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-The
Search For Jennifer Kesse –
It
has been more than 3 years since Jennifer’s Abduction,
we understand that many visitors to this website are
looking for more information about what happened to our
daughter, Jennifer, from the beginning. We are very
grateful to the local and national media for all the
coverage that has been provided for Jennifer and to our
search efforts - they have done a tremendous job. We
cannot say enough about the support of residents in the
Orlando/ Central Florida area and the volunteers who
have come from all parts of our state and country,
including tourists visiting the area who have donated
their time to assist with our search efforts and
continue to help us keep awareness for Jennifer high.
And also to the incredible group of law enforcement
officers and staff working daily trying to find the
answers which will bring Jennifer home, where she
belongs for the good or the bad – Jennifer needs to
come home and for no ones sake more than her own. The
heinous crime of Abduction is something no one should
ever experience.
As means of re-capping Jennifer’s abduction -
Jennifer, was reported missing when she failed to show
up for work at Central Florida Investments, on the
morning of Tuesday January 24th, 2006 in Orlando Fl.
after a long weekend in St. Croix with her boyfriend and
other friends (they Flew both ways, there was no cruise
as some people think). For those of us close to
Jennifer, we knew something was wrong immediately. If
she was going to be late for work or a meeting she would
call. In fact Jennifer had good routines she and her
boyfriend (who lives hours away in south Florida and
Jennifer in Orlando) called each other everyday while
driving to work in the morning and would speak with each
other every night before going to bed, having a long
distance relationship, seeing each other on weekends and
Holidays. On Monday, the morning of 1/23/06, Jennifer
left her boyfriends home in south Florida and drove
directly to work in Ocoee Fl, not going home first but
directly to her work as she usually did when she stayed
the weekend in south Florida. On the night of Monday
January 23rd, Jennifer left work at approx 6pm, walking
out of the building, where she worked with her boss and
wishing each other a good evening and will meet again in
the morning. That evening, Jennifer talked to her
Father, Mother, Brother and later with some friends and
her boyfriend by phone as usual and that was the last
anyone has seen or heard from Jennifer – Telephone
call to her boyfriend at 9:57 pm 1/23/06 – Monday
night.
Jennifer and her boyfriend did not talk the morning of
Tuesday, January 24th. Her boyfriend called Jennifer at
work and was told she had not arrived yet. When she did
not show up for work, her employer immediately called
us, her family, to see if we knew where Jennifer was, we
tried to reach her at her condo and on her cell phone
and computer but attempts were unsuccessful. Police were
notified and the journey into Jennifer’s personal Hell
began. Reaction was quick, within 2 hours of not being
at work - her disappearance was known and being
acted on by family and police. Upon reaching
Jennifer’s condominium by mid afternoon, we found it
normal. Everything
was clan and in place. She had obviously slept in her
bed, taken a shower (wet towel and shower) and had a
couple outfits on the bed she was choosing to wear. Her
tracks seem to cease from when she left her condo for
work usually around 7:30-7:45am each work day. By 4 pm,
family and friends of Jennifer had fliers made and being
distributed within the immediate area of her condominium
located at Mosaic at Millenia condominiums next to the
Mall at Meillenia, Orlando, Fl. and awareness has not
stopped since.
On Thursday 1/26/06 at high noon, police were notified
that Jennifer's car was
abandoned in a condominium complex 1.2 miles down the
same road from where she lived in The Huntington on the
Green Condominiums at the corner of Texas and Americana
Ave in Orlando, Fl.. Her car was parked by a
Suspect (on video) who pulled into a visitors parking
space waited 32 seconds to exit her car and walked away,
never looking back. Please see the video of the Suspect
on this website. There
is a reward of up to $10,000 for the identification
and/or whereabouts of the Suspect. Tips may be called
into the Family Tipline at 407-722-2162 or Orlando
Police at 321-235-5300. There were valuables left in
Jennifer’s car, so police do not feel it was for
robbery or carjacking, but for Jennifer, herself.
Bloodhounds tracked a scent from where her car
was found back to her condo complex losing the scent on
Jennifer’s condo property. Thousands of tips have and
CONTINUE to come in for which we are thankful for.
Jennifer is a strong, fun loving, career minded,
responsible young woman. If she was running late to work
she would have called which is why we all became
concerned immediately. At no time had Jennifer shown
signs of discontent with her life, relationships or work
environment, quite the opposite in fact.
Jennifer’s case, even 3 years old now remains
ACTIVE!!!! Extremely ACTIVE!!! The Orlando Police
Department and all other agencies involved have been
extremely professional, keeping us posted on a regular
basis with honest and open lines of communication. We
know they are doing everything in their power to help
bring Jennifer home and so are we.
Please keep Jennifer in your thoughts and visit this
website for updates and pass it on often to all you know
– Awareness will find Jennifer. Please think about
everyone you know - if you believe someone you know or
suspect someone you may know or might be involved,
please call Crimeline, 1-800-423-TIPS(8477) ($15,000
reward for information leading to Jennifer’s
whereabouts) immediately and share that information it
may be nothing or it may be the missing piece of
information that will help bring Jennifer home . Thank
you for caring, keeping Jennifer in the forefront
of your minds and please never give up on her, someone
knows something.
Joyce & Drew
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