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. But under the agreement, the Orlando Police Department would no longer lead the investigation. Lauren McCarthy | Jennifer's best friend: Can I just have a second? "Until we can find that carpet and see what's in it, we need to follow up on that particular lead.". If he committed another crime later, he would not make the same mistake again. 1. "She was on a cloud." So I think they were scared. I didn't like it.". Peter Van Sant [2008]: Do you think the car was cleaned by someone? And no tip is too late. Then Torretta spoke to a woman who did not want to appear on camera. Det. 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. Rob had no idea that it would be the last time he would ever hear her voice. Long distance was taking a toll on their relationship. 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. Detective Joel Wright was one of the original investigators. Peter Van Sant and 48 HOURS investigate the disappearance of the 24-year-old, raise new theories and go inside her parents' search for answers in "Where is Jennifer Kesse?" 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. I just think of Jennifer all the time. 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. And that's what I'm doing. Drew Kesse: Yes. But, when police tried to identify the phantom figure, they hit a roadblock. One of the things that Torretta discovered is that Jennifer wasn't the only woman living in the complex who was uncomfortable around the workers in the building. But he did move to AZ not long after. What was concerning about this was the area it was located is not an area frequented by Jennifer. 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 2008, Detective Wright and Sergeant Brennan analyzed the surveillance tape with "48 Hours.". Sgt. Join Nancy Grace for her new online video series designed to help you protect what you love most your children. In 2008, on the second anniversary of Jennifer's disappearance, family and friends gathered on a street corner in Orlando. We try to answer these questions and start to put together a theory of the events as our Tracy Ocasio investigation continues. 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 December of 2018, the Kesses sued the Orlando Police Department for a copy of Jennifer's case files. 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. So, I'm heading now to his last known address where I'm hoping we can find him. Detective Wright learned Chino used to live in another building at Jennifer Kesse's condo complex and was a former maintenance worker there. 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. Anyone? Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. So here is my unpopular theory! Of course, she has her back to the apartment behind her. No one could tell he was getting creepy and crossing a lot of lines, he just seemed kinda bummed to our mutual friends. Now, Drew and Joyce Kesse hope they will solve their missing daughter's case. Peter Van Sant [2008]: What do you know about this person's height? The disappearance of Jennifer Kesse 23 photos But, by early evening, when there was still no sign of Jennifer, police officially declared her missing. She did look familiar. 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. It -- it wasn't a great feeling. 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. And what about that photo taken by security cameras? Peter Van Sant: You had nothing to do with her disappearance? Drew Kesse: We have film of the car being dropped off . 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. The Kesses are now working with a private investigator to comb through every bit of information with fresh eyes with the hope that it may lead them to Jennifer. And now with the case files in their possession, they are more determined than ever to keep their daughter's story alive. If the abductor was on foot, why were they then so concerned with putting the car over a mile away in the opposite direction and then walking back to whatever street corner or coffee shop parking lot they first encountered Jennifer Kesse, who was presumably on her way to work? 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Just letting us know what she wanted to be done in her unit. Chief Orlando Rolon: I can understand why they're frustrated. And then, Tami says she caught a "peeping Tom" a man she believes was a worker at the complex. Michael Torretta: That was one of the most shocking parts of this investigation. She had a good job as a finance manager at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company and had even purchased her own condo at the Mosaic at Millenia complex in Orlando FL. Chino. Private Investigator Michael Torretta says he has gone through the more than 16,000-page case file at least three times. THE FAMILY filed a civil complaint and took the Orlando Police Department to court in order to get the case files. But, when police tried to identify the phantom figure, they hit a roadblock. 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. The team spent two days searching, but they did not find anything. 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. And then is abducted by those individuals across the way. Pro's: It explains why there were no witnesses. It's busy, locks the door of her condo. Joel Wright: However, the logs that we went through didn't appear to be complete. She had just gotten promoted," her mother Joyce Kesse told "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. It's about Jennifer. It wasn't hard to find Chino. Sgt. July 10, 2021 / 11:06 PM "She just said, 'There's a lot of workers here and they tend to stop when I'm walking to my car. Joel Wright [2008]: It's difficult to tell. Did you ever meet her? Louis Bolden: Technology then was not what technology is now. takes viewers inside the family's desperate search for answers and features interviews with women who lived in Kesse's condominium complex, some who speak out for the first time. In 2008, Sgt. But the Kesses refused to give up on Jennifer. Sgt. DREW KESSE: We don't have her. 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. She moved into the complex just weeks after Jennifer disappeared. It seemed like she almost disappeared out of thin air. Det. Shortly after she vanished, Kesse's car was discovered parked around a mile from her home. One of the first things he did was go back to the scene of the crime and speak to people who lived at Jennifer's complex. Ashley: He came over to my condo quite a bit. Whatever happened to Jennifer, happened fast., No tip is too small, unimportant, or insignificant. And there is nothing unique about it. Torretta says he knew he had to get this tip checked out. In 2016, it had been 10 years since Jennifer went missing. She was born on May 20, 1981, to her parents, Drew and Joyce Kesse in New Jersey. -. it was like she walked in the night before and just dropped her suitcase right where it was. I have examined the footage extensively, and I can relate the following info. The Kesse family . He was familiar with the case. Det. I had never heard of that happening. Kesse was 24 years old at the time of her disappearance. There were hundreds of people that came out. Michael Torretta: Yes. At the time of her disappearance, Kesse's condo complex was undergoing renovations. 4 . When detectives reviewed surveillance video from the complex where Jennifer Kesse's car was discovered, they saw a person parking her car. Jennifer Kesse failed to report to work on Jan. 24, 2006. Because Jennifer appeared to have slept in her bed and got ready for work, the . Police say they did not believe Jennifer's case met the criteria for declaring her missing. Then in 2010, Detective Wright was moved off the case. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. Joel Wright [2008] We know there was quite a bit of a renovation going on inside her complex. Michael Torretta: She's locking the door and never sees it comin'. But, when police tried to identify the phantom figure, they hit a roadblock. The Kesses are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to Jennifer's whereabouts. Michael Torretta: There's never been one quarterback on this case. 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. 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. It does not explain HOW the abduction occurred. / CBS NEWS. The rest of the home looked like a maid had been 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. He thinks it was one or more of these workers who abducted her on January 24, 2006. / CBS News. They want the police department's files?" In my opinion, leaving fingerprints, possible DNA, or eyewitnesses who may see you dropping the car off far outweighs trying to fool police into the idea the abduction did not happen at Mosaic at Millenia by moving the car. 48 HOURS: "Where is Jennifer Kesse?" When police searched the lake, nothing was found. Jennifer Kesse was a successful young woman with a good job and a loving boyfriend when she simply vanished from her Orlando, Fla., condominium. Kevin Dean and Gary Winter are the editors. From all appearances, Jennifer Kesse of Orlando, Florida was a happy, successful, well-adjusted 24-year-old woman with a bright future. 0:15. Peter Van Sant: Do you know of anyone who might have been involved in Jennifer Kesse's disappearance? Colleen says she complained to the leasing office manager. ", Peter Van Sant: Do you believe anyone realistically has been working this case in recent years?". And also had people of different heights walk by. Unconcluded is a real-time investigative true crime series focused on the 2006 disappearance of Jennifer Kesse (Orlando, FL). OK, I'm going to work. 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? Peter Van Sant: Now you were the maintenance man there. "In my mind, it was, 'That person took my daughter! The hit Broadway musical Wicked is officially coming to the big screen! But it is highly unpopular. Michael Torretta is the Kesses' private investigator. 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. Roger Brennan [2008]: We're going through canvases of areas that she would travel or that she might be at. But, by early evening, when there was still no sign of Jennifer, police officially declared her missing. Det. Orlando Police Department via the Kesse family. Almost three years after Jennifer Kesse's disappearance, Detective Wright decided to take a fresh look at the case and interviewed people on audiotape. Prevailing Theories For The Weary . . When they came up with no new leads, he made the unprecedented decision to finally release the files to the Kesses. Colleen: We were a gated community. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. He was serving time in a Florida prison for statutory rape of a teenage girl a crime he committed two years after Jennifer disappeared.
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