The rest of the home looked like a maid had been there . Louis Bolden: The community just rallied. In Jennifer's case, the #1 suspect(s)--the apartment workers--are people who all these years later have no names, no faces, have never been implicated in any crime in Orlando or anywhere else that we know of. 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. Sgt. My heart is here. Joel Wright: She did look at the photo and said, "That looks like Chino.". Ashley: He had the opportunity to tell me and he didn't. Footage from nearby surveillance cameras showed a grainy image of someone parking Jennifer's car, sitting in it for about 30 seconds, getting out of the car, and walking away. Ashley says, at first, she didn't reach out to police. In 2008, Sgt. She moved into the complex just weeks after Jennifer disappeared. In 2019, local police came out with a dive team, but no carpet was found. And, how fast can we find that person?'" I mean, everybody knows for a fact that I had nothing to do with Jennifer Kesse. It seemed like she almost disappeared out of thin air. 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. As the desperate hours went by, Sergeant Roger Brennan and his team of investigators searched the streets of Orlando looking for Jennifer Kesse. DETECTIVE WRIGHT [2009 audio tape]: Nobody mad about anything? Under the agreement, the Orlando Police Department would no longer lead the investigation. They had no better luck with the forensics inside Jennifer's car. In fact, they said it looked like she had just been there. 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? Jennifer's car had been seen the morning she disappeared. JENNIFER KESSE - EPISODE 3: CHINO (MINDSHOCK TRUE CRIME)Examining the most prominent Person of Interest in the Jennifer Kesse disappearance, condo worker "Ch. But he learned Chino used to live in another building at Jennifer's condo complex and was a former maintenance worker there. She had just moved into a condo in Orlando, Florida, that she purchased on her own. Joyce Kesse: I think that my heart stopped Sheer panic. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. When detectives reviewed surveillance video from the complex where Jennifer Kesse's car was discovered, they saw a person parking her car. It is surprising that the police investigation never came up with the right person from Mosaic. "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," Van Sant says to Torretta. It looks like a man. Chino [talking to a woman in his home]: Mi amor. Drew Kesse: We have film of the car being dropped off . . The broadcast includes new theories on what may have happened to Kesse and the family's own investigation into the search for their daughter. Drew Kesse: He pulls into a parking spot next to the pool area backs out to even straighten himself in there, sits in there for 32 seconds gets out, walks away, never looks back. Doreen Schechter is the producer editor. 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?". When viewing surveillance videos, investigators spot an unidentified person parking Jennifer's . Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Peter Van Sant: Why is what the woman at the Mosaic told you important? Chino needs to be spoken to again. The car was moving erratically, the witness told FOX News. And now with the case files in their possession, they are more determined than ever to keep their daughter's story alive. She received numerous job offers and took a job at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company in Ococee, Florida. Peter Van Sant: Based on your experience is there a possibility what this person threw in that pond was her body? As far as I know, Huntington on the Green is the opposite direction she would turn towards when leaving Mosaic at Millenia to go to work. It's about Jennifer. Joel Wright [2008]: We've done quite a bit of measuring and work with the camera angles. If it was car trouble, it does not explain why Jennifer Kesse stopped. You unfortunately take things for granted. But he did move to AZ not long after. Jennifer Kesse was a beautiful, hard-working, 24-year-old woman in 2006. And just please think of Jennifer . One can tell by the walk, the shoes and the clothes. Despite being more than 200 miles away when Jennifer disappeared, Rob was suddenly a person of interest. Colleen says she complained to the leasing office manager. But, when police tried to identify the phantom figure, they hit a roadblock. This gets back to the route Jennifer Kesse would take to get to work in Ocoee, FL. Louis Bolden: You could go to any part of town, and everyone knew Jennifer Kesse's name and they knew her face. Peter Van Sant: You opened the door and saw that? MU Podcasts. Maybe he tossed his sweater in the hamper before passing out. Back in 2008, the Kesses told "48 Hours" that while the condo appeared to be in order, they did notice that Jennifer's purse, keys and cellphone were missing. Peter Van Sant: Now you were the maintenance man there. Drew and Joyce Kesse said they will never stop looking for their daughter and have launched aGoFundMe pageto help with the investigation. "The hole in our heart is forever there until we have an answer," Joyce Kesse said. But most importantly, it does not explain how no one recognized this person from the HOTG surveillance video. When asked about Jennifer Kesse, Chino quickly reiterated that he was innocent. Drew Kesse [2008]: A wrong has been done and a person has been taken against her will and that's my daughter and she needs to come home to her family. If Jennifer Kesse stopped for car trouble, why did police not find anything wrong with her car? Peter Van Sant: There's no list of names of who was staying in which apartment? Now we have some of our own questions we'd like to ask. That day, Chino took a polygraph test and he passed. No blood evidence. The surveillance footage does tell us that there was about 30 seconds of time when the person was inside the car. Joyce Kesse: We all along have felt that she was abducted in the morning. More than 15 years after Jennifer Kesse vanished, her parents Drew and Joyce Kesse are leading the investigation into their daughter's case. Det. Sgt. And if the dog scent is correct, then the abductor also had a long walk back to the Mosaic at Millenia area. "You have keys to all the apartments. So here is my unpopular theory! He was dressed very much like someone involved in heavy and messy indoor work such as moving and renovations. The person of interest in the surveillance video appeared to be wearing all white, so investigators began questioning food service and health care workers and painters. 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. Det. there was footprints in my closet. It didn't appear that is was a carjacking. But it did. More than 15 years after Jennifer Kesse vanished, her parents Drew and Joyce Kesse are leading the investigation into their daughter's case. OK, I'm going to work. Anyone withinformation about Jennifer Kesse's disappearance, is asked to visit the "Find Jennifer Kesse" Facebook page. She would never not give a call if something was going on," said her best friend, Lauren McCarthy. On Tuesday, January 24, 2006, Jennifer Kesse's parents received a call that Jennifer didn't show up for work. Peter Van Sant [2008]: Did you sense somebody knew something? The story of Jennifer Kesse has been featured on 48 hours mysteries, there are documentaries about her and countless news outlets have covered Jennifer's mys. I didn't like it. And we know she did not arrive back the first time from her vacation until the NIGHT of January 23rd, 2006, after most of the laborers who did not live at Mosaic would have gone home for the day. The hole in our heart is forever there until we have an answer. The phantom figure then walked away in the direction of Jennifer's complex. When Detective Wright found Chino, he was serving time for a statutory rape charge. But when detectives opened the trunk of the car, Jennifer wasn't there. Michael Torretta: I want to do my best and bring Jennifer Kesse home to them one day. Louis Bolden | WKMG investigative reporter: To meet the Kesses is to love the Kesses. "Until we can find that carpet and see what's in it, we need to follow up on that particular lead.". I just can't give it up unless I know of a stronger alibi, because 14 years later there still aren't any answers as to what happened to Jennifer Kesse, and it had to have been someone. After Chino's name came up multiple times, the Kesse team was anxious to talk to him. In 2016, it had been 10 years since Jennifer went missing. Roger Brennan [at the parking lot]: This is the camera that caught the person that parked Jennifer's vehicle here. Shortly after she vanished, Kesse's car was discovered parked around a mile from her home. Subscriptions. Went outside of her condo locked the door on the way out. 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. Chino was a name Detective Wright had not heard before. And there is nothing unique about it. And then, Tami says she caught a "peeping Tom" a man she believes was a worker at the complex. ORLANDO, Fla. - It's been nearly 15 years since Jennifer Kesse vanished from her Orlando condominium . July 10, 2021 / 11:06 PM Unfortunately the witnesses could not say which direction her car went once it got to the road that runs by her complex. But a woman -- who wants to be called Ashley had a different opinion of Chino. The phantom figure walked away in the direction of Jennifer's complex. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Chino also told him, "I don't have any idea what happened to her." Jennifer Kesse seemed to have it all. Prevailing Theories For The Weary . We dont care when. Michael Torretta: It's impossible to find those individuals. She might not have had a chance to fight back, Torretta told FOX News. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. And what about that photo taken by security cameras? Six months after Jennifer Kesse disappeared, Detective Joel Wright became the lead investigator and developed a theory of what happened to her on January 24, 2006. After that, I believe she was abducted," he said. 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. You're all in. An upcoming episode of "48 Hours" on CBS will feature the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse. Sgt. However, the suspects face was obscured in all frames captured by the footage . Tami: From the very beginning there were some uneasy things that I kind of brushed off that were red flags. Roger Brennan [at the parking lot in 2008] Apparently this video, when it films, captures every two to three seconds as it's filming, so that's why you only see the subject on one side of the gate and then the opposite side of the gate and he's blocked by the posts on either side of the gate. It -- it wasn't a great feeling. There's a lot of information that could have been developed that I believe wasn't in the most critical hours of this investigation. 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. 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. Two days later, Jennifer's car is found at a nearby apartment complex. Detective Wright then interviewed the building manager at Jennifer's condo to find out if there were any issues between Jennifer and Chino -- or anyone else: DETECTIVE WRIGHT [2009 audio tape]: Are you aware of anybody that might've had a problem with Jennifer that worked there or lived there? She had a younger brother named Logan, and the Kesse family moved to Florida when Logan and Jennifer were a bit older. On the morning of January 24, 2006, Jennifer, 24, left her apartment and headed to work -- but she never made it there. They immediately moved into Jennifer's condo to be close to the investigation. I have a meeting. In 2018, Orlando Rolon became the Orlando police chief. Of course, she has her back to the apartment behind her. But it is highly unpopular. The suspect was short and slight. Roger Brennan [2008]: We didn't come up with any solid leads of anybody who saw Jennifer, saw anybody park her vehicle here. I had an ex boyfriend once who would not let the relationship go. That same morning a man/woman dropped Jennifer's car off at an apartment complex within walking distance of Jennifer's own after seemingly wiping the car of all finger prints. In similar cases I have looked at, even when it was a maintenance person or neighbor tenant, I have not heard of a case where the abductor moved the car UNLESS the abduction took place at, very near, or inside the vehicle. If it is not a conspiracy among the workers, then whoever it was must have been very confident they could leave for hours on end to abduct a woman in the morning and walk back to Mosaic to continue with work later in the day. But the call did not go well. reported by "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. And no tip is too late. We try to answer these questions and start to put together a theory of the events as our Tracy Ocasio investigation continues. Tami: He was pleasuring himself in the corner of my patio. If he committed another crime later, he would not make the same mistake again. 2. You saw all the workers at that complex. The long distance was taking a toll on their relationship. Everything You Need to Know About the WICKED Movie, TALKING IT OUT Virtual Film Festival to Open Next Week, Donna Benedicto Admitted Into The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. And now with the case files in their possession, they are more determined than ever to keep their daughter's story alive. At the time she disappeared, Kesses building was being converted from apartments to condos, and construction workers were at the property frequently. On March 18, 2009, Wright interviewed Chino in prison and asked him about that time he worked in Jennifer's condo. In the days leading up to her disappearance, Jennifer went on a vacation with her boyfriend, arriving back in Orlando the day she was last seen and going straight to work instead of stopping by her apartment. Cell tower data was analyzed, and it indicated Jennifer was out of her apartment and not at home. There were hundreds of people that came out. Michael Torretta: We all have kids that this could've happened to and as parents we need to help out each other. But upon further investigation, police realized the cell tower data was misinterpreted, and she actually wasn't out that night. Explore the latest news & podcasts. Peter Van Sant [2008]: What do you know about this person's height? House of Broken Dreams: the Jennifer Kesse story. It's OK. The only peice of evidence ever uncovered was Security Camera footage of the likely suspect parking her car. She spoke by phone with her boyfriend, Rob Allen, who lived in Ft. Lauderdale - three hours away from Orlando where . Doomsday death & deception: Nancy Grace investigates Cult Mom Lori Vallow. Joyce Kesse: Police kept insisting that Jennifer went out in the middle of the night And we're like, "you don't understand that is not how our daughter's brain works.". It's busy, locks the door of her condo. He was familiar with the case. 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'm Peter Van Sant with CBS News. According to Torretta, "It's impossible to find those individuals. This May for Mental Health Awareness Month, the Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival will present its 2nd Virtual Film Festival in Support of Mental Health Awareness. In this type of stranger spontaneous abduction, this is extremely important. The abductor did not know Jennifer Kesse or what route she took to work. Exclusive shows & extensions. Kesse was last seen at her Orlando condo near Mall at Millenia. Joel Wright: Unfortunately, the witnesses couldn't say which way the car went once it got out onto the surface road. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2923537/Have-seen-Jennifer-Police-release-age-progressed-photo-24-year-old-woman-went-missing-nine-years-ago.html. Ashley: I remember him being fun and friendly, talkative. Joel Wright | Orlando Police Department: It appeared that somebody was fighting over control of the car. She's dragged into the other apartment. She was born on May 20, 1981, to her parents, Drew and Joyce Kesse in New Jersey. Colleen: We were a gated community. The tip was anonymous and suggested Chino may have been involved in Jennifer's disappearance, but it's unclear if police had looked into it or talked to Chino at all. Michael Torretta: That's why it's very interesting to me. Joel Wright: I knew that Chino had been arrested for a sex crime. It fits the generic worker description of the person on the HOTG surveillance video walking away from Jennifer Kesse's car. Peter Van Sant: How often would you socialize with him? By sundown, many of Jennifer Kesse's family and friends gathered at her condo and started to search for her. "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. "In my mind, it was, 'That person took my daughter! The reason I won't let it go is because of my own personal experience. When police opened the trunk, Jennifer wasn't there. She was just really happy. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. Based on interviews with people who lived at the condo complex, he believes that up to 10 construction workers were living in an empty apartment just across from Jennifer's. Det. Pro's: This is a strong theory. The detective based his theory that Jennifer Kesse was abducted in her car that morning based on her vehicle being seen driven erratically out of the Mosaic at Millenia complex. There's no lease.". That is how we knew something horrendous had happened," Joyce Kesse said. Nothing had been stolen from the car and there was no evidence of a struggle. Lauren McCarthy and Jennifer were best friends since childhood. 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. Ashley: He came over to my condo quite a bit. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. You know aliens didn't abduct her. As the hours went by, their panic became unbearable. Wright also re-interviewed another maintenance worker who had done repairs with Chino in Jennifer's condo. You don't recognize this figure? Drew Kesse: In my mind, it was "that person took my daughter. It was like being hit with a ton of bricks. I stood in a courtroom alone while a judge declared her deceased. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Joel Wright: However, the logs that we went through didn't appear to be complete. Jennifer Kesse was a successful young woman with a good job and a loving boyfriend when she simply vanished from her Orlando, Fla., condominium. I vaguely remember the unfamiliar men's sweater in her hamper being from banana republic. It wasn't hard to find Chino. Because Jennifer appeared to have slept in her bed and got ready for work, the . Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Chino: I don't have to answer any questions, but that's for sure. They were also allowed to live in vacant units, according to police records. I believe he was cleared by LE. It explains why none of Jennifer Kesse's items were left on the ground near her car indicative of a struggle. Jennifer Kesse was a beautiful, intelligent, and independent 24-year-old with everything going for her. And it just ate away at me. At first, the Kesses say police infuriated them by not taking their daughter's disappearance seriously. Rob Allen: Because someone must have seen something. She had no problem with me. Kevin Dean and Gary Winter are the editors. First published on October 23, 2020 / 8:20 AM. by the walk. Join Nancy Grace for her new online video series designed to help you protect what you love most your children. I don't hear helicopters in the air.". But the person could not be identified because the surveillance video captured a photo every three seconds and each time the figure's face was obstructed by a fence post. It explains the haphazard way the 2004 Chevy Malibu Jennifer Kesse drove was left at Huntington on the Green. And how fast can we find that person?". I love her. Based on interviews with people who lived at the complex, he believes that up to 10 construction workers were living in an empty apartment just across from Jennifer's. Peter Van Sant: Hey, how are ya? Chino: I even did a lie detector test. "Now it's our turn," said Jennifer's father Drew Kesse. Joyce Kesse [2008]: God love Jennifer. Obviously, I'm not an expert on the subject, and follow it as a casual. We miss her every day.. is produced by Chris Young Ritzen, Tamara Weitzman and Gabriella Demirdjian. On Sunday, January 22, 2006, Jennifer returned from a vacation to St. Croix with her boyfriend Rob Allen. It looked as though two people were fighting over the steering wheel.. Jennifer Kesse, 24, disappeared from Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 24, 2006. Read. It's another challenge in the Kesse family's search for Jennifer, but Drew Kesse says they will never stop looking. 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. It's not about us. 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.. But why care about moving the car because an abductor like that does not lay any sort of claim to a particular location since most everyone tends to agree, that whether the abductor was from Mosaic at Millenia or elsewhere, the reason to move the car is to fool the police into looking elsewhere from a particular location where the abduction itself took place. Peter Van Sant: Do you know of anyone who might have been involved in Jennifer Kesse's disappearance? 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. New Theories Into Disappearance of Florida Woman on 48 HOURS Peter Van Sant and 48 HOURS investigate the disappearance of the 24-year-old. Private Investigator Michael Torretta says he has gone through the more than 16,000-page case file at least three times. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. Ex boyfriend struggled to get over Jennifer, ex stayed at her apartment that weekend while she was away, Jennifer had an unpleasant conversation with her boyfriend about neither of them being willing to move for the relationship, while on the phone Jennifer heard a knock on the door, ex was noticeably drunk at a bar nearby the night she was last seen and this has been the only alibi I remember hearing from him (again, I'm a mere casual). They stood on street corners while they held up missing signs and handed out fliers with Jennifer's photo. Michael Torretta is a private investigator who works for the Kesses. "If you had told me then in 14 years we would still be looking for Jennifer Kesse, I would not have believed it," says Louis Bolden, an investigative reporter for WKMG-TV in Orlando. Joel Wright: It told me that he passed the polygraph. In fact, everywhere they looked, everything seemed normal. This adds credence to my theory - Hispanics tend to be shorter in stature. Immediately, those who knew her knew something was terribly wrong. Joyce Kesse [2008]: She slept for sure. Jennifer Kesse was a year into her long-distance relationship with her boyfriend Rob Allen. Lauren McCarthy | Jennifer's best friend: Can I just have a second? So I think they were scared. 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. "I couldn't believe it. A damp towel was on the floor near the shower, the unit was locked and her mobile phone, iPod, purse, and briefcase were not in the condo. Later that day, she is declared missing when family members cannot locate Jennifer or her car at her apartment complex. Con's: There are many. MU Plus+ Podcasts. 48 HOURS: "Where is Jennifer Kesse?" If the car is not a part of the abduction itself, you do not make it a part of it unless it is necessary. Monday evening, January 23, 2006 ,at around 10 p.m., Jennifer Kesse spoke to Rob Allen on the phone. But he told me there was really nothing that he personally could do. Colleen: When I would come home from work, there would be a large group of men outside drinking. What is known is that when Kesse didn't show up for work on Jan. 24, 2006, her co-workers and family knew something was wrong. Different investigative departments have given inconsistent estimates of the man/woman's height, both short and tall, but I am inclined to believe he/she was taller because of the car seat. I always see the "what's your unpopular theory" followed by the "BuT tHaTs A pOpUlAr ThEoRy". Rob Allen, left, walks with an Orlando detective at the site where Jennifer Kesse's car was found. Chino: Believe me, if I did know anyone that was involved in that, the Kesse family would be knowing as well. And they just look,''" Drew Kesse recalled. It's a guide to the Wicked movie. That's a really hard question to ask somebody that's sitting on the couch next to you. Det. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. By the time they took it seriously, we had 14 people in the condo.

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