Jennifer Kesse Breaking News: Witness Statement Points To Someone At Work- Kesse Family and OPD Press Conference Scheduled
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…”Your daughter seems to have vanished. We do not know how or why, and we really have nothing to go on.”
If you can possibly imagine hearing those words, which is exactly what Drew and Joyce Kesse were told about their missing daughter Jennifer in 2010. After an exhaustive and fruitless 4 + years searching for the 24 year old enterprising analyst for Central Florida Investments, the very agency tasked with reviewing the case gave the Kesse’s their latest emotional contusion.
…”I begged for an FBI review of the case, but at the time, I did not know that only meant that they would review the case and provide recommendations. I had always been told that the FBI was the best investigators out there. Those words rendered us despondent yet again.”- Drew Kesse
Island Girl
Jenn Kesse was in love. At 24, she owned her condo, made an excellent living just 2 years out of college and was contemplating the “big step” with her boyfriend of one year, Rob Allen.
Rob, an Englishman, lived in South Florida about two hours away from Jennifer. He had his own career successes and a prior marriage that left him gun shy.
The couple was at a crossroads, and the impromptu trip to St. Croix spent with friends and members of Rob’s family was an important one for the relationship.
Jenn phoned her family from the island, and was jubilant.
“…Dad, what kind of rum do you drink- I am in the shop and I don’t and I am in the store here and I want to bring you back something ..”
“Why are you calling me on your vacation and you do not need to bring us anything go enjoy yourself..”, Drew told his thoughtful first born.
While she was away, with her permission, Jennifer’s younger brother Logan Kesse was enjoying a male bonding endeavor at big sisters new condo in Orlando. Jenn gave Logan a set of keys over Christmas.
Logan’s posse et al traveled from the family home in Bradenton and arrived Friday January 20th.
The weekend was a great time had by all, the condo was restored to its pre-frat status and the worst kerfuffle was that Travis Bourguignon, childhood friend of both Jennifer and Logan, absently left his new work- issued cell behind.
Jenn and Rob returned to his home via Miami due to flight cancellations Sunday evening.
Jenn left Ft. Lauderdale straightaway Monday morning at 6am for the commute to her job in Ocoee.
She arrives by 8 , works a full day and is walking out of the building with her supervisor, John Willman, when she rings her family from her cell.
At 6:15 PM Jenn is on her cell with Mom and Dad while leaving the office. Logan chimes in to ask sis to FedEx Travis’s phone as he needs it for work. Jenn commits to sending it overnight the following day, she reminds him she had not even been back to the condo to locate it yet.
Enroute to her condo at Mosaic at Millenia Jenn was gushing about her trip as each family member passed the phone.
This conversation will be the last time Jennifer’s family heard her voice.
As often happens during Caribbean rendezvous- things gelled for the couple, and they decided that they wanted to take the next steps and move in together. The “who and the where” to be decided upon return to their respective “real worlds”. The conversation about the “real world” began as Jenn spoke to Rob shortly after her family; the couple ended up in the familiar back and forth regarding who would have the easiest move and so forth.
At 9:57PM Jenn speaks to Rob on her landline for the last time.
When Jenn misses an 11:15 am meeting the following Tuesday morning, Joyce Kesse gets a call that Jenn did not make it in, and as every Mother very close to their daughter does, she KNEW.
Joyce Kesse knew immediately her child was in some sort of distress and in minutes had mobilized the family convoy to Orlando. They arrived at approximately 1:30 after calling the manager on the way and learning Jenn’s car was not there.
The Kesse’s would not leave their missing daughter’s home for 8 months as it became the “Find Jennifer Kesse” headquarters.
Upon arrival, Logan Kesse began banging and kicking doors in the Mosaic at Millenia condo complex he had spent last weekend. With very little occupancy came scant tenants, and even less information.
The Kesse’s discovered Jennifer’s shower appeared to be wet, a damp towel draped over the dryer, and her bed appeared as if she slept on one side with outfits described as “suitable for work” draped on the other.
Jenn’s duffle from her trip lay unpacked in the foyer. The pepper spray she had to remove from her keys due to flight regulations lay on the dresser she restored herself.
Her blow-dryer was on the vanity, her pj’s lay on the bath mat outside of the shower, the mail she retrieved when she got home from work stacked neatly on her counter.
3537 Conroy, Unit #2226 once the proud accomplishment of a beautiful and driven young woman, became a crime scene.
Perhaps.
Victimology 101- Low Risk
Jennifer Kesse was very close with her entire family, but she was a true Daddy’s girl. Mom and Dad mentored her through her car and home purchases, and Drew Kesse managed the punch list of her newly constructed abode. He made her ask the condo workers in her condo to put the white paint for the crown molding in a Tupperware for him and he would paint it himself- it was taking so long. Or, Dad and Mom welcomed the excuse to come and see her.
Jenn was most uncomfortable with the amount of landscapers and workers around the complex on a daily basis and shared those concerns openly.
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What Jennifer was not open about and known only to her family and close friends, was that she was a four year Spanish major and she was beyond fluent.
She knew what sorts of misogynistic jeers were being shared between a sneering worker or two.
Jenn shared a great deal of personal and romantic information with her parents by all accounts and were in frequent daily contact. When Jenn told Drew she expressed her feelings of love to Rob Allen, and he did not “say it back”, she felt hurt. The trip with him was a definite test.
She felt the weight of the every- other-weekend commute for someone she had been dating almost a year was going to have to move forward or Jenn was considering moving on.
Jenn had also been approached by a vendor turned personal friend who was working with her to launch the companies new debit system- to consider going out on a romantic date with him.
Scott Stryker would have to cool his jets for now. Jennifer told him while they had a business relationship and she was currently in one , there was no chance of anything more.
In another Dad-Daughter chat, Jenn told Drew that she was having an issue with a co-worker who was overly fawning and complimentary, asking her out constantly. Jenn asked her dad his thoughts about the concept of just going out to lunch with a person to tell them that you were not interested in them. Was that was a kinder option than just saying no, where she stood to risk an interpersonal situation she did not want? Jenn did not disclose that her office admirer was married with children. Drew believes that fact may have raised some necessary red flags for him back then.
Drew advised Jennifer not to go on any outing that might be perceived as a date, but to agree to lunch and have the conversation in a lighter setting, and that was the best she could do. In a follow up discussion between the two, Jenn told Drew she had done just that and it went fine.
Commensurate Panic
“She had a fight with her boyfriend, she took off, happens all the time, she will be back in a couple hours.- OPD detective”
The Kesse’s knew better. Rob Allen and Jenn’s best friend Lauren were at her condo by the afternoon and the people that knew her better than anyone were terrified; Jennifer was in trouble and panic set in.
While it was unknown until discovered 2 days later, a closed circuit camera catches an unknown suspect parking her 2004 black Chevy Malibu in the visitor spot at the Huntingdon On The Green apartments, approximately 1.2 miles away from her condo, at noon.
At approximately 7PM a missing person report was filed for Jennifer Joyce Kesse and a BOLO was dispatched by Orlando Police Department for her car.
On January 24, 2012 Jennifer Kesse will be missing for 6 years. In that time she has had a dozen detectives working on her case, it has been transferred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation at the Kesse’s request, and her case is being reviewed by the 8th review team tomorrow morning followed by a press conference arranged by Orlando Police Department and FDLE.
There have been numerous searches, both organized by the Kesse’s efforts as well as law enforcement which have not yielded a shred of evidence associated with Jennifer Kesse. Last week was the largest search effort to date.
This is largely due to the fact that the 2 detectives originally assigned to the case who retired on the same day 9 months in, never kept a single note. Not even a water-stained cocktail napkin with a smeared phone number. Nada.
Prevailing Theories For The Weary
Because Jennifer appeared to have slept in her bed and got ready for work, the prevailing theory has always been that she “at least got out the door” the morning of Tuesday January 24 and was abducted prior to getting to her car.
Water droplets in the tub at 1:30 PM notwithstanding, I have never understood why investigators seemed to be so married to this theory. In fact, in the few years I have known Drew Kesse through our respective advocacy work and mutual associations, it was not until a few months ago we ever discussed Jennifer’s case for that very reason.
I told Drew I would absolutely be willing to have my team’s resources look into Jenn’s case, but to be honest, I really didn’t believe I could offer any insights as I did not subscribe to the prevailing theory in the case. I have worked on cases before where that has been the situation and found it futile in progressing leads, which is of course is the goal.
The last thing I want to do is upset the apple cart, and in my mind, this is a personal crime, not a random construction person or landscaper. The odds of Jennifer being abducted by a stranger in broad daylight at that hour, in full view of a handful of people in visual proximity, carrying her keys and a briefcase at her size, and with her physical strength does not jibe for me. It also does not even begin to touch the statistics that agree with my position.
I told Drew, “I really think it is likely someone Jennifer knew. It might be someone she did not know well, or their intentions certainly, but everything I have ever reviewed on the case has not excluded that possibility for me. Statistically speaking alone, if this is a homicide case, and preliminarily I do believe that is the most likely scenario- there is a greater than 90% chance she knew her killer.
Jenn is a low risk victim for a random and stranger perpetrated abduction, period.
His response to me was crisp. “Christina, I do not care about theories or whose they are, I just do not want to go in the ground without knowing what happened to my daughter- if you have a different thought or approach, there is nobody closed off to any possibility. We just want her found, it will be six years of Hell, and she deserves to come home.”
For the last 3 months the investigative team at www.blinkoncrime.com has analyzed thousands of documents, conducted numerous interviews of sources both willing and unwilling to discuss her case publicly in conjunction with on-location review.
Separating the wheat from the chaff would not come easy. But wheat we found.
Exclusively on www.blinkoncrime.com, all new facts in Jennifer’s disappearance are marked with an asterisk.
Random Abduction In Open Stairwell
Despite the fact that there were literally over 100 different workers on site, all of which would have been there by 7am when the bulk of the workday started for landscapers and contractors, neither saw nor heard anything unusual that morning. In fact, not one person interviewed remembers seeing Jennifer’s car* that morning upon arrival.
The door to Jennifer’s condo was locked with no sign of forced entry or any sort of scuffle in her home. Dishes in the dishwasher were clean*, and likely ran by Logan when he left, no dishes in the sink. (Editors Note: If you have not already, run your shower for 15 minutes at the showerhead trajectory of a 5’8” tall person and keep track of the time you can say with certainty you do not find water droplets. It should be noted of course that the assumption continues to be made that it was Jenn that actually showered.)
To my knowledge the only conclusive fact about when Jennifer Kesse was last in her apartment is that she spoke to Rob Allen on her landline to his cell phone at 9:57PM.
Well, that, and her phone was NOT in it* at 10:40PM when it’s power source was removed after pinging in a location intentionally being withheld by www.blinkoncrime.com.
Jenn’s condo was equipped with a working intrusion alarm*. She had disarmed it because Logan was visiting for the weekend. It was not* armed when the family arrived the afternoon she was discovered missing.
According to a source inside the management company servicing Mosaic at the time, they have never been asked to produce any sort of reporting* as to its settings by Orlando Police (OPD).
In a conversation with the condo’s current owner, those records would no longer be available as of the date of this writing.
The ancillary objects pointing to Jennifer sleeping in her condo that night could just as easily reflect that she took a nap, showered and went out, or was roused from her bed by an unexpected visitor known to her.
Jennifer’s glasses* were located in the bathroom, not next to her bed.
Missing from her closet are her favorite taupe snake print pumps*
Found in Jennifer’s hamper was a man’s sweater* that does not belong to any known male associates of hers and is believed to fit no larger than a medium build individual.
Previously thought to be missing but discovered after being returned to the Kesse’s by OPD years later, was her brown pocketbook* she used on her trip. It had been packed in the duffel bag located on the floor in the foyer.
There were 2 workers that had access to work orders inside Jenn’s condo*. Both men were interviewed, agreed to take polygraph tests administered by the FBI and were subsequently cleared.* The identities of those individuals did not produce any criminal records.
To date, Jennifer’s keys, wallet, iPod, LG phone and briefcase are missing. Travis Bourgignion’s phone has never been recovered and pings from his phone confirm it ran out of power over the weekend.*
2004 Chevrolet Malibu
#2226 parking spaces was located to the rear of the building which allowed those familiar with the complex to access the back entrance, which was not enclosed due to the construction.
Jennifer used the front entrance* that evening when returning from work to pick up her mail on the way in.
There was no sign of any foul play in either the exterior or interior of Jenn’s car.
Found on the floor of the front passenger side of her car were the flip flops she wore home from work that afternoon as well as a pair she wore in St. Croix.* Also found* were aspirin, her broken mail key, a business card, her sunglasses and cell charger (not plugged in and wrapped around the gear shift).
A DVD player for her bedroom given to her by Rob Allen and strapped in with the seatbelt was located in the backseat.
The Malibu was found locked in the lot of The Huntingdon On The Green apartments on January 26th.
It was removed at the request of OPD by a flatbed tow truck prior to CST processing, and prior to any assessment as to whether or not it was in working condition or impaired in some way, causing Jenn to need assistance.
As it was equipped with coded keys*, the suspect who parked it had to have Jennifer’s original key. Attempting to use a spare would have been rendered it inoperable.
Drew Kesse was never asked to provide a second coded key in his possession at the home in Bradenton so it is unclear how OPD was able to gain access and perform any necessary diagnostics.
Fatal Familiarity?
Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason. – Lord Chesterfield
It is ironic that the initial LE theory was that Jenn was essentially pitching a fit over a boyfriend, but spent the bulk of early efforts running down the potential illegal alien and day-labor dujour angles.
The usual suspects were easy to clear- Rob’s cell was at his home and then work, where he was, but he agreed to and passed a polygraph test. Matthew Sullivan, the former boyfriend who was so devastated at the news of Jennifer’s disappearance he drank himself senseless for two weeks and was described as “inconsolable”-cleared. Vendors- cleared. Any and all known male associates-cleared.
Astonishingly, it was not until almost 3 and half years after Jennifer Kesse disappeared that the first of Jenn’s co-workers were interviewed. You read that sentence correctly.
Connections to completely unassociated cases (Grinstead) and abduction by a Dubai sheik theories were apparently the priority. Apparently the Liam Neeson blockbuster “Taken” was at least partially inspired on the publicly known aspects of Jenn’s case as the Kesse’s received a call from one of the movie’s producers.
Occam and the good men and women of OPD assigned to this case are strangers, I fear.
In their defense, and I guess also by default, playing the hand they were dealt by the early detectives who apparently had developed their own secret decoder implements without sharing, was the wrong kind of flush.
As I began my interviews among colleagues of Jenn’s that would speak to me on the condition of anonymity only, I was repeatedly asked if I spoke to an individual by the name of Johnny Campos*.
In a subsequent follow up interview with Drew Kesse, I asked him if he was familiar with that name.
“Yes, that is the guy I told you about that Jenn said was asking her out constantly and I told her to have lunch with and let him down easy that way instead of a date.”
“I remember because I asked her to repeat his name. I thought it odd for an adult businessman to go by the name “Johnny” at the office. I can’t remember what year, I think it was about 2 years ago, Joyce and I were at one of our sponsored events at the Mall and he introduced himself.”
I said, He introduced himself to you?
“Not to me, I was talking, but I saw him. He walked up to Joyce and said that he had worked with Jenn and that before she went missing the office had a secret Santa exchange where he got her name.”
“He bought her this ornament type thing, really beautiful, in a red velvet box thingie or stand that sat on her desk.”
I said, Didn’t OPD secure the things from her cube?
He answered, “I have no idea, he just said she kept it on her desk and he thought we should have it.”
Further interviews and investigation led me to Campos’s subordinate, who knew both Johnny Campos and Jenn Kesse.
In fact, he was stationed in the cubicle next to Jenn and what I learned next will undoubtedly be the WTF moment in this case.
Because of the open investigation and his status as a possible material witness, I will refer to him as Adam Frank, which is not his real name. Frank’s statements to me have been independently verified through multiple sources or you would not be reading them here.
Adam had been working for Central Florida Investments for eight years before being fired for asking his bosses to investigate the alleged harassment perpetrated against him by his supervisor, Johnny Campos, since the day Jennifer Kesse disappeared. He believed it was because he knew specifics about them, and for what he told Orlando Police and subsequently the FBI, which was corroborated by the polygraph he requested to take.
After his superiors had met with OPD weeks earlier, In May 2009 Adam Frank received a subpoena served to him at the office in full view of his peers, to meet with FDLE the following week.
He told them the following (notes from our interview):
He was friends with Johnny. One time when he said to Jennifer in an email about work, but wrote at the last line she looked nice today, Johnny asked him why he would say that to her, was he interested in her? Adam told him that he was just being nice and asked him how he knew about it in the first place. Campos ignored the question. On another occasion, he had walked past Campos and Jenn in the hallway and they were laughing. He thought it was about him because of the email so he asked them, both replied absolutely no, and shared whatever they were laughing about; alleviating Frank’s angst.
It was short-lived, on Friday January 20th, upon learning of Jenn’s impromptu trip with her boyfriend, Campos was bending Adam’s ear like a wanna be jealous boyfriend. Campos told him that Jenn was a jerk for dating that Brit a-hole and other fill in the blank derogatory insults. Adam was uncomfortable and reminded Campos that Campos was a married man and he did not want anything to do with the conversation or get in the middle of whatever was going on; he needed his job.
Johnny Alberto Campos Facebook Pic
On Monday morning January 23rd, around 8am, Adam overhears Campos confront Jenn upon her return while in his cubicle, unbeknownst to them.
While I have the full statement of what was said between the two, in the interest of preserving case sensitive information I will provide a summary.
Campos confronted her about where she was and who she was with. Jenn responded she had a fantastic time, loved it and hated to leave; Campos was audibly and visibly perturbed. At no time did either become aware that Adam overheard the exchange.
At least not until he met with OPD for the second time in 2009 where they informed Adam that Campos had been interviewed based on his information. At this time, everything made sense to Adam as to what was going on since the day Jennifer disappeared.
When Campos showed up for work around noon * on Tuesday January 24th appearing overtly nervous and pacing around, Frank thought he was acting strangely, but it did not escalate to “scary” until a few hours later where it was learned through the grapevine that Jenn Kesse might have been abducted. Campos is a supervisor and therefore not required to keep a timecard.
The next day, Wednesday January 25th, if you can believe it, proved to be even stranger.
Johnny Campos asks Adam to drive the pair to the new Westgate office at Lake Eleanor. Adam thought it bizarre since it was not either man’s responsibility to do such, but agreed.
It is not clear if Campos was without his 2000 blue Ford Taurus that day. On the way, Campos asked Adam how far his brother lived from there, the one with the vacant apartment next to his and if they could stop there and ask him if he heard anything.
During the drive Campos told Adam wherever she (Jenn) was, “she was likely eaten up by alligators already.”
Adam asked him not to say such things- Campos repeated it.
Adam and Campos stopped in at the lake Eleanor office , said hello to a few colleagues and headed back.
Over the next four years, until Adam Frank had the second meeting at HIS request with the FBI in an attempt to further allegations he felt were not being taken seriously by OPD, he claims Campos harassed him on the job relentlessly. Things were about to get worse. The FBI advised him if he was having problems at work over the issue, he should go to his superiors.
On January 19 2011, he did. In three subsequent internal meetings with varying levels of seniority Adam repeated his story about his treatment by his immediate supervisor and concerns for his physical safety if Campos was involved in what happened to Jennifer Kesse. He finally requested a meeting with John Willman and told him the events he was going through were making him physically ill and asked for his help to review and or expedite his complaint.
Three days later, Adam received a call from Willman where he told him his issues with Campos and the Kesse case were not good for the company and he would be terminated effective immediately. At no time was Frank ever told the status or outcome of his complaint against Campos. Johnny Campos is the only contemporary of Jennifer’s to maintain his position to date. Attempts to reach Mr. Campos and Mr. Willman for comment were not returned.
Ironically, Adam Frank files a grievance against Johnny Campos 5 years to the day Campos returned to CFI after a short stint in Lake County jail for ripping up a citation the morning of January 16th.
Campos was remanded to Lake County jail on bond, and after his wife posted the required $500 and a brief appearance on the 18th returned to work on the first day Jennifer Kesse was off; likely learning about her departure then.
The only known suspect in the disappearance is the individual that was recorded parking her vehicle.
The Kesse’s have been invited to a review of Jennifer’s case tomorrow morning at 9am, followed by the invitation to local media to ask questions on the status of the case from OPD and the Kesse’s.
Drew Kesse and Christina Stoy, BOC Editor In Chief will be discussing the case on THE DANA PRETZER SHOW Wednesday January 18th at 9PM.
Check back to www.blinkoncrime.com for breaking developments to this story.
Jason Mateos and Jacqueline Beufort, contributing editors
Images by Klaasend
Kesse Photos courtesy of the Kesse Family
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There is a lot to ponder here, Blink, and I will do just that. So many things are quite a puzzlement.
Well said, this may qualify as a “double read”, I know.
Heart u
B
I am going to have to reread- but my first reaction is WOW- and lets hope it is true that sometimes all it takes is a fresh set of eyes and a different perspective.
Very interesting and well written piece JMO
My prayers to the family and to all
AJMO
This young lady- was cautious and diligent. It is an example of how such things can happen to anyone.
The Kesse’s are courageous and lovely people thrown into the club of unwilling members we talk about.
I appreciate your critique because the reality is, it is very difficult to write on our work in this case and not appear inflammatory or accusatory. The task at hand is recovering Jennifer, and I am so thankful for for advocacy for her and her family.
Hugs
B
Seriously? No notes? No interviews with co-workers? Her phone pinged outside the apartment the night before?
For serious.
B
B!!!! Cannot wait to finish reading this. Crap I have to go to bed. Heart you.
Blink, I read this once, and will read again in the morning. It is obvious that you’ve put a great deal of work into this case and care about Jenn Kesse’s parents very much. Well written, easy to follow and very upsetting.
Thank you kindly, the Kesse’s need all the support they can get.
B
Blink,
Good work you and the team! Intriguing case indeed.
Sadly, a comment on our degenerating society. Years ago,
you would hear of a disgruntled boyfriend or co-worker
situation. The guy would harass her, make lots of annoying
calls, scratch her car, etc. Nowadays – they just take
a gun and shoot her, or kidnap her, or worse.
Jeeez guys – aren’t you man enough to take it when
you get turned down? What’s happening here? Numerous cases
right in my state, including a FORMER STATE LEGISLATOR and
son of a former governor – shot his ex-girlfriend as she
got in her car to leave for work. Broad daylight, city street.
Guy had no history of violent crime at all.
And speaking of the leaving for work, getting in or out
of cars thing – have you noticed how many of these cases
seem to happen when the woman is either:
1. Getting ready to leave in the morning (Holly Bobo)
2. Just getting home from work.
3. Getting into their car in a parking lot.
4. Or some variation of being in/near their
vehicles, in between two known locations i.e. their apt.
and a restaurant or work.
Which to me says, a person who is familiar enough with
the victim to know their car, their schedule, their address
and may also be well known enough to the victim so that
the perp can approach her and begin a conversation without
her feeling threatened.
Now, she was home safe and sound until 10 PM. She had
to work the next day, so her plan is to go to bed soon.
What happened?
The bed being slept in isn’t conclusive, I agree with Blink.
Hell, for all we know, she could have left it unmade when
she left on her trip days before. Who makes their beds the
morning that you’re leaving on vacation? Or she might have
taken a nap. Waking up later to call her parents.
Her apt. was not a crime scene. No forced entry. That
pretty much leaves – she left on her own free will. Someone
called with a ruse to get her out of that apt. A broken down
car? Please come give me a ride?
I suppose she could have chosen to go out to a bar after
10 PM, many people like to start bar hopping around 11 PM.
But we have no confirmation from girlfriends, etc. that she
met anyone or was seen with anyone in public, after 10 PM, no??
Blink correct me if wrong.
The shower thing, depends on the humidity of the air in
the apt. If the heat was on, droplets may have dried quickly.
If not, and the bathroom was secluded, droplets may not dry
up for a long time.
I think she was talked into coming out after 10 PM
as a ruse. And this guy was no stranger.
Questions to ponder –
1. Who lives in the Huntington on the Green apts.??
2. Does Jenn wear contacts or only glasses? I would
assume the glasses in the bathroom means – she put
her contacts in to go out, and left her glasses
behind. Do you know Blink?
The Christmas ornament is a honking RED FLAG !!
He never gave it to her. It was never on her desk.
He had been keeping it for 2 years as a “souvenir”.
His giving it to her parents was a serial killer type
of taunting move. The red velvet says romantic intent.
Did he try and give it to her and she rejected it?
This action by Johnny fits a familiar profile that many
crime readers will recognize.
Hope there’s some progress on this case soon.
BTW – notice in the photo of Johnny there’s a kid’s blanket
or clothing article with a cartoon character on it.
So Johnny has a kid?? Unhappy marriage?
I have a suspicion some Googling on Mr. Johnny’s history
will produce a smelly past.
Sherlock
Wow, Blink. Great research, as usual. I hope this helps move this case along. Her poor parents need closure. I am just curious, if you know, were any items in her car or apartment tested for skin cells and things of that nature and compared to the obvious person of interest in this case? Sounds like the first detectives flubbed this case from the get go. JMO
Her condo was never processed because LE told the Kesse’s they contaminated it.
As we all know that is ridiculous, all they needed to do was process it and exclude the known subjects.
B
Does Johnny’s physical description meet those of the person seen on the video leaving her parked car?
I am not comfortable that CCTV has produced a usable description anyone agrees on to be honest.
It is my personal opinion that is not likely Campos, but I have never been of the opinion the man that parked her car knew anything about her fate, he was simply following a request.
Who is going to do that in plain view of 3 cameras and take their time if they knew they were driving the car of a missing woman?
B
Lake Eleneor…….. hmmmmmmm………. isn’t that the same location they were searching for another missing women’s body? Must be a popular dumping ground.
Well then……… Hope we can turn up the heat so that the man who parked the car is smoked out and reveals what happened in an attempt to save his own butt. Prayers are with the Kesse family.
Great work team Blink, and a well-written article. I pray for some closure for the family.
Thanks and nice to see you
B
Blink,
Did you or anyone before you that investigated the case, interview the
original detectives? Did Jennifer’s parents ever ask them questions?
Thank you.
Their supervisor, Det. Richard Ring, was the liason to the Kesse’s, but yes, the Kesse’s asked Emmett and Gauge many questions of course. No, they are not speaking to anyone about the case but we have a mutual colleague so I can at least say they were not aware of a bulk of the information contained in this article. I can also say it is my understanding they felt this was someone Jennifer knew at the time they retired.
B
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/-/1637132/8279682/-/b4delt/-/index.html
Thank you so much for shining the light on Jennifer’s case once again.
For all of us who have followed the Kesse family in their quest to find their beautiful daughter, your light is a welcomed beacon of hope that the right someone will see it and have the answer.
May “God’s time” move with great speed by your efforts.
Nice to see you (wink from blink), you have been on my mind while working on this.
I thank you for your advocacy for Jennifer and the Kesse family, and all of YOUR efforts.
B
Did I read that right? Travis’ cell phone has not been recovered. Now why in the world would she take that out with her, unless she left in the morning?
Assuming she did find it, and there is no confirmation of that, I believe that she may have put it in her briefcase, which is missing. It appears she was operating out of her briefcase for the day because she had packed her pocketbook for “carry on” purposes and did not unpack it.
So, it is possible that Travis assumed his phone was left there, but did not, or the more likely scenario that Jenn took it with her in her brief when she left the condo. I am not sure if something happened in the condo why anyone would take her briefcase out of it and dump it, although it cannot be ruled out to my knowledge.
In my mind, with her pumps and brief missing, it is logical to me that she went out, there is some discrepency among LEO about her pings, I hope this meeting today nets that out finally.
B
I had this down to Gary Hilton … possibly not ?
This family has struggled so hard for the truth and deserves the correct answer. I do hope investigators are on the right track.
Wow Blink! Excellent investigation as well as article! You’re consistently diligent & your heart is always in the right place. It’s impossible not to appreciate your endless efforts for every case you ever become involved in. Thank you for all that you do! What a special positive difference you make in missing persons’ cases.
Question: I always wondered if the person that parked Jennifer’s car was female. It’s as if the shoes look too big on the suspect as they’re walking away, plus they look fairly skinny. I know there’s men out there with that same figure but just sayin’. Is Campos’ wife still in the picture? Also, what do we know about this company? Do you know Florida business law, as I know each state is different. Some states have a fire at will right but others need to follow policies set in place before termination. I’m wondering if a weight could be placed on this company for not investigating the matter thoroughly, especially before terminating Jennifer’s coworker. Maybe one way to get them to pull records & such would be to look into their policies & post their laziness on the net.
Like you said – wtf?
Thank you kindly for your advocacy.
In my opinion the person parking her car is male, and I agree the shoes are disproportionate, but as I said before, that image is really only to catch the eye of someone who definitely knows the person, I doubt outside of that ID is possible, but who knows?
I am not going to comment on Mr. Campos personal situation outside of what is contained in the article, which has been verified thoroughly. I am limited also in what I can say about the firing surrounding Mr. Frank except to say that I have seen a few of the documents supporting his statements and he appeared to follow escalation protocol. I did not write everything I know, I think it would have “outted” him and frankly, it is his business to pursue any remedies available to him.
At the time of Mr. Frank’s complaint, CFI was actually under Federal labor investigation. I have to believe that played a part. I cannot imagine Mr. Frank speaking to a Fed auditor would be something they would like. That said, this past July, CFI was ordered to pay almost $800K to timeshare employess with no finding of intent, just that the payschedule and overtime did not jibe.
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If one takes the time and maps out past searches
Many things when reading this popped out at me and I could only think wtf…just like you said would happen! However the mysterious man sweater blew me away, was this sweater tested for DNA. If so, was DNA taken from the brother and friends to eliminate them from owning the sweater. I don’t know why, but that sweater screams to me, I hope that hasn’t been contaminated beyond a reasonable doubt. The second thing is what Mr.Campos said about “already eaten by alligators”. What kind of person, who allegedly cares about someone, would say such a thing after a short period of time. I am trying to be objective as possible after reading this, but it is extremely hard not to think, that there are questions Mr. Campos needs to answer.
The sweater is in evidence, to my knowledge the owner has not been identified.
I could not find myself to say such a thing about anyone- I have no answer for that.
There are a few other items that had I included would just be like that scene in beetlejuice with the neon sign. While his behavior is odd, he could just be “odd”, I guess.
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It’s frightening enough that someone’s loved one can vanish without a trace. It is more frightening to think LE seems to have no idea what they are to do to initiate and complete an investigation. God bless this family. I can’t imagine their pain and hope to goodness they get some answers.
Blink- thank you for your time in looking into what happened to Jennifer. After almost 6 years, its time for this horrenduous nightmare to end and hopefully uncovering what you have thus far will get it started in that direction.
No one is ever giving up on Jenn and thank you for proving that here.
And thank you for your advocacy and efforts of support of Jennifer and her family.
B
The man’s sweater in the hamper . . . was it ever tested for DNA? or have I been watching too much tv.
Looking forward to the program tonight!
It remains in evidence, so I would make the assumption it has been processed. I do know that it was visually excluded to be owned as I mentioned earlier.
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Titch, Florida is a right to work state. Unless you’re working for the government, you can be fired on the spot for just about anything.
Blink, thanks for trying to help the Kesse’s. You’ve really got me wondering about many things again. Are there no repercussions for terrible police work? WTF?
Most states are right to work if I am not mistaken, unless they violate a civil right for the most part, but officers or supervisors do not have implied or expressed immunity from any civil actions not deemed frivolous.
I think there are reprecussions for poor investigation, but I doubt we will ever hear about them.
I think Joyce did a fine job this morning expressing that their goal is fresh eyes on the case, and I am optomistic that OPD and the SMART team will come out of this day with a plan.
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Blink, can you claify this from the article for me? Adam’s brother has an apartment next to Adam? but lives eslewhere? and what could he possibly have heard? News of the disappearance or investigation? Sorry, I just can’t wrap my head around this:
The next day, Wednesday January 25th, if you can believe it, proved to be even stranger.
Johnny Campos asks Adam to drive the pair to the new Westgate office at Lake Eleanor. Adam thought it bizarre since it was not either man’s responsibility to do such, but agreed.
It is not clear if Campos was without his 2000 blue Ford Taurus that day. On the way, Campos asked Adam how far his brother lived from there, the one with the vacant apartment next to his and if they could stop there and ask him if he heard anything
Adam’s brother lived in an apt on the way to Lake Eleanor. Out of the blue, Campos says let’s go there and ask your brother if he heard or saw anything. Adam had no idea and does not to this day what that was about but I can tell you his brother was interviewed by LE as well.
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Wow Blink, I don’t offer compliments often, but you and your crew are totally amazing. Your work really does make a difference. Keep up the good work.
Thank you kindly.
B
Been following this since Day One. Seems like yesterday I saw on Greta’s show and my heart ached for the Kessees. I have a daughter the same age. I am also familiar with the Orlando area *Disney nut here* and read the papers regularly and of course, some here for news. It’s a head scratcher for sure. Thanks for the new info Blink.
Without any proof it sounds like Campos KNEW what went down in that area on that night and was being plain paranoid. Wanted to send out “feelers” to see if anyone heard or saw anything. The “gator” remark sounds almost like a statement from someone feeling guilty and thinking out loud. Very very strange.
Wow, Blink, this article leaves me speechless. I am disgusted by how severely the original detectives botched the investigation and am sickened to think that Jennifer was being harassed at work. In your article, it seems like she either kept a positive face or didn’t realize that what this man was doing qualified as sexual harassment. She shouldn’t have had to deal with that, and it seems like this co-worker was obsessed and really messed up.
The sweater in the hamper is a red flag and makes no sense to me… why would it be there??? It makes me think that perhaps the bad guy gained entrance to her apartment… there was no sign of forced entry, so she would have probably only let him in if she knew him. Is it possible that the BG returned to her condo after committing the crime (her keys have never been found)– could he have gone there to see if there was any incriminating evidence, like a note about her where abouts, or to take some “souvenirs”? If she did go out at night, would the BG have offered to let her wear his sweater if it was chilly?
You say that the sweater was “visually excluded to be owned” which I assume means that Jennifer’s brother and his friends didn’t recognize the sweater as being one that any of them owned. I would be interested in knowing if the sweater could be visually identified by any of Johnny’s friends or acquaintances– perhaps his wife at the time? Or even in photos of him (in someone’s personal possession or on a social media page). Was the sweater a brand of clothing which Johnny frequently bought, wore or owned? Some people prefer certain brands and stores.
Blink, do you think the sweater is a key that will turn a lock and provide a link, or do you think it is a red herring?
The fact that Johnny knew that “Adam” complimented Jennifer one day via email leads me to believe that Johnny may have had access to Jennifer’s email account at work. It would be interesting to verify with the company (which probably is not cooperating at all) whether or not Johnny had access to employees’ email accounts or whether he was friends with someone who did.
Finally, Johnny’s comment about the alligators sends chills up my spine. I don’t find this comment “odd” but shocking, incriminating, and telling. It honestly makes me fear that Jennifer’s remains will never be recovered– however I do have confidence that the perpetrator will be identified and severely punished.
I think the sweater is only as noteworthy as it’s owner.
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I sure hope the smart team has read your article. I find it a bit odd that Jennifer disappeared from an area so close to Michele Parker. Both women’s car located in another apt. complex. I wonder if Johnny knows Dale? I also wondered if JC liked something in particular about Jennifer. Was she known for a special feature like her legs? The pumps being gone could have something to do with a fetish, (out there I know). I also wonder why her flip flops she wore leaving work were found in the car? Would she have gone into her apartment barefoot? Is it possible she had the pumps in car and had changed into them before going home. Did she stop somewhere before going home?
Dear Blink and Team Blink,
Bless you all for the hard work on this case. My prayers
to the Kesse family.
It is utterly amazing to me that the investigators dropped the ball on this case. I agree and hope that new eyes and this piece will put together what was originally “missed” and solve this case. My only questions regards, Mrs. Campos, was she questioned during the original investigation?
Thanks for your work Blink!
I have no information on that.
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Thanks Blink for an amazing new look at the Kesse case. I am from Orlando and lived in Ocoee, not far from where she worked. It is such a tragedy…back when this was all “new”, several of my friends and co-workers were of the personal opinion that it was most likely someone she knew such as a co-worker. I don’t know many people that bought the story about laborers on the property being responsible and I never felt the picture of the POI by the parked car was ever really relevant. Jennifer, by all accounts, was a conscientious individual, who it is doubtful would trust someone right off the bat that she was familiar with.
Jennifer was safety vigilant. The suspect parking the car is relevant because he is connected to how he got the keys to do so at a minimum.
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Blink – There was no mention in your new article about the Hataway or Tap Room connection. Do you now believe this to be a coincidence that they might have possibly known each other and hung out at the same places?
I could find no direct link between Hataway and Jennifer except that they might have gone to the same place on occasion, but I do not feel they knew each other.
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the need of campos to ride in someones else’s car,is suspious,and the brothers empty apt comment…,was he trying to frame adam or brother,or did campos need to drive by a “certain scene” unseen ,to get a view of something??? what route did they take and what lay on that route.
Michelle Parker’s hummer was found at 4700 Walden Circle. It is only 1.5 miles from Jennifer’s condo and where Michelle Parker’s car was found if my info is correct. If you look on the map it is a very direct route with few turns. Could there be a connection?
So I just went to http://www.jenniferkesse.com and found this posted by her family:
“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.”
The part that stuck out immediately to me is that they “tried to reach at her condo and on her cell phone AND COMPUTER. . . ” I guess I would want to know if the attempts on her computer were via e-mail or some form of instant message? Meaning, if she (or someone) was logged in to a screen name of some sort?
The other thing that set off my hinky was Campos knowing what Frank had written in an e-mail. Did Campos have access to her e-mail/passwords? (Then being able to log in under her screen name on various messaging applications).
I dunno about Jennifer’s email, but he definitely had access to “Adam’s”.
I believe the computer reference was email.
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I have not read all the comments or anything about this case, except what is written here. Did she not have any luggage? Just a backpack sounds odd. Could she have gotten in the shower before going to bed and was taken out of the shower (glasses still in the bathroom) in a suitcase? i know it may sound farfetched, but just want my thoughts out there as a possible scenario. And if this has already been proven incorrect, i apologize.
To my knowledge there is no suitcase missing, and if there was, it would mean someone would have to carry her down the steps, there were no ramps or elevators.
She actually had a large duffel that she had not unpacked in the foyer.
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Great job Blink!!! I believe it’s only a matter of time now before Johnny Boy is answering some serious questions. Hopefully you have done something LE hasn’t been able to do, and that is to bring some closure to the Kesse family. I’d like to know if JC participated in any of the searches, handed out any fliers or helped out in any other way? Strange that on the day after she goes missing, one minute he is full of concern by wanting to go by Adam’s brothers house, but in the same breath saying she’s probably been eaten by alligators. What kind of person says something like that? ClassyGal nailed it…that trip in the middle of the workday was most likely a “feeler” trip. Thank you Blink, as you and your staff are RELENTLESS!
Mr. Campos participated in some initial searches, yes.
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I don’t see her going out that night unless she had a plan with a friend or someone she knew. Is it possible that she went out to her car that night after she talked to the boyfriend on the landline to get something that she couldn’t carry when she got home with her duffle and briefcase and the mail and all and someone met up with her then?
Agreed, and I considered that, but her door was locked, lights off, and no evidence anywhere
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Blink, do you know, was the duffle large enough it had to be checked with baggage when she flew home?
Was not, and she was carrying booze as well. In 2006 you could carry that on internationally.
Following the Patriot Act, I believe, you no longer can to your final destination, you have to put it in your luggage at transfer.
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well if someone moved her car the next day at noon and they had to have her car keys, i would say chances are quite good someone also had her condo keys. my house and car keys are all on the same keyring.
so if someone had her car keys and possibly her house keys 14 hours after she was last heard from, i don’t have a high degree of confidence she was the one that last left the condo in the “showered, lights off and locked” condition that it was found in.
i think disposing of the car, would come after the disposing of the victim in terms or priority. if she actually did leave and lock her apartment at 7am or so, that timeline is quite brief and entirely in broad daylight.
interesting to note the dvd player never made it in the house.
Like much in this case deetee, it is all the interpretation.
I can tell you Jenn kept all the keys on one ring, sans the mail key you saw.
Jenn was carrying a large duffle and possibly brief case, in heels, 4 bottles of booze and a stack of mail, so that imo, is why the dvd player never made it out.
She could have showered and left the condo and it still have a few drops in it the next day, or as I opined and you agree, someone may have had proper access.
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Many people have done massive amounts of research over the years on this case. All major research forums have threads still intact. Florida has an unusual amount of criminals willing to disappear a person.
She was carjacked in my opinion and that fellow is the guy in my opinion. But various other cases in that area have similar patterns leaving me suspects known in other crimes.
No evidence of carjacking and her car locked at 11MPH. Why return the car and the dvd player and not use her credit cards, etc if you are carjacking in the first place.
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WOW Blink
The recent events of Joran Van Der Sloot and the Holloway case a few days ago, made me think of Jennifer. Now, here you are with facts and a piece that may lead to a solution. I replay the scene shown on TV from the wedding often in my mind when thinking about her.
This was a flawed investigation from the beginning. The family were much more astute than the two “detectives” assigned to the case. I don’t have any idea of the size of OCPD, but to find out that those originally assigned kept zero notes is alarming. I wonder how may other cases these two investigated that resulted in nothing. Could the lack of notes be the reason for their leaving on the same day?
It now looks to me,after reading your piece, that there is a strong possibility that Jennifer actually made it to the parking lot of her work place the morning of her disappearance. Then there is the strange sweater found in the condo, so maybe not.
I believe that any time a case goes over 12 months it is time to take action to remove the original investigators and get some fresh eyes and brain power assigned.
The story of the supervisor is really creepy. She may have made him back off at the up front level. However, he could have been so smitten with her that he followed her with the idea if she didn’t want to be with him, no one would have her.
This guy Frank apparently could not get LE to pay any attention to what he told them.
Someone needs to go back in the traffic court records and find the filed copy of the ripped ticket issued to Campos. This may point out that he was given the ticket while driving Jennifer’s car. It also would give the location of the vehicle when the citation was issued.
Good thought but I have the citation, I have it- it was definitely his 2000 Taurus.
Which consequently, he totalled shortly after “Adam’s” second meeting with OPD where he passed a polygraph, and likely became aware of the allegations made about him.
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I wonder who called to report Jennifer had not shown up for the morning meeting? Does that seem odd? If I were of that age, I doubt anyone would have called my parents to report my not showing up. Tell me it wasn’t Mr. C.
Was not, was a female counterpart.
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First, Blink- I truly thank God for you. To my knowledge, I do not know of any other person (or group of persons ie your staff) who takes on cases as you have done (as far as have read) Jennifer’s, Christine’s, Chris George’s &the WM3). I’m sure they’re might be some. But TMK no one has been forthcoming of their findings in such detail (w/o disclosing case sensitive info).
I cannot tell you how much I thank God for you. I feel confident that because you’ve been able to do a fairly thorough investigation, this case will be solved.
I only wish that you’d be granted access to other investigations that seem to baffle investigators. This is the epitome of why LE should be open and willing to let a pair of fresh eyes help out.
Pts that stood out to me:
•where exactly what Adam’s brother’s condo? Aside from it being odd to ask and go there, is it close to Jennifer’s?
WHow is in possession of her car now? Can we get it examined now for possible rigging(like a hole in the gas can, something that’d make it break down? Well I guess if her car was tampered with beforehand, that would imply pre-meditation. Part of me wants to think this was a crime of passion, not pre-meditated. Was it even swiped for DNA, prints? I’d imagine so, but I’d also imagine they’d have done alot of no brainer things.
I find the Christmas gift very Creepy & telling
I keep flip flops in my car but I don’t put them on everyday. If I wore my boots to work, i may just keep em on while walking inside. I typically only where them if im running errands & will have to do alot of walking (feet hurt in heels).
***do we know what she wore to work that day? Did she wear the boots? If so, she couldn’t just had them on.
I thought I read her clothes were on the floor by the shower but can’t find it now.
* anyone know if
Who called her phone that night/morning? If it hasn’t been checked, I’d wonder if he called her.
If she wore the boots that day, she could’ve easily not taken them off & laid in her bed. A phone call or knock at the door requiring a quick trip out to help someone, you just go in your boots.
Or she could’ve just thrown them on bc they were the first thing she saw.
The damp towel- pple do random things. I have a damp towel right here bc I rinsed off my shoes and need to dry them.
TY B for doing this. Prayers to the family.
Very kind and thank you, but I have to say that a large part of this work is the availability and accessibility of family and friends of the “subject” in this case Jennifer- and I want to point out that without that I would be dead in the water like most. It is critical, and in Jennifer’s case, it is not true what her Mother said today that they have the biggest mouths, lol.
Also, witness willingness to trust me- in this case in particular- that has to be commended.
I am not disclosing addy’s, but I will say that a keen researcher matching dates and searches over the last 3 years in particular….
I know who is in possession of her vehicle and I will say as a common practice we lock all of that down before we ever publish for that reason.
In Chris George’s case, we had pics from the garage of the current owners of the SUV and a heads up to them before publishing the November piece chronicling his last 24 hours.
She did not have on boots at anytime I am aware of, her pumps are missing.
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You wonder if the wonderful news that Brad and Jenn had decided to move in together was the straw that broke the camels back and someone felt it was a now or never moment for Jenn’s affection. Did Frank here Jenn tell JC this info along with how wonderful her weekend had been? I assume we can not be told where Frank lived at the time?
lol, I think you mean Rob and Jenn. I know it is possible that Jenn and Campos were involved.
I personally do not believe that, but even if she was, it would not matter to me in terms of her as a victim.
It is my personal belief that Jenn was not aware of the totality of the feelings Mr. Campos held for her.
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Wait.
Johnny was in jail and came back to work to discover Jenn had gone on this trip?
Who did he meet in jail who he could call on to help him move a car, if not a body? (my suggestion is only my guess, not an allegation.)
Why did want to go to their branch office? Is it near the dump site?
or did he drive Jenn there under the ruse of needing to get to meeting?
He wanted to make sure no one there had seen him, right?
Ditto with Adam’s brother and that surrounding area. Or it might just be a thought of how he could pin this on Adam?
Gotta get to night shift work…dang…will return with heavier heart but more prayers for all those involved.
WOW. All I can say.
Also, is it just me or does the photo of Mr. Campos look similar to the person parking the car? Does he fit the height? I’m sorry but his photo really jumped out at me. Does he have large feet/shoe size?
Possibly height yes, but I do not believe that is his build in other respects and definitely not his gait.
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Totaled the Ford. How? Wreck or just take it to a junk yard and get scrap weight for it?
If he took it to the junk yard, this tells me he was hiding something.
The chance of it still being there are slim to none after this length of time. However, it may be worth a look.
Wreck, insurance paid out, bought a fancy new Infinity.
There is a Gecko involved.
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