In fact, everywhere they looked, everything seemed normal. . Roger Brennan [2008]: It didn't appear that it was a robbery. As many of you following blinkoncrime.com are aware, S. Christina Stoy spent several weeks investigating Jennifer Kesse's disappearance in January of 2006. It's actually a complex that's been known where stolen cars were -- would be recovered from. WORKER: Everybody getting along fine, regular conversation. When they came up with no new leads, he made the unprecedented decision to finally release the files to the Kesses. She also was recently promoted at. 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. After that, I believe she was abducted," he said. Lauren McCarthy: She was extremely safety conscious. 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. Logan Kesse [2008]: [emotional] It's your sister, it's your family, it's your blood. In March 2012, Stoy published an explosive new look into the investigation that remains with the Orlando Police Department to this day. Joyce Kesse: I refuse to let her be forgotten until she is found. Joel Wright: There were an unbelievable amount of man hours went into this case. Photograph of Chino https://i.imgur.com/aUzfETn.png, Close up of Chino https://i.imgur.com/7cRZaSb.png. 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. 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. 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. First published on October 24, 2020 / 10:14 PM. She had just moved into a condo in Orlando, Florida, that she purchased on her own. "My best friend said to me after the trip, 'Oh, you're in love and you just don't want to admit it,'" Allen said. OK, I'm going to work. 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. "I believe Jennifer got ready for work. But when police checked security cameras, it looked like they finally caught a big break. It's now been 16 years since Jennifer Kesse disappeared from Orlando. 1 min read. Michael Torretta: What I'm thinking is Jennifer comes out. Police think Jennifer Kesse was abducted from her Orlando condominium near the Mall at Millenia Jan. 24, 2006. Ashley: He came over to my condo quite a bit. A new witness has also been found. In January 2006, Jennifer Kesse's family and friends say she was on top of the world. Drew Kesse: It was never secured by Orlando Police. But the call did not go well. 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. Detective Wright learned Chino used to live in another building at Jennifer Kesse's condo complex and was a former maintenance worker there. In January 2006, 24-year old Jennifer Kesse had everything going for her. He's been brought up lately because he was mentioned in a couple podcasts and a 48 hrs special and Oxygen special as well. At every turn, the detectives kept coming up empty and the case was going cold. Joel Wright: I put just the name Chino into a leads tracking system and one tip did come up. He believes the abduction took place at approximately 7:30 am. For more information, please see our What was concerning about this was the area it was located is not an area frequented by Jennifer. And then is abducted by those individuals across the way. Chino needs to be spoken to again. Now, Drew and Joyce Kesse hope they will solve their missing daughter's case. The case centers on Jennifer Kesse, who disappeared on January 24, 2006, when she didn't show up for work. Peter Van Sant [2008]: What do you believe happened? Joel Wright: Chino was very cooperative. Chief Rolon gave his investigators six months to work the case. 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. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. I mean, we probably have at least three times more in boxes of this. Jennifer went missing in Orlando, Fla. on Jan. 23, 2006. Joel Wright [2008]: Now the clothing looks to be maybe someone who is a painter or some type of worker. subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. She had no problem with me. In 2003, she obtained a degree in the field of financing from the University of Central Florida. Her car was found Jan. 26, but little evidence has been found indicating. ORLANDO, Fla. Jennifer Kesse is one of three women who disappeared from the Orlando area between 2006 and 2011 and whose cases remain unsolved. To this day, the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse remains unsolved and there's no official suspect in the case. In order to find out who Chino was, Joel returned to the complex and shown one of the remaining workers a photograph and asked which one was Chino. Within minutes, the Kesses and their son Logan were on the road and headed to Jennifer's condo in Orlando, Florida. Photographs of the car are posted with this case summary. Peter Van Sant: Why is what the woman at the Mosaic told you important? But a woman -- who wants to be called Ashley had a different opinion of Chino. 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. Jennifer Kesse was reported missing after she didn't show up to work on the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, according to WKMG. Shed stay on the phone in the doorway of her condo until they had left.. 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 [2008]: She slept for sure. Det. A new witness, speaking exclusively to Fox News, claims she saw Kesse's black Chevy. Joel Wright stated he believes the abduction took place in the morning due to a tip he received on Thursday, the day Jennifers car was found. At the time she disappeared, Kesses building was being converted from apartments to condos, and construction workers were at the property frequently. Joel Wright: Some of the people who were working on the property left. Long distance was taking a toll on their relationship. The Poison Pen: Who Wrote the Circleville Letters? Jennifer Kesse was 24 at the time of her disappearance and by all accounts was a successful young woman. (MINDSHOCK TRUE CRIME PODCAST CLIPS)Is there any other suspect with more motive/means/opportunity than "Chino"?Episo. Drew Kesse: We have film of the car being dropped off . Joyce Kesse: Her travel bag. Joel Wright: I knew that Chino had been arrested for a sex crime. An unidentified person, approximately 5'3 to 5'5 tall, was seen parking Kesse's car, getting out and walking away. Then she disappeared one day in January of 2006 and has never been found. Peter Van Sant: You had nothing to do with her disappearance? Lauren McCarthy: [emotional] seeing that tape of Jennifer's car that was probably the worst moment. Under the agreement, the Orlando Police Department would no longer lead the investigation. They kept suggesting that she must have had a fight with her boyfriend and would be back. Chino said Jennifer let him inside her condo. There has also not been any activity on her credit cards or E-Pass. 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. We hope that by showing the public these photos, someone will come forward with information theyve been holding onto for all these years.. "She was in love," her mother Joyce said. He was serving time in a Florida prison for statutory rape of a teenage girl a crime he committed two years after Jennifer disappeared. This individual is the prime suspect in Kesse's disappearance. Sgt. Pic credit: Orlando Police Dept. Security footage installed at the complex captured an individual seen driving and parking Jennifer's car on day she went missing. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. When Jennifers brother arrived at her condo complex he saw the workers parked in a white van right next to where Jennifers parking spot was. He thinks it was one or more of these workers who abducted her on January 24, 2006. Peter Van Sant [2008] What do we know was going on around Jennifer's condominium at that time? Tami: He was pleasuring himself in the corner of my patio. Almost three years after Jennifer Kesse's disappearance, Detective Wright decided to take a fresh look at the case and interviewed people on audiotape. Drew Kesse: In my mind, it was "that person took my daughter. ", Peter Van Sant: Do you believe anyone realistically has been working this case in recent years?". Rob had no idea that it would be the last time he would ever hear her voice. Peter Van Sant: What did you see the first time you walked in? Peter Van Sant: And what did that tell you? It has not been proven that any of them were involved in her disappearance, however. As he continued his investigation, Torretta learned that 10 months after Jennifer disappeared, a person was seen dumping a rolled-up piece of carpet into a lake not far from her condo. We wanna find the person responsible for her disappearance. she locks the door. I had never seen anything of this magnitude. Peter Van Sant: Now you were the maintenance man there. Rob Allen: That's just not something that even came in my mind. "The hole in our heart is forever there until we have an answer," Joyce Kesse said. "She needs to come home to her family.". 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. I called the crime line back then and told them and they took my statement. Donations are accepted but not expected; the site remains free-access to all. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. 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. Torretta says he knew he had to get this tip checked out. Jennifer Kesse, 24, went missing from her newly purchased condo in Orlando, Florida, on January 24, 2006. They immediately knew something was wrong when they were told Jennifer was a no call/no show to work that day. Chino: I don't have to answer any questions, but that's for sure. "She was on a cloud." It is believed Kesse got up and left for work at approximately 8:00 a.m. the next morning, but she never arrived there. Drew and Joyce Kesse said they will never stop looking for their daughter and have launched aGoFundMe pageto help with the investigation. Roger Brennan [2008]: This is the interior of Jennifer's car as we found it. 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. Did he know more than he had admitted? Ashley: I sat on it for a little bit. His height was estimated between 5-foot-3 inches and 5-foot-5 inches tall. JOEL WRIGHT [at the 2008 gathering]: Maybe the right person will see us. When he showed her that security camera photo of the unidentified suspect, she gave him a possible new lead. It was updated on July 10, 2021.]. 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? To read the previous 2000+ guest book posts, please click here! Of course, she has her back to the apartment behind her. At the time, Jennifer Kesse was a 24 year old finance manager for a timeshare company. Residents at the complex stated the car had been parked in the lot for several days. Jennifer Kesse's parents refused to give up. Peter Van Sant: Where were you the morning of January 24th, 2006? Chino [talking to a woman in his home]: Mi amor. I stood in a courtroom alone while a judge declared her deceased. Sgt. Jennifer Kesse was deemed dead by the state of Florida in 2016. Drew Kesse: I'm like, "Come on! There were hundreds of people that came out. On Monday, January 23, on her way into work as a project manager for a time-share company, Jennifer called her mom. Jennifer's car was missing, and her condo looked, according to family members, as if Jennifer had gotten ready and left for work. You don't recognize this figure? In an . July 10, 2021 / 10:00 PM A Crime Line tip had been received in the first week of the investigation. He says when he reviewed the files, he was amazed at what police didn't do and who they didn't speak with. Joel Wright [2008]: We've done quite a bit of measuring and work with the camera angles. Joel Wright stated that Chino was once in prison for a sexual battery case involving a minor. Colleen: We were a gated community. And I said, "are you kidding me?". They're just good people. It didn't appear that is was a carjacking. (Drew Kesse) ORLANDO, Fla. - Drew Kesse, whose daughter Jennifer Kesse has been missing since Jan. 24, 2006,. Drew Kesse: Chino should expect to hear from us. When police opened the trunk, Jennifer wasn't there. They were also allowed to live in vacant units, according to police records. Chief Orlando Rolon: I can understand why they're frustrated. She deserved that. In 2010, Detective Wright was reassigned. Lauren McCarthy [at the 2008 gathering]: There's just no other place I could be today. She graduated with honours in 2003 with a degree in finance. If you have any information about Jennifer Kesse's disappearance, please visit the "Find Jennifer Kesse"Facebook page. Help S33 E52 42min TV-14 A young woman vanishes from her Florida condo - security footage captures a phantom figure calmly parking her car. They held up signs, just as they had done the day Jennifer went missing, with the desperate hope that someone passing by knew something. Joel Wright: At that point I thought the investigation was kicking into gear. Jennifer's case was recently profiled on the Oxygen series Up & Vanished series. Sgt. Immediately, those who knew her knew something was terribly wrong. They sued the Orlando Police Department to get Jennifer's case files. At the time of her disappearance, she was employed as a finance manager in Ocoee, Florida, She lived by herself in the Mosaic . 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. She had a great job. You saw all the workers at that complex. 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. January 24,2020 will mark 14 years since Jennifer Kesse was last seen in or around her home in Orlando Florida. 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. Kevin Dean and Gary Winter are the editors. 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. She had a great job. A photograph of the person is posted with this case summary. "Everything was normal." I'm Peter Van Sant with CBS News. To report information about the case, visit theFind Jennifer Kesse Facebook page. She got ready for work and left. And in fact, weeks later he did. Det. Rob Allen: When the police officer asked me to follow with him and to look at the inside of the car and the inside of the trunk, my stomach was churning as far as, "What could you find, you know?". That's a really hard question to ask somebody that's sitting on the couch next to you. House of Broken Dreams: the Jennifer Kesse story. 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. You know aliens didn't abduct her. Monday marks 16 years since Jennifer Kesse disappeared. And he, denied any kind of wrongdoing. Kesses parents said their daughter did not feel comfortable around building maintenance workers. But she's a little bit of a bathroom pig in the morning. 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. Chief Orlando Rolon: The family wants closure. By the gait And someone with pretty big feet for his height is the information we've been getting. She was just really happy. 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. When we asked about Jennifer Kesse, Chino quickly reiterated that he was innocent. Jennifer Kesse was 24 years old when she vanished in 2006 in Orlando. That's where the mystery starts. She turns 25 Saturday. Despite being more than 200 miles away when Jennifer disappeared, Rob was suddenly a person of interest. Peter Van Sant: The last time police officially questioned Chino was back in 2009. Rob Allen: You've got the bug. 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.. As we all know, Jennifer was unhappy with the workers in her complex as they made her feel uncomfortable. We had a guard house. DETECTIVE WRIGHT: is there any reason why somebody would would say that was you? She was very aware of her surroundings. In 2019, local police came out with a dive team, but no carpet was found. And also had people of different heights walk by. In January 2006, 24-year old Jennifer Kesse had everything going for her. Former Orlando PD police detective Joel Wright was interviewed for the program. This housekeeper has never seen a photo of the POI before, when shown the photograph of the POI the housekeeper replied that looks like Chino. He or she was wearing clothes similar to what a painter or manual worker would wear. 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