Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about a mysterious case that has immensely frightened many people in Rosemont, Illinois for numerous years, the death of Kenneka Jenkins.
Kenneka Jenkins was a 19-year-old woman who attended a party with a few friends at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare hotel in Rosemont, Illinois in room 926. On Friday, September 8th, 2017 at 11:30 P.M., the party had begun. However, witnesses at the party recalled seeing Jenkins acting strangely, swaying back and forth, and drinking cognac but she wasn’t seen taking any other drugs or marijuana. At 3:20 A.M. Jenkins was shown on camera footage staggering alone near the front desk.
Around one hour later, Jenkins’ friends called her mother, Teresa Martin to help search for Jenkins. She arrived at the hotel at 5:30 A.M. and knocked on many guests’ rooms until a hotel employee complained to 911. Although no one had seen or heard from Jenkins for a few hours, the hotel management staff said they could not provide any video footage to her loved ones until Jenkins was officially reported missing to the police. At 1:15 P.M., Jenkins was reported missing to hotel management. While at first, the camera footage didn’t show anything; however, at 10 P.M., the police saw footage of Jenkins stumbling around the hotel.
Security footage shows Jenkins stumbling as she walks around.
There is a video in which she is having difficulty standing on her feet and repeatedly hits the wall. If you do not wish to view it, DETECTIVES, please feel free to skip ahead.
Kenneka Jenkins was found inside the walk-in freezer within the walk-in cooler that was inside a barely used hotel kitchen. I will not show you the photo of Jenkins’ body in the freezer as it may be a bit distressing. Jenkins was found lying face down on her side with one shoe off. She had a small cut on her foot. She was pronounced dead on Sunday. The coroner’s autopsy report revealed that her blood alcohol was 0.112, she didn’t have any illegal drugs in her system, and she had an unprescribed medication that treats headaches and epilepsy – topiramate. Lesions were also found inside her stomach and there was evidence of brain swelling but neither condition was associated with her death. The police did not suspect foul play but they confirmed their investigation was not complete.
Although Jenkins’ family attorney filed a $50 million dollar lawsuit against the hotel, to this day, the reason why or how Jenkins got inside the freezer remains a mystery to this day. What do you think happened, DETECTIVES?
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