Instead of moving, Logan traveled back and forth between Florida and California, and got his real estate license. Seventeen heart-shaped balloons were left at the Mosaic at Millenia complex where Kesse was last seen on January 24, 2006. In the message, Kesse accused the Orlando Police Department of negligence and said it was incapable of fulfilling an agreement to provide the family with a digital file of Jennifers case. Her father says hell never give up looking for his daughter. She drove the two and a half hours directly to her job in Ocoee, Florida, where she worked a full day. A new witness, speaking exclusively to Fox News, claims she saw Kesse's black Chevy Malibu swerving near the exit to "Mosaic at Millenia" on the morning of Jan. 24, 2006. It looked as though two people were fighting over the steering wheel," she said. There were no signs of struggle or forced entry. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. All of this evidence seemed to indicate that Kesse had left for work as usual. In the hours that followed, they all came to Jennifers condo and noticed that although her car was missing, nothing else was out of the ordinary. Jennifer Kesse was last seen leaving work in Orlando, Florida on January 23, 2006. Clothes on her bed. At the time of her disappearance, Jennifer worked as a finance manager at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company in Ocoee. "The photos look suspicious and show what appears to be a hand mark going across the hood," added Mike Torretta, a former federal agent and private investigator hired by the Kesse family. When I reflect back to that time, I feel numb.. But no one treated me like that. While the lack of physical evidence from the car was frustrating, the video footage captured from the apartment complex was just as disappointing for detectives. "We don't care when. Immaculate apartment, except for the bathroom being a mess, of course, that was typical, Joyce said. Christie joined the ClickOrlando team in November 2021. They, in turn, told Rob. Her family has been tirelessly searching for the Tampa Bay-area native for the last 17 years and said new help from state law enforcement is her "best. Concerned, Allen made several attempts to contact his girlfriend, but texts went unreturned and phone calls went straight to voicemail. 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse was last seen in Orlando, Florida on January 24, 2006. The FBI estimated the person to be between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-5 with notably large feet for his height. Market data provided by Factset. Realizing that something was amiss with their daughter, Drew and Joyce Kesse made the drive down from Tampa to Orlando to check if their daughter was at her home. Five months later, his father died. On the evening of Jan. 24, 2006, friends and family of 24-year-old Floridian Jennifer Kesse had already begun to pass out fliers requesting information on the whereabouts of the young woman who had vanished either late the night before or early that morning. You know that feeling, when you dont want to get off the phone because you enjoy talking to the person so much? Rob said. UPDATE: New details about about Jennifer Kesse from the Up & Vanished episode. CLICK HERE FOR FOX 35 COVERAGE OF THE JENNIFER KESSE CASE. Jennifer Kesse's father says nothing was found during a search of an Orange County lake. (It should be noted, however, that the Orlando Police never processed Kesses condo as a crime scene.). Rob told Dateline that Jenn had expressed to him that she felt uncomfortable at times and wasnt thrilled living alone. She was a college graduate of the University of Central Florida. Mike confirmed to Dateline that many of the workers were allowed to stay in the empty condos in the complex which, according to family members, made Jenn uncomfortable. The next morning, though, Jennifer waivered from her routine. The beloved daughter of the Kesse family was nowhere to be found and there were no clues to go on. 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. They generated thousands of leads and tips, but the ultimate tip has still not come through. Tuesday marked 17 years since Jennifer Kesse disappeared in Orlando. "Whatever happened to Jennifer, happened fast.". "She'd stay on the phone in the doorway of her condo until they had left. OPD issued the following statement to News 6: The Orlando Police Department remains committed to finding the answers to the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse. Jennifer Kesse was last seen leaving work in Orlando, Florida on January 23, 2006. We feel like she got ready to go to work, Jenns mother, Joyce Kesse, told Dateline in a 2006 interview, just 100 days after her daughter was reported missing. Logan, an avid soccer player, began to hang out with Jenns guy friends, who also played soccer. From January 2005 until January 2006, Rob and Jenn traveled back and forth between Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale to see each other, and also traveled together internationally as much as they could. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Two days after Kesse disappeared, police received a phone call from somebody who had seen a photo of her car on the news and thought that it looked a lot like the one parked outside their apartment complex. He believes the abduction took place at approximately 7:30 am. Anyone with information on Jenns disappearance is asked to call the Kesse family Tip Line at 941-201-4009. Drews investigative team began searching that area with their own private cadaver dogs and were alerted to something. In every image captured by the surveillance camera, the person's face is obscured by the black bars of the fence. In January 2006, 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse disappeared from her condo in Orlando, Florida. At the time she vanished, she was living in Orlando. We needed the files for answers, Logan said. Jenns father Drew told Dateline the footage proved to be frustrating because the camera was programmed to take pictures every three seconds and unfortunately, in each frame, the suspects face was obstructed by a gate post. The Kesse family released an update on their GoFundMe page to mark 17 years since they last heard from Jennifer, who was 24 at the time of her disappearance. Her 2004 Chevy Malibu was found two days later about a mile away from her condo. When Logan knocked on the window, they ignored him completely and did not respond to him at all. As of right now, there is no law enforcement working on my daughters case. We created her," he told FOX 35. The only evidence was surveillance footage obtained by Orlando Police that showed an unidentified person walking in the parking lot at the same time Jennifers car was left in the lot -- 12 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2006. The nightmare to not know. Shell be back, and he walked out. She had newly purchased a condominium with her own money no small feat for someone who was just 24. They told us it was an active case. The PI believes Kesse had left her condo and was locking the door when she was grabbed by the workers. Always in contact with each other, Jenns father, Drew Kesse, told Dateline. Ginger Gadsden and Matt Austin use decades of experience as journalists to dissect the headlines that impact Florida. CBS 48 Hours first premiered on the network back on January 19, 1988. Joyce told Dateline that the hardest part is being in limbo. I called and I called and for the first time since Jenn was a teenager, it went straight to voicemail, Drew said. with the help of a dive team and cadaver dogs, no sign of Jennifer Kesse was found. Our hearts continue to go out to the entire Kesse family, and our detectives will continue to investigate any new leads.. I cant. Police are still asking if anyone knows anything about Kesses disappearance to contact Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS or the Kesse family tip line at 941-201-4009. Some brand new details and information was revealed during the episode and it wasn't just a rehash of old information. The same ones whom Jennifer had complained about to her friends and family, saying how on several occasions, they catcalled and harassed her. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Sunday marked 15 years since she was last seen on Jan. 24, 2006. Given the scene of Jenns apartment, authorities began to think Jenn was abducted during her walk to her car or on her way to work. The weekend before Jennifer vanished, she had gone on a vacation with her boyfriend, Rob Allen, to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. Drew paused, softly laughed, remembering the one thing that he actually hadnt known about his daughter. ORLANDO, Fla. Where is Jennifer Kesse? Investigator Torretta told Dateline he wants another chance to search the lake because a clue from Jenns apartment complex could be submerged beneath the surface -- the old carpet being torn from the condo across the hall. A damp hand towel draped over the side of the sink. Fox News' Angela Bertorelli contributed to this report. Jenns family is urging the public to utilize any and all social media private messaging to contact their investigative team with tips and leads in the case. It was long-distance, but we made it work, Rob told Dateline this week. Anyone with information on Jennifer Kesse's whereabouts isurged to visit the Find Jennifer Kesse Facebook page. There is some haunting, grainy video footage of a person of interest and authorities have found Kesses abandoned car, but there is overall minimal physical evidence for law enforcement to work with. Copyright 2023 ClickOrlando.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. We dont know anything. Legal Statement. Detective Julius Gause of the Orlando Police Department wrote of police at the scene, "While observing the front of the victim's vehicle, these detectives observed what appeared to have been someone being pushed across the head of the vehicle.". To lose the two most important people, other than my mother, in my life, was devastating.. Logan and Jenn were not only brother and sister, they were best friends. I was just Jenns boyfriend. She wanted assurance that I loved her. She wouldnt just up and leave.. Kesse says the department botched the investigation from the moment an officer was sent out when calls were first made about her disappearance. Kesse was last seen at her Orlando condo near Mall at. The property was undergoing a conversion from apartments to condominiums at the time of her disappearance. Jenns brother Logan was scheduled to move to California to be with his girlfriend just a week after Jenn disappeared. There have been no arrests, no named suspects, and a grainy image of a person parking her. Jennifer Kesse, of Orlando, who went missing Jan. 24, 2006, at 24 years old. An agreement was reached, and the Kesses in turn received some 16,000 pages of records, which Fox News examinesin its new true crime podcast, "House of Broken Dreams: the JenniferKesse story. No one ever lived in the condo across from Jennifer, Kesse explained. All this did was shut more doors than it opened, mainly because her bank account keycard has not been used since the day she vanished from the face of the earth with no indication whatsoever. Nothing appeared out of place at Jennifer's condominium when her family arrived at noon on Jan. 24 to look for her. Sunday marked 15 years since she . Market data provided by Factset. It's been more than 15 years since 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse vanished from her Orlando condominium. Jennifer Kesse was a beautiful, hard-working, 24-year-old woman in 2006. As usual, when Jennifer left at around 6 p.m., she called her father while driving home. By that evening, though, with friends and family members distributing fliers, the Orlando Police Department organized extensive search parties to look for her and her vehicle, to no avail. Its not like her to not show up for work. It was a double whammy, losing Jenn and then losing my father, Rob told Dateline. One of Jenns friends found out she was pregnant just after Jenn vanished. If we can just find that, it might be the key we need to move forward and get to the bottom of where Jenn is and what happened to her.. That night she talked to family, friends and her boyfriend as well. It's been almost 17 years since Jennifer Kesse went missing in Orlando. That person is the key, Torretta said. Teresa Sprague told the Orlando Sentinel on the 10th anniversary of the disappearance. Unfortunately, no. Legal Statement. All rights reserved. Rob told Dateline he talked to Jenn multiple times a day, sometimes for hours at a time. Jennifers boyfriend, Rob Allen, had a solid alibi. And thats not how it should be.. Then, in an attempt to get more clues, her car was photographed and taken in for a thorough forensic examination. Two days after she disappeared, her car was found abandoned in a nearby apartment complex. It was only on January 26 that a tenant of a nearby complex saw Jennifers story on the news and informed authorities that her car was abandoned in front of their apartment the day she went missing. ", Jennifer Kesse was living at Mosaic at Millenia, pictured above, in 2006. ORLANDO, Fla. It's been 14 years since Jennifer Kesse disappeared from her Orlando condominium. I wont stop looking for her, Logan said. She spoke by phone with her boyfriend, Rob Allen, who lived in Ft. Lauderdale three hours away from Orlando where Jennifer lived alone in a condominium at Mosaic at Millenia. "We miss her every day.". But instead, he stayed. Police could only discern that the person was between 53 and 55. Recently the CBS show,48 Hours Investigates, dedicated the hour to revisiting the Kesse case in hopes of sparking some new clues. Authorities soon uncovered surveillance video at that apartment complex showing an unknown person parking Kesses car near the pool area at 12 noon on January 24. The family of Kesse has continued their quest for information. At this point in time and after countless attempts to get authorities to do what is needed to find Jennifer or not, decisively, we believe we have now positioned her case with authorities that are willing, able, and wanting to find Jennifer even after 17 years, outside of the Orlando Police Department, the family wrote. Coworkers had also begun to wonder why they hadnt heard from Kesse. Sometimes it doesnt feel like 14 years has passed. 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. But that day, Robs calls and texts to Jenn went unanswered. By the following day, news of her disappearance had spread beyond Orlando and into national news outlets. Inside The Unsolved Disappearance Of Jennifer Kesse. Heres where we are: almost four years ago we came to an agreement with the Orlando Police Department that they would, over the period of four months, generate a digital file of Jennifers case and give it to us at their requested cost of $18,000. Orlando police initially investigated the case, but the family was not happy with how it was handled. Journalists who covered the story reported that the obscured footage made this person of interest the luckiest person of interest ever.. And that is where the mystery starts.. Joel Stice is a writer who enjoys digging into all things pop culture, history, science, and anything weird. Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/MCT via Getty ImagesJennifers parents, Joyce and Drew Kesse, stand behind Orlando Police Chief Mike McCoy during a news conference regarding the release of video footage concerning their daughters disappearance. 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. 2023 Cox Media Group. Jenn stayed with me that night and decided to drive straight to work early the next morning.. According to private investigator Torretta, the person without a face is a person of interest and the main focus of his investigation. It was unlike her to not call in and she had missed an important morning meeting. Her boyfriend and brother both checked out and an ex-boyfriend who had wanted to rekindle the relationship was also ruled out. Her credit cards went unused after her disappearance and her cell phone had been turned off. But what we got was a mess. "We hope that by showing the public these photos, someone will come forward with information theyve been holding onto for all these years," Torretta said. Blow dryer out. But nothing -- absolutely nothing -- was being done.. They hope someone who knows something will eventually come forward with information to solve the case. Friday marks 14 years since Jennifer Kesse vanished. Seventeen heart-shaped balloons were left at the Mosaic at Millenia complex where Kesse was last seen on January 24, 2006. Investigators went so far as to tap NASA to enhance video footage of the person but have even been unable to determine whether that person was even a man or woman. Jennifer Kesse: New clues revealed nearly 15 years after Florida woman's disappearance by Jonathan Anderson, Journalist November 15, 2020 The family of a missing Florida woman who vanished nearly 15 years ago hopes new clues may finally lead to answers about what happened to her, FOX News reports. We just want to know where she is, what happened to her, before its too late for us.. She was up for anything and willing to travel anywhere and try new things.. At 11 a.m., Jennifer Kesses employer contacted her parents to inform them of the situation. The condominiums are about a mile from where Jenn lived. Floridas Fourth Estate looks at everything from swampy politics to a fragile environment and even the crazy headlines that make Florida the craziest state in the Union. "The photos look suspicious and show what appears to be a hand mark going across the hood," added Mike Torretta, a former federal agent and private investigator hired by the Kesse family. An upcoming episode of "48 Hours" on CBS will feature the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse. ORLANDO, Fla. Drew Kesse, whose daughter Jennifer Kesse has been missing since Jan. 24, 2006, marked the upcoming 16th year since the disappearance in an update to his familys GoFundMe Wednesday. And I wont stop until someone is held accountable. Robert Allen would be the last person in Kesses inner circle to have contact with her. The Orlando Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Dateline. At the time of Jennifers abduction, Chino was known to be living and working Jennifers condo complex. The cameras were designed to capture images just once every three seconds (as opposed to continuously), and it just so happened that at each interval, the person of interest was obscured by a different gate post while walking by. Kesse, who was 24 years old at the time, was reported missing Jan. 24, 2006, and there has been neither a solid lead nor a suspect since she vanished. Other than that, the apartment was completely normal.. I cant even imagine how horrific of a person you have to be to abduct someone or harm someone. He said his daughter may have been taken by human sex traffickers. Copyright 2023 ClickOrlando.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. Many of these workers were non-English speakers, so due to the language barrier, the investigators had quite a bit of trouble interrogating them. They made fliers and distributed them around the area, pleading for answers. She never arrived. You never think something like this could ever happen to someone you love.. In all that time there have been no arrests, no suspects have ever been named and Jennifer has never been found. The family said there was a seven-year gap in the case files where nothing was recorded. "She just lit up the room," Joyce Kesse said. And one night, we were out at a bar and met Jenn and her friends, Rob said. And I think she knows that.". I remember talking to my dad on the drive up and he told me, You know, youre the boyfriend, theyre going to look at you, Rob told Dateline. Jenns parents said it appeared she had gotten ready for work that morning and left, just like any other morning. The car had been wiped down and the only things missing were Jennifers cell phone, iPod, keys, purse, briefcase, and the clothes she was wearing. 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 October, Kesses family members asked to see more information from the thousands of documents they obtained from Orlando police about the case. They still do.. Or not that we know of anyway.. In the years since Jenn vanished, Rob has gotten married and had two children. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. She called her boyfriend later that night at around 10 p.m. before turning in for bed. Jenns boyfriend, Rob, and Robs mother, drove up from Ft. Lauderdale as soon as he heard Jenn was missing. ", MORE NEWS: Woman shot terminally ill husband at AdventHealth hospital in Daytona Beach, police say. Each week they have a guest host who helps give an irreverent look at the issues impacting the Sunshine State. CBS' '48 Hours: Where Is Jennifer Kesse?' details the mysterious case of a 24-year-old successful woman's disappearance from Orlando, Florida, where she lived in an under-expansion condo complex. But now that I have kids, I have a different understanding of what it would be like, and its heartbreaking.. Joel Wright stated that Chino was once in prison for a sexual battery case involving a minor. IE 11 is not supported. He added that Jenn was always very supportive of his sport and came to every game. She had purchased the condominium with her own money after graduating from the University of Central Florida with honors -- an accomplishment she was proud of. Thats when I decided to travel, start my career. Nothing out of the ordinary for someone getting ready for work. When they reached their 20s, their bond grew and their social circles merged. Returning on Sunday, she stayed the night at her boyfriends home and then drove straight to work on Monday morning, January 23, 2006. On every level, Jenns case has been a challenge, Drew told Dateline. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. There was no blood, no DNA, no hair samples, nothing.. 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. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. The 24-year-old vanished without a trace, and no one's bee, "We went up to the condo, and they sent an officer out, officer came in, looked around for about 30 seconds, and said, She probably had a fight with her boyfriend. There was no response. "This person holds the key to solving the case," said Torretta, a retired agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency who began investigating Kesse's disappearance in 2017. ORLANDO, Fla. Its been 14 years since Jennifer Kesse disappeared from her Orlando condominium. Andrea Cavallier is a Digital Producer for Dateline NBC. Jennifer Kesse, of Orlando, who went missing Jan. 24, 2006, at 24 years old. Kesse was 24 when she went missing. This is going to be a long post. The tiniest bone. ORLANDO, Fla. It has been 15 years since the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse and there are still few clues about what happened to her on the day she vanished. Look for new episodes every Friday on iTunes, Sticher or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. "Whenever workers entered her apartment for painting and repairs, Jen was always on the phone with us," addedDrew. They add that outside of a two-page document, the police have had little contact with the family regarding their progression on the case. If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000. We paid the price, in full, upfront, Kesse said. She locked her door. Drew Kesse revealed a theory many had not heard before. Over the past 15 years, Orlando police and Kesses family have worked to exhaust every lead.