I think it's a win-win for all. He was serving time in a Florida prison for statutory rape of a teenage girl a crime he committed two years after Jennifer disappeared. 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. We had a guard house. The photos look suspicious and show what appears to be a hand mark going across the hood, Torretta told the news outlet. Chino. "Until we can find that carpet and see what's in it, we need to follow up on that particular lead.". In 2016, after 10 years had passed since Jennifer disappeared, she was declared dead by the state of Florida. Drew Kesse: Joyce used to complain to me, she's like, "call them. Drew Kesse: And we just wish that one person that knows something in Orlando would just finally say it. And just please think of Jennifer . When we asked about Jennifer Kesse, Chino quickly reiterated that he was innocent. And he says there is nothing in the files indicating that police ever spoke to them. I'm Peter Van Sant with CBS News. The Kesses told police that Jennifer had complained to them about the workers at the building who occasionally made her feel uncomfortable. Jennifer Joyce Kesse Kesse, circa 2006; Kesse's car; Unidentified suspect Missing Since 01/24/2006 Missing From Orlando, Florida Classification Endangered Missing Sex Female Race White Date of Birth 05/20/1981 (41) Age 24 years old Height and Weight 5'8, 125 pounds Clothing/Jewelry Description Possibly a three-stone diamond necklace. It could be a crucial detail. In 2010, Detective Wright was reassigned. She had no problem with me. The only known suspect in the disappearance is the individual that was recorded parking her vehicle. At the time of her disappearance, Jennifer worked as a finance manager at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company in Ocoee. This individual is the prime suspect in Kesse's disappearance. The Charley Project is NOT a registered non-profit organization and any donations will NOT be tax-deductible. She had been living on her own for only a few months prior to her disappearance and there were few other residents in the complex, which was under construction. Drew Kesse: We were probably on the road within 5 minutes. She graduated with a degree in finance in 2003 before starting a . Jennifer did that, and the workers argued with her saying that you cant do that because it would ruin the paint. Drew Kesse: We have film of the car being dropped off . Her family sued the Orlando Police Department for her case file and won. "Jen shared every detail about the trip," Joyce Kesse said. ", Peter Van Sant: Do you believe anyone realistically has been working this case in recent years?". Jul 9, 2009. In 2008, Detective Wright and Sergeant Brennan analyzed the surveillance tape with "48 Hours.". Joel Wright [2008]: We've done quite a bit of measuring and work with the camera angles. Join Nancy Grace for her new online video series designed to help you protect what you love most your children. Her co-workers notified her family after she did not show up for work, and her parents let themselves into her apartment. Everyone loved being around Jen.. Det. He thinks it was one or more of these workers who abducted her on January 24, 2006. That was the last time he would ever speak to Jennifer again. Det. A friend interviewed in the program stated that Jennifer did not like them doing maintenance in her condo and preferred them to do it when she was gone. Michael Torretta: I want to do my best and bring Jennifer Kesse home to them one day. She says they never talked about Jennifer's disappearance. Lauren McCarthy: Jennifer is super funny, super witty person. And that's what I'm doing. 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. We are so grateful for those who have come, Posted by Find Jennifer Kesse onMonday, November 11, 2019. 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. Her face was everywhere. Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/Alamy Live News. Ashley says, at first, she didn't reach out to police. Kesse's family said FDLE's cold case unit will take over and essentially restart the investigation into the Orlando woman's 2006 . There's a lot of information that could have been developed that I believe wasn't in the most critical hours of this investigation. Joel Wright [2008]: Possibly wiped it. Rob had no idea that it would be the last time he would ever hear her voice. 1-407-246-3982. Lauren McCarthy: The searches were massive. My heart is here. Theories abound as to what happened, with many suggesting she was killed by a male coworker whose advances she had spurned. 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.. In January 2006, 24-year old Jennifer Kesse had everything going for her. Jennifer shares with family she feels uneasy with construction workers at her condo complex In the months leading up to her disappearance, Jennifer Kesse tells her family how uncomfortable the construction workers had been making her feel. Jennifer Kesse was reported missing after she didn't show up to work on the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, according to WKMG. And that's not all he learned. He or she was wearing clothes similar to what a painter or manual worker would wear. Chino needs to be spoken to again. We were very frantic. But, when police tried to identify the phantom figure, they hit a roadblock. Peter Van Sant: Now you were the maintenance man there. "She needs to come home to her family.". Michael Torretta: That was one of the most shocking parts of this investigation. Det. Joyce Kesse [2008]: God love Jennifer. And now with the case files in their possession, they are more determined than ever to keep their daughter's story alive. I stood in a courtroom alone while a judge declared her deceased. Peter Van Sant: Where were you the morning of January 24th, 2006? Michael Torretta has a new theory as to what he thinks might have happened to Jennifer Kesse on the day she vanished. They feared that time was running out. The Kesse family, Drew, father, Joyce,mother, and Logan, brother, participate in a press conference Wednesday, January 24, 2018 marking 12 years since the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse. Wright stated the FBI gave Chino a polygraph and he passed with flying colors. Investigators found the car on the morning of January 26th and were also able to retrieve security footage from the complex. It all suggests that whatever happened likely occurred after she had left her home that morning. Orlando police determined this vehicle was Jennifer Kesse's. Jennifer's mother Joyce described Jennifer's habits when getting in a car, A new witness has also been found. Michael Torretta: That's why it's very interesting to me. Lauren McCarthy | Jennifer's best friend: Can I just have a second? Jennifer had a creepy co-worker who was apparently obsessed with her, and she had an ex-boyfriend who was drinking at a bar not far from her apartment on the night that she was last seen. 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.". In 2016, it had been 10 years since Jennifer went missing. Det. Colleen, who asked to only use her first name, moved into the complex two years before Jennifer disappeared believing it was a safe place to live. The Kesses have dedicated more than 15 years of their lives to finding the truth about what happened to their daughter on the morning of January 24, 2006. I'm not with you " and a little insecurity. But she says he fled in a white van. When he showed her that security camera photo of the unidentified suspect, she gave him a possible new lead. In January 2006, 24-year old Jennifer Kesse had everything going for her. I have a meeting. Getting along fine? Colleen says she complained to the leasing office manager. Colleen: When I would come home from work, there would be a large group of men outside drinking. But it did. At the time of her disappearance, she was employed as a finance manager in Ocoee, Florida, She lived by herself in the Mosaic . The Kesses are dedicated to finding the truth about what happened to their daughter on the morning of January 24, 2006. He stated he believes Jennifer woke up and got ready for work and likely made it down the stairs and probably made it to her car when she was abducted. Peter Van Sant [2008]: What do you know about this person's height? She showered, got dressed. Jennifer's parents (Drew & Joyce Kesse) who lived 2 hours away, received a phone call from their daughters work. Kesse was last contacted via cellular phone at approximately 10:00 p.m. on January 24, 2006. Former Orlando PD police detective Joel Wright was interviewed for the program. They spoke around 10 p.m. She was at her residence at Mosaic Apartments in the vicinity of the 3700 block of Conroy Road in Orlando, Florida at the time. There has also not been any activity on her credit cards or E-Pass. Two weeks before Jennifers vacation to St Croix, the workers returned to do more touch up work while Jennifer was on the phone to her father, Drew advised Jennifer to give them a piece of Tupperware and have them put the paint in it so she could do it herself. Joyce Kesse: I refuse to let her be forgotten until she is found. 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. Logan Kesse [2008]: It didn't feel right. Det. 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. 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. Colleen: I don't recall formally meeting her. Sgt. Air Date: Jul 10, 2021 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. That day, Chino took a polygraph test and he passed. They had no better luck with the forensics inside Jennifer's car. Roger Brennan [2008]: We didn't come up with any solid leads of anybody who saw Jennifer, saw anybody park her vehicle here. "We got a phone call," said Joyce, "'Was Jennifer OK?'". TRY IT FREE Where is Jennifer Kesse? Peter Van Sant: And what did that tell you? Jennifer is described as a 24-year-old woman with sandy blonde hair, green eyes, standing at 5'7" to 5'8" tall and weighing around 130 pounds. It is believed Kesse got up and left for work at approximately 8:00 a.m. the next morning, but she never arrived there. Jennifer is definitely the most loyal person I've ever been friends with or probably ever known. And despite evidence that she was at her condo that morning, police pursued a theory that Jennifer may have been abducted the night before. Joyce Kesse: We all along have felt that she was abducted in the morning. Residents at the complex stated the car had been parked in the lot for several days. She also was recently promoted at her job where she worked as a project manager for a time-share company. I had never heard of that happening. Louis Bolden: People just wanted to help them. Doomsday death & deception: Nancy Grace investigates Cult Mom Lori Vallow. JENNIFER KESSE - EPISODE 3: CHINO (MINDSHOCK TRUE CRIME)Examining the most prominent Person of Interest in the Jennifer Kesse disappearance, condo worker "Ch. A couple said they saw it swerving out of her apartment complex at around 7:40 a.m. Det. Jennifer's car had been seen the morning she disappeared. One of the people he spoke to was a former housekeeper at Jennifer's condo complex. One week before Jennifer Kesse disappeared, she took a weekend trip to St. Croix with her boyfriend Rob Allen. **Ben and Chino** **Highlights from discussion with Logan, Jennifer's brother about the day Jennifer was identified as missing (Tues, Jan 24, 2006) . She turns 25 Saturday. In 2008, on the second anniversary of Jennifer's disappearance, family and friends gathered on a street corner in Orlando. Peter Van Sant [2008]: Did you sense somebody knew something? Photographs of the car are posted with this case summary. I love her. 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. Again, the case stalled. And how fast can we find that person?". 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. Joel Wright [2008] We know there was quite a bit of a renovation going on inside her complex. The Kesses are offering $15,000 as a reward for valuable information on where Jennifer could be at this time. 1-800-423-8477. And despite telling Detective Wright years ago he knew nothing about Jennifer's disappearance, the Kesses wondered if Chino was being truthful. "She was in love," her mother Joyce said. She was employed as a financial analyst at a timeshare in Ocoee, Florida at the time of her disappearance. At first, the Kesses say police infuriated them by not taking their daughter's disappearance seriously. Det. and our And I said, "are you kidding me?". Rob Allen, left, walks with an Orlando detective at the site where Jennifer Kesse's car was found. From all appearances, Jennifer Kesse of Orlando, Florida was a happy, successful, well-adjusted 24-year-old woman with a bright future. It wasn't hard to find Chino. And Chino is 5'9" -- taller than the figure's height estimated by police. Joel Wright: I put just the name Chino into a leads tracking system and one tip did come up. 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. Her parents have never stopped searching. the suspect's face was obstructed by a gate post. If you have any information about Jennifer Kesse's disappearance, please visit the "Find Jennifer Kesse"Facebook page. They created the group "Find Jennifer Kesse" to help get answers: cbsn.ws/3jlncFM Do YOU know what happened? Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Joel Wright: There were an unbelievable amount of man hours went into this case. Louis Bolden: At the time, we thought, "They want what? Drew Kesse: But police were very quick to shut us down on certain things. Det. One of the people he interviewed on audiotape was a former housekeeper at Jennifer's complex. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. 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. Devonna Walker, A Black Woman, Was Murdered And Called A N*gger By White Man, And Charges Still. Long distance was taking a toll on their relationship. Prior to her disappearance, Kesse had expressed concern that her apartment complex was unsafe. 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. she locks the door. As of 2023, no arrests have been made and Kes "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. Logan Kesse [2008]: [emotional] It's your sister, it's your family, it's your blood. Louis Bolden: The community just rallied. But, when police tried to identify the phantom figure, they hit a roadblock. Using Jennifer's apartment as their headquarters, they began their own media blitz. She just lit up the room, Joyce Kesse told FOX News. What do you think happened?" On Monday January 23, 2006, after she returned from her trip, Jennifer Kesse called her mom that morning on her way into work. In January 2006, Jennifer Kesse's family and friends say she was on top of the world. They immediately knew something was wrong when they were told Jennifer was a no call/no show to work that day. She spoke with her boyfriend, Rob Allen, on the phone around 10 pm that night. Chino wasnt interviewed until Joel considered him a suspect in 2008. She had just moved into a condo in Orlando, Florida, that she purchased on her own. 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. Monday evening, January 23, 2006 ,at around 10 p.m., Jennifer Kesse spoke to Rob Allen on the phone. But I would never rule someone out just because they passed a polygraph. Chino was a maintenance worker at the Mosaic when Jennifer went missing. We dont care when. Peter Van Sant [2008] What do we know was going on around Jennifer's condominium at that time? Although he wasn't in charge during the initial investigation, he sympathizes with the Kesses. Doreen Schechter is the producer editor. Joyce Kesse: I think that my heart stopped Sheer panic. Sgt. 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