Jennifer Kesse - mysterious disappearance, suspect in surveillance

 The Jennifer Kesse case is one of the most famous disappearances in the last dozen or so years. Why? You must check it out!

Jennifer Kesse was born in New Jersey (USA) in 1981 but was associated with Florida in her adult life. She graduated in finance from the University of Orlando and then started working in Orlando as a finance manager. She also bought a house there. The weekend before her disappearance, she spent a vacation with her boyfriend (Rob Allen) in the picturesque Virgin Islands. The couple returned from vacation on Sunday. Jennifer spent the night of Sunday (01/22/2006) to Monday (01/23/2006) at her partner's house. In the morning, however, she went straight to work from him. The young woman was last seen on that day. After her disappearance, it was found that the 24-year-old left work on Monday around 6 p.m. Then, while driving home, she spoke to her father on the phone. The last phone call she had with her boyfriend was around 10:00 PM.

The woman used to call or text her partner in the morning before leaving for work. On January 24, however, she did not do it, which seemed strange to the man. For this reason, he tried to call Jennifer, but instead of the girl's voice, he only heard a voicemail message. The man, however, remembered the important meeting Kesse had scheduled that day. So he thought that maybe that was why she hadn't called him.

This was not the woman's only unusual behavior. Kesse did not show up at work on Tuesday. The employer contacted the 24-year-old's parents about this and they got in the car without thinking. The couple, who live in Tampa, set off on a two-hour journey to their daughter's house. Meanwhile, they called the manager to use a spare key to Jennifer's apartment. Nothing that seemed particularly suspicious was found inside, however. A wet towel and spread of clothes suggested that the woman was getting ready for work in the morning. There was no missing car in front of the house. Parents called the police, which did not start operations right away. The investigators decided that it was an adult who could voluntarily go somewhere without notifying relatives. After a few hours, the detective finally appeared at Kesse's house, and family and friends began to put up posters with a picture of Jennifer in the area.

Two days after her disappearance, the 24-year-old has still not been found. In the morning of January 26, however, an important trace appeared. A man living nearby (a little over a kilometer away) recognized the missing car's car when he saw it on TV. He informed police that the car had been parked outside his apartment for several days.

The police established that there was no break-in in the missing person's apartment. It has been found that the woman was possibly abducted on the way from home to the car or while getting into it. Investigators analyzed the footage from the cameras. One of them captured a man exiting Jennifer's car around noon on the day she disappeared. Unfortunately, the mysterious suspect was walking past the fence which unfortunately shielded the man. For this reason, it was not possible to establish any features that would allow him to be identified. The recording was analyzed by experts from the FBI and NASA, but they only managed to determine the estimated height of the likely perpetrator.

Detectives also found that a robbery motive can be ruled out. There were a few valuable items left in the car. However, the woman's phone, iPod, keys, purse, and briefcase were not found. Jennifer's cell phone was turned off and her payment card was never used again. No evidence was found in the car that would facilitate the solution to the mystery. Probably the interior was cleaned quite thoroughly. The tracking dog, on the other hand, sensed the scent that led from the discovered car to the woman's house. This would indicate that the alleged abduction (homicide?) Perpetrator returned to the scene after abandoning the vehicle.

Jennifer's parents did not give up and moved to Jennifer's apartment to be close to the investigation. They told police that their daughter had complained about the building staff, who at times made her uncomfortable. In fact, several of them were working in her apartment a week before the woman disappeared.

Almost three years after Kesse's disappearance, Detective Joel Wright decided to investigate the case. An officer took charge of the investigation six months after his disappearance. The man conducted many interviews, which he recorded on cassette tape. One of the people he spoke to was the caretaker working in the Jennifer condominium. When he showed the woman an unidentified surveillance person, she said the character reminded her of the man she knew. He was nicknamed Chino because of his hair, clothes and the way he walked. It was the first time Wright had heard of this man. The detective found out that Chino was living in another building in the Jennifer Kesse apartment complex. He worked there as a restorer. Interestingly, he was also one of the employees who made several repairs in her apartment a week before the 24-year-old disappeared. Detective Wright also found an anonymous message from the police hotline that was reported during the first week of the investigation. Callers suggested that Chino may have been involved in the missing woman.

When Wright found the man, he was in prison for rape. On March 18, 2009, a detective questioned Chino in prison. He asked him about the time he was working in Jennifer's apartment. The suspect said Kesse let him in. He claimed that it was a normal working day and nothing unusual happened. Chino also said he had no idea what happened to the missing woman. On that day, the man underwent a polygraph examination, the result of which was successful for him.

The missing person's family hired a private detective - Michael Torretta. About 10 months after Jennifer's disappearance, a man learned that a person had been seen throwing a rolled-up carpet into the lake. It took place not far from Kesse's house. This tip was of particular interest to Torretta, as on the day Jennifer was missing, workers were laying a rug in the apartment next door across the hall. The private investigator knew he needed to check this clue.

In November 2019, local police showed up with a team of divers to search the lake, where an eyewitness said a carpet had been thrown. The specialists spent two days searching but found nothing. "This is something that haunts me," said the private investigator. "Until we find this rug and see what's in it, we must follow this particular trail."

Michael Torretta also has one more theory about what could have happened to Jennifer Kesse on the day she disappeared. Based on interviews with people who lived in the apartment complex, she believes that up to 10 construction workers lived in the empty apartment across from Jennifer. According to the detective, she was kidnapped by one or more employees.

This question is certainly asked by the relatives of the woman. Her body has not been found to this day. It has also not been confirmed that anyone saw her alive after the abduction, which probably took place. The police first questioned Kesse's relatives. The woman's ex and present boyfriend were particularly carefully checked. However, no evidence or circumstantial evidence was found that would indicate their involvement in the disappearance. They both had a solid alibi.

The woman's workplace was also checked. It was established that one of her colleagues wanted to go out with her several times but was refused each time. In the end, however, he was excluded from the group of suspects. Another theory was kidnapping as part of human trafficking, although this is rather unlikely.

More than a year after her disappearance, the director of the company Jennifer worked for offered a prize of one million dollars. Unfortunately, this generous offer did not translate into significant progress in the case. This unexplained disappearance bothers many to this day.