The 24-year-old woman was last heard from. Colleen: He was apologetic. We want closure. she locks the door. He says he learned some 10 months after Jennifer disappeared, a person was seen dumping a rolled-up piece of carpet into a lake nor far from where Jennifer lived. Michael Torretta is the Kesses' private investigator. They are looking to solve the case themselves. My heart is here. One week before Jennifer Kesse disappeared, she took a weekend trip to St. Croix with her boyfriend Rob Allen. Peter Van Sant spoke with several women who lived at the same condo complex as Jennifer Kesse. The surveillance video took a photo every 3 seconds and each time, the person's face was obstructed by a fence post. In January 2006, 24-year old Jennifer Kesse had everything going for her. But she's a little bit of a bathroom pig in the morning. Lauren McCarthy: The searches were massive. Again, the case stalled. Michael Torretta is a private investigator who works for the Kesses. Roger Brennan | Orlando Police Department [2008]: The most frustrating thing's not knowing where Jennifer's at Not knowing where to look next We can sit around and discuss different ideas and different theories, but not having a concrete, solid avenue to go down to bring resolution to the family is the most frustrating part of this case right now. The worker was able to pick Chino out right away. It didn't appear that is was a carjacking. 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. Kesse was last contacted via cellular phone at approximately 10:00 p.m. on January 24, 2006. Even though Rob lived in Fort Lauderdale, about 3 hours from Jennifer's condo in Orlando. Jennifer Kesse a 24 year old finance manager was abducted while leaving for work on the morning of January 24, 2006. "She needs to come home to her family.". If you have any information about Jennifer Kesse's disappearance, please visit the "Find Jennifer Kesse"Facebook page. So, what does everyone think of the new details? DET. 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. it was like she walked in the night before and just dropped her suitcase right where it was. Devonna Walker, A Black Woman, Was Murdered And Called A N*gger By White Man, And Charges Still. 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. The surveillance video took a photo every 3 seconds and each time, the person's face was obstructed by a fence post. Michael Torretta: That was one of the most shocking parts of this investigation. She had just gotten promoted," her mother Joyce Kesse told "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. You don't recognize this figure? I would say 75 percent of the time somebody was there . The Kesses are offering $15,000 as a reward for valuable information on where Jennifer could be at this time. We had a guard house. We, The Kesse Family, wish to reach out this Holiday Season to wish all of you who visit Jennifer's social media a safe and joyous Holiday. It's now been 16 years since Jennifer Kesse disappeared from Orlando. That person could have taken the time to wipe down the steering wheel and the rearview mirror or what have you. We dont care when. 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. 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. There were no signs of a struggle. It -- it wasn't a great feeling. Kevin Dean and Gary Winter are the editors. 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. The 1982 disappearance of Pennsylvania toddler Nicole Lynn Bryner, The Twisted Unsolved Tale of the Johnny Gosch Disappearance: Part 1. 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. Louis Bolden: The community just rallied. 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. The 24-year-old vanished without a trace and no one's been arrested. 1-800-423-8477. They're just good people. He thinks it was one or more of these workers who abducted her on January 24, 2006. If you're on your phone, REPORT A TIP NOW. In 2008, Sgt. We miss her every day.. 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. Shortly after she vanished, Kesse's car was discovered parked around a mile from her home. And in fact, weeks later he did. FOX News recently obtained evidence photos that suggest a struggle occurred on the hood of the car. She is 5'8 and weighs 130lbs. They kept suggesting that she must have had a fight with her boyfriend and would be back. Jennifer's parents (Drew & Joyce Kesse) who lived 2 hours away, received a phone call from their daughters work. Tami: He was pleasuring himself in the corner of my patio. Chino: I don't have to answer any questions, but that's for sure. Privacy Policy. I stood in a courtroom alone while a judge declared her deceased. 885. Security footage installed at the complex captured an individual seen driving and parking Jennifer's car on day she went missing. As time went by, the Kesses felt abandoned by the Orlando Police Department. Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/Alamy Live News. "Until we can find that carpet and see what's in it, we need to follow up on that particular lead.". "48 Hours" agreed not to use his full name. But Torretta struck out when he tried to find those workers who he believes lived in the vacant apartment across from Jennifer. Photograph of Chino https://i.imgur.com/aUzfETn.png, Close up of Chino https://i.imgur.com/7cRZaSb.png. Getting along fine? We immediately started asking everybody walking around if they had seen anything. Ashley: I always wanted to ask him. UPDATE: New details about about Jennifer Kesse from the Up & Vanished episode. 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 what about that photo taken by security cameras? Ashley: I sat on it for a little bit. "The hole in our heart is forever there until we have an answer," Joyce Kesse said. That's where the mystery starts. Although he wasn't in charge during the initial investigation, he sympathizes with the Kesses. Didn't appear that it was a car theft. Joyce Kesse [2008]: God love Jennifer. They sued the Orlando Police Department to get Jennifer's case files. Sgt. Kesse disappeared Jan. 24, 2006, after leaving her condo at the Mosaic at Millenia complex for work at Westgate Resorts. the suspect's face was obstructed by a gate post. 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. He's been brought up lately because he was mentioned in a couple podcasts and a 48 hrs special and Oxygen special as well. She additionally was as of late advanced at her specific employment where she filled in as a task supervisor for a period share organization. Wright stated the FBI gave Chino a polygraph and he passed with flying colors. She showered, got dressed. You're all in. Sgt. Chino with "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. Joyce Kesse: Jenn shared every detail about the trip. Det. She did look familiar. Lauren McCarthy: She was always on the radar with everybody. ", Peter Van Sant: Do you believe anyone realistically has been working this case in recent years?". In 2009, Detective Wright interviewed him and asked him about working in Jennifer's condo: DETECTIVE WRIGHT [2009 audio tape]: when you did the work in her unit, uh was she present while you were doing it. When we asked about Jennifer Kesse, Chino quickly reiterated that he was innocent. Chino agreed to take a lie detector test. As the desperate hours went by, Sergeant Roger Brennan and his team of investigators searched the streets of Orlando looking for Jennifer Kesse. He says when he reviewed the files, he was amazed at what police didn't do and who they didn't speak with. He's hoping to find new clues as to who could have abducted Jennifer Kesse. But Who Did It? Just letting us know what she wanted to be done in her unit. Jennifer is definitely the most loyal person I've ever been friends with or probably ever known. But she says no one ever followed up with her. there was footprints in my closet. 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. OK, I'm going to work. ORLANDO, Fla. For the first time since a lawsuit settlement, Orlando's chief of police is opening up about the handling of the Jennifer Kesse case. Michael Torretta: There's never been one quarterback on this case. Jennifer Kesse, 24, worked as a finance manager at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company in Ocoee. Joel Wright [2008]: Possibly wiped it. Jennifer's car had been seen the morning she disappeared. Doomsday death & deception: Nancy Grace investigates Cult Mom Lori Vallow. Sgt. "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. Rob Allen: That's just not something that even came in my mind. Within minutes, the Kesses and their son Logan were on the road and headed to Jennifer's condo in Orlando, Florida. Drew and Joyce Kesse said they will never stop looking for their daughter and have launched aGoFundMe pageto help with the investigation. We are so grateful for those who have come, Posted by Find Jennifer Kesse onMonday, November 11, 2019. Jennifer did that, and the workers argued with her saying that you cant do that because it would ruin the paint. Louis Bolden | WKMG investigative reporter: To meet the Kesses is to love the Kesses. One of the people he spoke to was a former housekeeper at Jennifer's condo complex. It's not about us. Peter Van Sant [2008]: What does that image tell you of that individual in front of the gate? Now, Drew and Joyce Kesse hope they will solve their missing daughter's case. 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. It looked as though two people were fighting over the steering wheel.. PUBLISHED 11:00 AM ET Jan. 26, 2020. Help S33 E52 42min TV-14 A young woman vanishes from her Florida condo - security footage captures a phantom figure calmly parking her car. 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. Shed stay on the phone in the doorway of her condo until they had left.. She just lit up the room, Joyce Kesse told FOX News. Drew Kesse: I think they wanted to open the trunk in front of him to see his reaction if, in case Jennifer was in there. But the Kesses refused to give up on Jennifer. Born on May 20, 1981, to Drew and Joyce Kesse, Jennifer Kesse was a graduate of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, from where she obtained a finance degree in 2003. subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. 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 gotten promoted," her mother Joyce Kesse told "48. Joel Wright: I knew that Chino had been arrested for a sex crime. Jennifer Kesse was a year into her long-distance relationship with her boyfriend Rob Allen. At the time of her disappearance, she was employed as a finance manager in Ocoee, Florida, She lived by herself in the Mosaic . But I would never rule someone out just because they passed a polygraph. Joyce Kesse, Jennifer's mother stated the workers would periodically do paint touch ups in one room instead of doing the complete condo, as a means to come back. In 2016, after 10 years had passed since Jennifer disappeared, she was declared dead by the state of Florida. And that's not all he learned. 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. 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. Lauren McCarthy [at the 2008 gathering]: There's just no other place I could be today. 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