The Jennifer Kesse Case: Six Years of Fears, Tears and Degrees Heat Up The Hunt
Last evening, 6 Years ago at 10:40 PM, Jennifer Kesse’s cell phone battery was removed.
Experts from the newly formed SMART panel concur it was likely removed by the person or persons responsible for her disappearance.
As chronicled in an expose last week by www.blinkoncrime.com, current leads are pointing to further investigation of Jennifer’s professional associations and colleagues at Central Florida Investments.
On November 15, 2005, Jennifer’s promotion to Manager of Mortgage Process Engineering was announced.
Kesse Family Photo
While there is no known indication her responsibilities included corporate real estate acquisition and divestitures, www.blinkoncrime.com’s investigation into her disappearance has uncovered a very notable corporate transaction worthy of a Made-off* award.
Is this the meeting Jennifer missed that prompted the call by a colleague to her Mother Joyce?
The very morning Jennifer disappeared, under the direction of CFI’s CEO- David Siegel- the company sold an undeveloped parcel of commercial land for 4.7million dollars on GrandNational Drive . The financing agreement was finalized on January 24th and the sales contracts were signed two days later.
Joyce , Don & Associates agreed to pay interest-only installments of 10% on the 4.2million balance monthly until the third year anniversary; at which time a balloon payment for the entire remaining amount was due and payable. That is like the zeppelin of balloons in commercial real estate without so much as a plat plan or wetland study.
Who agreed to fund the acquisition for JD&A? Central Florida Investments.
Why CFI would to carry that amount of debt with no “win” on the balance sheet at the start of the decline in home sales leading to lack of funds for time shares, I have no idea. Why CFI would agree to such a proposal without appropriate due diligence is the next head scratcher. As the new process improvement specialist- did this come under Jennifer Kesse’s review?
Joy, Don & Associates was the latest brainchild of Osmond Decoteau, and Donna Rachael Daniels.
The short version: After the dirty duo bought up 2 remaining parcels on International Drive they did not have funds for, Decoteau & Daniels were indicted in 2008 for wire fraud. Both were accused of bilking investors, landowners and residents of over $20million dollars for properties in Brooklyn, California and Florida.
What started out as the slum-lord version of ponzi worked so well the Trinidad native decided to migrate South and rip off wealthier folks in a warmer climate. Makes sense if the villagers are crossing the Brooklyn bridge with torches and you have been unsuccessful in selling it thus far.
Decoteau is currently in Federal prison awaiting an order for the govt to forcibly medicate him to be competent to stand trial.
Bernie Madoff walks past his cell and mutters “underachieving slacker” under his breathe on his way to Canasta in the rec lounge.
Daniels is free on a $500K bond and is believed to be cooperating with prosecutors. An unsuccessful hand-written bankruptcy filing was dismissed. Deconteau set up his family members to buy the property at a loss under the now defunct Ambeeka Holding Corp.
In the end CFI got the property back by default.
Members of Decoteau’s extended family also own a timeshare in Westgate’s Sand Lake Resort; the sale of which was processed during Jennifer’s tenure at CFI.
NOT THE VALET
Just about the same time Jenn’s enrapt co-worker Johnny Campos arrives at the CFI offices in Ocoee, the mystery suspect , the only named suspect in her disappearance to date, is parking her car next to the pool at the Huntington On The Green apartments.
He pulls in, quickly reverses and straightens the wheel, waits about 32 seconds and makes his way past 3 separately angled security cameras making no attempt to hide his appearance.
Theories abound about his attire. Cook, painter, security patrol, bike runner or messenger.
New leads acquired in Jennifer’s case by www.blinkoncrime.com have presented a new possibility.
Is the video a break or a bumper? We are talking cricket-speak.
While it is not known if she was alone or with a friend, Jennifer visited the Cricketers Arms 2 month prior to her disappearance.
Could the man parking Jennifer’s car at noon on January 24th, 2006 be wearing a cricket uniform?
Cricket is a major fave among the younger Euro-set in Orlando as well as the pub named in their honor- The Cricketers Arms. In 2006 “Cricketers” was located on Industrial Drive and recently re-opened on W. Sand Lake Rd, adjacent to the Sand Lake Resorts owned by Westgate.
Additional cricket garb:
Images by Klaasend
Contributing Editors Jacqueline Beaufort, Jason Mateos
* Made-off. Get it, like made off with cash? Nobody laughed when I said he was born into it. Not remotely funny, but the irony is there. I am referring to irony as in, the bars that keep him in prison, locked up.
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if jenn was going out ,and wore her snakeskin pumps, wouldn’t she take the time to get her purse.unless the choice was a calculated choice on her part-didnt want it to seem like date-take your briefcase, if your being “lured” into going somewhere, ,might be some semblance of a protection barrier-.she did not have her purse at work that day?
Her purse, the only one she took on her trip, was found packed in her duffel she took as a carry on.
I guess we cannot exclude that she took a different pocket book when she got home, but there is no evidence of that and it would be unlike her. To share a lighthearted moment in this tragedy, when I was interviewing Drew for the case early on, and we were talking about her pocketbook, etc., he said Jennifer had between 25-30 pocketbooks in her closet- and I will tell you one thing, I did not realize women did this, but she had a tampon in every one of them. We laughed.
It speaks to her her cautionary personality, imo.
B
marnie says:
February 3, 2012 at 12:18 am
Those are all great points with the NOT’S. I noticed that too when I watched the other day about the clothes.
The rest…well… I am happy I get a chance to keep up on reading this case Kyron, Morgan and the Swift Mom. Then back to reality. Sometimes it makes me feel hopeless that I cant help.
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Thanks redly. I was just hoping that there may be clues right in front of us that we just don’t see. It’s hard to believe that law enforcement neglected this homicide like they did. I couldn’t imagine not knowing where my daughter was for 6 years. Blink says, “Keep the Faith.” I’m hoping that she knows something more than what’s written here, and I’m sure she does. There just has to be more.
@wpg I agree they “the cricket community” did know who this was,if nothing else his gait gave it away.He was a bowler,probably not that many.I like what someone earlier posted on here about putting this picture blown up on a billboard.If nothing else it would make a few people feel a little uncomfortable.I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night if someone I knew was involved in a crime and I knew about it and never said a word.Information can be reported anonymously so no one would ever know who gave that tip.I just don’t get it.
Good morning
Blink, do you know the brand & model of Jenn’s brief? 2006 I’m not remembering laptops being really skinny. You could be right about the makeup. I’m just going off my past experience & I never did that, especially when legal docs are concerned, bc one single smudge is concidered unprofessional and would warrant reprimand from my old boss.
She did not have a laptop. She had a computer at her desk in her bedroom for personal and her computer at work. There is no missing laptop. I agree with the makeup being contained. Jenn was a minimalist in the makeup category, and that makeup was in her condo in the bathroom. So I am guessing maybe only a compact and lip gloss? When I used to carry my brief in my laptop, there was still enough room in the other side to jam my pumps in. We had an elevator in our office and I wore flips with my suit until I got into my office until one day I ran into the CEO in the elevator and he looked down, lol.
He said.. Um- can we not? I said, certainly sir, I will leave them in the car from now on.
B
UCF- Omg sorry about my mistage. I meant Nicole live in Lee Vista Square. I accidentally typed Jennifer but I meant Nicole Ganguzza.
I knew what you meant, lol.
B
Marnie, thank you for this. You said:
the clothes on the bed – i envisioned several outfits all laid out, as if trying to decide what goes with what. in the pic, it looks like just a few shirts, folded like they would be in a suitcase or on a shelf, piled on top of each other.
Me: Ok, now I’m wondering where the first place was that said she had her clothes laid out on the bed as if trying to decide what to wear to work that day (Tuesday morning). The fact that 48 Hours showed clothes that were folded says to me they were probably some clothes she had started to unpack. If they were clothes she started to unpack then most assuredly that changes her date of disappearance to the 23rd instead of a maybe 24th. She wouldn’t have gone to bed with her clothes on it from starting to unpack. She wouldn’t have started to unpack in the early morning either right before going to work on that Tuesday morning. Sooo if those folded clothes on her bed were from the night before, that makes me wonder why the heck the popo put her disappearance date as the 24th and then subsequently didn’t process her condo bc it was already cross contaminated. They said early morning 23rd into 24th with disappearance set at 24th. I say no way bc she had a very important meeting at work on the 24th so Jenn & her consistently responsible self wouldn’t be hitting the hay anywhere past midnight. Personally I’ve always believed & also said that she had to have been abducted on the 23rd. If it’s a fact that the clothes on the bed were folded and maybe didn’t represent work attire, where did that insinuation they were “work”clothes originate bc it could be blatant misinformation?
There is no doubt in my mind that LE thought that Jennifer disappeared the morning of the 24th based on water droplets in the shower/bath and the confirmation she had to have made it home because her luggage was there. This prevailed really until I asked for some statistics about her phone being removed from it’s power source the night before in conjunction with a random stranger daylight open-air abduction in front of live witnesses who testified her car was not there.
B
Blink, thank you. All this time I thought she had a laptop. I swear I either heard it in an interview or I read it somewhere. That’s kinda weird bc didn’t she get a promotion to management? Wouldn’t she have needed a laptop? Makes sense if she was a minimalist regarding her makeup, yep you have a good point.
I know I read something about a laptop. It’s killing me now & I have sooo much more painting to do still. Working on the house & reading on here does not make for good productivity. Can’t help it bc I feel like I’m letting Jenn down & I didn’t even know her! Uggh!
@Blink- Not being problematic, pls don’t think that. I’m researching laptop Jennifer Jesse. Here’s the first thing that popped up:
http://www.jenniferkesse.com/smf/index.php/topic,325.msg3478.html?PHPSESSID=b0c6f8bf114c0db8f00452e82d72e9cd#msg3478
Snip:
- would she have gotten on her laptop. Drew did say that LE had her laptop, and had downloaded the contents of her laptop to be saved/looked at by them.
Me: this was posted on jenniferkesse.com in the discussion forum on March 12, 2011. Is this factual or misinformation?
They had her computer located on the desk in her home, which she owned and was not for work.
That link did not work for me Titch.
Why would the perp take her briefcase is my question….
This is why i’m still leaning towards the abduction in the morning theory. She had it on her person when abducted (walking to her car to go to work.) Her purse was never found either, correct?
when I stand back and look at the situation it appears that Jenn had intended on a secret meeting/sleepover. The phone call to Rob, leaves him thinking she is going to sleep. Then the wet towel and the high heels missing indicates a “plan”
If true The evidence of that “escape” would be in her cell phone or call records on her phone bill. But apparently it is not. She should have also confided in a friend but if he was married she may not have.
I have also looked at all the missing person cases in the area and have wondered if there is a common link. It is just all to strange.
Don’t know about the link, I just clicked on it & it comes right up for me. Thanks Blink. I’m still looking for where it started bc everyone is quoting drew but they’re all forums.
Blink, I’ve been searching for over an hour & can’t substantiate the claim she had a laptop, only forum stuff pops up referencing it. I’m gonna go with what you say about the desktop units being taken by police. Thanks for setting it straight.
Drew believes his daughter was trafficked. If her disappearance is linked with other pretty & fairly intelligent young women from that immediate area, then I think it’s serial & not trafficking. I do think it’s very possible she was trafficked but just not seeing it ultimately bc she’s smart & proactive. She’s pretty but bc she’s such a go-getter & strong willed to succeed IMO would not make her fit the profile of a trafficking candidate. They’d want somebody that would be submissive or easily frightened. Plus she’s tall. As an American, the countries interested in blonde female Americans might not want someone taller than them.
I still think there’s more to the SMART team being put together & I honestly think it was “just for” Jennifer solely. I’m leaning toward serial.
Not to speak for Drew, but if he thought there was a possibility Jennifer was “trafficked” he does not any longer. One of the AMAZING things about Drew and Joyce is that they have identified that focusing on the “what may have happened” is not a healthy place for them to live. The are focused on finding answers, and bringing Jennifer home, period. The who, why and where is something they elect to leave to professionals and I have encouraged that strongly. They know at some point bringing Jennifer home is likely going to make them aware of things they are not prepared to consider at this juncture and may interfere in their ability to sustain.
I am mentioning this because I want to let readers and contributors know that before I ever personally work a case, their is a significant amount of weight I give to the stability and frailty to a subject I know I am going to need as a major resource and influence. As you heard Drew say in our last interview with Dana, I told him that one of my concerns was/will be at the end of this, is how he and Joyce might feel when the answers were available in the very beginning and simply overlooked ( for want of alternative explanations).
To your point Titch, you have strong research skills. The best advice I can give you is to apply Occam’s razor.
There is not a shred of evidence to warrant a “serial” connection to either the victimology profiles or criminal circumstances of any of the cases you referenced.
B
@ titch – hi, i didn’t try your link, but i googled what you said, and pulled up the article you are referring to. it looks like the poster was asking questions to recreate jenn’s morning. so maybe they used the wrong word, or misquoted drew when they said “laptop” ?
i hadn’t heard anything about a computer, but i’ve had some questions about the emails the kesse’s were sending her when they were first trying to locate her. i wondered if they were able to determine if someone read and/or deleted them.. as in, JC, who we dont know if he had access to jen’s account, but knew about an email adam sent to jenn.
anyway, i googled “jennifer kesse computer” and it pulled up another discussion which talks about the computer scenerios. they said the systems admin at her worked checked her schedule the day she was missing to see if she had other appointments? it then goes on to explain how they can see everything and talks about hackers, etc.
so, i”m wondering if they ever checked or were able to determine if someone was accessing her account and watching her every move.. ?
To my knowledge there was no evidence of anyone tampering with her computer at work or home.
The escalation by 11:30 AM continues to concern me as it occurs when both Jennifer and Campos, who were in lateral positions, were not in the office.
B
@Titch- Totally understood what you meant.
Blink- early on Law Enforcement started questioning their timeframe and went to the night of 1/23 as she might have been going out to mail the cell phone (at least that was LEs thought process). I can’t find a working link, but I did find the story-
From WFTV Channel 9 in Orlando:
POSTED: 4:37 pm EST February 10, 2006
UPDATED: 5:31 pm EST February 10, 2006
ORLANDO, Fla. — Late Friday afternoon, Channel 9 confirmed new information about the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse. The 24-year-old woman has been missing for more than two and a half weeks.
Police are confirming that Jennifer may have left her home at Mosaic at Millenia on Monday night or Tuesday morning looking for a roadside mailbox to mail a package. They will not say where or whether she made it there, but the package is also missing.
They did, I mentioned that somewhere on this or the previous thread, I know where they decided to make a left turn so to speak, but I do not understand it. It has to do with a later detectives misinterpretation of the cell pings. The “maybe she left to mail the phone” theory was never based on anything other than a reasonable guess as to why she would leave at that hour.
There never was, and never has been any confirmation Jenn found the phone in the condo, let alone that had a “package”. No packing tape left out or mailing supplies of any kind, etc.
B
@delilah
Purse was never missing.
The pattern of vacating the vehicle is similar to Tracy O.
On this we disagree Edward-
Tracy’s vehicle was found parked the wrong way on a one way street, the seats were moved and left down, and located a distance from Tracy’s home, although close to the suspects home, James Hataway. No evidence the interior was cleaned.
Jennifer’s car was found close in proximity to her home, cleaned, parked in full public view in the visitor lot with empty spaces all around it in the middle of the day.
I think the common denominator we are seeing more often than not is lack of standardization in MP protocol and the pressure to build air tight cases to withstand prosecution in a state that is like a fishbowl for detectives.
I am not sure people really understand the difference of the burdens on police to “know” someone did something and have enough to arrest them. I have NEVER understood the mentality of police waiting for leads to solve their case for them. It is like investigative retail as I have referred to it in the past.
Sitting in your office (store) hoping someone wanders in (shopper) and buys something ( provides lead ).
I often speak of a colleague of mine who I consider to be a mentor, and one of the best investigators I have ever met ( and I make it my business to meet many outside of the ones I work with personally on my casework here).
One of many differences in his approach to a mp case, is the interview of a suspect ( known to LE not necessarily the individual). Many detectives, and I have experienced this personally, want to wait until a significant amount of damning evidence is in, like the interview is the “be all end all”.
His approach is to use the process to one’s advantage in the investigative process, the suspect never sees the cage being built around them.
Did you want me to email you privately on the GPR issue?
ps. Monica says to tell everyone she does not think I am a suit, lol.
B
Jenn lived in an condo building that was not totally occupied. There would be no workers at night and very few residents going in and out in the evening. I say she was a sitting duck for anyone stalking her including JC.
AND that pattern of vacating the victims vehicle.. hmm
“2 guys can keep a secret if one is dead”
So I can’t just call this suspect as some innocent who was asked to take the vehicle back and park it.
For all I know one of the construction workers who may have been staying in empty units in jenns condo project is the guilty party and we are looking at him on video …A “painter”
If she went out, as some are saying, wouldn’t she had taken a purse?
Also, has it been established if her bed was slept in?
pumps in the brief case? the flipflops in the car are “fact”?,the ones she walked out of cfi wearing?,so was she wearing flipflops all day at work? noone remembers the pumps? had she even obtained the address to label the package? was it texted to her? so if the flip flops were on her feet ,does this suggest,she was incapacitated in her car or dragged from her car ,the flipflops would fall off?
Just wondering…. could the landline late phone call have been generated by someone pushing a redial function to check to see the last person called?
I do not believe so, no. Rob definitely spoke to Jennifer.
B
idk, maybe, she goes to riteaid to buy a bubble envelope for friends phone, parks next to perp van,is absconded,perps get dropoff guy to relocate vehicle to nearest apartment complex ,because when her vehicle is found, the cameras might reveal them.her flipflops are tossed back into her car ,the car key is removed from the keyring for drop off guy ,along with the mailbox key( its in the way).it is rape/murder, so the dvd player is not stolen, car only appears to may have been cleaned.occam?
The fact that her work called her family that early has been bothering me too. I tend to be a worrier, but even I may not call parents that early if someone didn’t show up.
Blink you mentioned above, “The escalation by 11:30 AM continues to concern me as it occurs when both Jennifer and Campos, who were in lateral positions, were not in the office.”
http://blinkoncrime.com/2012/01/25/the-jennifer-kesse-case-six-years-of-fears-tears-and-degrees-heat-up-the-hunt/#comments
Did anyone call Campos’ family or cell phone looking for him that morning?
Not that I am aware of, maybe he called the office?
B
Blink, did I miss the info on the color and make of the pickup truck of the alledged sighting/tip that led to the massive search on January 6 of this year?
Did not. Publishing Monday ( server willing, had to have a major overhaul that had us down 12 hours yesterday so I am waiting for the all clear. I am on location Tues and Wed in different case).
B
Blink, in regards to Jennifer’s vehicle not being opened at the scene:
Was the trunk of Jennifer’s car not opened at the Huntington on the Green?
What if Jennifer was inside . . . bound, gagged and alive?
Doesn’t compute that LE would take a risk with time for an exterior examination, photography, flatbed loading , etc., and exclude the search for an unresponsive but alive Jennifer in the trunk immediately . . . and BEFORE transport of her vehicle via flatbed.
Nothing was opened until it was in the bay. I do know her car had an emergency trunk release in the trunk. Any locksmith or repo guy has a tool they can extract the trunk lock cylinder immediately.
I have seen images of the car after processing, I have never seen any inside the trunk, but I am aware of a fiber found in side of it so I know it was processed.
B
I completely agree with Blink regarding the procedure the police detectives used at the beginning of the case. They did not have a clue as to how to get off their chairs and hit the pavement to interview everyone at the condo, the work place and the people in the nearby facilities.
I too wondered early on that she had been “trafficed”. It only takes an hour or so to get to the coast and on a boat.
The fact that the electronic equipment was still under the seat belt and visible in the car when it was found tells me that robbery was never the motive for her disappearance. I would believe that she found something in her paperwork that pointed to fraud and she met her boss somewhere to talk about the problem.
The strange behavior of Campos as reported by her co-worker is an avenue worth exploring. Especially the empty condo story and the comment that she was fed to the aligators. The fact that no one at her work were interviewed in depth as quickly as possible is disturbing.
This reminds me of what John Walsh found when the case of his young son went cold and he was able to get his hands on the information from the investigators. What he found was they had the information, they just failed to look at it in the right way.
A very good point. Next month I am going to feature a case that absolutely hinges on a FOIA filing.
I would suggest that in Jennifer’s case, that if it were to stall for any reason, I could see that being a factor here, but I truly do not feel it is doing anything but moving towards an arrest.
B
@Titch: I don’t think SMART in place b/c of serial, I think b/c local LE has SEVERAL missing women cases to solve and is under a repeated spotlight for missing women and cases unsolved. @Texas Grandfather: I like your thought that perhaps she called Campos or someone re: her concerns on the upcoming business deal.
“The escalation by 11:30 AM continues to concern me as it occurs when both Jennifer and Campos, who were in lateral positions, were not in the office.
B”
So Jennifer and JC were at the same “level” – - even though they were in separate departments, he was not in a position considered to be above her. Interesting.
The phoning by a female from the office to locate Jennifer would likely have been pre-approved or authorized by her immediate supervisor, Mr.W., no?
Blink, since Mr.W. appears to be the last “known” person to see Jennifer (because they walked out of work together), was he questioned, poly’d and cleared?
(snipped from Blink’s previous article, referring to Monday, January 23)
“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.”
http://blinkoncrime.com/2012/01/18/jennifer-kesse-breaking-news-witness-statement-points-to-someone-at-work-kesse-family-and-opd-press-conference-scheduled/
I first found it odd that she would make a phone call while walking with her boss, but now wonder if she did so because she was feeling uncomfortable or else felt very comfortable and relaxed – - – how long did they work together?
On the other hand, wonder if someone witnessed a jovial interaction between Jennifer and her male boss at this end of the day walk-out, adding “fuel” to themself.
Blink, was Mr.W also JC’s supervisor at the time?
Yes he was.
B
Truth be told my belief this case would be solved was wavering.
However what I have read here today has convinced me momentum is building.
An arrest gets closer with each passing day.
LE knows more about this mystery than what is in the public domain.
Blink knows more than any of us too.
I would not like to be in the perpetrators shoes today.
That also applied to the POI.
Is there a ‘twist in the tale’ regarding this investigation?
Yes Sir.
B
Hi Blink ..
When I write “Pattern” I am thinking in general “not specific” such as how many missing person cases in this area involve the suspect using victims vehicle.
I look at patterns of behavior a lot.. possibly a lot more then I should.
The pants on the vehicle return suspect … Maybe those pants are pinched for a bicycle ride ? his get away ride..
Blink please do email me.
Thank you very much for the GPR information offer.
Going with the theory that the “valet” is dressed in a cricket uniform, we have many questions to answer.
Why was the valet wearing a cricket uniform? Was the cricket uniform a disguise or did the valet actually play cricket? If he did indeed play cricket, why would he wear such a conspicuous outfit? Unless, of course, he had no idea whose car he was driving.
In the chance that the valet is/was an actual cricket player, is there any way to get names of people playing on teams in the city, county and region at the time of Jennifer’s disappearance? Surely there is a league or association that keeps records.
Are any cricket games ever scheduled for 1:00 pm (this is, I believe, the time that Jenn’s car was parked at HOG) on a Tuesday afternoon ??? This strikes me as a very odd time for a cricket game– surely these men work, right?
Is the interest in cricket in Florida serious and widespread enough that there are private “lessons” or “coaching” available? Are these lessons offered on weekdays?
Why else might the valet have been wearing a cricket uniform, and why was he wearing it at the time that he parked Jenn’s car?
re: # 18 .. just a thought.. wouldn’t a construction worker be aware of security cameras on buildings? maybe not specifically each building, but enough to know to look for them? why choose a spot in front of a camera in broad daylight, and then stroll away like that? then again, some of these criminals are so arrogant it’s mindboggeling. the fact that he was obscured in each of the 3 shots is just bizzare, and does make you wonder if he was just lucky or calculating? maybe he even dressed for the part, knowing there was a good possibility of being scrutenized on camera later?
susanm–I think Jennifer kept her mail key separate from the other keys because she kept the car running while getting her mail. I’ve always thought of doing that myself, but am too afraid of getting ‘jacked or my car stolen.
Blink seemed to indicate Jenn had come into her condo building a different way than usual on her last night at home. In her Jan. 18 piece,”Jennifer used the front entrance* that evening when returning from…” Was it just that evening? Was it because of toting all the stuff into the condo? Was the mailbox closer to the front than the back?
Where did Jennifer usually park her car?
Drew and Joyce Kesse were once victims of an armed robbery in their New Jersey home. The resulting conversations and plans were all about safety and prevention. Jennifer took heed in a deep way, yet that gift of fear might not have been fully formed for her.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20008442-504083.html
They were. And you are correct in the assumption that this had a tremendous impact on Jennifer.
She was very security conscious.
B
I was looking on google maps for the mailboxes at the condos and they seem to be just under the entry to the building on the side where the staircase begins. Am I close or far off?
They have different boxes for different unit buildings.
B
*inside the entry=sry.
Blink, do we know Jenn’s habits regarding her work briefcase? Does anyone know whether she used to leave it in her car overnight or take it into the house every night?
Someone asked: If Jenn was going out at night, wouldn’t she have taken her purse? It had been hypothesized that perhaps she took her briefcase instead since she hadn’t yet unpacked her purse from her suitcase. Depending on whether she actually did go out that night, where she went, etc., she may have only taken her driver’s license and credit card– as I sometimes do when going out if I don’t feel like carrying a purse or don’t have room in my clothing for a bulky wallet. With regards to the location of the briefcase, it could have been left in her car after work or could have been taken back out to the car in preparation of work the next day (or to take to a last minute meeting with a coworker).
I’m thinking that the briefcase wouldn’t hold any significance for an unknown assailant– he wasn’t motivated by robbery (left the DVD player and expensive sunglasses in the car) and he wasn’t even trying that hard to conceal the secondary clues– the license plates were left on the car when it was parked in a highly visible and trafficked area.
On the other hand, if the assailant was a coworker, then the briefcase would be much more important to the perp because the briefcase would have *perceived* significance. In a coworker’s conscious or subconscious mind, the briefcase is a symbol of the ties/linkage/relationship between Jennifer and themselves. As a representation of Jenn’s relationship with her attacker, the briefcase becomes that much more threatening to the bad guy. He must get rid of it– not necessarily to hide the evidence, because remember he didn’t hide her sunglasses, flip flops or car– but he needs to get rid of it to (in his mind) hide the object that represents his relationship to Jenn. By dumping the briefcase along with the victim (either in the same location or not) the bad guy feels he is eliminating physical and psychological reminders of the crime he committed and the reasons why he did. For some reason, dumping the briefcase makes him feel safer, like he won’t be discovered.
if she expressed concerns on the deal, imo it was the preceding week.
then someone had the long weekend to plan.
it is likely to me this was well planned & executed
personally, I think the buck stops at the top
You may still have a small problem with the server. The comments section on the main scared monkeys site is like typing against a rubber ball. The cursor bounces around and backspacing is almost impossible.
This happened for a while on this site too before you went down.
I don’t understand your comment about the trunk lock removal tool used by repo people. The law requires a hand release to be available inside the trunk. This allows the tailpiece of the lock to operate. The whole assembly is kept in place with a slide-on clip. The only way I know of to remove the cylinder is to do the same thing that a thief would do and that is to jam something into the keyway and jerk the cylinder out. Maybe there is a tool that allows a locksmith to do that more efficently. The old way was to remove the rear seat and use a long tool to grab the lock tailpiece and turn it.
I hope you are correct that detectives are closing in on the perp and will be making an arrest soon. The greater Orlando area is a hodge podge of lakes, canals, drainage ponds and other places to hide a body. There certainly are ample places for aligators to use as a habitat.
Your correct, I am referring to the tool that would remove the cylinder in an emergency.
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“escalation by 11:30…” are you referring to coworkers trying to contact Jen? Would you know exactly what coworkers tried to contact her, why, if it was unusual for them to have called her at all and what exactly spooked one enough to call her parents? Also, when you mention “lateral positions” are you referring to office equals or something else.
“condo interior lights”
If Jennifer left her condo that night (either to retrieve items from her car or to go out somewhere) and intended to return, would she not have left lights on in her condo?
Blink, do you know if the Kesse family or LE discovered any lights turned on, including table lamps, when they arrived Tuesday afternoon or as time progressed?
@Edward: I agree – I always thought the pinched leg and possibly spiked shoes were for a bike ride. But then, cricket would never even have crossed my mind
It just occured to me that maybe someone requested a “working dinner” where they were to discuss the deal they were signing the next day. Maybe she bulked at the whole idea and was taken out because of it.
Jennifer’s cell phone looks like it “may/might” be an LG VX8100 (Verizon wireless), flip phone, deep blue and silver color combination.
This link has the specs, gallery of photos showing all angles, etc, for the LG VX8100:
http://www.zdnet.com/reviews/product/cell-phones/lg-vx8100-verizon-wireless/31313346
I can make out from Blink’s photo:
* the round camera lens on the front, close to the top
* the front viewing screen
* the round left speaker on the left side / edge which is part of the hinge assembly (these large round stereo-speakers, 2 – - a left and a right, are indicative of that model)
* the left edge side buttons
” the front edge charging port
* a small glimpse of the large antenna coming off the center top area because of the angle at which this photo was taken (antenna is actually located on the right side and is part of the phone’s back), with the rest of the antenna going under or obscured by the pillow
With the phone closed, Jennifer would have these options, if she had the chance:
* a single button along the right edge to active the camera AND its flash
* a single button along the left edge to do a voice-activated dial or a voice memo recording
* a large, thick antenna to jab with
note: This model is weighty and is 1″ thick when closed, so it is not apt to easily fit into, for example a a jeans’ pocket
The battery cover on the back is large and so is the battery.
Reviews have this model as sturdy and well built – - battery panel doesn’t appear to “pop off” easily.
In order to make a dialed call, including a “button dial”, or to answer a call, my understanding is the phone would have to be open. It has a back-lit keyboard for night use.
The phone would have to be open to make any change to the clock/alarm time (the alarm can be set ahead for a 5-day work week, but I’m thinking she may have had it set at an earlier time for the Monday morning commute from Rob’s to work)
This link has the cell phone towers and the MANY antenna towers for the Orlando area . . . keeping in mind this is a tourist area and cell phone use is a major consideration for customer/client care, including land purchase, development, etc.
Enlarging the map will show the nice triangulations available for the searched areas, including the January 6 search:
http://www.city-data.com/towers/cell-Orlando-Florida2.html
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Blink, 2 questions for you.
Was your posted photo of Rob and Jennifer taken with her cell phone
and was it taken recently, as in part of the vacation photos?
wpg–good question about lights left on. If she left quickly, I could see a closet or bathroom light on. Did she have nightlights on sensors? At very least, this could confirm time of day for the crime.
Rose, are you suggesting a conspiracy to eliminate the victim and her possible knowledge of the “big deal” happening on the day of the meeting she missed? I disagree, if so. Not that she wouldn’t have known, given time in her Best Practices management, but it appears this was a little more personal. Can’t say exactly why, because it could be very personal for her managers if she was to expose them.
Do we know why Jenn’s coworkers are no longer with CFI? Fear? Difficulty geting along with a volatile supervisor? Fired?
Sadness?
Blink, have you been able to identify them and interview?
OMG.
Josh Powell just murdered his two little boys, during a caseworker supervised visit. Locked case worker out, blew up his house with him and kids in it. Rescuers found the boys bodies’ but not Josh Powell’s.
Condolences to the Cox family…
Because of the firing of the 1 brave soul who came forward and tried to do the right thing in ratting out Campos, I lean towards believing the people above Campos had knowledge of the killing. That is why I’m thinking that 2 or more people got together w/Jenn that night to discuss the details and make sure she was “in”. They are all keeping quiet to protect their own butts!
were any bicycles reported stolen between where the car was found and the drop off suspect last direction of travel ?