ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The family of Jennifer Kesse posted a letter on its online accounts to mark the 19th year of her disappearance this week, saying they were still searching for clues and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was still working the case.
Kesse has been missing since the morning of Jan. 24, 2006. Not long after she vanished, Orlando police found her car within a few days.
Since then, the best clue investigators have found is grainy surveillance video showing a man parking a car, then walking away from the Huntington on the Green apartment complex at Texas Avenue and Americana Boulevard, about a mile away from her complex, Mosaic at Millenia.
“How can a missing person’s case with such awareness not produce even a direction 19 years later is inconceivable, yet very true and we, Jennifer’s family and friends, live with that very real fact day in and day out,” the letter on Facebook attributed to Kesse’s parents, Drew and Joyce Kesse, said.
“Everything that needs to be said has been said and done for years,” they continued. “And to repeat it would be redundant and only cause a more broken heart than we already have. NO, time does not heal all wounds. But we still stay strong and fight the fight that needs to be fought for Jennifer’s sake.”
The Kesses also thanked the people who still reached with leads, their private legal team and investigators, and FDLE.
“To FDLE, we support you in your efforts to bring Jennifer home. We know you are working hard on her case, hopefully soon it will reap rewards. Be safe in your duties,” the letter concluded.
The Kesses’ GoFundMe account, meanwhile, has raised over $127,000.
Anyone with information into Kesse’s disappearance can call the Kesse Family Tip Line at 941-201-4009, or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).
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