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Disappearance of Jennifer Kesse - Part II · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: Her current boyfriend was similarly interrogated and his alibi was verified,
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  clearing him of suspicion. At the time of Kess's disappearance,
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  her condominium complex was undergoing significant renovations and many of
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  the workers present were non English speaking. Kessi informed her
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  family on multiple occasions that the construction workers frequently engaged
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  in cat calling, whistling, and harassment towards her. Due to
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  a language barrier. Investigators faced challenges in interrogating many of
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  these workers, and no additional leads concerning them were uncovered. Consequently,
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  detectives shifted their attention to her workplace, initiating interviews with
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  her colleagues. A forensic examination of her computer indicated that
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  a manager at her company had expressed a desire for
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  a romantic relationship with her, which she declined due to
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  her stance against workplace relationships. Although detectives conducted self interviews
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  with this manager, he was ultimately excluded as a suspect.
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  Both investigators and Kess's friends and family remain receptive to
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  the possibility that she may have fallen victim to human trafficking,
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  although they consider this scenario to be less probable than
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  others In May two thousand seven, Kess's employer, under the
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  leadership of David A. Siegel, announced a one million dollar
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  reward for information that could lead to her discovery, with
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  a deadline set for July fourth and the condition that
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  she must be alive. This reward was never claimed. Additionally,
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  a five thousand dollar reward was offered through Central Florida
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  Crime Line for information regarding the location of her remains.
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  The case garnered significant media attention at both the state
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  and national levels following her disappearance. On May second, two
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  thousand and eight, the Florida House of representativesanamously passed Senate
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  Bill five O two, known as the Jennifer Kesse and
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  Tiffany Sessions Missing Persons Act, aimed at reforming the handling
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  of missing persons cases in Florida. As of June tenth,
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  twenty ten, the FBI assumed control of the case from
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  the Orlando Police Department following a request from Police Chief
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  Val Demings. The most recent search for Kesser occurred in
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  February twenty fourteen, and investigators continue to receive and act
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  upon new leads. In twenty eighteen, Kessey's parents initiated legal
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  action against the Orlando Police Department to obtain access to
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  police records pertaining to the case. This lawsuit was resolved
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  in March twenty nineteen, granting the family access to sixteen
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  thousand pages of documentation. In December twenty twenty two, it
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  was reported that the investigation into Kess's disappearance had been
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  assigned to the Cold Case Unit of the Florida Department
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  of Law Enforcement FDL. The FDL plans to interview individuals
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  previously identified by Kess's law enforcement team as potential suspects
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  or sources of valuable information, as well as to retest
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  evidence that Kess's family asserts has not undergone retesting. Kessey
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  continues to be classified as missing and endangered by the
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  Orlando Police Department, FBI, Orange County Sheriff's Office, FDL, NCIC, NCMA,
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  and Interpol. She also remains listed on the FBI's Most
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  Wanted Missing List timeline. On Monday, January twenty third, two
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  thousand and six, at six pm, Kesse departs from her
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  workplace and makes a phone call to her parents. This
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  marks the final communication her family receives from her. She
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  returns home for the first time since departing for her vacation.
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  At ten pm, Kessie engages in a phone conversation with
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  her boyfriend, during which they exchange their good nights. He
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  is recognized as the last individual known to have spoken
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  with her prior to her disappearance. Tuesday, January twenty fourth,
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  two thousand and six, seven thirty am eight am. Initially,
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  investigators suspected that Kessie was taken while walking from her
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  front door to her vehicle. However, they have since revised
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  their theory, believing that she departed and was abducted at
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  some point during her commute to work eight am to
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  nine am. Kess's boyfriend, who typically receives calls from her,
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  attempts to reach her on his way to work, but
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  his call goes straight to voicemail. He attributes this to
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  a meeting she had previously mentioned. His later attempts to
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  contact her also prove unsuccessful. Kess's parents then reach out
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  to him to inform him that she has not arrived
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  at her workplace eleven a m. Concerned by Kess's unusual absence,
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  her employer contacts her parents, prompting them to drive from
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  Tampa to Orlando. During their journey, they request the manager
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  of her condominium to use a spare key to check
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  on her residence. Upon observing Kess's vehicle featured in the news,
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  a resident from a neighboring apartment complex notifies the authorities
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  that the car has been left unattended in front of
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  their building for several days. The police verify that the
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  vehicle in question is Kess's two thousand four Chevy Malibu. Subsequently,
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  the car is photographed and transported for forensic analysis. Law
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  enforcement reviews local surveillance footage and identifies an unknown individual
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  who park the vehicle and subsequently departed