Parents’ relentless hunt for missing daughter heats up as new tech breathes life into case

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Two decades aft Jennifer Kesse mysteriously disappeared, her parents accidental they proceed to hunt for their girl each time arsenic emerging exertion gives them a consciousness of optimism.

Jennifer Kesse was 24 years aged erstwhile she vanished connected January 24, 2006, aft failing to amusement up for enactment successful Orlando, Florida. In an interrogation with Fox News affiliate WTVT, marking 20 years since her disappearance, her parents, Drew and Joyce Kesse, described however the transition of clip has not brought closure.

"We look for Jennifer beauteous overmuch each day," they said. "It seems similar an eternity. It seems that we’re inactive surviving successful a surreal state."

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Jennifer Kesse pictured successful 3 photos

Florida investigators person reignited the hunt for Jennifer Kesse aft her Orlando disappearance connected Jan. 24, 2006. (Fox News/Courtesy of the Kesse Family)

Jennifer’s car was aboriginal recovered astir a mile from her home. Surveillance video showed a idiosyncratic of involvement parking her car and walking away, but the individual’s look was not visible.

Drew antecedently shared with Fox News Digital that aft Jennifer's enactment called to study that she failed to show, helium instantly tried to scope his girl – relying connected a household regularisation that they would ever reply each other's calls – but her telephone went consecutive to voicemail.

"I knew thing was incorrect immediately," Kesse said.

Jennifer Kesse smiling successful a photograph

Jennifer Kesse, 24, was reported missing aft she failed to amusement up for her enactment connected Jan. 24, 2006. (WTTV)

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Drew and Joyce made the two-hour thrust from their location successful Tampa to Orlando, wherever they recovered their daughter’s flat bare with respective outfit choices laid retired connected her bed.

The parents instantly called the Orlando Police Department (OPD) to study Jennifer missing.

"They looked astir her apartment, shrugged their shoulders and said, ‘She had a combat with her fellow probably, she’ll beryllium back,’" Kesse said. "They walked out. And that was Jennifer’s past chance."

The Kesses aboriginal sued OPD to summation entree to Jennifer’s lawsuit file, which spans much than 16,000 pages.

"It exhausts you. It drains you physically, mentally and emotionally, and it volition successful clip instrumentality a toll connected your existent carnal health," they told FOX 13.

With the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) present overseeing the case, the Kesses said they are pursuing caller investigative approaches, including moving with an artificial quality steadfast to analyse the lawsuit record and surveillance video.

One absorption has been connected identifying the idiosyncratic of involvement done carnal characteristics disposable successful the video.

"An receptor is conscionable similar an oculus oregon a fingerprint. It’s precise unsocial to a person," Drew said. "When we find the ear, past we’ve recovered the person."

Jennifer Kesse and her father, Drew, unfastened presents successful an undated household photo. (Courtesy of the Kesse Family )

The Kesses besides said caller DNA samples were tested past twelvemonth and that investigators are person than ever to identifying respective radical they would similar to talk with.

As they proceed to hold for answers, Jennifer’s parents said they inactive judge she was taken soon aft disappearing.

"I personally inactive deliberation that Jennifer was taken and taken retired of the country — authorities and possibly state — precise quickly," her begetter said, adding that helium believes she whitethorn person been targeted due to the fact that she was alone.

Drew and Joyce shared with Fox News affiliate WTTV that they volition ne'er halt searching for their daughter, Jennifer, who disappeared connected Jan. 24, 2006. (KTTV)

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Now nearing 70, Jennifer’s parents said their determination has not faded since the hunt began 2 decades ago.

"Till we die," Joyce said. "Whatever it takes. There’s nary discontinue successful us."

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