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Midday Missing - Crystal Arensdorf & Jennifer Kesse · True Crime and Wine Time

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  Speaker 1: Hello, lovely, happy Monday. I have to say, I don't
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  Speaker 1: So today we are getting in today. Our two cases
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  Speaker 1: are all of our cases are heartbreaking, but some of
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  Speaker 1: these just really leave me scratching my head that I
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  Speaker 1: just I don't understand. So our first case is Crystal Aaronsdorf,
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  Speaker 1: a young woman who disappeared with out a trace in
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  Speaker 1: the summer of two thousand and one. Now, Crystal Marie
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  Speaker 1: Aaronsdorf was a twenty year old woman from Dubuque, Iowa. Yes, guys,
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  Speaker 1: I had to practice for three days how to say Dubuque,
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  Speaker 1: but I got it. So Crystal was described as bubbly, outgoing,
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  Speaker 1: and full of life, and she was incredibly close to
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  Speaker 1: her family and friends. Now Crystal had big dreams and
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  Speaker 1: her loved ones say she was the kind of person
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  Speaker 1: who lit up every room she entered. Guys, I can
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  Speaker 1: tell you that has never been said about me. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: just gonna admit that. Now. Her disappearance sent shock waves
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  Speaker 1: through this very tight knit community. So it was the
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  Speaker 1: night of July third, two thousand and one, and it
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  Speaker 1: started as a fun evening for Crystal. Okay. She started
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  Speaker 1: her evening watching fireworks with her friends, and then after
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  Speaker 1: leaving the friend's house, Crystal called her boyfriend, who she
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  Speaker 1: was going to go and pick up, and they were
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  Speaker 1: going to go out, but they got into an argument,
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  Speaker 1: so a girl left him at home and went out
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  Speaker 1: with her friends to celebrate the Fourth of July at
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  Speaker 1: Knicker's Saloon in downtown Dubuque. Now, guys, Nickers saloon. I
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  Speaker 1: hear that. All I think of is people running around
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  Speaker 1: wearing nickers. If you don't know what nickers were, we
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  Speaker 1: wore knickers back in the eighties, and so I'm just thinking,
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  Speaker 1: I guess you could also call them pedal pushers. But
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  Speaker 1: I could see, you know, a bunch of people running
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  Speaker 1: around in knickers with cowboys boots because it's a saloon. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I've had too much coffee. Sorry. Now, the bar was
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  Speaker 1: very lively, and it was crowded, and when Crystal's friends
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  Speaker 1: were ready to leave, they're ready to leave a little
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  Speaker 1: bit before her. They arranged for Crystal to get a
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  Speaker 1: ride with the bartender that they were friends with. So
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  Speaker 1: Crystal was going to go with Robert Moods to the
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  Speaker 1: east side, where bars were still open after Nickers closed. However, guys,
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  Speaker 1: after Robert finished cleaning up the bar, he went to
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  Speaker 1: find Crystal so that they could leave. She was nowhere
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  Speaker 1: to be seen. Now. It was later reported that around
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  Speaker 1: closing time, Crystal was reportedly seen speaking with two men
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  Speaker 1: near the bar, but that Crystal never made it back
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  Speaker 1: into the bar. I tried to find more about that,
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  Speaker 1: but I couldn't, Okay, I just couldn't. Now. When Crystal
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  Speaker 1: failed to return home, her family reported her missing. Now
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  Speaker 1: police did launch of search focusing on Nickers Saloon and
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  Speaker 1: the surrounding areas. Witness statements and tips led investigators to
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  Speaker 1: interview two specific men that Crystal was last seen with,
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  Speaker 1: but they also interviewed several other individuals. Now, these men
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  Speaker 1: claimed they dropped Crystal off near her home after the
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  Speaker 1: bar closed. However, there was no evidence that confirmed that account. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: which makes me wonder why would she leave with these
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  Speaker 1: two men if she already planned to leave with Robert
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  Speaker 1: the bartender. Now, Robert was also questioned because he had
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  Speaker 1: served Crystal, who was under age. Now he was charged
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  Speaker 1: with serving a minor and he did plead guilty. Now,
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  Speaker 1: he also claimed that he and Cristel had planned to
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  Speaker 1: share a cab to East Dubuque, but those plans changed
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  Speaker 1: and that Crystal did not leave with them. Now, he
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  Speaker 1: was not charged in connection to her disappearance. Guys, once again,
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  Speaker 1: I haven't said this in a while, but I can't
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  Speaker 1: help but thinking ship didn't just come down and pick
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  Speaker 1: her up. Okay, Now, I will say I posted on
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  Speaker 1: social media last week with the craziness going on in
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  Speaker 1: the world right now, if aliens showed up, I might
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  Speaker 1: go with them. As long as they have wine and chocolate,
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  Speaker 1: I might go with them and puppies. Now. Over the years,
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  Speaker 1: numerous searches have been conducted, including one at an area
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  Speaker 1: of quarry along the Mississippi River, but no physical evidence
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  Speaker 1: tied to Crystal or her disappearance has been found. Now
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  Speaker 1: there are several theories surrounding Crystal's disappearance. Some speculate foul play,
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  Speaker 1: possibly involving individuals she encountered that night. Others wonder if
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  Speaker 1: an accident led to her disappearance, with her remains tragically
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  Speaker 1: being unrecovered. Now, a few tips have suggested that Crystal
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  Speaker 1: was taken against her will, but none have been substainedated.
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  Speaker 1: Now the case has frustrated both investigators and her family
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  Speaker 1: and guys. Despite the best efforts of law enforcement and
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  Speaker 1: her community, this case remains unsolved. She's still missing, and
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  Speaker 1: Crystal's family continues to advocate for her case. They have
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  Speaker 1: kept her memory alive, organizing events and working with authorities
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  Speaker 1: to ensure she isn't forgotten. Her mother, Sue, has been
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  Speaker 1: vocal and often reminding the public that someone out there
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  Speaker 1: knows something. Guys, we hear about it. Just one tip
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  Speaker 1: can lead to the final puzzle piece, Okay, It can
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  Speaker 1: lead them to get the answers they deserved and her
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  Speaker 1: loved ones. That hope of answers has never wavered. Okay.
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  Speaker 1: They want closure and justice for their daughter's sister and
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  Speaker 1: friend that they lost over two decades ago. Now, a
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  Speaker 1: family friend of Crystal's got a tattoo with Crystal's portrait,
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  Speaker 1: a dream catcher and a rosary on her arm with
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  Speaker 1: the words we now dream for you under the portrait. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: and then a tattoo on the back of the arm
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  Speaker 1: that's just sheet music where she plans to have the
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  Speaker 1: words now you may dream again when Crystal is brought home. Guys,
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  Speaker 1: that makes me all emotional. This isn't a family member,
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  Speaker 1: it's just a close friend that says a lot about
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  Speaker 1: Crystal as a person. And those words I mean, we
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  Speaker 1: now dream for you. And then when she's found, now
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  Speaker 1: you may dream again. I mean, Guys, that's heavy, and
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  Speaker 1: I mean Crystal was loved. Okay. If you have any
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  Speaker 1: information about Crystal Ahrensdorf's disappearance, no matter how small, please
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  Speaker 1: contact the Dubuque Police Department at five six three, five
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  Speaker 1: eight nine four one zero zero, or the Iowa Division
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  Speaker 1: of Criminal Investigation at five one two seven two five
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  Speaker 1: six zero one zero. Also, tips can be submitted anonymously
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  Speaker 1: through crime Stoppers. Guys, somebody has to know something, and
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  Speaker 1: in such a small community, you can't tell me. Nobody knows. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: somebody knows something. Now we turn our attention to a
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  Speaker 1: case that has haunted Florida and beyond. It's pretty well
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  Speaker 1: known for nearly decades. Two decades. I guess the disappearance
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  Speaker 1: of Jennifer Keis. I think it's Casse, a young woman
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  Speaker 1: with a bright future ahead. Jennifer vanished from Orlando, Florida,
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  Speaker 1: in two thousand and six, and despite numerous leads and
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  Speaker 1: a ton of national attention, this case too remains unsolved.
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  Speaker 1: Now I want to walk through the timeline, the facts,
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  Speaker 1: and the lingering questions in hopes of helping to keep
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  Speaker 1: her story alive and maybe get some answers for the
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  Speaker 1: family and bring her home. Jennifer Casse was twenty four
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  Speaker 1: years old when she disappeared. She was a successful financial analyst.
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  Speaker 1: She was living in a newly purchased condo in Orlando.
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  Speaker 1: Now She's described as independent, responsible, and full of life,
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  Speaker 1: and Jennifer was the kind of person who never went
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  Speaker 1: a day without calling her family and friends. And at
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  Speaker 1: the time of her disappearance, she had recently returned home
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  Speaker 1: from a trip with her boyfriend Rob Allen, and she
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  Speaker 1: was just settling back into her routine. Now, guys, we
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  Speaker 1: all know after you go on vacation, you have to
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  Speaker 1: come home, do laundry, unpack, get ready. So that's what
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  Speaker 1: she was doing. Now. Jennifer chose her condos because it
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  Speaker 1: was a gated community with a guard, which made her
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  Speaker 1: feel it was a safe place for a single female
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  Speaker 1: to live. Guys, I will tell you, even live in
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  Speaker 1: a gated community, we cannot let our guards down. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: just because there's a guard, it doesn't mean anything. You
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  Speaker 1: still have to be diligent. I'm not blaming Jennifer because
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  Speaker 1: it sounds like she was somewhat diligent, but even I
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  Speaker 1: sometimes we'll leave the front door unlocked during the day
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  Speaker 1: and I'm like, what the heck, terry keep the door locked.
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  Speaker 1: Somebody could walk in. Now. Jennifer was last heard from
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  Speaker 1: on the evening of January twenty third, two thousand and six.
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  Speaker 1: She had spoken with her boyfriend over the phone around
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  Speaker 1: ten pm before going to bed. Now she had a
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  Speaker 1: busy day. The next day, she had been out on vacation,
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  Speaker 1: and the next morning she was expected at work by
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  Speaker 1: eight am. She never arrived, and calls to her phone
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  Speaker 1: went straight to voicemail and guys. Her employer quickly notified
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  Speaker 1: her family when she failed to show up. I want
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  Speaker 1: to say kudos to that company, because a lot of
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  Speaker 1: companies and bosses just say, oh, they just know showed
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  Speaker 1: and they don't do anything. So good job on them. Now,
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  Speaker 1: her parents, Drew and Joyce Kessey, immediately drove from their
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  Speaker 1: home in Tampa to Orlando. They knew something was wrong.
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  Speaker 1: This was not like their daughter. When they arrived at
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  Speaker 1: Jennifer's condo, they found signs that she had gotten ready
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  Speaker 1: for work that morning. Her shower seemed to have recently
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  Speaker 1: been used, and there was towel on the ground. Her phone,
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  Speaker 1: her purse, and her keys were missing. However, there were
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  Speaker 1: no signs of a struggle, and another big red flag,
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  Speaker 1: Jennifer's car was also gone. Okay. Now, two days after
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  Speaker 1: she vanished, a major breakthrough, or so it seemed at
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  Speaker 1: the time, came when Jennifer's black Chevrolet Malibu was found
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  Speaker 1: abandoned at an apartment complex about a mile away from
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  Speaker 1: her home. Now, guys, security cameras when police went back
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  Speaker 1: and looked, it captured someone parking the car and walking
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  Speaker 1: away from the car around noon on the days she
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  Speaker 1: went missing. Okay, guys, just think about it. She was
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  Speaker 1: supposed to be at work at eight, probably up showering
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  Speaker 1: leave seven thirty seven forty five cars seen at noon.
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  Speaker 1: That's a pretty tight timeline, Okay, But the mystery deepens
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  Speaker 1: because the person's face was completely obse skewed by a
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  Speaker 1: fence post in each of surveillance frames, leaving investigators unable
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  Speaker 1: to identify that person. Now, to this day, authorities believe
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  Speaker 1: that individual has the key to Jennifer's disappearance. The footage
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  Speaker 1: suggests the person was between five three and five foot five,
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  Speaker 1: and based on clothing in the photo, police believe the
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  Speaker 1: person is a painter or construction worker. Now, also adding
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  Speaker 1: to this mystery was the fact that the inside of
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  Speaker 1: Jennifer's car had been wiped down and there was no
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  Speaker 1: evidence found on the car. Okay, guys, that tells you
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  Speaker 1: somebody took the time in the forethought to wipe that
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  Speaker 1: car down. Now, over the years, multiple theories have emerged.
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  Speaker 1: Some suspect Jennifer was abducted while walking to her car
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  Speaker 1: in the morning. Others believe someone she encountered, perhaps a
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  Speaker 1: construction worker or someone with access to her building, may
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  Speaker 1: have been involved. Now, Jennifer had previously mentioned to family
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  Speaker 1: and friends feeling uncomfortable with some of the workers in
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  Speaker 1: the area, which kind of added some weight to that theory. Okay. However,
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  Speaker 1: no strong evidence has ever surfaced to confirm what happened now. Frustratingly,
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  Speaker 1: early in the investigation, there was missteps, including delayed forensic
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  Speaker 1: testing and lack of immediate access to Jennifer's condos security footage. Guys,
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  Speaker 1: any delay cost law enforcement major time. Okay, Now, the
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  Speaker 1: family it took some time to convince the police that
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  Speaker 1: even though Jennifer was an adult, she would not just
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  Speaker 1: walk away from her life. She was happy, loved her life,
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  Speaker 1: loved her job, life was good. Her family jumped into
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  Speaker 1: action immediately. They started handing out hundreds of flyers and
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  Speaker 1: searching the immediate area around the condo. Now, one witness
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  Speaker 1: did come forward and say that they saw her pulling
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  Speaker 1: out of the condo parking lot around seven point forty
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  Speaker 1: that morning, but they do not know which direction. Okay. Now,
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  Speaker 1: Jennifer's brother Logan attempted to question some of the workers
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  Speaker 1: near the condo, but they were very uncooperative and he
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  Speaker 1: said he sensed that they knew something and they weren't talking. Now,
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  Speaker 1: in an article I found, it was said that many
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  Speaker 1: of the construction workers disappeared before the police could question them. Guys,
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  Speaker 1: that tells you the police took too long. Okay. Now,
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  Speaker 1: a private investigator hired by Jennifer's fam says that he
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  Speaker 1: believes a construction worker was involved and that around ten
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  Speaker 1: of these workers were living in the condo across the
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  Speaker 1: hall from Jennifer, and he feels it was one of
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  Speaker 1: those men who took Jennifer. So basically what happened. These
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  Speaker 1: condos are still being built. There are some places that
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  Speaker 1: if they have to bring in contract construction workers, they
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  Speaker 1: will put them up in housing. So what they did
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  Speaker 1: instead of putting them in a hotel, they put them
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  Speaker 1: up in units across from Jennifer. Okay. And the fact
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  Speaker 1: that those ten are now gone, I'm sorry, that is
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  Speaker 1: highly suspicious and why we can't find their names and
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  Speaker 1: track them down. Maybe the police is, but if they're not,
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  Speaker 1: they need to Okay. Now, her case remained with the
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  Speaker 1: Orlando Police Department until twenty nineteen, when her family success
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  Speaker 1: fully sued for access to investigation records. Yes, guys, they
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  Speaker 1: sued and they won. Okay. In the documents, the family
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  Speaker 1: discovered that nothing had been done on the investigation between
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  Speaker 1: twenty twelve and twenty nineteen, or it wasn't documented because
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  Speaker 1: they said they were working on it. But her parents
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  Speaker 1: continue the fight for answers. They want to keep this
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  Speaker 1: case in the public eye. Now, in twenty twenty two,
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  Speaker 1: the Florida Department of Law Enforcement began working with the
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  Speaker 1: Casse family's private detective. Okay, they now are giving less
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  Speaker 1: information to the family because they've stepped in, and that's
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  Speaker 1: a little frustrating for the family, but they are glad
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  Speaker 1: that they're working on it now. Despite the years that
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  Speaker 1: have passed. Like I said, Jennifer's family has never given up.
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  Speaker 1: They continue to advocate and push for new leads, and
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  Speaker 1: private investigators are still working the case now. Authorities have
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  Speaker 1: not named a suspect or a person of interest, but
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  Speaker 1: they do believe someone out there knows what happens. Guys
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  Speaker 1: on that I want to just say, no, shit, we
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  Speaker 1: know somebody knows. Okay, you don't have to tell us
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  Speaker 1: that law enforcement. Sorry to be so sarcastic there, but
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  Speaker 1: if you have any information about Jennifer Kesse's disappearance, please
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  Speaker 1: contact the Florida Department of Law Enforcement at four zero
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  Speaker 1: seven for zero two zero two two three, or the
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  Speaker 1: family has a tip line at nine four one dash
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  Speaker 1: to zero one dash four zero zero nine. Now, guys,
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  Speaker 1: remember every detail, no matter how small, can make the
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  Speaker 1: difference in solving this case. And remember, guys, Jennifer was
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  Speaker 1: a daughter, a sister, a friend, a girlfriend, and a
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  Speaker 1: professional with her whole life of head. She deserves to
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  Speaker 1: be found and she deserves to get justice. So for
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  Speaker 1: my Terry's Tip to the Day, I wanted to give
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  Speaker 1: you tips about when walking to your car because your
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  Speaker 1: safety should always be a top priority, whether you're leaving
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  Speaker 1: your work, whether you're leaving your home, the store, or
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  Speaker 1: a night out going back to your car. Here are
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  Speaker 1: some tips. Always stay alert, keep your head up, don't
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  Speaker 1: be looking down, don't be digging in your purse, avoid
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  Speaker 1: distractions like your phone. Guys, if you're talking on the phone.
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  Speaker 1: I do that sometimes I'll say, hey, I'm walking to
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  Speaker 1: my car, just letting them know holding my keys in
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  Speaker 1: my hand. Okay, but scan your surroundings. Have your keys ready.
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  Speaker 1: Fumbling for your keys can make you vulnerable. Have them
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  Speaker 1: in your hand before you walk out to head to
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  Speaker 1: your car. Okay. Now, choose well lit areas and avoid
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  Speaker 1: parking next to large vans or cars with heavily titted windows. Guys,
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  Speaker 1: there has been times that the only parking spot that
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  Speaker 1: is near is next to what I call a petty van. Guys,
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  Speaker 1: I will walk, walk further, or keep driving around looking
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  Speaker 1: for a parking spot because I'm not going to park
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  Speaker 1: next to the petty van. You don't want to park
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  Speaker 1: next to a van with dark windows because when you
• 24:44
  Speaker 1: go to get out, they could grab you and pull
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  Speaker 1: you in. Okay, trust your gut. If something feels off,
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  Speaker 1: don't ignore it. Okay, go back to where you came from.
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  Speaker 1: You know, return to a safe place. Ask for an escort.
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  Speaker 1: It is okay to ask someone to walk you to
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  Speaker 1: your car. Guys, this is one that I am bad
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  Speaker 1: about and I need to do better. Before you get
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  Speaker 1: in your car, check the back seat and look under
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  Speaker 1: the vehicle. Okay, I forget that. Because you get in
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  Speaker 1: your front seat, somebody's in your back, you're in trouble. Also,
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  Speaker 1: once inside, lock your doors immediately and start your car
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  Speaker 1: right away, Okay, don't sit there and scroll on your phone.
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  Speaker 1: Lock it and start it. Okay. Now, I would also
• 25:34
  Speaker 1: suggest getting a Birdy personal safety alarm to carry. Guys.
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  Speaker 1: We're not a paid sponsor. I don't get any money
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  Speaker 1: for this, but it is an amazing and effective tool
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  Speaker 1: to keep you safe. It is a personal alarm that
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  Speaker 1: will go off and get attention. Okay, and once it
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  Speaker 1: goes off, it's going off. Where if you try to
• 25:54
  Speaker 1: do the alarm on your car, like mine, it'll only
• 25:58
  Speaker 1: go while I'm holding the button down. Bertie alarm will
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  Speaker 1: go until you turn it off. So you, I mean
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  Speaker 1: you should look at them. They are affordable. I want
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  Speaker 1: to say, they're thirty five dollars and they come in
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  Speaker 1: different colors. Okay. So, like I said, not paid for that,
• 26:15
  Speaker 1: but I want everyone to stay safe. One thing I've
• 26:20
  Speaker 1: learned since doing Midday Missing, anyone can go missing. None
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  Speaker 1: of us are safe. It can happen at any time
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  Speaker 1: any place. I'm not trying to say the sky is falling.
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  Speaker 1: But like when we talked with Heather last week, Ryan's mom,
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  Speaker 1: and it can happen anywhere, into anyone lady, and Gray says,
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  Speaker 1: she checks under and in my car into her parking lot. Good,
• 26:50
  Speaker 1: I forget, but do it everywhere, not just your parking lot. Okay. Now,
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  Speaker 1: I also want to remind everyone to visit our social
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  Speaker 1: media pages. Midday Missing is now on Facebook. Please share
• 27:04
  Speaker 1: Crystal and Jennifer's missing person posters. Guys. Getting their image
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  Speaker 1: out there, we increase chances that a tip will come
• 27:13
  Speaker 1: in or that they will be found. Okay. Remember bringing
• 27:19
  Speaker 1: awareness is important. Okay, getting the word out there. Okay,
• 27:28
  Speaker 1: let's help the family in that way. Now, I want
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  Speaker 1: to thank you all for joining me today. I'll look
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  Speaker 1: forward to seeing you again on Wednesday for our next
• 27:38
  Speaker 1: episode of Midday Missing, and guys, until next time, please
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  Speaker 1: stay safe, stay aware, and let's help these families bring
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  Speaker 1: their left ones home. Bye, guys, see you Wednesday. Huh Oh,
• 28:02
  Speaker 1: it's telling me it doesn't want to end, so it
• 28:04
  Speaker 1: wants me to stay. But bye, guys. Let's write a
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  Speaker 1: good