NEW DEVEOPMENTS IN JENNIFER KESSE CASE: DO PICS UNCOVERED BY BLINKONCRIME POINT TO HATAWAY?
BREAKING NEWS
Orlando, FL– Late this afternoon, Blinkoncrime.com has learned that detectives within the Orlando Police Department and the Kesse family, upon receipt of myspace photos and subsequent comparative photos developed by blinkoncrime, believe that James V. Hataway, the number one suspect in the disappearance of Ocoee woman Tracy Ocasio, may be the suspect caught on surveillance in the Jennifer Kesse case, parking her car in the lot where it was later discovered on January 26, 2006.
For over three years, the only link to a suspect in Jennifer Kesse’s disappearance is a grainy, time delayed closed circuit surveillance footage showing a suspect backing Jenn’s black Chevy cavalier into a space at the Huntington on the Green Apartments.
Has the disappearance of another young woman, Tracy Ocasio, led to developments in finding Jennifer and answers for the Kesse family?
As previously reported by blinkoncrime.com, there are several links to not only Hataway, but other asociates he was known to spend time with.
A source inside the investigation that is coordinating the discussions between the Ocoee Police and Orlando PD speaking on condition of anonymity, has confirmed to blinkoncrime this is the most encouraging lead investigators have seen in years. Although, the source went on to say that all parties are appraoching further investigation with cautious optimisim, “It may not be him.”
Check back to blinkoncrime for updates.
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Thank you , B!
Look at the haircut, it sure does look like the same guy..Hope for the best , the LE and Kesse’s need that break in the case
Blink,
I just wanted to “shout out” a little more support considering the firestorm of comments you’ve endured over this case. You picked up Tracy’s cause when virtually no one else was listening as evidenced by some of the very first comments from Tracy’s peeps on your first post re: this case. Not to mention the lack of coverage on the major news outlets. Enlightenment for those who don’t get it. God forbid this ever happens to any one of my own friends or family , but if so, I KNOW where I’m goin’ for help.
Carry on strong, if this is the answer for the Kesse’s (sorry Granny ;), you go girl….and if not, I’ll be damned to your detractors, you’re trying and keeping it out there. God Bless.
an extra P.S. to withheld, no one could have represented who you are any better than you did yourself in your own posts. Cuss away.
Ty friend.
B
Honestly, (tongue in cheek) I wish they would waterboard Hataway, since his friend is so sure he WON’T CRACK. Perhaps George KNEW who killed Jennifer. Perhaps that is why he is missing today. Blink, If it is true that Jenn worked out at the same Gym that Hataway and Toole worked at, this is just too much of a coincidence. Great find on the pictures and the hat and the hair. Would love to read his myspace comments from the day and day after Jenn went missing.
I pray this is the break LE needs.
To me, it looks like the guy is wearing a black hat, just like Hataway’s.
excellent work b ! you are an inspiration and you deserve many many thanks for all the hard work you have done and continue to do . i have been reading your site for a long time but just recently began posting . you are a very compassionate and caring person and those two things very much needed in this world . thankyou again for all the hard work sweat and tears you endure . you are a good person
GO BLINK! Some just “report” the news –but you are actively involved in solving every case. It is your superb intuition and investigative skills that make a big difference. You are the real victim’s advocate, Blink. Good on you –and God bless the incredible work you are (always) doing.
TY.
I am nothing special, reminding all of something a very smart man taught me about one year ago. He said “Things happen on “God’s Time” not ours.” I have come to believe as a result that as badly as we want answers on our time, we simply need to work as hard as we can, and hope that work is in line with the Big Man’s plan. I know from experience that is of zero comfort to a family missing a loved one. I have witnessed it first hand. But I do believe it. The real is done by y’all by caring about these people and what happened to them.
B
I think a snapshot of the back of his hair would be more telling - when he had that haircut - what would that haircut look like from the side, or the back. The grainy surveillance video from the Kesse video looks to me like its a guy whose hair is longer in the back and may have it in some sort of bun or ponytail? Do you think so too? I don’t think the hat is really indicative of anything - a lot of people wear hats.
According to WESH, Hataway was charged today with burglary with battery, robbery, and aggravated battery. I am so depressed it is not attempted murder. The most he can get is 15 years, and you know how that works! WESH is the only article in google news. Poor Tracy!
http://www.wesh.com/news/19693058/detail.html
Wow…great work Blink! Did Thumbdick McKiller have any charming entries on his MySpace page around the time of Jenn’s disappearance? Also, do you happen to know the exact date in February that Chris George went missing? I (along with others) noticed that he was “laughing his ass off” on the 12th… Not at all disconcerting….
I’m so sorry for the Kesses and Ocasios…I’m praying for them, and hoping that Jenn and Tracy will be brought back home…I don’t know if I’m right about this, but I have a sneaking suspicion they couldve been sold into the sex slave trade by our “Prince Yarr.” They’re both gorgeous, and wouldve made him a lot of money on the black market…I could be wrong, but the thought crossed my mind, and after seeing Thumbdick McKiller’s bizarre pride in being a “pirate,” my wheels are turnin….
Thanks again, Blink, for trying to get answers. I love your site.
ROTFL, so funny I could not edit out, dont tell my Mom.
Nope, these 2 “Jay and Silent Bob” of Orlando do not have the connections or intelligence to pull that off. Just the coulda shoulda woulda complexes that make dudes haters and secretly blame gorgeous women.
Sorry, had to get that out
B
I’m such the skeptic… there’s no way that grainy picture from 3 years ago sitting next to a crystal clear picture is convincing me it was him.
The coincidences are insane, though.
No that’s healthy, I agree.
But theres no way that grainy pic is going to convince anyone of anything except that it is grainy, and someone moved Jenn’s car. Not until it can be matched with a live suspect.
B
Blink, I emailed you an update and I think you are going to find the details very interesting about George and his so called accident.
Wow! Good job! I have been following your website for some time but this is my first comment.
Blink, do you know when the picture of Hataway sitting on the car with that haircut was taken?
I am so hopeful about the Kesse case for the first time. I am praying for the Ocasio and Kesse families. God bless them.
Yes, ‘91
B
What a sad state of affairs. This search for George and Tracy was slim pickens. Apopka and Ocoee had to share a K9 dog. Where is Tim Miller when we need him.
OCOEE, Fla.– Apopka detectives searched in a wooded area Monday and drained two dirty green pools at abandoned homes, looking for any clues that may lead them to the whereabouts of a missing Apopka man and an Ocoee woman.
Investigators say they are hoping to find evidence that will help them charge the suspect, James Hataway, of murder. Hataway is in the Orange County jail and the charges and accusations against him continue to mount.
http://www.wftv.com/news/19692012/detail.html
Pic taken in 1991? He’s 11 or 12 in that pic? (DOB 11-21-80)
Oops, sorry if his DOB is 11-21-80 then he would be 10 or 11 in the pic. Is it possible for an 11 year old to be that developed?
Your right, no, it is not. Best I can say is that 91 is actually 31, on the pic itself, pre 2003 at best.
B
hey B - aren’t you a busy little B??
i have found a few of your postings and now i have to search them all for info…. your wearin me out dudums lol keep on trucking bebe!! and thnx, i hope you keep going with me, i can’t quit on this, you know.
The tattoo on his right upper arm appear to be different???
You guys are killing me. Be specific. What tat and what torso? There is more than one tatooed arm and torso on the piece
B
I was talking about the “web” looking tattoo on the guy sitting on the top of the car vs. the “arrow” looking tattoo on the “HatawayAftermath(1) photo where he is smoking a cigarette. Both tattoos are on the right upper and outer portion of his arm.
THEY ARE 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
B
Sorry, I thought they were both suppose to be Hataway photos…
np.
B
His bond is now 250K and according to FOX, his friends are threatening his old roommate.
In an interview with FOX 35, a man who claimed to once live with James Hataway said he was not surprised that Hataway is a person of interest in a missing person’s case. “The way he would talk about people … what he would want to do,” said the former roommate who did not wish to be identified, because he said he has received threats from some of Hataway’s friends.
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/seminole_news/060809_Person_of_interest_faces_charges
If you go to the Dateline episode RE Jennifer (posted on the Kesse website) and watch the whole “grainy” video in motion, and then watch the video of Tracy leaving the Tap room, there is a “gait” with some striking similarities imo. But the calculated height would be a problem, hey RR, how about taking a stroll for the camera??
I’m up for a trip to FL when the search is called, and sorry to say if all this plays out, I expect more than 2 answers here, and Blink, you’ll forgive me (I hope, cuz I’m way in your corner) if I call you on it if a Soc/ASPD aspect comes out of this and the cases are related. $20 to TES (yeah I saw that somewhere else b-4) And, being your pretty sharp, I know you’ve already figured out I’m convinced 80% of this S**t is caused by the “disordered”. JMO. That’s not an excuse for any of them or their actions, society needs to be protected from it. At the same time MH care and understanding has remained in the stone age, literally. And it will take more than a one or two pronged sword to remedy these otrocities. Again, just MO, respectfully.
Need the down low on what Soc/ASPD, mh means please Riddle, and no more than one acronym per quote, your too smart for me sometimes
On a serious note, if your referring to Hataway’s mental health and upbringing, yes, it is as bad as it gets since he was a small child. In no way is that ever an excuse, it is what it is, but it’s true.
B
….and just to clarify, the above comments/ thoughts, agreed to or not, by the many participants here (whose opinions I greatly respect), are made in regard to prevention…and not as an excuse for defacto outcomes.
Agreed
B
I agree with lilly, in pic of poi(kesse case) is wearing black hat, Hataway is seen with black hat in pics and also in one of his pics is a black boot on the floor, like the black boots seen worn by poi in kesse case.I also noticed he has his keys clipped to his belt loop, too bad the picture of poi isn’t any clearer.
[...] and the Kesse family, upon receipt of myspace photos and subsequent comparative photos developed by blinkoncrime, believe that James V. Hataway, the number one suspect in the disappearance of Ocoee woman Tracy [...]
blink and buddies: you guys give me goose bumps sometimes. Huge congratulations. I am in awe. blinkoncrime is where to come not just for information, but to see progress being made on the toughest and nastiest of crimes. Serious awe.
In my opinion, Jimmy’s “mood” on myspace was “laughing his ass off” because our friend Tyler got left in the bushes, by Chris. It was kind of funny at the time. Noone knew that all this would transpire due to Chris having pulled stunts like this in the past. (Chris’ family stated that it wasn’t unusual behavior…weird)
Duder or other friends of Jimmy-
Do any of you know when Jimmy started sporting the shaved head look?
This style has been around for awhile.
Blink-
These comments by people who know this man are very confusing. Almost a split personality.
Okay here I go again, I am on the fence with this one and I maybe reading you wrong, but I kind of get the feeling you are questioning this yourself. You keep looking for a connection with Toole and using the words “if” he did this. When you are confident in the suspect there is no “if’s”.
Do we know 100% that the girl who came forward and said that she recognized Hathaway as the man that assaulted her is in fact Hathaway.
Is there video of them together? Were they at the same bar as Tracy?
I ask this because just on this site alone, I have seen many man that look alike and I would not want to have to pick one out of a line up.
Sweetpea, you are too smart for your own good, and well, mine, lol.
Jimmy Hataway is pictured on the couch with Rachel Clarke (non-article reader) and again trying on his eye patch.
I am speculating because there is no date on the photo, but it could be the alleged incident occurred following this very gathering. I have no opinion on whether or not it occurred, I dont have any reason to doubt this woman, and I dont think the SA would file the charges they have without solid evidence.
What you are picking up on so astutely, is that I am highly suspect of Toole. There is a former GF of Jimmy’s that posted on here who broke up with him due to the drug use and has become very successful professionally and has deep disdain for Toole. I hope she comes back and tells us everything she knows about him.
B
Blink, you never cease to amaze me! What a great sleuth you are. I look forward to your site every morning with my cup of hot coffee. You’re better than the paper!
Thanks again, Blink.
p.s. The MySpace account for Hataway has been deleted.
You can still view the cached main page of Hataway’s Myspace from Google.
yes, ty Eyes.
B
The link from a previous post now leads you to a page that says it’s either cancelled or deleted
http://friends.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.friendmoods&friendId=84193174
Is there a different link?
No, it has been deleted.
B
Birds of a feather, flock together. Total THUGS! I can see alot of girls finding Jimmy attractive, the whole bad boy deal. So dangerous, ladies you really need to think about the people you hang with, if they STILL live at home, do drugs and drink, have NO car, their job’s are total loser jobs and they have no idea where they will be in the next 5 yrs…..Move on! You also need to stop giving out too much information on facebook/myspace ect…. There is such a thing as too much information, ESP. when you never know who just might take an interest in you. I hope they find these girls, I feel sorry for their families! Great work Blink, I’m here almost everyday following. I’m thankful I can read your writing and follow your stories.
Besafe to all
How tall is Toole? What about George? There was a second individual spotted near the Kesse car at the time it was dropped off. The persons gender was not determined but height was estimated at 5′2″. That person was never identified either… which seems odd considering the amount of publicity the case received.
Carla Lawson disappeared in 1997 in same area. (Blonde hair, blue eyes, slight build) Her husband, John Huggins, was convicted in her murder but many credible folks don’t believe he did it.
Anyway, I’m good for useless trivia if nothing else
Toole is 5′5″
George was in the pokey when Jenn went missing.
There was never a second person in the video, but if you look at my pic, Im convinced the subject turned his head, as if he heard something.
B
LE has Hataway’s computer so they can get all his information anyway. I would like to know who deleted his Myspace account and WHY? I hope whomever did delete it is charged with interfering with an investigation or obstruction of justice. His friends are really ticking me off. Threatening his old roommate from talking, etc. This is not a drunken game of beer PONG.
I bet most of his friends, and everyone in James Hataway’s social circle had many brushes with the law, and literally have no idea how different they are from normal, law-abiding respectable people!
Nothing would make me happier if you started the SHOW Blink on their collective records! Enough is enough!
Lilly, I would not assume that someone shut that site down other than detectives. Which they would based on it’s possible evidentiary contents. Not everyone in his circle are cons, yes, a fair amount are, but not all.
B
According to JMV, A Hataway X Girlfriend said he liked to play a choke game with her.
Who took Tracy Ocasio? 4:20 Look to the bottom and pick JMV show.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/06/05/ng.girls.body.found.cnn
Hi Blink, I don’t believe LE deleted his myspace. They never deleted Melinda Duckett’s or various other’s. They would not do that. They would be interested in current comments as well.
Anyway, time for me to do an adios. I can’t stand reading the comments of these friends. They are all complicit in their own way for making excuses for him. I just love the explanation of moving George’s truck.
Where’s Tracy? His friends could care a less.
See yah.
Lilly myfriend, his comments were already private. There are pictures of witnesses to this case on there. I agree that would be moving a little fast on their part, but it was either that or myspace shut it down for some reason which is possible. The cached version is still out there and if it makes you feel any better I have 100% of it’s contents. Where’s Tracy is right, let’s stay focused on that.
B
Good job Blink. This is why the first thing I do in the morning is check your site.
Does anyone know how tall Hataway is?
5′9″ ish
I totally agree with Tina. It is time that young ladies began to think about all the things you mentioned. My take is that men who hang out in bars are there for only one thing and that is to pick up a woman either willing or unwillingly. Crazy attire and lots of tattoes should be a direct warning sign of danger and these characters should be shunned.
I worked heavy construction as an engineer for many years. Sometimes a guy would show up who appeared to be more than a little off-center. When this happened, we immediately did a background check with LE and if he had a record, we immediately discharged him. However, light construction such as single family housing and and apartment contractors are not so careful and these guys can work undetected.
The real problem is that we do not pay enough attention to bad behavior by young people. After retireing, I did volunteer work in the schools at both the middle and high school levels. Bad behavior is apparent as early as twelve years of age. The schools have no authority to properly punish bad behavior and many are afraid of law suits,so little is done. Until the communities as a whole decide that bad behavior is not going to be tolerated, we will continue to have these type of characters.
Good work Blink! Every time we are able to get these bad actors out of society is a victory for all who live for good values.
Texas You have grown on me. You make me miss my poppa more than I already do. He would say these same things excpet add the ole “every boy should be forced to be in the marines, and then we wouldnt have to worry about our young ladies..” I just heard him in my head for a second. Thanks.
B
The Kesse disappearance doesn’t really seem to fit Hataway’s MO of catching a buzz and a ride from unsuspecting acquaintences. Didn’t the parents indicate that Kesse slept in her bed that night? However, as we know, her father indicated that she used to frequent the very same bar that kick started the Ocasio incident. Have they ruled out the possibility that she may have gone to same bar later in the night (after her evening phone call to her boyfriend perhaps)? It’s hard to imagine that she was abducted first thing in the morning, on her way to work, or running out for a simple errand that evening. IMO her guard was down when this happened. Anyway, I just think Hataway is an opportunist…and the Kesse adbuction seems to suggest a plot/plan.
The reasons they believe Jenn was abducted in the morning are circumstantial. There are NO facts to support whether this occurred in the evening following her phone call with Rob, or the morning.
B
Tattoos do not equal bad character, perhaps you’re living in the 1950’s or something. Are you that naive to believe you can judge a book by it’s cover?
By the same token, a clean-cut Wally Cleaver type person is not necessarily a good trustworthy person. I’ve met plenty of rough-looking individuals that were honest, good people, & many preppy well-groomed people that were total sleazebags.
What did I miss? Did someone say that and I missed it?
Let’s not go down that road, I dont feel that way. I personally am not inked up, but I dont fault others for doing it.
B
Blink,
Not directing my comments above toward any one person at this point. Just saying if Tracy has indeed met an unfortunate fate, and there is some tie in to Jennifer Kesse, I won’t be surprised to see the acronym come up regarding whomever was found responsible.
As to the acronyms, the following link explains. Not a big fan of Wikpedia, but the checklist part down the page will do.
Robt. Hare studied inmates, attempting to predict recidivism. His work is well regarded. Some would like to see it used before a crime occurs as prevention. He estimates an extremely high % of those incarcerated have ASPD, and other related Personality disorders.
Being aware of the traits can help avoid becoming a victim.
There is no mental health defense in court based on this. Also no known effective cure or treatment. My point being if there were, and if MH was more advanced, many, many victims of crime might be spared. That is what we all hope for bottom line.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy_Checklist-Revised_(PCL-R)
http://www.hare.org/scales/
I totally agree riddle, I just wanted to make sure I understood your acronyms. I am the queen offender of that.
B
Well apparently there’s been a charge placed, but it’s from the other incident last year.
http://www.wesh.com/news/19693058/detail.html
sorry….geez, I just saw I’m way behind with that link…
My post referred to #39, sorry - I should have said that
Well, whoever the offender(s) is/are in both of these cases it’s clear that the respective hiding spot is pretty darn good and the person(s)is very careful to dispose of ALL of their victims personal belongings.
Anyone think the Ocasio 4:30 am phone call was an effort to throw off police? Or just a simple drunk idiot maneuver? Maybe I don’t give Hataway enough credit. Why bother with a phone call?
Possible, depends on who it was to.
Sadly, I think that call may have been placed by somone turning off her phone with the wrong button when they meant to turn it off. I do not believe Tracy made that call.
B
Map of where the SUV of Onda Chris George was found, and bodies of water being searched:
In agreement with many who have posted here - people who look bad/act bad/seem bad - probably are bad. And young ladies need to run as far in the opposite direction as possible
But also be cautious of the good guys. They can be just as bad and dangerous.
To all the young ladies out there: DO NOT BE THE NEXT PERSON WRITTEN ABOUT ON THIS SITE.
Have fun, enjoy life - but be smart about it. Do not put yourself in a dangerous position: Always use team dates, meet a date at a public spot, be alert, don’t let your drink out of your hands, always have cab money to get yourself home. Don’t give rides to strangers. And the list goes on.
Be wise and cautious. Your life depends on it.
Sorry, just had to share the speech I give my daughters daily.
Blink… is that a salvage yard on the other side of Clarcona Rd (435)? It may be an obvious question, but, has that area been checked?
I would like to say yes, as its protocal to search the obvious traditional “sites”. But to my knowledge, they have not released whether it has been searched.
B
On his height - in the Kesse case isn’t the suspect in the surveillance video much shorter than 5′9″?
Originally yes, I’ll be honest, we have 3 agencies, with 3 different height value results. I have personally seen the results of a study done by the Univ of Gainesville that puts the perp at 5′10″.
In my opinion that was the single biggest mistake made by OPD in this case, to hold that for a month. As Mrs. Kesse will tell you, rather than focus on how tall/outfit, if someone knows that individual, they know them regardless.
Blink, Desi and the other monkeys can’t remember where they saw Lauren Gibbs. Would you please remind them that she was the “family Spokesperson” in the beginning on Nancy Grace. Thanks. Sorry to be off topic but I didn’t know how to answer their question.
Nope.
Holly Garnier (spelling might be off, but her.)
Well, Son of a gun, you’re right. Sorry. Ok, so who is Lauren Gibbs?
Was just reading backwards. There is a very large garbage dump on Keene Rd. (W. Keene Rd.) Sheeler Rd turns into Keene Rd, cross over Clarcona, continue on W. Keene Rd. It’s down on the right. It’s huge. I lived in Apopka before I moved to Mt. Dora.
Apopka is known as the “Foliage Capital”. Those are plant nurseries all along E. Keene Rd.
susan2~~Lauren Gibbs was a friend of Casey Anthony from middle/high school. She was the one who watched Caylee when she was an infant & Casey was still with Jesse Grund. She talks about how Casey lied to her about working at Sports Authority & instead hanging out w/ friends while Lauren would be watching Caylee for free.
Carry a gun. Hollow points. Be aware of everyone. Have a friend go to the car with you. Don’t be stupid, stay alive. I am so sad, for these girls, I could cry. You know, damn it, they had the right to go out and have fun without being harmed. Piss me off. I feel so bad for their family’s. I have no clue why a young woman can’t go out and enjoy herself with out something happening to her??????????
Blink, as always an ex job.
Read you everyday.
P.S.
9MM sf comp = ladies nice pretty go to meeting gun. Don’t forget the laser and flashlite att., and the bullets. I have hallow points, 14 per clip. ;.)
Hey Blink,
Have been following your page for couple of weeks now because of a general interest in crime and the reasons people commit them.., unfortunately I cant be of great assistance since I am in South Africa, but found this latest news link:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/seminole_news/060909_More_questioned_in_case_of_missing_woman
Who is Justin Sharpe?
I think you do amazing work, and hope that you will find these girls soon!
TY
His name is spelled wrong in the article. It is SHARP
B
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latest news link:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/seminole_news/060909_More_questioned_in_case_of_missing_woman
“Sharpe dropped Hataway off at the Florida Tap Room two weeks ago, the same night surveillance video captured Tracy Ocasio leaving with Hataway following an Orlando Magic watch party.”
If Justin dropped her off, how did her car get there?
she drove, he dropped Hataway off.
B
My heart is breaking for Tracy’s parents.
[...] from Blink On Crime - will be discussing updates on the case of missing Jennifer Kesse and the possible connection to missing Tracy [...]
Blink, how does one listen to the SM radio? Is there a link?
Yes, there is a livelink about an hour before show at scaredmonkeys.com, which I will also have on here
B
Introducing Colt, Jimmy Hataway’s non-relative Brother. This pic is from Hataways myspace.
Thanks for this site, I hope I posted the link properly, it is a lighthearted look at the perils of posting online…
http://www.fox2now.com/ktvi-cyberwarning-facebookphoto-061009,0,5160229.story
Praying for all innocents….
…for all who complained that their pics are being used here….
Soo blink who is the skinny kid on the ground? or what is the story behing this pic????
Skinny kid tried to dine and dash, or whatever it’s called when you sneak out the back without paying your bar tab.
B
Checked Wesh today…big searches off of 2 roads today, suppose illigal dumping areas..B, did you hear anything ?
Yep. In a bit
B
There will be no more cadaver dog searches for Tracy. O. PD is even saying they don’t want to call Tim Miller, when Tracy’s parents do. OPD says they don’t know where for him to look.(iDiOtS) This is Florida LE at it’s BEST. Here we go again. Just a note, I retired from LE so I know idiots when I see them.
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/061009woods_searched_for_missing_woman
Blink, can you confirm today that Hataway worked as a persoanl trainer at the gym next to the Tap Room and if it is possible Hataway and Jennifer’s path’s crossed? Seems his friends are claiming he was no where near this area at the time. Thanks. Just really curious what is true and what isn’t.
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I don’t know where they are searching but i noticed two cars one Ocoee and one county around 50 and Blueford. But i also noticed quite a few more buzzards around there in the last few days
I was reading that James Hataway was a plumber, or plumbers helper before his last job. I wonder if he had ever done any work at Jennifer Kesse’s Condo/Apartments.
I had a strange feeling when new broke about Tracy….How she just seemed to vanish with no trace, so to speak. I wondered if there was a connection between the two. I am no Judge, and I am no Jury… but the MySpace photo of James from a few years back looks eerily similar to the surveillance photo. In one photo you can see his hair is clearly the same. I mean who gets their hair cut like that anyway?
I kinda doubt the story about the bar tab, you can’t run one without a credit card run through first. The skinny guy is just another victim of the Skin Heads.
Lilly, I DO NOT Report Gossip. I was able to verify that or it would not have appeared here. I realize your upset, we all are, and we want these women found. That said, you cant use this site to blast general, disparaging comments about your opinion of people your judging from a photo. That is not what we are here for. In several comments I see you blasting LE and calling them idiots. I can promise you that will not help matters, or progress an investigation. Being the bull in the china shop just gets stuff broken. Not how I roll, and I want people that can help contribute to our discussion to feel they can post here without being slammed.
B
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Did you see Steph’s comment on the other thread..LE is not exactly working with her family…in fact, they have been quite contrary.
Florida LE are idiots, Blink, and that is a very well informed opinion.
I think it is a disgrace how you allow these people to post their feel good stories about Hataway..”showing how he really IS’…I am sure it is like fingernails for Tracy’s families.
I am gone. See yah, promise, won’t be back.
Actually, I think the extreme grace that has been shown by this family is evidence they do not share your bigotry. I have worked with several members of LE in Orange County as a matter of fact, and you could not be more wrong. If the Ocasio family does not feel LE is handling their daughter’s case correctly, and that in fact may be true, I promise you the way to change that is NOT by having people like you cry wolf with every comment.
An example of the danger in letting people like you sound off Archie Bunker style, is that you just disgraced an entire state’s law enforcement. You think me allowing INSIDERS in an open investigation designed to find MISSING PEOPLE to speak their experience is a sympathizer? HA! You, Lilly would make a shitty investigator. What in the Hell could you possibly think could be gained by thrashing everyone to shut up.
A Tip: The name of the game is LEAD GENERATION.
Be well
B
Bye, Lilly!
By turning away people who knew or know’s any of these people, would be stupid. People comming together, right or wrong could bring LE and other’s closer to finding the right story. Just because someone says “hey, I know this guy! He’s cool” doesn’t mean that drugs and mental status can’t change. I think Tracy’s family would be happy to see people speaking up, We still don’t know if Jimmy’s 100% guily, I mean we do want the right person/person’s to be punished….right? I do!
Keep’in it real is how Blink does it, I happen to admire that.
I am with you Blink. Keep the window open and keep up the good work.
TY Edward and you too.
B
So long, Lilly….
Blink, excellent work! I am naming my next foal after you.
So i have noticed here, and i think on SM too, that you’ve mentioned that this Colt guy is missing. Are we talking Chris George-missing or hiding-missing??
Oh! how rude of me, Good morning Blink, Awesome job on everything as always! Hope today is a lucky one!!!
GM-
He is not in town, let’s say.
B
Ok so I am way confused.. Where is the story about the drink and dash situation? I see where others have commented about it but not the actual story..
Quite frankly Lilly I am very glad Blink said those things to you.. I don’t believe you were helping the situation by making such broad accusations like that.. Also not every bar/club will ask for a credit card to run a tab. Sometimes in the smaller communities or where regulars populate you can just start a tab with the bartender.
Blink I have been coming here for a while now (with out posting) and I just want you to know what an awesome job you do and how many people really admire the work you put in to help these people.. I for one say thank you!!!
Kos-
No story, the comments were about the pic I posted and the story behind it.
Your correct about the tab issue, in these bars the tab is knowing that dudes like that will chase your azz. Im guessing that pic hangs on the wall there.
B
I think I need a flow chart………
I don’t even see the pic?? Might be it is blocked for some reason while I am here at work but then I see the other pics on the other threads.. Hmmm Owell. Keep up the great work Blink and I send my prayers to all of these families.. In my mind I will never understand how another human being could take someone’s loved one away..
Post # 63 is the pic
Thanks Rebel- Friend of Yours?
Teehee. Just Funnin’
B
Hey Kosmo (re: post #81 above):
Just an FYI to let you know you’re not crazy (LOL) - I, too, have learned that when at work the pics and videos are not available either. I work for a giant corporation, and I’m sure it has something to do with the security settings for online connection. Don’t know about you, but I often work long days - 10-12 hours - and sometimes try to jump on & see what’s happened while on my lunch break. . . always have to wait & catch the visuals when I get home late at night!
. . . and, agree completely - Blink’s site is hands down the best! Looking forward to that bio, too!
Thanks, Blink!
Blink-
I stopped judging a picture by its cover a long time ago.
I am currently working with a man who is about 6′5″ and 275lbs.
He has two full sleeves (tat’s). He is a very spiritual person and one of the most caring and giving people I know. I guess if someone saw him in a parking lot, they would probably be concerned. I use him as an example, but that is not to say that people shouldn’t use caution. I am just not willing to judge another person because of a bald head or tatoos. Could be someone’s uncle, brother or father not necessarily a criminal.
Good Advice Sweetpea
B
Blink,
I am having a difficult time seeing what everyone is talking about the
hair or hat on the guy in the grainy picture. I can’t see the top of his head due to the latch or what ever it is on the gate that is covering that part of his head. Is there another pic that I am not seeing.
BTW- I think I meant to say Book by its cover. OPPS, been a long week.
I don’t think JH hd anything to do with Jennifer or Chris George, I also seen on TV…where the painter’s/workers were also living in Vacant apartments, when Jennifer came up missing, the guy in the video looks more clean cut than JH.
Infact, as more thing’s come to the surface….I have to wonder if JH had anything to do with Tracy missing. When he was arrested, he said “with a matter of fact” that he was innocent. Not that people don’t lie, but he was pretty confident. I have always held out on thinking he was guilty. I have great intuition, that I trust in alot.
Now, the story about JH attacking the other girl, I’m sure she’s telling the truth..but I feel as if there’s more to that story. I’m not saying JH hasn’t had a ruff live or doesn’t need some serious help of getting his life on the right track, but something’s missing in this attack story. I could be way off base, but I’m happy to read and write about what’s gone on here. I will ALWAYS respect Blink, she makes people aware, then other’s who are smart and willing to put in time to research something that was in LE’s mind as a cold case.
Right or wrong, it’s being looked into…that’s the only way to track down what’s happened.
Lilly… B is way too classy to tell you ……..
ty Ash and so are you, so I removed it, let’s move on .
B
OMG, Blink! The comment to Lilly. You are intense when you’re peeved, lady.
FYI, (responding to Lilly) I don’t go to bars often, but I have NEVER been asked to pay for a drink one at a time, or in advance. Mebbe it depends on the “quality” of the establishment?
Thank you for your dedication and hard work, Blink and SM (and Red Ranger, et al!).
Maybe you’ve already commented on this (I’m new to your site), but is it possible Jennifer went to the gym the morning she disappeared and that is where she ran into Hataway? Didn’t you mention her gym bag was missing? Is it too long ago to search his cell records, etc. for the date jennifer went missing?
Everyone was so gun-ho for the Caylee case. Tracy Ocasio is someone’s daughter too. She needs to be brought home. There is now an official site for Tracy, and rather than blogging, you all should get out and come help with the search.
First of all, your rude to come to my house and speak to the one site that has not faultered in coverage for Tracy, and frankly has broken the only new developments in it. Secondly, you have no idea who is and who isnt searching for her on this site. You cannot be a family member, because all the one’s Im aware of gracious and kind. Perhaps you could do your homework before making such an entrance. O, and maybe bring the link you want people to see…
B
hey B - YOU GO GIRL!!! i had the same feeling when i read that - and REALITY CHECK - we ARE tracys family and some of of are FAAAAARRRRRR from florida - don’t come in and act like we aren’t doing our part - we have family in puerto rico, brazil, ireland, california, arizona, ect. some of us just can’t get there - other than that my friend - some of us are pulling in double shifts at work so we CAN come down. try to have some respect - these are the only places we can talk to people from her area about the case. these sites and blogs matter for a peace of mind when we are losing what minds we have. that’s your rality check - from the OCASIOS
reality check rather - see, you got me so frustrated i kant spell rite!!!
I am trying to figure out how to say this without sounding offensive and can’t so here goes it.
I can never understand how the Kesse’s feel nor know what they are going through and I get that they want to do anything they can to keep their daughter’s name out in the public, BUT, I know this fact. LE has RULED out that Jennifer Kesse’s disappearance has anything to do with Hattaway. What happened to Tracy Ocasio and what happened to Jennifer are completely different scenarios and the MO is totally different and the Kesse’s already know this FACT. I think they need to let the Ocasio’s have their time with Tracy in the media and stop trying to get attention for Jennifer by trying to connect their case to a case that they KNOW isn’t connected.
May God Bless the Kesse’s. I get that you are hurting, but please let Tracy’s story be told without you interjecting Jennifer’s story where it doesn’t belong. You had your time and continue to get your time when justified. Don’t steal away from someone else what they deserve to have on their own.
As for the Ocasio’s, Bless you all too. You must be in terrible pain right now. I hope you don’t have to go as long as the Kesse’s to find your daughter. It must be horrible for both of your families.
Well, I dont think you are being offensive intentionally, but I also dont think you understand the genre of missing person’s cases. I say this respectfully, but I have worked on both of these cases, there is not enough information to “rule out” a connection. That isnt even how investigations are conducted. They operate under the exclusionary rule. If it cannot be excluded, it is a possibility until such time as it can be. Without suspects or remains, that’s not possible. Admittedly, very different women, very different circumstances, however, more commonalities than not.
B
What happened to my post, Blink? I wasn’t rude. To the contrary I was respectful. Did I know some of the truth that you already know yourself?
Jane, no you were not rude, but I do have to tell you I have extensive knowledge of both these cases. I am referring to some that is known publicly and a great deal that is not. If the “truth” you are referring to is Hattaway’s involvement in Chris George’s disappearance, we disagree.
B
Sorry, Blink, my post #94 was not showing up on my screen until I posted #95. I apologize.
In response to post#87. Tina, Hattaway IS involved with the disapperance of Chris George. Ask LE.
Jane, what are you basing this statement on please?
B
Blink, Thank you for your response. I am unable to disclose my detailed involvement, but I can tell you that I have personal experience in a family member being missing and also extreme personal knowledge of the Kesse, Ocasio and Anthony case too. I have limited information regarding Chris George, but what I said above is true. I have personally spoken to Apopka investigators. Also, from an LE friend who spoke to the FBI, I can tell you that the Hattaway is not considered by investigators as suspect in Jennifer’s case. I really wish he was for everyone’s sake. First, to be able to possibly find Jennifer so that her family can have some sort of peace, because as of this very second I can tell you they agonize over and over about where their beautiful daughter is. Second for investigators as their families have yet to be the same since she went missing as all investigators of the missing experience. So believe me, I wish it were true. But it’s not. Different M.O., different circumstances completely.
I have always thought highly of you and what you do so please understand I am not here to bash you or anyone for that matter. I just believe that the Kesse’s know the truth and are, frankly, taking advantage of the Ocasio situation. Not that I blame them, I get it, but it’s just wrong.
Does anyone know where the picture was taken with JVH in the water
Wow, thanks for the pix!
Hataway was much thinner back then, VERY similar in body size, hair cut and slouch to the man in the Kesse video.
Jane, I totally disagree that the Kesse’s are taking advantage of anything. It is more than natural for them to look into any man in the area who is interested in serial killers, who has told people he has a desire to hurt / kill women, who is associated with more than one of the places their daughter used to frequent, and who was last seen with more than one person who have disappeared, and who used to look like the man in the video footage that the Kesse’s have been examining for so long. If anything, their pointing out the similarities, has brought more attention to the Ocasio case, which is barely getting any media coverage where I am. I only started looking up the Ocasio case at all, because of the Kesse case, which I have followed for years.
Jane, if anything, the Kesse’s are helping the Ocasio case get out there. Even Nancy Grace hasn’t been covering the Ocasio case much, which doesn’t bode well for it spending much time in the public eye. If it weren’t for Hataway’s potentially being involved with other missing person’s cases, it might never have made her show at all.
Looking at the pic of Hataway with that hairstyle brings tears to my eyes.
I’ve been praying about this case since I first heard about it a few years ago.
I really hope this case breaks open!
And, Jane, I agree with Charisse. It is the connections between James Hataway and the two young women that kept it in the media as long as it was there.
Unfortunately, so many people are missing that a case needs to be dramatically interesting to get covered.
The potential that Hataway is a serial killer makes the case more “popular” on modern television than a typical missing woman case would be.
And, even with that intrigue, Tracey’s case seems to have already disappeared, because so many other people have done bad things.
Sad, but it is the way things are nowadays.
I will agree to disagree. The Ocasio’s have done very well with getting media attention all on their own with out the Kesse’s. Think about how many other missing people are out there….how many do you really hear about? Very very few, so the Ocasio’s story being told nationally before the Kesse’s decided to jump on the Ocasio train, was done by the Ocasio’s alone, without the Kesse’s. The Kesse’s didn’t help them then and they aren’t necessary to helping them now.
I’m not going to go over the facts that I have already stated above. You can choose to believe them or ignore them, that’s your right.
As someone with extensive experience in this field, and I mean no disrespect, I can tell you first hand, if finding their loved one is a result, no family cares how that happens. I can assure you the characterization that the Kesse family “jumped” on the Ocasio train would not be well received by either of these very gracious and terribly pained families.
B
Jane, I actually think the Kesse connection HAD TO be examined, no matter what. Lets face it, two young women who both went missing from basically the same part of town, and frequented the same place, and both of their cars were found abandonned in known “drug” areas.
Until answers are found, looking at the 2 cases both separately AND together is necessary and might uncover new thoughts, new leads, new theories in BOTH cases.
I watch a lot of true crime shows and cold case shows and it is OFTEN linking 2 cases together that breaks open the case.
I think about the show I just saw on “a stranger in the house” and a man went from being seen as a sexual break-in to being exposed as a serial killer, because LE linked cases.
I can guarantee that Hataway is being examined MUCH more closely, because of the potential links to the other cases, and I can also guess that he will be more likely to get a longer sentence on the battery charge, because of these cases, even if for some reason not enough evidence is found to arrest him for this case.
I have been following missing children cases for years and I think the thing that I have admired the MOST about the Kesse family is that they continually search for similar unsolved cases to their daughter’s disappearance, KNOWING that there is a perpetrator out there and believing that the perpetrator will likely strike again in a way that will show up in commonalities.
That is an amazing strategy and is one that I want to see more people emulate. I find it wisdom. If someone got away with it once, they will likely do it again eventually.
If Tracy isn’t found soon, and if Hataway turns out to not be the one, I hope the Ocasio family will use the same cooperative approach.
I definitely think it is time for someone to open the Kesse Cold Case files and look at it again with fresh eyes.
I am so jazzed that there are so many new “characters” (Hataway, Toole, the Huttos, George, etc.) to research and places to examine (Tap Room, the gym, tattoo parlors, construction company employee logs - with NAMES to look for this time, etc) to look into for the Kesse’s case.
Maybe some of Jenn’s friends will suddenly remember somone who flirted with her at the Tap Room or how the gym guy looked at her or will look at a pic of Hataway from years ago and realize they know him.
Not to be disrespectful, but I am also wondering if Kesse smoked pot at all. If that is how he hooked Tracy, then it is worth asking her friends, particularly those she went to the Tap Room with.
I am still trying to find out if anyone knows the name of the lake Jimmy Hataway is standing in. The picture has a unique structure in the background. Disposing of someone in a lake is not out of the question. He appears to be very comfortable in or around water.
I haven’t read all of this one blog but wanted to comment on #28 and 29 and 63.
Sweetpea I don’t remember exactly when I dated Jimmy but I’m guessing early to mid 2002. He had a shaved head when I met him.
Blink-thanks for the compliment. You are correct that I never trusted Toole. He struck me as a bit creepy, flirtatious and dirty (sanitary and mind wise). If you read another recent post Toole was a customer at the bar I used to work at. I honestly can’t remember if Toole was with Jimmy when I first met Jimmy. My disdain is with Colt and as you can see in the pic he’s a real Jackass. He is racist, arrogant and while I can respect “family loyalty” he wasn’t family and I know for a fact he has kept people that want to help Jimmy from reaching him. I will never have actual respect for Colt.
If you want info or want to ask me something email me. I didn’t even see that above comment until today…over a month later. Thanks!
Also the pic of Colt…it appears that the guy in the background has a bar towel in his pocket. This leads me to believe it’s the bartender, barback or cook. Do you know where this was taken? I have no idea what Colt does for work or if he even works. Was Colt the door man at this bar? If he didn’t work there, why would a probable employee stand back and watch a customer assault another customer…even one that didn’t pay? See why I didn’t like this group?!
Too the comments mentioning that all of Jimmy’s friends are making people sick by defending him- I am just like everyone else, I want to know what happened even if Jimmy did something. I maintain that I can’t believe he would hurt a woman because that was not my experience with him. It doesn’t mean that he couldn’t.