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Help Bring Jennifer Kesse Home

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On January 24, 2006, 24 year old Jennifer Joyce Kesse disappeared from her Orlando, Florida home. Shortly after her disappearance, her car was discovered a little over a mile away at a nearby apartment complex. Captured footage from a security camera showed a person parking her car and walking away; however, this person was never identified. 

With very little additional evidence for the for the police department to work from, Jennifer's parents- Drew and Joyce, and her brother- Logan, put their lives on hold to begin their relentless search for their daughter and sister.

For years after Jennifer's disappearance, it was not unusual to see the Kesse's, Jennifer's sorority sisters, friends, classmates, and members of the community standing with signs at busy intersections, or canvassing popular areas with fliers and Jennifer's picture. The Kesse's put her face on the Jumbotron at Orlando Magic games and NASCAR races and on hundreds of billboards across the state. They offered a million-dollar reward. Yet today, over 11 years later, the Kesse family knows as little as they did the day Jennifer disappeared.

Unfortunately, the constant vigilance to find Jennifer does not come without a high cost. Drew Kesse  estimates he has spent between $300,000 and $500,000 ‌ in the past eleven years, with the hope that there will someday be good news in the search for his daughter. 

As part of the renewed efforts to find Jennifer, there is a  growing community of advocates taking interest in her case and generating new awareness. With your help, we can all step up to help alleviate some of the financial burden the Kesse’s have carried over the past 11 years.

The Kesse’s are wonderfully gracious people who want nothing more than to bring their daughter home. While bringing Jennifer home would be the ultimate gift, please join us in the effort to deliver another kind of gift to the Kesse family. No amount is too small. The donations from this fundraiser will be donated in their entirety to the Kesse family to be used at their discretion. 

* Organizers note: The Kesse’s have never, in any way, asked for financial support. The Help Bring Jennifer Kesse Home community has independently taken the initiative to help. 


“And no matter what anybody says about grief and about time healing all wounds, the truth is, there are certain sorrows that never fade away until the heart stops beating and the last breath is taken” – Tiffanie DeBartolo

For more information about Jennifer’s disappearance:

Jennifer Kesse- Family Website

Unconcluded Podcast

The Herald Tribune- July 30th, 2017

You can also join the community on Facebook:

Unconcluded Podcast Discussion Group

Find Jennifer Kesse



Organizer and beneficiary

Kristin Raines
Organizer
Bradenton, FL
Joyce Kesse
Beneficiary

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