomfortable. On January 24, 2006, Jennifer Kesse vanished from her Florida condo. In March 2012, Stoy published an explosive new look into the investigation that remains with the Orlando Police Department to this day. Det. Det. At the time, Jennifer Kesse was a 24 year old finance manager for a timeshare company. At the time she vanished, she was living in Orlando. In 2019, local police came out with a dive team, but no carpet was found. 1-800-423-8477. The shower was wet in the corners," Joyce Kesse said. Rob Allen: Because someone must have seen something. / CBS NEWS. A couple said they saw it swerving out of her apartment complex at around 7:40 a.m. Det. snowchoco10 He was the one who vacated in November or something? Chino: I even did a lie detector test. Roger Brennan [2008]: This is the interior of Jennifer's car as we found it. Michael Torretta: It's impossible to find those individuals. Louis Bolden: Joyce and Drew Kesse were very vulnerable. Chino agreed to take a lie detector test. Ashley: He came over to my condo quite a bit. Everyone loved being around Jen.. Back in 2008, the Kesses told "48 Hours" that while the condo appeared to be in order, they did notice that Jennifer's purse, keys and cellphone were missing. Joyce Kesse [2008]: She slept for sure. 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. More from Medium Yasmin Scherrer Student Possibly Becomes Victim of Santa Rosa Hitchhiker. Campos was remanded to Lake County jail on bond, and after his wife posted the required $500 and a brief appearance on the 18th returned to work on the first day Jennifer Kesse was off; likely learning about her departure then. Ashley: I always wanted to ask him. Jennifer's case was recently profiled on the Oxygen series Up & Vanished series. Chino. Michael Torretta: That's why it's very interesting to me. 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. After years of working for the Kesses, private detective Michael Torretta says he has a new theory as to what he thinks could have happened to Jennifer. As the hours went by, their panic became unbearable. 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. More than 15 years after Jennifer Kesse vanished, her parents Drew and Joyce Kesse are leading the investigation into their daughter's case. Nothing had been stolen from the car and there was no evidence of a struggle. "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. Chief Orlando Rolon: I can understand why they're frustrated. 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. AboutPressCopyrightContact. Drew Kesse: And we just wish that one person that knows something in Orlando would just finally say it. Prior to her disappearance, Kesse had expressed concern that her apartment complex was unsafe. Air Date: Jul 10, 2021 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. She was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority while she was a student. Her car was found Jan. 26, but little evidence has been found indicating. We had a guard house. 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. (Drew Kesse) ORLANDO, Fla. - Drew Kesse, whose daughter Jennifer Kesse has been missing since Jan. 24, 2006,. PUBLISHED 11:00 AM ET Jan. 26, 2020. We wanna find the person responsible for her disappearance. On the morning of January 24, 2006, Jennifer, 24, left her apartment and headed to work -- but she never made it there. Colleen: He was apologetic. Chino: I don't have to answer any questions, but that's for sure. Based on interviews with people who lived at the condo complex, he believes that up to 10 construction workers were living in an empty apartment just across from Jennifer's. DREW KESSE: We don't have her. 1-407-246-3982. there was footprints in my closet. The surveillance video took a photo every 3 seconds and each time, the person's face was obstructed by a fence post. ORLANDO, Fla. Jennifer Kesse is one of three women who disappeared from the Orlando area between 2006 and 2011 and whose cases remain unsolved. Louis Bolden: At the time, we thought, "They want what? Kesse worked at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company as a finance manager and had graduated from the University of Central Florida with honors. Kesse is a 2003 graduate of the University of Central Florida; her degree is in finance. Detective Joel Wright was still trying to solve this confounding mystery. 48 Hours on ID is in Orlando, Florida, to investigate the abduction and presumed murder of Jennifer Kesse, who disappeared without a trace while making her way to work in 2006. They feared that time was running out. Drew Kesse: Chino should expect to hear from us. Sgt. The Kesses are dedicated to finding the truth about what happened to their daughter on the morning of January 24, 2006. Peter Van Sant: Why is what the woman at the Mosaic told you important? Jennifer Kesse, 24, worked as a finance manager at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company in Ocoee. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Very strong willed and very sure of herself she knew what track she was gonna take and she knew how to get there. After years went by with no breaks in the case, Jennifer's parents sued the Orlando Police Department to get Jennifer's case file and won. I vaguely remember it. As time went by, the Kesses felt abandoned by the Orlando Police Department. She showered, got dressed. And made it as far as her car. Jennifer Kesse disappeared from her Florida condo on January 23, 2006. Complicating the investigation many of the workers disappeared before police could talk to them. It was updated on July 10, 2021.]. Rob had no idea that it would be the last time he would ever hear her voice. Jennifer did that, and the workers argued with her saying that you cant do that because it would ruin the paint. In December of 2018, the Kesses sued the Orlando Police Department for a copy of Jennifer's case files. Shortly after she vanished, Kesse's car was discovered parked around a mile from her home. So, I did. And we've come up with a height between 5'3" and 5'5". But upon further investigation, police realized the cell tower data was misinterpreted, and she actually wasn't out that night. If you're on your phone, REPORT A TIP NOW. 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