The condo complex where Jennifer lived was going through a renovation, and many of the construction workers were also living in the empty apartments at the complex while they were doing the renovation. 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. "48 Hours" agreed not to use his full name. "She had just bought her first condo with her own money," said Jennifer's father, Drew Kesse. / CBS NEWS. It -- it wasn't a great feeling. Chino agreed to take a lie detector test. Michael Torretta is a private investigator who works for the Kesses. 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. In fact, they said it looked like she had just been there. Jennifer had made a number of complaints about harassment from some of these workers. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. When they came up with no new leads, he made the unprecedented decision to finally release the files to the Kesses. 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. They feared that time was running out. Sgt. 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. Unconcluded is a real-time investigative true crime series focused on the 2006 disappearance of Jennifer Kesse (Orlando, FL). You saw all the workers at that complex. Lauren McCarthy: The searches were massive. Although he wasn't in charge during the initial investigation, he sympathizes with the Kesses. But the person could not be identified because the surveillance video captured a photo every three seconds and each time the figure's face was obstructed by a fence post. Joyce Kesse: We asked them for several years to make her case cold because there's more resources available for cold cases. Again, the case stalled. Colleen says she complained to the leasing office manager. I believe he was cleared by LE. "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. Louis Bolden | WKMG investigative reporter: To meet the Kesses is to love the Kesses. Shed stay on the phone in the doorway of her condo until they had left.. By the time they took it seriously, we had 14 people in the condo. There's a lot of information that could have been developed that I believe wasn't in the most critical hours of this investigation. That day, Chino took a polygraph test and he passed. Then Torretta spoke to a woman who did not want to appear on camera. Rob Allen: You have that initial hope, like, OK, we found the car, it's only going to be a matter of time before we find Jennifer. We just want our daughter back, for the good or the bad, Drew Kesse told FOX News. I always see the "what's your unpopular theory" followed by the "BuT tHaTs A pOpUlAr ThEoRy". Con's: It does not explain why a worker who lives there would remove her from the Mosaic at Millenia in her vehicle to harm her elsewhere. These things don't happen to you," said her boyfriend, Rob Allen. Peter Van Sant: Based on your experience is there a possibility what this person threw in that pond was her body? That afternoon Jennifer's brother, Logan, began to question some of the construction workers at the complex. Despite being more than 200 miles away when Jennifer disappeared, Rob was suddenly a person of interest. At first, the Kesses say police infuriated them by not taking their daughter's disappearance seriously. That is how we knew something horrendous had happened," Joyce Kesse said. Lauren McCarthy: She was extremely safety conscious. 9 things to know about the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse by Sarah Jae Leiber Oct. 21, 2020 Jennifer Kesse was. A subreddit dedicated to discussion of missing person, Jennifer Kesse Jennifer had shared with family and friends that the workers made her uneasy. That was the last time he would ever speak to Jennifer again. The disappearance of Jennifer Kesse 23 photos But, by early evening, when there was still no sign of Jennifer, police officially declared her missing. Because there were posters There were billboards. If it was car trouble, it does not explain why Jennifer Kesse stopped. 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. Please enter valid email address to continue. Con's: It does not explain why Jennifer Kesse's car is parked at Huntington on the Green. "You have keys to all the apartments. Drew Kesse: That was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life. "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.". She carried pepper spray with her all the time. In December of 2018, the Kesses sued the Orlando Police Department for a copy of Jennifer's case files. The Biggest Jennifer Kesse Theories: What Really Happened? Workers that live there would certainly be aware of her presence and her car parked in its numbered spot. to be broadcast Saturday, Oct. 24 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. As the desperate hours went by, Sergeant Roger Brennan and his team of investigators searched the streets of Orlando looking for Jennifer Kesse. Wouldn't they have known there were many empty units? Interestingly, the 2004 Chevy Malibu's number one problem is with the electric power steering. Magnus: One of your theories is that she may have been taken by somebody who'd been watching her, stalking . But the Kesses refused to give up on Jennifer. 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. 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"She needs to come home to her family.". The most significant clue to date is a grainy surveillance camera image of someone calmly parking her car. After months of legal wrangling, in March 2019, they all reached a settlement. And he says there is nothing in the files indicating that police ever spoke to them. 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. "Jennifer would never not show up for work. Michael Torretta: There's never been one quarterback on this case. Det. He was wearing a backwards baseball cap, a plain white T-shirt and what appeared to be coveralls or overalls of some kind. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Chino with "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. More than 15 years after Jennifer Kesse vanished, her parents Drew and Joyce Kesse are leading the investigation into their daughter's case. How Did Jennifer Kesse Disappear From the Face of the Earth? First published on October 24, 2020 / 11:01 PM. The case so . If the car is not a part of the abduction itself, you do not make it a part of it unless it is necessary. Her disappearance was truly a mystery. Did this phantom figure abduct Jennifer Kesse? - CBS News CHINO: Everything was normal. It is surprising that the police investigation never came up with the right person from Mosaic. Sgt. She had a great job. Join Nancy Grace for her new online video series designed to help you protect what you love most your children. Chief Rolon gave his investigators six months to work the case. Chino [talking to a woman in his home]: Mi amor. They stood on street corners while they held up missing signs and handed out fliers with Jennifer's photo. TRANSLATOR [2009 audio tape]: Yes, she remembers the case. The only peice of evidence ever uncovered was Security Camera footage of the likely suspect parking her car. Ashley: I always wanted to ask him. Within minutes, the Kesses and their son Logan were on the road and headed to Jennifer's condo in Orlando, Florida. You unfortunately take things for granted. Detective Joel Wright was still trying to solve this confounding mystery. However, the suspects face was obscured in all frames captured by the footage . He was familiar with the case. Michael Torretta: When you talk about challenging investigations, this is the one. Michael Torretta is a private investigator who works for the Kesses. Shortly after she vanished, Kesse's car was discovered parked around a mile from her home. When investigators arrived, they found a DVD player in the back seat, so it didn't appear that the motive for taking the car was robbery or a carjacking. I do not recognize that person. There were hundreds of people that came out. For months afterwards he would show up unannounced. It was so out of character for Jennifer to not respond, her friends and family rushed to her condo. I'm not married to this theory, nor do I believe it is the most likely, but I'm still holding on to it. Scan this QR code to download the app now, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUwhUPGXeUE. 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. A couple said they saw it swerving out of her apartment complex at around 7:40 a.m. Det. I mean, we probably have at least three times more in boxes of this. In the 14 years since, there have been no arrests. They spoke around 10 p.m. 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. Det. And you could sense that, and you can feel that . Jennifer Kesse's parents refused to give up. But it was anything but fine. Det. "I couldn't believe it. You know aliens didn't abduct her. Det. The team spent two days searching, but they did not find anything. She spoke by phone with her boyfriend, Rob Allen, who lived in Ft. Lauderdale - three hours away from Orlando where . Inside sources reveal brand new bombshell information. 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. Kesses family went to her unit around noon on Jan. 24 and did not see anything out of place. Jennifer Kesse was a beautiful, intelligent, and independent 24-year-old with everything going for her. Very strong willed and very sure of herself she knew what track she was gonna take and she knew how to get there. Ashley: He had the opportunity to tell me and he didn't. Didn't appear that it was a car theft. ORLANDO, Fla. - It's been nearly 15 years since Jennifer Kesse vanished from her Orlando condominium . The Girl Who Disappeared Without A Trace | by KD Writes | Wonder And we've come up with a height between 5'3" and 5'5". At the time of her disappearance, Kesse's condo complex was undergoing renovations. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Det. Peter Van Sant [2008] What do we know was going on around Jennifer's condominium at that time? 0:15. It looks like a man. The DNA testing they did on the car was inconclusive, but the car did lead to a very important clue. Monday evening, January 23, 2006 ,at around 10 p.m., Jennifer Kesse spoke to Rob Allen on the phone. Theories #1: What Happened to Jennifer Kesse? - Websleuths "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. Michael Torretta: She's locking the door and never sees it comin'. He thinks it was one or more of these workers who abducted her on January 24, 2006. She also was recently promoted at her job where she worked as a project manager for a time-share company. Joyce Kesse: It's very, very hard to move forward. First published on October 24, 2020 / 10:14 PM. Clockwise from top left, Ashley, Peter Van Sant, Colleen and Tami. Peter Van Sant: And what did that tell you? It's been more than 15 years since she was last seen. Even though Rob lived in Fort Lauderdale, about 3 hours from Jennifer's condo in Orlando. Exclusive shows & extensions. And they kept saying, "Nope, her case is extremely active. Then, two days after her disappearance, police found Jennifer's car. "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. I also want to point out that nothing about Jennifer's ex suggests that he was involved in any way. 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. So here is my unpopular theory! When detectives reviewed surveillance video from the complex where Jennifer Kesse's car was discovered, they saw a person parking her car. Colleen: He was apologetic. Louis Bolden: Technology then was not what technology is now. 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. 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. Did you ever meet her? At the time she disappeared, Kesses building was being converted from apartments to condos, and construction workers were at the property frequently. 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. When asked about Jennifer Kesse, Chino quickly reiterated that he was innocent. There's no lease. The surveillance video took a photo every 3 seconds and each time, the person's face was obstructed by a fence post. Colleen: When I would come home from work, there would be a large group of men outside drinking. Anyone withinformation about Jennifer Kesse's disappearance, is asked to visit the "Find Jennifer Kesse" Facebook page. When viewing surveillance videos, investigators spot an unidentified person parking Jennifer's . He says when he reviewed the files, he was amazed at what police didn't do and who they didn't speak with. She just lit up the room, Joyce Kesse told FOX News. Kevin Dean and Gary Winter are the editors. We were very frantic. It looked as though two people were fighting over the steering wheel.. The phantom figure walked away in the direction of Jennifer's complex. Peter Van Sant: There's no list of names of who was staying in which apartment? In 2019, local police came out with a dive team, but no carpet was found. 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. Rob Allen: Because someone must have seen something. She was very aware of her surroundings. A viewer recognized the vehicle as one that was parked in a nearby apartment complex and called police. They also couldn't count on getting any reliable forensic evidence from Jennifer's condo. This adds credence to my theory - Hispanics tend to be shorter in stature. Roger Brennan [2008]: We're going through canvases of areas that she would travel or that she might be at. Lauren McCarthy: She was always on the radar with everybody. 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. / CBS News. Logan Kesse [2008]: It didn't feel right. And they just look.". It's something that you watch on TV. Rob Allen: That's just not something that even came in my mind. 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 workers where Jennifer Kesse lived, Mosaic at Millenia theory. This has been backed up by the FBI who also are down and checked out the figures. 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. Theories abound as to what happened, with many suggesting she was killed by a male coworker whose advances she had spurned. The phantom figure then walked away in the direction of Jennifer's complex. Using Jennifer's apartment as their headquarters, they began their own media blitz. The abductor did not know Jennifer Kesse or what route she took to work. He's hoping to find new clues as to who could have abducted Jennifer Kesse. They had no better luck with the forensics inside Jennifer's car. Lauren McCarthy: Jennifer is super funny, super witty person. We need to see what's inside that carpet. Sgt. When police opened the trunk, Jennifer wasn't there. It does not explain why the car was moved. Please note that I am not acting like Donald Trump right now, merely deducing what I can from the video and the facts of the case. "There are people out there who know exactly what happened to Jennifer Kesse," says Michael Torretta, a private investigator hired by Kesse's parents. Whatever happened to Jennifer, happened fast., No tip is too small, unimportant, or insignificant. Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/Alamy Live News. It explains the eyewitness of the erratic driver leaving Mosaic at Millenia on the morning of January 24th, 2006. Drew Kesse: We were probably on the road within 5 minutes. I called the crime line back then and told them and they took my statement. 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? It does not explain HOW the abduction occurred. The next morning was when Jennifer didn't show up for work and didn't answer her phone. We miss her every day.. "Everything was normal." Joel Wright: Chino was very cooperative. Obviously, I'm not an expert on the subject, and follow it as a casual. When we asked about Jennifer Kesse, Chino quickly reiterated that he was innocent. 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. DETECTIVE WRIGHT: how did you get into the condo? 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. On Monday January 23, 2006, after she returned from her trip, Jennifer Kesse called her mom that morning on her way into work. 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. First published on October 23, 2020 / 8:20 AM. 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. And he, denied any kind of wrongdoing. And there is nothing unique about it. He also learned that 10 months after Kesse disappeared, a person was seen dumping a rolled-up piece of carpet into a lake not far from her condo. 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. I had an ex boyfriend once who would not let the relationship go. In January 2006, Jennifer Kesse's family and friends say she was on top of the world. Pro's: This is a strong theory. there was footprints in my closet. While observing the front of the victims vehicle, these detectives observed what appeared to have been someone being pushed across the head of the vehicle, Orlando Police Department Detective Julius Gause wrote in a report obtained by the news outlet. Peter Van Sant spoke with several women who lived at the same condo complex as Jennifer Kesse. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. And then is abducted by those individuals across the way. 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. Cell tower data was analyzed, and it indicated Jennifer was out of her apartment and not at home. Ashley says, at first, she didn't reach out to police. What Happened to Jennifer Kesse? - Medium 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. . When Tami, who also asked to only use her first name, moved into the complex years later, she believed workers often entered her apartment when she wasn't home. They sued the Orlando Police Department to get Jennifer's case files. Chief Orlando Rolon: The family wants closure. JENNIFER KESSE - SUSPECTS and THEORIES and NEW EVIDENCEJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIM7B3NhioaqwNyHnu9YL0g/join. Drew Kesse: In my mind, it was "that person took my daughter. After Jennifer was reported missing, her family went to her apartment and it appeared as though she had gotten ready for work in the morning, and left. 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. Here is a link to the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUwhUPGXeUE It seems that the victim's apartment complex was under renovation at the time and that some of the workers might have been illegal immigrants from central and south america.
