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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The mugshot of JC was 1/6/2006 and Jennifer returned to work on 1/23. When was JC in jail for his citation rip up.
To my knowledge, he was in 16-18, returning to work on 1/19/06. That was Jenn’s first day off, although she was in the area the evening of the 18th at a downtown Orlando bar we are withholding the name of for the moment for investigative reasons. We know she was not there with any of her close friends or Rob.
B
From web searches I did on Campos, it seems that he may be an avid runner – assuming there is no other Johnny Campos his same age who resides in Clermont, FL. (If there is, I couldn’t find one). Found where he placed 3rd in a 5k run in 2009 and 22 out of 72 in a 12k in 2010. Just wondering if anyone on your team is looking into where he normally runs, how often, if he has a usual route, if he changed his patterns after Jen’s disappearance, when he took up running, etc. For one, if this is a long-standing routine, I imagine he would be very familiar and comfortable with those areas. I don’t know the area personally but there seem to be several lakes and green, unpopulated areas nearby. If this is a new habit – something he has taken up since the disappearance – and if he is involved, I wonder if his running route might happen to take him by a key location, a way for him to stay connected. Finally, his running could easily have been used as a cover to explain to his wife any evening or early morning absences if he was cheating, stalking, etc.
That’s him.
B
I asked you before during the Hataway case what you thought about a link to Jennifer and you told me you wouldn’t comment at that time. Now, I know why.
Something about Jennifer and the Kesse family touched my heart a long time ago. I have watched this case and prayed extensively for answers for too many years.
I am floored about the last ping on her cell.
Thank you for covering this and fighting for her.
A few questions and thoughts…
If Jen carried her bag into the condo she probably couldn’t manage the DVD and perhaps the briefcase. Probably intended to get them later.
Any idea what the food in her fridge situation might have been? I would quite possibly run out for milk/cream if I was a coffee drinker.
She might also have taken the phone to drop off for FEDEX.
Years back – I saw a video on a website (I think for a Canadian tv show) and they said there was some type of DNA found in the car but (my memory is iffy) wasn’t enough to test but they were holding for advancements? Do you know anything about that?
Perhaps he kept those shoes as a trophy – or wanted her in them when he left her.
I always thought it was the day laborers and yet now I think – if it were them – why would they snatch her at the start of their workday.
Praying that all this brings Jen home.
Sorry Blink- You are right it is all about the facts…my bad.
np whatsoever.
B
Well, Blink, it certainly seems like you have done it again and hit the nail on the head. Your hard work and dedication are about to bring another family closure and justice.
Now, where is the crime scene and where is Jenn.
I think she was frustrated when hanging up with her phone coversation with Rob, even having mentioned that if he wasn’t willing to take things to the next step, she was considering moving on.
She most likely went out because she was frutstrated with Rob. I don’t believe she went out to do anything pre-planned.
Yet, she was not witnessed out anywhere.
She never made it to her distination.
Considering how Mr. Campos was obsessing over her, it is quite possible he started stalking her.
From her conversations with her dad, the only time she met up with Mr. Campos was somewhere over lunch to tell him she was not interested basically.
Being a supervisor, he would have access to her address.
As she was getting ready to leave, did he show up at her condo?
Or, did she leave and was followed? Did he somehow divert her before she made it, possible same location where he cell phone powered down?
Did he return to her condo, using her keys, possibly to clean up there, go through her things, who knows, somehow ending up with Travis’s phone?
I am assuming that her condo had obviously been searched for DNA, fingrprints, and do on. Was anything found?
I would assume likewise for her car? What was found?
Littlefish,
I’m not Blink but I will say that as soon as I read Blink’s article above, I googled him as well. Yes he’s a runner, has to be him bc ages match plus his city of residence matches. His name is common but the runner history is him. I started keeping notes on his races & activities, also making notes on paths. I’m certain I’m not the only one bc I’ve been reading here for a long time & I can positively say Blink is thorough. In ref to myself, I just haven’t posted it bc it’s not complete yet.
Blink, in your response to Ode you say something about the 18th & a bar. If that bar is Cowboys I’m gonna flip a lid. Nothing against the bar…
no
B
Geez! There are other coworkers with sociopathic traits? Sounds like a wonderful place to work! (sarcasm). I think we have enough information about Campos imo to consider his behaviors sociopathic., harassment, doesn’t want to lose, manipulative. But I see your point, there aren’t any others at this time that we know were acting strangely towards Jennifer. Let’s face it, even if she knew he was married and had a friendly relationship with him – hindsight it always 20/20. He may have been clever enough to mask his aggression just enough to convince her he was interested but harmless – a friend – therefor as strange as we might think it would be for her to accept an invitation to get drinks with him “as a friend” – if he is sociopathic enough – he could easily manipulate and convince her enough to go out. “Let’s get a drink as friends”. “I’m sorry I reacted to horribly about your trip”. “I want to hear the details of your trip”. Or even make her feel bad if she doesn’t accept. She is single and living alone. She has time and the energy of someone in their twenties. If he is an interesting conversationalist and seems harmless enough, I think she may very well agree to meet him in a public place at p.m. on a weeknight. Someone also mentioned she would be tired from her drive. Keep in mind, the drive from SE Florida to Orlando isn’t that horrible. It is only a few hours. If the weather is good and traffic on the turnpike is clear – this is an easy and enjoyable drive. I think it is highly possible that she confided in Campos in the past about the details of her relationship with her boyfriend. If she was that excited about her trip, she may have been interested in talking about the details. Again, if he is manipulative and appears harmless I think there is a chance she wouldn’t see the threat.
I also don’t think that she would necessarily tell anyone if she had a platonic/friendly relationship with Campos and had conversations with him. I really don’t think that there is any reason anyone other than Jenn or a coworker would know if she had spent any time with Campos chatting at the office. Even if he asked her out and had a temper – if he is clever she may not have noticed anything threatening. I also think that when you are in your twenties, you might be street smart, but I don’t think the idea of a coworker possibly killing you after a night at a bar is even on your radar.
Thanks Littlefish. great research item and thought.
I am rivited by this case. I live in Florida and does my sister. She is an RN and works with Joyce, although not directly.
I am wondering if the bar she was at was the Tapp Room? I think that was the name of it.
The sweater and why she left her apartment aside, the key factor to me is the car. In my opinion, there had to be another person involved. I know we all think it was an illegal, but what if it wasn’t. Have the people surrounding Campos through family, friends, work, other been looked at as possible accomplices?
Blink says: If we knew for sure she found Travis’s cell, this would be easy. We can’t know that for sure unfortunately. The cell tells the story, imo.
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The perp would not know that Travis’ cell was not hers. Did he go back and clean up?
2 pair of flip flops found in car and no pumps? I do not believe she went into her apt barefoot and left both pairs of flip flops in car. She had a lot to bring in. I would bet the pumps and one pair of flip flops were left in the car. The DVD player was left in the car and cell charger was not in the charger. The mail Key was in the car yet the mail was in the apartment. Did she leave the apartment to get her mail, the DVD player and her pumps for work the next day (she may have been auditioning tomorrows wardrobe found on the bed). Was she ambushed at the mail box? Mail scattered? Perp takes her somewhere in car that night? Did he come back pick up the mail, stack it in the apartment, clean up and take all the cell phones in the apartment? Did someone talk to her that night and did not know which phone she used to talk to them? Just an idea. It bothers me that the mail key was in her car and it bothers me that both pair of flip flops were in her car and I can not help but wonder if the last ping of her phone was near the Bar she was at prior to vacation.
Great job, Blink! I’m so glad that you are heading towards another direction with this case and releasing new information to the public and clearing up misinformation because it needed that. I have thought in this avenue before of how Jenn got abducted that night, not that morning. To me, the outfits that laid on the bed was what stood out the most. I couldn’t come up with any answer as to why there were multiple outfits laid out on her bed. In one of the CNN transcripts, Rob reported that Jennifer always laid out her work clothes the night before. It didn’t make sense to me that she had several outfits on her bed and that led me to thinking that she could have possibly been interrupted as she was picking out her work clothes for the next day, that night. It also wouldn’t make sense to take several outfits out and choose a final one the next morning, that just seemed like it would be too much of a hassle considering how she must’ve been exhausted coming back from such a trip.
Do you think that there was any chance the scene in her home, i.e. the shower scene and whatnot, could’ve possibly been a set up by the abductor, coming back later that night?
i originally said i got a bad feeling when i saw the phone cord wrapped around the gear shift. i should also say, i hate my computer, lol i am using a small netbook, and it is often difficult to view pics. for some reason, that pic was showing up huge, in a small window, and i could not even tell what it was. when i finally saw it, i just got a bad feeling. however, since then, the pic is showing up normally, and i can clearly see, the cord was neatly wrapped, the plug tucked into the cup holder, etc – very neat and organized, much as blink said, what you might do if you were cleaning up your car. i’m sure blink would be able to ascertain from parents or rob if it was jenn’s practice to leave the cord that way?
everything seemed so neat and organized, and i guess my question is, what were her habits, and what could have been staged? also, if she was so neat about everything, why was the bed left unmade? if she had really slept there that night, it wouldn’t have been that hard to pull up the covers on the one side of the bed. that and the wet shower make me think the perp staged it, along with the timing of campo’s arrival at the office and his demeanor.
It’s not unusual for me to have more than one pair of shoes in my car. Most of the time, I wear driving shoes so I don’t scratch the back of the heels of my good shoes when pushing down on the gas pedal. It sounds like Jennifer had packed for work for when she returned from vacation. Briefcase, good shoes, outfit, etc. She probably wore the older pair of flip flops down and wore the vacation flip flops back. Good shoes were in the briefcase or trunk for work. Guess the briefcase may have been in the trunk too while she was on vacation. Going to work, she wore the vacation flip flops — making the wonderful vacation last as long as possible. She probably changed to the good shoes when she got to work. Still feeling the vacation vibe after work, she probably put on the vacation flip flops and put her good shoes in the briefcase. Just my theory on the shoes.
After the last phone call with Rob, she may have been wondering if everything about been for naught. Still the situation of who was going to move, when, etc. After having such a good time away, a good day at work still feeling the wonder, it may have been disappointing to end up with the same conversations with Rob. His not saying he loved her in return may have begun to haunt her. What to do — talk with a friend, go get a bit to eat, and chew on all of what transpired or didn’t transpire. Maybe her personal friend Scott or someone else called her and found her in a sour mood — so different from the day hours. I think she met that someone and in the meeting things went bad. I think whatever happened occured that night as no one saw her car in the morning.
This is as far as I have gotten with my theory.
Can someone clarify what the citation was for that Mr. Campos ripped up and wouldn’t sign? I must have missed that. Also Blink, has anyone confirmed that the christmas ornament thing that Mr. Campos gave to Jennifer’s parents and he said sat on her desk, was in fact setting on her desk? Just curious to confirm that versus thinking he used that as an excuse to interact with her parents and make his presence obvious. Thanks.
The exchange was recalled, not that it sat on her desk.
I think it was solely an oppty to alleviate any reservations on behalf of his colleagues.
He was not included in the email exchanges about the event- I find that interesting.
B
Sister –
I agree about her wearing the flip flops to drive and having the pumps in the car – but why weren’t they found there. Why did the perp(s) take them?
He was not included in the email exchanges about the event- I find that interesting.
B
So your saying he (Campos) was never emailed to participate in the Secret Santa event at the work place? Am I reading that right? Also, when did Jenns desk get boxed up, how long from when she went missing? How soon after she went missing did the ornament disappear from her desk (If it were actually there to begin with)?
I know the Florida Tapp Room is relative to Tracy Ocasio..
tracyocasio.com/
Tracy was last seen at the Florida Tap Room Restaurant & Bar in Metro West Orlando watching the Magic basketball game on Tuesday night May 26th, 2009
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There appears to be various Tapp Room bars around Orlando..
Florida Tap Room
The Tap Room in Orlando
The Nona Tap Room
The Tap Room Restaurant at Dubsdread
Oblivion Taproom
I have been a silent follower of Blink but never have commented on a case. My question is does LE have a DNA profile on Campos. Have they compared that to the sweater? When you said it was at the bottom of the hamper, hit me as important. It’s like she was leaving a clue to who would hurt her because she had a bad feeling or something, but didn’t know how to end it. Why else would it be on the bottom? Was she trying to end it because she was now engaged and sure of her relationship with her boyfriend? If she only saw her boyfriend every other week-end or so, what’s to say she didn’t have some guy she hung out with, like friends with benefits. And that is the person that owns the sweater, and is the one who did something to her. jmo
Hi kjazz, thanks for dipping your toe in, lol.
For all we know, the sweater could have been a girlfriends old boyfriends she wore home from a sorority night years before. Doubtful, of course, but you see where I am going with that- In and of itself, it is not proof of anything, MOST ESPECIALLY if whomever is responsible for what happened to Jennifer is well known to her, or has daily interactions.
No person’s DNA that is not already in Codis can be submitted for testing without a probable cause warrant. Now, there is no question in my mind whatsoever that based on the witness account, co-workers statements and other information that the state would be able to get one, in fact it is my personal belief they have a few.
That said, without a nexus to whatever happened to jennifer resulting in a criminal violation, such profiles are easily explainable for the most part.
I am confident for the first time this case has momentum, and that it will be solved.
B
I can’t get my head around this!
Jennifer has been portrayed as a security conscious person practising safe calls, carrying pepper spray/mace and a whistle.
She was intelligent and aware.
Now it appears she went out very late on the Monday night.
She left the pepper spray behind and we are told the intrusion alarm was disabled.
She went out after a long and tiring day which was tagged on to a brief vacation.
Something isn’t right here and two plus two are equalling five.
What was a big enough mystery has become an enormous one.
I’m like many others in that the 10:40pm ping has floored me.
What went on after 9:57pm?
blink,
was the review team formed and put into action after they learned of this information you have uncovered or was it planned before hand?
We are not sure. The search was unnannouced until a few days after I reported we would be presenting a piece, and the announcement of the review came after that. The piece and interview were scheduled prior to the SMART review, but that is all I know.
B
You know, people know things. The co-workers knew something was not quite right with Johnny and the way he confronted Jenn after she returned from the trip. He was not invited to the media events to help find Jennifer Kesse.I am not accusing him in her disappearance but can certainly understand how he might be perceived.
However, it is very possible that Jenn saw him when she went out on the 18th (the first evening of her vacation, right? Not really sure how everything was going to go with Rob, right) Or, Jenn just was friendly was bar mates–I know a lot of women who are.
Which leads to the night she was finally home after the trip. Had she talked things up with bar friends and wanted to share photos and talk about the trip, get a bite to eat, have a beer?
~~New thoughts: We know the phone pinged last at 10:40pm. Her last call to Rob at 9:57pm–was that definitely made from her condo?
I’m going to venture a guess that the last cell ping was at a bar or nearby.
~~Snakeskin shoes are very expensive (way over $100) and can be very volatile (even if kept in shoe bags and boxes). If you want to check out the prices, look at Prada, Via Spiga, Balenciaga, heck, even Jimmy Choo’s snake ballet flats are embossed leather, gulp, are $415.) Naturally, there is a lot of inferior product brought in, esp. from Asia, and is real snakeskin.
Nine West snakeskin pumps: I’d love a pair! Not that they’re so expensive, but they do take a bit of style or panache to wear.
I’m proud that my Blink wears them. Now I want to see them with your sweats!
lol
B
Isn’t the Tap Room only about a five-mile drive from Jenn’s Mosaic condo?
Yes, and her work. She went there on occasion. Jenn was not one to go out by herself to a bar; I could find no evidence of her ever doing that.
B
Somewhere I recall that there is the possibility that the construction locks were still in use on the condo. If that is the case, then getting inside the condo with a key would be possible.
Is there any verification that the locks were changed at the time of Jennifer’s occupancy?
Could these condos be near a running route by Mr. Campos? If he is competing in five and twelve K. running events, four or five blocks off the normal training route is not very much.
Mr. Kesse installed a non-key deadbolt for Jennifer, so if she was in the condo, chances are she used it, regardless. That said, it could not be locked when one was not inside.
In general, Mr. Campos trained in Lake County.
B
B
No. 17, Blink “He was not included in the email exchanges about the event I find that interesting.” You are meaning the event where he approached her parents?? So, he put himself in a place to intentionally present this “trophy” to them??? Either he is a very odd bird or extremely guilt-ridden and trying to be part of the family. Sicko, for sure.
I perceived the act as more of a show to his colleagues and boss.
B
Hi Blink and everyone, just a few questions
1. Is there any known reason Jenn’s last call to her boyfriend was from her land line? were her other calls to friends that night from her cell?
2. Can we know whose business card was found in Jenn’s car?
3. I know you verified Adam frank’s information, but I feel funny about some of his information i.e. When he said in the email to Jenn that she looked nice and Campo confronted him about it, are we to imply that Campo read the email? is it possible that it made Jenn uncomfortable and she shared those feelings with Campo, who then stepped in to talk to Adam Frank about it? also the bit about them laughing in the halfway and Adam thinking it is about him sort of gave me the heebie jeebies… I know there is so much info that could point to Campos but my gut wonders if Adam Frank is trying to set up Johnny Campos
Has the other sociopath at Jenn’s work already inserted himself into the investigation?
1. I can tell you emphatically that “Adam” is telling the truth- via multiple sources, and I never say that about anyone, or you would never have known about him. I interviewed him several times over several hours and because he is likely a material witness in this case- regardless of who is ultimately arrested, I ALONE chose to withhold his name. I will say I think he was attracted to Jennifer, and the compliment was his litmus test, lol. Not everyone gets the politically correct environment, and this is no exception. Campos never said how he saw the email, but he mentioned it to Adam and he was not a recipient so I think we can draw our own conclusions.
2. Business card I am withholding by request for investigative reasons.
3. Jenn had terrible reception in her condo, and most of the time had to go out on her balcony to maintain a call.
4. No, The sociopath has not done that, and he has been interviewed.
B
Also, what do we know about Scott Stryker? should we know more?
Titch says:
January 20, 2012 at 10:49 am
(snipped)
“The address they listed for new mailing on that doc was 302 S Lakeshore, Ocoee.”
Blink says:
January 20, 2012 at 1:45 pm
“Titch
The lakeshore is the inlaw.
More later.”
Is this a blue Taurus parked in front of the garage in this photo dated 11/08/2006 ?
(kind of has that oval/egg-shape side silhouette like a Ford Taurus)
http://visulate.com/property/874201
Certainly appears to be, nice work.
B
this does get curiouser and curiouser. i had thought about the pepper spray sitting on her dresser. with all the safety precautions, i wondered if she just haadn’t had time to put it back on her key ring, didn’t think she’d need it for wherever she was going that night, or left suddenly, as in stepping out to speak to someone, or being forced out. now we hear about the keyless deadbolt that was installed. what was the reason she neglected all those safety precautions? i’m glad this new team jumped down that rabbit hole and is coming up with the answers.
curious about that sweater too. if it were hers, regardless of how it came into her possession, wouldn’t rob and her friends have seen it before and been able to identify it as hers? and why in the bottom of the hamper? people have talked about the heat and humidty around that time. who wears a sweater in FL in that weather? ( not from there, don’t know about temp fluctuations ) and were the clothes on top it real laundry that was left there before she went on vacation, or possibly staged? ( i’m assuming she hadnt unpacked, she had not yet put vacation laundry in the hamper? )
i’m alaso curious about the 9:57 call – was that the beginning of the call or the end? if it was the beginning, can you tell how long the call was? because that leaves about 43 minutes until the last cell ping and the power beign disconnected. like larry said, what happened after 9:57???
also interesting that she often had to take her calls on the balcony. that could give a stalker the opportunity to not only watch her, but eavesdrop on her calls. was her condo near ground level?
Back end of vehicle is shown in this other photo:
http://visulate.com/rental/visulate_search.php?REPORT_CODE=PROPERTY_DETAILS&PROP_ID=874197
It is a Ford Taurus.
In the year 2000, design changes were made to the Taurus, including the rear tail lights and shape of the back window, as seen in the above parked vehicle.
Blink-I just thought there are probably ex coworkers and friends reading your site. You might want to remind them how to send a private message to you.
@Jane
Excellent suggestion as usual.
To anyone wanting to provide additional information about this case can do so ANONYMOUSLY here by marking the comment private in the first line.
Only they and I will see it.
With thought of the person delivering her car. One of the Tapp Rooms I listed is close to Jennifers home and is High end with a resturant..
The Tap Room Restaurant at Dubsdread
It is listed as a top spot for corporate events.
Lots of Kitechen help.
Boring !! to most 24 year old people.
Some of the Tapp Rooms are Pool table and Darts “low end” such as the Obivion Tapp room .. A 24 year old thing to do..
A 24 year old beautiful girl would always have a lot of admirers and therfore it should be normal for males to be interested and asking her out and she was probably used to it. She was vibrant and outgoing. I know my own kids of her age do not consider 10 p.m. late at all on any night when it comes down to associating with friends. The fact that she did not tell her boyfriend about her desire to go out could be percieved various ways to others..
She was overcome outside her Condo …
Or she decided to go meet a person.
It will be interesting to find out where the ping was located.
Who spelled that ? I hate the keyboard on this lap top !! LOL
Edward says:
January 23, 2012 at 9:34 am
With thought of the person delivering her car. One of the Tapp Rooms I listed is close to Jennifers home and is High end with a resturant..
The Tap Room Restaurant at Dubsdread
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Edward, this Tap Room’s says it hours are only until 10PM on M-TH. Monday’s are one of the worse nights for Bar’s except maybe when there is Monday Nite Football is on. Just a side note there is another Oakridge Tap Room which is close to Jennifer and coincidentally 550 feet away from where Michelle Parkers car was found, 2 miles away from the CFI Lake Ellenor office and 8 miles away from where Jennifer‘s car was found. Not that I am saying it is connected.
what does stryker have to say , was he employed by cfi,a co-worker? he was a close personal friend,who was also interested in her, she was working on a business project with him.a side project?have anything to do with her meeting?wouldnt she have been on vacation for a week from that project as well,wouldn’t she and he need to check -in with each other ,once she is back from vacation? i could see a business reason luring her out ,with her briefcase,would there be any business reason campos could stretch as a reason to see her ,even though he wasnt her supervisor.breakfast meeting,quick muffin meeting in his car,before work ,to prep for the meeting.
His firm was launching a debit system portal and I believe interface.
B
the ticket campos got shows booking at 8:32am,means the stop must’ve have happen at least 7:32 or earlier, does the location match up with his route to work,does he run before work.
Please don’t jump on me for this (as you all know I shoot from the hip), but I haven’t seen anyone else write about this possibility.
Jenn enjoyed Johnny’s company at work. She laughed with him. He was definitely very interested in her. People who work together can be fairly flirtatious without too many others knowing–not that they mean anything by it, necessarily.
However, perhaps Jenn was wondering how things would go with Rob and was trying to keep Johnny as a possibility if she broke things off with Rob. We don’t know if she knew he was married or would even entertain such a relationship. We do know, via Blink, that she wanted Rob to commit to living together and if that didn’t happen, she was going to look elsewhere.
I am of the opinion that Jenn may have been friendly with Campos, did not gauge his affection or intentions correctly, and learned of them exactly one year ago today. Or maybe she was involved with him, I don’t know, and honestly do not care or judge- we all just want her found and the person that is responsible is held accountable.
B
Hej, you read my mind. Business card, SS
You too Marnie! On what level Jenn’s condo was located….
Perhaps Jenn was flattered by attentions paid to her at first. It seems unlike her though to miss the hinkiness of certain people’s actions as the situation continued/deteriorated.
So did she ever think she was being stalked or did it not occur to her because she knew the person?
Was the Tap Room on Dumont?
Yes, I am also aware that Jenn was conflicted about Johnny and asked her father for advice. She seemed to want to go on the romantic date, but it seemed like she also thought he was over-attentive and wanted to “let him down easy” during a lunch date/meeting. (imo, a coffee date, private conference room, parking lot, may have been better than a lunch date.)
O/T–Check out Anna Deveare Smith’s “Let Me Down Easy” a one-woman PBS show about healthcare in the US. Fabulous. YouTube has clips; Great Performances for the full show.
Ode : I agree but I was considering that Kitchen help would get off later.. Her last ping 10:40 pm and what if she agreed to meet there ? I am still Just looking around the area for what may have been possible.
The ping may give us the answer when released.
Any further criminal record of Mr. Campos in the U.S. ?
Any past criminal record on Mr.Campos available in Costa Rica. ?
Looking for a past pattern of behavior.
Some questions for the floridians…
Do Lakes and swamps become one in parts? Or are they separate entities?
Do alligators frequent lakes and swamps, or one or the other?
Are there bridges over any swamp land?
If nobody addresses this slowroller remind me, I am not a Floridian but I have been there 7 times in the last 3 years on location at just these sort of environments and would be happy to share my observations.
B
Regarding the business card, could it be from a possible new employer? Maybe she was looking for a position closer to her boyfriend’s home?
I think I had read on AMW’s missing persons cases, that Jen had also talked with a few friends after her return. (I don’t know how to copy that). Anyway, did you interview those friends? Did they have any more to add than what the family recalled on their conversation? Also, this might be way off base…I was curious as to if Mrs. “C” is employed. If so, do you know where?
There was nothing new in the interviews unless I published it- we are working on a 6 year old case, and even the best memories are fading.
Yes, I know.
B
Thanks Blink for the information about the locks and the running route of Mr. Campos.
The fact that the deadbolt lock installed by her father is a turn type and only lockable from the inside leaves my statemet about the construction locks still a possibility.
The first thing anyone should do before occupying a new dwelling is determine the security of the lock system. Most construction locks are of poor quality and do not have a one inch bolt. I am talking about this as a way to make people aware of how worthless a lock used to secure a house, apartment or condomenium really is while construction is in progress.
The proper solution is to purchase and install new locks on every outside door. All outside doors should be equiped with a double cylinder deadbolt that has a one inch bolt. If you do not understand the quality of locks and their proper installation, it is best to hire a professional locksmith. They are well worth the price.
I missed you guys for the last few days while fighting a loosing battle with a dying hard drive on my five year old laptop computer. Finally had to give up and replace the computer. Well, I can replace the drive,but working on a laptop is a pain.
O/T I can’t find your app. Was wondering how it can be found.
Just my thoughts~ After reading and then re-reading your post what came to my mind was if someone knew that you could enter via the back of the complex if they came that night after she was off the phone with her BF. Persuaded her to let them in based on an apology and conversation about what happened that day. Once inside made her shower and get dressed. Picked the outfit for her to wear (could be the reason for multiple outfits on bed). I would GUESS the briefcase was still in the car from her arriving at the house. My guess is that she remained calm and did as she was told thinking she could control the situation and not thinking he would actually hurt her. I wonder also if he didn’t take her to the condo next to the brothers that he knew was empty (possible reason for the stop to the brother’s house to ask if he heard anything). Was it ever processed or was it too late by the time anyone knew about it? If in fact he took her there my guess would be that is the crime scene of some sort. He may not have actually taken her life there but then took her somewhere else. If he did take her life there then it had to have been something that did not leave any obvious evidence. I would guess sense the feeling that I had from what I have read that Jennifer didn’t realize the danger she was in possibly even with him showing up late at her house it may have made her nervous but not enough to not let him in.
The other possibility that would make sense (to me going along with the co worker in mind) would be that they made a plan to meet that night at some point during the day. She didn’t mention it because her Dad had advised her against it and just didn’t want to hear it and thought that she had it under control and the lunch had not clearly gotten through to him. Or a breakfast/coffee meeting in the morning?
It’s hard to sit and wait on all of these cases. With that said I can’t imagine being family. I pray that this is resolved for them and they don’t have to wait another 6 years. My prayer is that on the anniversary of her disappearance tomorrow that it IS the day they bring her home and bring the person responsible to justice!