JENNIFER Kesse disappeared in 2006 and has tragically never been found.

The 24-year-old vanished in Orlando 17 years ago and no arrests have been made since.

Who is Jennifer Kesse?

Jennifer Kesse was born on May 20, 1981 in New Jersey, US.

She graduated from Vivian Gaither High School, in Tampa, Florida and the talented student went on to enrol at the University of Central Florida, in Orlando.

The 24-year-old was employed at Central Florida Investments Timeshare Company as a finance manager before her disappearance.

Jennifer was in a relationship at the time she went missing.

She had just vacationed with her partner, returning home on Sunday January 22, 2006, and vanished after driving home from work on the Monday.

When did Jennifer Kesse go missing and where was she last seen?

Jennifer was last seen on Monday, January 23, 2006, leaving work at around 6pm.

She made phone calls to her dad on her way home at around 6.15pm and then spoke to her boyfriend at around 10pm.

The alarm was raised when the young woman did not answer texts or phone calls the following morning.

Jennifer also failed to appear at work which was out of character, and her parents were contacted.

Her parents checked her condo and found everything appeared normal inside, and various items were left out that would indicate she had left for work as usual.

She was reported missing the same day, January 24, 2006, and investigators believe something happened to her as she made her way to work in the morning.

Her car, a 2004 Chevy Malibu, was found abandoned at an apartment complex less than two miles from her home.

Chilling CCTV footage showed a figure parking the vehicle and walking away from it calmly.

But, due to bars obstructing the view and the fact the camera only took a picture every three seconds, detectives were not able to identify the individual.

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Who are Jennifer Kesse’s family?

The Kesse family have been tirelessly pushing for the 17-year-old cold case to be solved.

Jennifer’s father Drew, saw the re-examination of his daughter’s case given the green light last year.

In an exclusive interview with The U.S. Sun, he said he remains hopeful the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and his own team of private investigators will finally be able to solve the mystery.

“I think right now we are in the best position in 17 years because the FDLE wants the case, they know what they are doing, it’s a cold case division specifically looking at the case,” he said.

Drew added: “We just weren’t willing to let Orlando deal with Jennifer anymore so we were able to have a meeting with the powers that be in the state, as well as law enforcement and the police department, and everyone thought it would be best if the Florida Department of Law Enforcement became involved.

“They have now received everything and we are moving forward, although the sad part is that we have discovered that over the last 10 to 12 years, no investigations have looked at Jennifer’s case.

“We are with a good crew at state level now, I have known them for many, many years – I have been requesting it for many years –  and finally we are in the right hands.”

Over the past 17 years the heart-broken family have spent more than $700,000 on the investigation.

They have also been embroiled in battles with law enforcement, including settling a lawsuit against the Orlando Police Department to release all records on file.

This uncovered DNA evidence was found in Jennifer’s car at the time, but the family were not informed.

Jennifer’s uncle, Bill Gilmour, has also written a book about his niece’s situation.

He told The U.S Sun: “All of these things potentially have hope.

“They could take the DNA and reconstruct the three-dimensional image of what they believe that person would look like.

“There are techniques that weren’t available even 10 years ago.”

In his book, Aftermath of Jennifer Kesse’s Abduction: An Uncle’s Quest for Understanding and Inspiring Life Lessons, he made claims Jennifer was having problems with workers at her condo complex but this was never explored.

“Jenn lived alone and felt like she was being watched and subjected to unwelcome stares,” he wrote.

Now, the family hopes to work with police to focus on six specific elements of the investigation: to meet with the team investigating Jennifer’s case; speak with all individuals identified; resubmit all the physical evidence; review all the case files; look back over all the findings; and talk to those who were identified but have yet to be interrogated.