The person at the center of this case
Jennifer Joyce Kesse
Missing Person · Open - No longer considered cold as of May 2025; FDLE investigating with several persons of interest identified
Jennifer Kesse
Jennifer Joyce Kesse, 24, disappeared on January 24, 2006, from Orlando, Florida after not showing up for work at Westgate Resorts. Her 2004 Chevy Malibu was found abandoned at an apartment complex one mile from her condo with surveillance footage showing an unidentified person parking it. The case remains unsolved with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement identifying several persons of interest as of May 2025.
Orlando, Florida
🏛️ Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), FBI, Orlando Police Department
Case Summary
Jennifer Joyce Kesse, 24, disappeared on January 24, 2006, from Orlando, Florida after not showing up for work at Westgate Resorts. Her 2004 Chevy Malibu was found abandoned at an apartment complex one mile from her condo with surveillance footage showing an unidentified person parking it. The case remains unsolved with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement identifying several persons of interest as of May 2025.
Timeline of Events
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2006-01-24
morningJennifer Kesse disappears
Kesse failed to show up for work at Westgate Resorts; boyfriend did not receive usual morning contact; parents contacted by coworkers
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2006-01-24
eveningInvestigation begins
Police began investigating after parents convinced authorities she did not leave of her own free will
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2006-01-24
Vehicle abandoned
2004 Chevy Malibu found at apartment complex; surveillance footage shows unidentified person parking vehicle
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2007-05
Reward offered
Westgate Resorts offered $1 million reward for information leading to her whereabouts (alive); reward never claimed
Key Locations
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Points of Interest / Key Leads
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suspect
Lead #1Unidentified person of interest captured on surveillance footage parking Kesse's vehicle at apartment complex; height estimated between 5'3" and 5'5"
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evidence
Lead #2Missing items: Verizon cell phone, Nextel cell phone, iPod, keys, Florida driver's license, purse, briefcase, and clothing worn day of disappearance; car wiped down with minimal forensic evidence
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clue
Lead #3Markings on hood of Kesse's car possibly indicating struggle; latent print and DNA fiber recovered from vehicle
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person
Lead #4Construction and maintenance workers at condo complex; Kesse reported harassment from non-English speaking workers; language barrier prevented interrogation
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clue
Lead #5Keys to condo complex stolen one month prior to disappearance; incomplete security records and missing camera footage from complex
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Case Information
Case Type:
Missing Person
Status:
Open - No longer considered cold as of May 2025; FDLE investigating with several persons of interest identified
Case Number:39
Started:January 24, 2006 at Invalid Date
Last Updated:July 16, 2025