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. Wright also re-interviewed another maintenance worker who had done repairs with Chino in Jennifer's condo. And they just look.". 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. Several items were located inside the vehicle her cellphone, charger sandals and shoes Nothing appears to be disturbed in the vehicle at all. It's actually a complex that's been known where stolen cars were -- would be recovered from. But she says he fled in a white van. Privacy Policy. Joel Wright [2008]: Now the clothing looks to be maybe someone who is a painter or some type of worker. Louis Bolden: People just wanted to help them. Rob Allen: That's just not something that even came in my mind. On the morning of January 24, 2006, Jennifer, 24, left her apartment and headed to work -- but she never made it there. Unconcluded Podcast Retweeted Find Jennifer Kesse @FindJennKesse SATURDAY | @48hours Theories abound as to what happened, with many suggesting she was killed by a male coworker whose advances she had spurned. Det. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Chino: I don't have to answer any questions, but that's for sure. In January 2006, Jennifer Kesse's family and friends say she was on top of the world. Doreen Schechter is the producer editor. There's nothing in there that indicates that there were problems at the Mosaic. Chino wasnt interviewed until Joel considered him a suspect in 2008. And it just ate away at me. 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. Residents at the complex stated the car had been parked in the lot for several days. Now, Drew and Joyce Kesse hope they will solve their missing daughter's case. "She was in love," her mother Joyce said. 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. In January 2006, 24-year old Jennifer Kesse had everything going for her. Peter Van Sant [2008]: Did you sense somebody knew something? The Kesses are offering $15,000 as a reward for valuable information on where Jennifer could be at this time. When they came up with no new leads, he made the unprecedented decision to finally release the files to the Kesses. Around noon on the day Jennifer disappeared, one of the cameras captured a person driving Jennifer's car. / CBS News, [This story first aired on October 24, 2020. Tiger King Star Carole Baskin Says Missing Husband Is Alive and Well in Costa Rica, missing Florida woman who vanished nearly 15 years ago. 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. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Within minutes, the Kesses and their son Logan were on the road and headed to Jennifer's condo in Orlando, Florida. When Logan knocked on the window, they ignored him completely and did not respond to him at all. But a woman -- who wants to be called Ashley had a different opinion of Chino. Joel Wright [2008]: It's difficult to tell. She has never been heard from again. . He or she was wearing clothes similar to what a painter or manual worker would wear. Click here to watch. Later that night when there was still no sign of her, police officially declared Jennifer missing. Louis Bolden: At the time, we thought, "They want what? Her family sued the Orlando Police Department for her case file and won. After all the interviews and reviewing the case file, Torretta says he now has a new theory as to what could have happened to Jennifer Kesse. She showered, got dressed. Jennifer Kesse was 24 at the time of her disappearance and by all accounts was a successful young woman. Jennifer's car had been seen the morning she disappeared. In January 2006, Jennifer Kesse's family and friends say she was on top of the world. Jennifer Kesse was 24 years old and living in Orlando Florida. Joyce Kesse: Her travel bag. Immediately, those who knew her knew something was terribly wrong. Lauren McCarthy [at the 2008 gathering]: There's just no other place I could be today. I have a meeting. And whenever I would have to walk past them, you know there would be a little bit of comments or just a lot of uncomfortable stares. In 2009, Detective Wright decided to take a fresh look at the case. Lauren McCarthy | Jennifer's best friend: Can I just have a second? But when police checked security cameras, it looked like they finally caught a big break. Tami: From the very beginning there were some uneasy things that I kind of brushed off that were red flags. One week before Jennifer Kesse disappeared, she took a weekend trip to St. Croix with her boyfriend Rob Allen. Peter Van Sant: Do you know of anyone who might have been involved in Jennifer Kesse's disappearance? On Monday January 23, 2006, after she returned from her trip, Jennifer Kesse called her mom that morning on her way into work. In 2018, Orlando Rolon became the Orlando police chief. Because there were posters There were billboards. I don't hear helicopters in the air.". We just want our daughter back, for the good or the bad, Drew Kesse told FOX News. She had quite recently moved into a condominium in Orlando, Florida, that she bought all alone. Jul 9, 2009. That is how we knew something horrendous had happened," Joyce Kesse said. Jennifer's parents (Drew & Joyce Kesse) who lived 2 hours away, received a phone call from their daughters work. Michael Torretta is a private investigator who works for the Kesses. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Chief Rolon gave his investigators six months to work the case. TRY IT FREE Where is Jennifer Kesse? OK, I'm going to work. Former Orlando PD police detective Joel Wright was interviewed for the program. Peter Van Sant: You had nothing to do with her disappearance? So, I'm heading now to his last known address where I'm hoping we can find him. The Kesses are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to Jennifer's whereabouts. Joyce Kesse: The workers made her feel uncomfortable. And despite evidence that she was at her condo that morning, police pursued a theory that Jennifer may have been abducted the night before. Sgt. Kevin Dean and Gary Winter are the editors. Drew Kesse: Chino should expect to hear from us. Search dogs picked up a scent trail leading from her parked car back to her condo, suggesting the suspect might have returned to her condominium's parking lot after abandoning the car. Surveillance footage shows an unknown individual parking Kesses vehicle at the apartment complex around noon on January 24. The 24-year-old vanished without a trace and no one's been arrested. That's where the mystery starts. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. The harassment of the Kesses began in August 2007, when a . Shortly after she vanished, Kesse's car was discovered parked around a mile from her home. On Sunday, January 22, 2006, Jennifer returned from a vacation to St. Croix with her boyfriend Rob Allen. He said they were uncooperative. Joel Wright: [2008]: When that car was found, we jumped all over it. 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. Michael Torretta: I always told the Kesses what I like to do with this investigation is put a puzzle together -- one piece at a time. In 2010, Detective Wright was reassigned. JOEL WRIGHT [at the 2008 gathering]: Maybe the right person will see us. As the desperate hours went by, Sergeant Roger Brennan and his team of investigators searched the streets of Orlando looking for Jennifer Kesse. Now we have some of our own questions we'd like to ask. In an unexpected move, detectives summoned boyfriend Rob Allen to meet them at Jennifer's car. 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. Lauren McCarthy: She was extremely safety conscious. Jennifer graduated from Vivian Gaither High School in Tampa before attending the University of Central Florida, where she was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Using Jennifer's apartment as their headquarters, they began their own media blitz. Roger Brennan [2008]: It didn't appear that it was a robbery. At the time, Jennifer Kesse was a 24 year old finance manager for a timeshare company. And how fast can we find that person?". She graduated from University of Central Florida in 2003 and earned a degree in finance. She had just moved into a condo in Orlando, Florida, that she purchased on her own. Joel Wright: However, the logs that we went through didn't appear to be complete. Later that afternoon, Jennifer also called her brother and her father. They created the group "Find Jennifer Kesse" to help get answers: cbsn.ws/3jlncFM Do YOU know what happened? Although they admit the circumstances of her disappearance were unusual, and there are numerous theories as to what might have happened, authorities have never identified a suspect in the case. Det. And no tip is too late. Chino: Believe me, if I did know anyone that was involved in that, the Kesse family would be knowing as well. Chino was already in custody for a statutory rape charge at the time. Ratings: +122,588 / 8,504 / -2,599. ennifer Kesse was a successful, hard-working, bubbly, family oriented 24 year old when she vanished January 24th, 2006. First published on October 24, 2020 / 10:14 PM. Lauren McCarthy and Jennifer were best friends since childhood. Fed up, the Kesses then made a dramatic move. As many of you following blinkoncrime.com are aware, S. Christina Stoy spent several weeks investigating Jennifer Kesse's disappearance in January of 2006. She got ready for work and left. Joel Wright stated that Chino was once in prison for a sexual battery case involving a minor. Kesses father, Drew Kesse, added, Whenever workers entered her apartment for painting and repairs, Jen was always on the phone with us. Kesse worked at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company as a finance manager and had graduated from the University of Central Florida with honors. (Drew Kesse) ORLANDO, Fla. - Drew Kesse, whose daughter Jennifer Kesse has been missing since Jan. 24, 2006,. Colleen: He was apologetic. You know, getting married and having children and becoming a grownup and just living life; just having her life, you know. And he, denied any kind of wrongdoing. But that evening Jennifer spoke with Rob. Jennifer's loved ones hope this report will convince someone to take the courageous step of coming forward with information that could solve this heartbreaking mystery. The Kesses have dedicated their lives and weathered enormous financial hardship to finding the truth of what happened to their beautiful 24-year old daughter on that January morning in 2006. 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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. Wright also re-interviewed another maintenance worker who had done repairs with Chino in Jennifer's condo. And they just look.". 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. Several items were located inside the vehicle her cellphone, charger sandals and shoes Nothing appears to be disturbed in the vehicle at all. It's actually a complex that's been known where stolen cars were -- would be recovered from. But she says he fled in a white van. Privacy Policy. Joel Wright [2008]: Now the clothing looks to be maybe someone who is a painter or some type of worker. Louis Bolden: People just wanted to help them. Rob Allen: That's just not something that even came in my mind. On the morning of January 24, 2006, Jennifer, 24, left her apartment and headed to work -- but she never made it there. Unconcluded Podcast Retweeted Find Jennifer Kesse @FindJennKesse SATURDAY | @48hours Theories abound as to what happened, with many suggesting she was killed by a male coworker whose advances she had spurned. Det. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Chino: I don't have to answer any questions, but that's for sure. In January 2006, Jennifer Kesse's family and friends say she was on top of the world. Doreen Schechter is the producer editor. There's nothing in there that indicates that there were problems at the Mosaic. Chino wasnt interviewed until Joel considered him a suspect in 2008. And it just ate away at me. 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. Residents at the complex stated the car had been parked in the lot for several days. Now, Drew and Joyce Kesse hope they will solve their missing daughter's case. "She was in love," her mother Joyce said. 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. In January 2006, 24-year old Jennifer Kesse had everything going for her. Peter Van Sant [2008]: Did you sense somebody knew something? The Kesses are offering $15,000 as a reward for valuable information on where Jennifer could be at this time. When they came up with no new leads, he made the unprecedented decision to finally release the files to the Kesses. Around noon on the day Jennifer disappeared, one of the cameras captured a person driving Jennifer's car. / CBS News, [This story first aired on October 24, 2020. Tiger King Star Carole Baskin Says Missing Husband Is Alive and Well in Costa Rica, missing Florida woman who vanished nearly 15 years ago. 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. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Within minutes, the Kesses and their son Logan were on the road and headed to Jennifer's condo in Orlando, Florida. When Logan knocked on the window, they ignored him completely and did not respond to him at all. But a woman -- who wants to be called Ashley had a different opinion of Chino. Joel Wright [2008]: It's difficult to tell. She has never been heard from again. . He or she was wearing clothes similar to what a painter or manual worker would wear. Click here to watch. Later that night when there was still no sign of her, police officially declared Jennifer missing. Louis Bolden: At the time, we thought, "They want what? Her family sued the Orlando Police Department for her case file and won. After all the interviews and reviewing the case file, Torretta says he now has a new theory as to what could have happened to Jennifer Kesse. She showered, got dressed. Jennifer Kesse was 24 at the time of her disappearance and by all accounts was a successful young woman. Jennifer's car had been seen the morning she disappeared. In January 2006, Jennifer Kesse's family and friends say she was on top of the world. Jennifer Kesse was 24 years old and living in Orlando Florida. Joyce Kesse: Her travel bag. Immediately, those who knew her knew something was terribly wrong. Lauren McCarthy [at the 2008 gathering]: There's just no other place I could be today. I have a meeting. And whenever I would have to walk past them, you know there would be a little bit of comments or just a lot of uncomfortable stares. In 2009, Detective Wright decided to take a fresh look at the case. Lauren McCarthy | Jennifer's best friend: Can I just have a second? But when police checked security cameras, it looked like they finally caught a big break. Tami: From the very beginning there were some uneasy things that I kind of brushed off that were red flags. One week before Jennifer Kesse disappeared, she took a weekend trip to St. Croix with her boyfriend Rob Allen. Peter Van Sant: Do you know of anyone who might have been involved in Jennifer Kesse's disappearance? On Monday January 23, 2006, after she returned from her trip, Jennifer Kesse called her mom that morning on her way into work. In 2018, Orlando Rolon became the Orlando police chief. Because there were posters There were billboards. I don't hear helicopters in the air.". We just want our daughter back, for the good or the bad, Drew Kesse told FOX News. She had quite recently moved into a condominium in Orlando, Florida, that she bought all alone. Jul 9, 2009. That is how we knew something horrendous had happened," Joyce Kesse said. Jennifer's parents (Drew & Joyce Kesse) who lived 2 hours away, received a phone call from their daughters work. Michael Torretta is a private investigator who works for the Kesses. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Chief Rolon gave his investigators six months to work the case. TRY IT FREE Where is Jennifer Kesse? OK, I'm going to work. Former Orlando PD police detective Joel Wright was interviewed for the program. Peter Van Sant: You had nothing to do with her disappearance? So, I'm heading now to his last known address where I'm hoping we can find him. The Kesses are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to Jennifer's whereabouts. Joyce Kesse: The workers made her feel uncomfortable. And despite evidence that she was at her condo that morning, police pursued a theory that Jennifer may have been abducted the night before. Sgt. Kevin Dean and Gary Winter are the editors. Drew Kesse: Chino should expect to hear from us. Search dogs picked up a scent trail leading from her parked car back to her condo, suggesting the suspect might have returned to her condominium's parking lot after abandoning the car. Surveillance footage shows an unknown individual parking Kesses vehicle at the apartment complex around noon on January 24. The 24-year-old vanished without a trace and no one's been arrested. That's where the mystery starts. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. The harassment of the Kesses began in August 2007, when a . Shortly after she vanished, Kesse's car was discovered parked around a mile from her home. On Sunday, January 22, 2006, Jennifer returned from a vacation to St. Croix with her boyfriend Rob Allen. He said they were uncooperative. Joel Wright: [2008]: When that car was found, we jumped all over it. 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. Michael Torretta: I always told the Kesses what I like to do with this investigation is put a puzzle together -- one piece at a time. In 2010, Detective Wright was reassigned. JOEL WRIGHT [at the 2008 gathering]: Maybe the right person will see us. As the desperate hours went by, Sergeant Roger Brennan and his team of investigators searched the streets of Orlando looking for Jennifer Kesse. Now we have some of our own questions we'd like to ask. In an unexpected move, detectives summoned boyfriend Rob Allen to meet them at Jennifer's car. 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. Lauren McCarthy: She was extremely safety conscious. Jennifer graduated from Vivian Gaither High School in Tampa before attending the University of Central Florida, where she was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Using Jennifer's apartment as their headquarters, they began their own media blitz. Roger Brennan [2008]: It didn't appear that it was a robbery. At the time, Jennifer Kesse was a 24 year old finance manager for a timeshare company. And how fast can we find that person?". She graduated from University of Central Florida in 2003 and earned a degree in finance. She had just moved into a condo in Orlando, Florida, that she purchased on her own. Joel Wright: However, the logs that we went through didn't appear to be complete. Later that afternoon, Jennifer also called her brother and her father. They created the group "Find Jennifer Kesse" to help get answers: cbsn.ws/3jlncFM Do YOU know what happened? Although they admit the circumstances of her disappearance were unusual, and there are numerous theories as to what might have happened, authorities have never identified a suspect in the case. Det. And no tip is too late. Chino: Believe me, if I did know anyone that was involved in that, the Kesse family would be knowing as well. Chino was already in custody for a statutory rape charge at the time. Ratings: +122,588 / 8,504 / -2,599. ennifer Kesse was a successful, hard-working, bubbly, family oriented 24 year old when she vanished January 24th, 2006. First published on October 24, 2020 / 10:14 PM. Lauren McCarthy and Jennifer were best friends since childhood. Fed up, the Kesses then made a dramatic move. As many of you following blinkoncrime.com are aware, S. Christina Stoy spent several weeks investigating Jennifer Kesse's disappearance in January of 2006. She got ready for work and left. Joel Wright stated that Chino was once in prison for a sexual battery case involving a minor. Kesses father, Drew Kesse, added, Whenever workers entered her apartment for painting and repairs, Jen was always on the phone with us. Kesse worked at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company as a finance manager and had graduated from the University of Central Florida with honors. (Drew Kesse) ORLANDO, Fla. - Drew Kesse, whose daughter Jennifer Kesse has been missing since Jan. 24, 2006,. Colleen: He was apologetic. You know, getting married and having children and becoming a grownup and just living life; just having her life, you know. And he, denied any kind of wrongdoing. But that evening Jennifer spoke with Rob. Jennifer's loved ones hope this report will convince someone to take the courageous step of coming forward with information that could solve this heartbreaking mystery. The Kesses have dedicated their lives and weathered enormous financial hardship to finding the truth of what happened to their beautiful 24-year old daughter on that January morning in 2006. He believes the abduction took place at approximately 7:30 am. We hope that by showing the public these photos, someone will come forward with information theyve been holding onto for all these years.. The Kesses hope that the revelation about the apparent struggle on the hood of their daughters car may lead to new tips about the case. At first, the Kesses say police infuriated them by not taking their daughter's disappearance seriously. In all, the Orlando Police Department handed over more than 16,000 pages of documents and 67 hours of video and audio to the Kesses. In August 2007, when a & quot ; to help get answers: cbsn.ws/3jlncFM do you jennifer kesse chino suspect, married! Problems at the time, Jennifer Kesse of our own questions we 'd like to ask something was wrong... Not something that even came in my mind I kind of brushed off that were red.... 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