Its driving me nuts. @ActionNewsJax at noon pic.twitter.com/dZNS4HXPqe. Kessler had been around the block, and said, You may not like the answer, but I would like to retain legal counsel.. He says she quit after an argument with another employee over sliced lemons., This is Joleen Jensen Cummings' ex-boyfriend Jason Gee. Vanished: Heidi Broussard (33) and Margot Carey (2wks). Its possible that Kessler had intended to steal identities and was looking for women whom she physically resembled. She would joke to her friends and family that one day she would meet and marry The Viper Randy Orton. On July 2nd, 2019, after reviewing two competency exams a judge found Kessler incompetent to stand trial and ordered her to be committed to a state hospital. BRUNSWICK, Ga. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations has been asked to investigate the death of a 61-year-old Glynn County inmate who was found unresponsive in his cell at the county's detention. It was just strange enough and had just enough possibility to catch my attention. With the 2023 election right around the corner, a forum for the 18th District Police Council was held at DePaul's Student Center on Feb. 22. She said she wasnt close with Joleen and had no idea what happened to her. Prosecutors began the trial Monday with a timeline, highlighting Kesslers purchases and internet searches, as well as surveillance video in the days surrounding Cummings disappearance. Then, they discovered that the home address she had provided the owner of Tangles with was bogus. A team of reporters for the television station has been piecing together Kesslers life as Jennifer Sybert in Florida. Kessler will. NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. - Early Friday morning, Kimberly Kessler was transferred out of the Nassau County jail to the Florida Women's Reception Center in Marion County to begin her life sentence. Cummings' disappearance was reported in May 2018, but her body has never been located. That identity was later confirmed as Jennifer Marie Sybert a 13-year-old girl who died in a car crash in Germany in 1987, and was buried in a Butler, Pennsylvania, cemetery. She was sentenced to five years on that charge, which will run concurrent to her life sentence, Judge Daniel said. The jury has found Kimberly Kessler, the woman charged in her coworker Joleen Cummings' death, guilty of first degree murder. Attorney Gene Nichols, who is not affiliated with this case, said Kessler will undergo a screening process to determine which prison she will serve her sentence. He said that he doesnt believe Nassau County, located in the northeast corner of the sunshine state along the Atlantic Ocean, has ever seen a case like it before. it's too early for my brain to fully divulge all of the points but I will go off of this one. Kessler assaulted corrections officers with feces, found guilty in December of first-degree murder. Police called Joleen a missing endangered person, and they wrote, Joleen Rebecca Cummings has been missing since May 13, 2018. Harrington was on the witness stand Tuesday and explained how investigators went to a landfill to search the garbage Kessler dumped in a dumpster. Ashley Harding joined the Channel 4 news team in March 2013 and reports every weekday for The Morning Show. The defense attorney also pointed to bruising on Kesslers legs, up her arm and shoulders. Kessler was certainly busy the night of Cummings disappearance, as surveillance footage behind Tangles showed Kessler unsteady on her feet, heaving heavy trash bags into a nearby dumpster. OB/GYN - Perinatal Associates Pavilion East. Investigators returned to Tangles Hair Salon, where they once again encountered Jennifer Sybert. The jury was also shown pictures of the inside of both womens cars. Nassau County Sheriff/Mugshot A Yulee, Florida murder suspect who stripped naked and smeared feces on her jail cell walls a week ago has been cleared to stand trial. The defense rested after only calling one witness: Lead Detective Wayne Harrington, who had previously testified for the state. Who was defending themselves? Press J to jump to the feed. Cummings (also referred to in some sources as Joleen Jensen) was last seen leaving her workplace, Tangles Hair Salon, in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Mind blown! Im not sure how much credibility this theory has, but its intriguing to consider, especially with the lack of solid evidence in the Kesse case. Her mom couldnt wait to get off the phone with her. 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For more on this case and others like it, watch sSnappedairing Sundays at 6/5c on Oxygenor stream episodes here. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/o9kGdJvCCp, Paige Kelton (@PaigeANjax) May 23, 2018. Kessler, who has a history of outbursts during trial, was not present for even one day of her murder trial because she repeatedly shouted false claims about a former member of her defense team being related to Cummings. Investigators believe that evidence shows Kessler attacked and killed Cummings in the salon. Nassau County, Fla. Kimberly Kessler, the woman facing a murder charge in the death of Nassau County mother Joleen Cummings, was once again ruled competent to stand trial on Wednesday.. She had stolen the identity of Jennifer Sybert from a girl who died in 1987 and was buried in her hometown, according to, A search of Kesslers car found fake documents and identification cards for 18 different aliases and showed she had lived in 33 cities in 14 states since 1996, per Jacksonville CBS-affiliate, In September 2018, Kimberly Kessler was charged with first-degree murder. Cummings mother, Ann Johnson, and loved ones hugged as they heard the jurys decision. Two days later, Jennifer's car is found at a nearby apartment complex. Kessler was also found guilty of theft because she was seen on surveillance dumping Cummings vehicle in a parking lot the night she was last seen alive. On May 16, police were tipped off to Cummings Ford Expedition abandoned in the parking lot of a Home Depot store in nearby Yulee. Cummings is still considered a missing person, and she hasn't been seen or heard from since her disappearance. While there isnt any evidence that Kessler and Kesse ever met, I do have a few questions Id like to have answered: Have investigators ever looked at Kessler as a possible person of interest in the Kesse case? Jennifer Sybert, AKA Kimberly Kessler (pictured right), is currently on trial for the 2018 murder of her co-worker Joleen Cummings (pictured left). Cummings' body has never been found. PREVIOUS STORIES: Texts, photos released in murder case | Kessler searched Joleen Cummings name 457 times | Suspect bought zip ties before Joleen Cummings disappeared. In June 2018,Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeperannounced at a press conference that Kessler has lived under 17 names in 33 cities spanning over 14 states since 1996. Tragically, Cummings is now presumed dead, although her whereabouts are unknown. I dont understand how anyone on day 56 + of a hunger strike can smear feces on her window after 56 days + the only thing in her butt is cobwebs. YULEE, Fla. A jury on Thursday found Kimberly Kessler guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her Nassau County salon co-worker Joleen Cummings, who disappeared in 2018. T, hat night, Sybert was captured on security cameras at Walmart purchasing cleaning supplies, gloves, and an electric carving knife. Now in a strange twist, Joleen Cummings is the missing person, and Kessler has been found. One night, really late like 2-4am, they heard keys trying to open the condo. We dont just have keys, we have to access the keys through a digital lockbox that collects our info and time stamps it digitally. There will be health checks done. Born Joleen Rebecca Jensen 1984, she grew up in Nassau County, Florida. After the verdict, Leeper said one person helped solve the case: Cummings. Kessler watched the proceedings from a separate room after she was wheeled into court shouting loudly and wheeled straight back out Thursday afternoon at the start of her sentencing hearing. During court, Monday, before opening statements, Kessler had an outburst, leading to her being removed from the court before opening statements began. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Her co-worker Jennifer Sybert was the last person known to have seen Cummings before she and her vehicle disappeared. Kessler/Sybert was the last known person to see Kessler. Mount Vernon, OH 43050-8611 Previous Addresses. MetPublications is a portal to the Met's comprehensive publishing program featuring over five decades of Met books, Journals, Bulletins, and online publications on art history available to read, download and/or search for free. The manager/security person whatever, said that they were probably realtors in town looking at condos -- which makes NO SENSE AT ALL and is highly suspicious to me and rings a billion alarm bells to me, I am a realtor and theres just no way, the manager is way off on that. He is in jail on a violation of probation charge. We did not expect this was a legit missing person, Long said to the television station. Harrington testified it was July 7, 2018, the heat index reached 117 degrees, and the search teams wore ice vests. The state then reviewed all of the evidence including the blood found throughout Tangles; the video footage of Kessler shopping for supplies and driving and parking Cummings car; and her internet searches, which included Joleen Cummings no body no crime. They also discussed the fact that the women did not get along, and they pointed to a tense interaction between the two women the day before Cummings disappeared. In Fernandina Beach, at Tangles Hair Salon, the two women collaborated on . like there were during previous court appearances, state and defense both rested their cases on Wednesday. Shes supposed to pick the kids up, and they didnt know where she was, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper told Snapped.. After learning about Kimberely Kessler, read about journalist Alison Parker and her murder by a co-worker. I dont know why. Surveillance footage showed Jennifer Sybert walking from the parking lot and going into a gas station, according to The Florida Times-Union newspaper. In the lead up to her murder trial, she went on a hunger strike in an attempt to show she was incompetent for trial, according to WJXT. Watch CBS 47 at 11. No one has identified this POI parking Jennifer's car, and Jennifer has never been found. Those kids came first, friend Mariah Lorraine told Snapped.. She stayed at his home that night, drove from there to work the next day, and was seen leaving work that Monday around 6 p.m. She was last confirmed to be alive and in her Orlando, Florida, apartment at about 10 p.m. on the night of January 23, 2006 when she spoke with her boyfriend on the phone. Deputies say they believe Kimberly Kessler was the last person to see Cummings alive and is a prime suspect in the case. Joleen basically told her, Youre not who you say you are and Im going to find out who you are,'" Nassau County Sheriffs Sgt. Returning to the salon, Kessler threw more bulging trash bags into the same dumpster later, with their contents collected by a garbage truck and never retrieved. She refused to take a tuberculosis test so they made her wear the mask. "We are still waiting for Joleen to . Click here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community Guidelines. Is there a chance they encountered one another in the days, weeks, or months leading up to Kesses disappearance? The News4JAX Morning Show team brings you breaking news from overnight -- local, national and international stories, as well as weather and traffic to start your day. Perhaps the womens physical similarities made Kesse a target. Kimberly Kessler went missing in Pennsylvania 14 years before she turned up in Nassau County, Florida working in a beauty salon, where she is now the prime suspect in the disappearance of another hairstylist. Kessler had been born on May 9, 1968, in Butler, Pennsylvania, but she would only reveal that to investigators a few days later. After high school, Joleen studied cosmetology in nearby Jacksonville, Florida, with the intention of opening up her own salon. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A Butler County native charged with murdering her co-worker in Florida has reportedly admitted to running from the FBI for more than two decades. Reply . Her case is still open, and she has not been seen or heard from since 2006. (This is where it gets crazy, stay with me here.). (And, as a commenter mentioned in my recent post about the missing/murdered Krnak family, most cases are built on circumstantial evidence.). On May 15, authorities received a tip from someone who spotted Joleen's empty vehicle in the parking lot of a Home Depot in Yulee, Florida. Cummings was first reported missing after she never showed up to pick up her children on Mothers Day 2018. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. She was so obsessed with those babies that nothing else mattered. Sybert was contacted by detectives, but said she couldnt be involved in any law enforcement investigation as she was being stalked by an ex-boyfriend, she claimed. She had also been using a fake Social Security number. Everybody loved Joleen, friend Alma Powers told Snapped, airing Sundays at 6/5c on Oxygen. That said, it's also possible she posed as a construction worker to have access to the building or find a temporary place to stay (as several of the workers were said to have been squatting in the building).Let me know what you think about this theory. Kesslers family reported her missing eight years later in 2012, but by then, the local cops had made the distinction: Kessler wasnt a missing person, she was a woman who didnt want to be found. Were going to celebrate her home going, because her new home, for the rest of her life, until she takes her last breath, is going to be Florida State Prison, Leeper said. Perhaps she would have been more likely to open her door or talk with a woman, especially if that woman expressed fear or asked or help. Kessler, of . Investigators in Florida don't believe Joleen Cummings is still alive after she vanished on Mother's Day as new details emerge in the case . So, I think there is evidence this woman is mentally deranged, dangerous and should go to a mental hospital for the criminally insane. She went missing from PA 14 years ago & is now a suspect in the disappearance of a missing Florida woman. Click here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community Guidelines. of Kessler buying cleaning supplies and other items while driving Cummings SUV after she had last been seen alive. Thanks. To schedule an appointment, call: 443-849-2568 . He says she quit after an argument with another employee over sliced lemons. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. She died 13 Jun 1987 in Rheinbert, Germany from automobile accident. However, her family did not report her missing. But if she was insane, is she then set free if she is allowed out of the mental hospital ? The state started by reminding the jurors that Cummings has not been seen or heard from in three years and has not used her bank account in that timeframe. Her new mug shot was posted by Saturday morning. She was last seen leaving work on May 12. Its possible she planned to kill Kesse and Cummings to use their identities, but no proof of this exists. Kessler is currently in the Florida State Hospital. Kimberly Kesler-O'Rourke, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology. Couldnt hold a job or anything. Her phones browser history showed search terms like, coworker guilty of murder missing person body not found. And once Cummings was confirmed as missing, the name Joleen Cummings was searched for 457 times over 48 hours, including, Joleen cummings no body no crime according to News4Jax. Called Kessler "secretive" Detectives called him last week about her. Prison photos of Kessler since her arrest show her in prison-issue jumpsuits and with her hair parted down the center and pulled back tightly in a ponytail or bun. He called her, but his call went to voicemail. ResourcesKesses Charley Project profile: http://charleyproject.org/case/jennifer-joyce-kesse, Wikipedia page about Kesses disappearance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Jennifer_Kesse, True Crime Society blog on Kimberly Kessler (with photos, press releases of alias and location information, and more): https://truecrimesociety.com/2019/08/16/the-bizarre-case-of-kimberly-kessler/, Recent news story about Kimberly Kessler: https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/kimberly-kessler-down-79-pounds-has-outburst-during-court-hearing/V7ZS36M26NE3VGVSTHM5BL24D4/, Initial post where I saw this theory mentioned: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/cyrugq/the_bizarre_case_of_kimberly_kessler/. Is the missing person, and she hasn & # x27 ; body has never been found purchasing. Defense has suggested that its possible she planned to kill Kesse and Cummings to use their identities but. 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