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2006 · Orlando, Florida

Jennifer Kesse

Disappearances & cold cases

Jennifer Kesse disappeared from Orlando in January 2006. Her car was found elsewhere, and surveillance captured a person whose face was obscured by a fence. Her family’s search and efforts to obtain investigative records have become central to coverage of the unresolved disappearance.

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The Disappearance of Jennifer Kesse

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48 Hours — Where Is Jennifer Kesse? (S33 E10)

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Investigation Discovery · Season 7, Episode 10 · Listed air date 2016-06-06

Disappeared — Girl Interrupted

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CBS · Season 33, Episode 6 · Listed air date 2020-10-24

48 Hours — Where Is Jennifer Kesse?

IMDb episode reference connected to the Jennifer Kesse case. Listed release: 2020. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate. Includes coverage of Jennifer Kesse.

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Podcasts

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Podcasts

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Murder, Mayhem, & Miles — Jennifer Kesse: The Car, the Camera, the Fence

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Vanished on Camera | The Case of Jennifer Kesse

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released January 12, 2026. About 57 minutes.

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Jennifer Kesse /// Part 1 /// 362

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released January 8, 2020. About 62 minutes.

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Jennifer Kesse /// Part 2 /// 363

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released January 8, 2020. About 54 minutes.

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Jennifer Kesse /// Part 3 /// 364

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released January 15, 2020. About 54 minutes.

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Crime Weekly

S3 Ep353: Jennifer Kesse Case No Longer Cold Due to A.I. and DNA!

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released October 29, 2025. About 16 minutes.

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Where is Jennifer Kesse? - Encore

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released July 11, 2021. About 42 minutes.

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Where is Jennifer Kesse?

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released October 25, 2020. About 41 minutes.

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S3 Ep112: Jennifer Kesse: Secrets in the Sunshine State (Part 1)

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released February 17, 2023. About 89 minutes.

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S3 Ep113: Jennifer Kesse: The Man Behind the Fence (Part 2)

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released February 24, 2023. About 124 minutes.

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Jennifer Kesse — The Camera That Missed Everything

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released August 12, 2026. About 35 minutes.

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Behind the Fence: The Vanishing of Jennifer Kesse

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released May 18, 2026. About 89 minutes.

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[Florida Files] Jennifer Kesse: Vanished in Orlando

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released July 10, 2025. About 34 minutes.

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True Crime All The Time Unsolved

Ep104 - Jennifer Kesse

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released March 10, 2019. About 65 minutes.

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Jennifer Kesse

Podcast coverage of the Jennifer Kesse case. Released December 3, 2019. About 49 minutes.

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Annie Elise

Vanished on Camera | The Case of Jennifer Kesse

Video from Annie Elise covering the Jennifer Kesse case. Length: 1:04:01.

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UNSOLVED: Orlando’s Jennifer Kesse cold-case disappearance

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Jennifer Kesse: Orlando woman mysteriously vanished in 2006

Video from WFTV Channel 9 covering the Jennifer Kesse case. Length: 43:55.

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Christina Randall

The Haunting Disappearance of Jennifer Kesse

Video from Christina Randall covering the Jennifer Kesse case. Length: 27:59.

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MISSING: Jennifer Kesse

Video from Derrick Levasseur covering the Jennifer Kesse case. Length: 57:36.

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Caught on Tape: The Unsolved Abduction of Jennifer Kesse

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Who Took Jennifer Kesse

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Jennifer Kesse: Secrets in the Sunshine State (Part 1)

Video from Crime Weekly covering the Jennifer Kesse case. Length: 1:41:59.

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WHERE IS JENNIFER KESSE?

Video from Bella Fiori covering the Jennifer Kesse case. Length: 30:54.

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Jennifer Kesse /// Part 1 /// 362

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Reddit · r/TrueCrimeDiscussion

Discussion: FDLE pursuing new leads and persons of interest in 2006 Jennifer Kesse case

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Reading Access Notes

Search reviewed 2026-09-16. Sources searched: Google Books, Internet Archive, Open Library, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atavist Magazine, Google Books (case/title search), Scribd, Everand, OverDrive and hoopla (combined title search). Search indexing is incomplete; this is not an exhaustive list of the web. Access can change by edition, country and library membership. Library loans may require sign-in or a wait. Everand titles may need a paid subscription; a trial is not permanent free access. Scribd documents are third-party uploads, with uploader details noted where checked. We link to source pages and write our own descriptions rather than reproducing copyrighted books.

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Listed in the FBI’s missing-persons database. Status source checked September 16, 2026; follow the source for later developments.

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Newspaper clippings

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The Orlando Sentinel · 2009-01-21 · Page B5

Jennifer Kesse's father follows an inmate's tip

Drew Kesse met an inmate after an unsolved-case playing card prompted a tip. Police said they had previously examined the information.

The inmate was convicted in a different case; this report does not identify Jennifer Kesse's abductor.

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The Orlando Sentinel · 2018-01-25 · Page A2

Family seeks records twelve years after disappearance

The Kesse family pressed for access to investigative records as Orlando police described renewed publicity and investigative efforts.

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Internet Archive · TV News Archive

HLN News : HLN : April 18, 2010 5:00pm-6:00pm EDT

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Greta Investigates: The Mysterious Disappearance of Jennifer Kesse : FOXNEWSW : April 18, 2014 4:00pm-5:01pm PDT

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Eyewitness News @ Noon : WFTV : January 22, 2016 12:00pm-1:00pm EST

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Orlando, Florida. The map provides regional context; individually verified historical places are listed below.

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Orlando, Florida

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Map sources checked September 14, 2026. 1 individual Odd Stops location pages matched this case.

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Mosaic at Millenia complex

Private property

3735 Conroy Road, Orlando, Florida

Jennifer Kesse lived here before disappearing in January 2006. The location is connected to her disappearance, not a proven murder at the property.

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