The landfill search continued for days. We are still waiting for Joleen to walk through that door. However, her family did not report her missing. Those kids came first, friend Mariah Lorraine told Snapped.. Its unclear where the baggie was found in the salon. The verdict came. Joleen was last seen leaving work on Saturday May 12th, 2018 at Tangles Hair Salon in Fernandina Beach, Florida. A jury on Thursday found Kimberly Kessler guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her Nassau County salon co-worker Joleen Cummings. Investigators soon realized the person they were looking at was Jennifer Sybert, tracing her cab ride back to Tangles to retrieve her own vehicle. Kessler has used multiple aliases with the first names Jenn and Jennifer. Jennifer Kesses nickname was Jenn. Cummings was first reported missing after she never showed up to pick up her children on Mothers Day 2018. A wet towel convinced them that Kesse had slept in her apartment, gotten up and showered in the morning, and then disappeared. The defense has suggested that its possible Kessler and Cummings got into a fight and injuries Kessler suffered were caused by her protecting herself. Nassau County Sheriffs Office Detective Charity Rose testified about thousands of searches in Kesslers phone in the days leading up to Cummings disappearance May 12, 2018. They will be assessed for any programs and what their security risk is, Nichols said. 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.. Two weeks before the murder, the ice-cold premeditation of Kesslers homicidal plotting was there to see. She was arrested for grand theft auto for allegedly stealing Cummings' car and remains in custody in lieu of $500,000 bail.. During closing arguments, prosecutors told the jury that evidence showed Kessler used scissors to kill Cummings before disposing of her body. There were no outbursts like there were during previous court appearances. Click here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community Guidelines. Her profile is now gone from the Pennsylvania missing persons website, which says she has been found. They believed shed been living out of her vehicle and parking at different locations around the area. Theres a photo of the tombstone on the Find a Grave website. Kimberly Kessler, 53, is charged with first-degree murder. While in jail, according to authorities, Kessler assaulted corrections officers with feces and refused to eat for nearly two months during a hunger strike. Still Have Lingering Congestion After Being Sick? This is the baffling, murderous story of Kimberly Kessler. According to CBS 47 reporter Brittney Donovan, Joleen Jensen Cummings ex-boyfriend is named Jason Gee. Kessler was escorted out of court. Kessler had similar outbursts in court Monday and Tuesday. If you need help with WJXTs or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801. No one has identified this POI parking Jennifer's car, and Jennifer has never been found. There will be health checks done. Just the word murder haunts us. of Kessler buying cleaning supplies and other items while driving Cummings SUV after she had last been seen alive. Reply . The defense disagreed and argued that the case has a lack of evidence.. Its driving me nuts. What really floored me was the electric knife, said Sheriff Bill Leeper, who knew the gruesome deed Kessler had used it for. She then returned to the salon and continued to fill the dumpster out back with large full trash bags, according to WJXT. Everybody loved Joleen, friend Alma Powers told Snapped, airing Sundays at 6/5c on Oxygen. 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. In 2013, Joleen married and had a son with Jason Cummings. Kimberly Kessler Is Convicted Kessler was charged with Cummings murder in September 2018, then went on a hunger strike in jail and dropped down to a skeletal 89 pounds to prove incompetence for trial. Kessler claimed she ran away from home after high school, living under assumed names after dating a man in Arizona who robbed banks, but research showed that she had lived in Pennsylvania until 2004. RIP. 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. Kristin has lived at the following previous addresses: 4360 N Beacon St, # 3H in Chicago, IL, 4626 N Beacon St in Chicago, IL, 4630 N Beacon St, APT 3H in Chicago, IL. Law enforcement believes she is trying to starve herself to death, and theyve reported that she has fits of rage, including stripping naked and smearing feces and food around her cell. Did anyone else notice her hair? As of this posing, the judge in the case has not made a ruling. Seated on a couch wearing an orange jumpsuit, Kimberly Kessler casually revealed her real identity 48 hours later in a videotaped interview. Would love your thoughts, please comment. A personal connection doesnt seem to exist between Kessler and Kesse. If stealing identities wasnt what Kessler was doing, some reports suggested shed lashed out at Cummings because she was jealous of her. A conservative estimate cost for her suicide watch, medical costs, transportation and food amounted to over $215,000, Leeper said in a news release. Kimberly Lee Kessler, aka Jennifer Sybert, was reported missing in 2012 by her mother. In December 2021, she was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Joleen Cummings and subsequently sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the The Florida Times-Union. A Jacksonville native and proud University of North Florida alum, Francine Frazier has been with News4Jax since 2014 after spending nine years at The Florida Times-Union. This post is really different from what I usually write up, and Im a little worried Ill get roasted for it, but Im eager to hear what you all think. She was supposed to meet her ex-husband at a Winn-Dixie to pick up her three kids but never showed. I mean, she was a loose spirit, but to do something like that, I dont think shes capable., This man bought the house Kimberly Kessler grew up in & dated her briefly. Jordan Beard is Kesslers previous attorney who is not Cummings cousin. Her beautiful soul was taken from us, Johnson said. Kessler was lighthearted, but at the two-hour mark when detectives focused on Joleen Cummings disappearance, her demeanor changed. Shed last seen her daughter on July 4, 2004 in Butler, Pennsylvaniaeight years before reporting her missing. Kessler was escorted out of court first . 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/. She will be given credit for time served since her arrest. Joleen Cummings worked with Kimberly Kessler at the Tangles hair salon. Bear with me as I lay out the main connection points and possibilities: The details of the Cummings disappearance are similar to those of the Kesse disappearance: a young woman and her vehicle go missing, the vehicle is later found abandoned in a parking lot, and surveillance cameras catch the person parking the vehicle (in Cummings case, positively identified as Kessler) parking and walking away. They also spoke with the owner of Tangles Hair Salon, who said Joleen had closed up on May 12 around 5 p.m. She had been working with a new employee named Jennifer Sybert. During court, Monday, before opening statements, Kessler had an outburst, leading to her being removed from the court before opening statements began. Through social media and her natural people skills, she built up a devoted client base. There's all this drama centered around Rachel, but for the life of me I can't figure out what cause anyone would have to harm the other two girls - Julie was only 9 at the . A team of reporters for the television station has been piecing together Kesslers life as Jennifer Sybert in Florida. It was later identified as belonging to Joleen Cummings. On January 17, 2019, Kessler made an appearance in court for the death of Cummings. On Thursday afternoon, a jury in Nassau County found Kimberly Kessler, the woman on trial for the 2018 death of her coworker Joleen Cummings, guilty of first-degree murder. What has the state not offered you? @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/o9kGdJvCCp, Paige Kelton (@PaigeANjax) May 23, 2018. Other commenters on this theory have pointed out that, in those shapeless clothes and with her hair back, her silhouette is reminiscent of what we can make out in the surveillance videos of the person who parked Kesses vehiclesmaller frame, gender-neutral clothing, and a possible bun or ponytail (instead of what some believe may be as a hat). 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. Kesse had expressed uncertainty about the safety of her apartment building before she went missing. Cummings' disappearance was reported in May 2018, but her body has never been located. On Thursday, Kimberly Kessler was sentenced to life in prison without parole for first-degree murder, of which a jury found Kessler guilty of in December. Kimberly Kessler, 52, has been declared competent to stand trial in the presumed murder of Joleen Cummings, her co-worker in Fernandina Beach, according to Circuit Judge James Daniel's Monday order. I cant be involved in any police activity, which is a concern, said Leeper. Kessler was brought into the courtroom three times Wednesday. 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. Joleen Cummings had built herself a loyal clientele at Tangles Hair Salon through social media. Surveillance footage showed Jennifer Sybert walking from the parking lot and going into a gas station, according to The Florida Times-Union newspaper. . She is remembered as a loving mother, daughter, and friend. Manager at Woodys BBQ in Fernandina Beach, near Tangles Hair Salon, says Kimberly Kessler worked there for about a week. During this same press conference Sheriff Leeper reveals that they have evidence which lead them to believe Joleen is not alive. . Copyright 2023 News4JAX.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. Court Documents, Jail Calls and Police Station Interview . Video surveillance showed an unidentified person parking the car and walking away from it. The kids father contacted her mother, Anne Johnson, and said, You know where Joleens at? She got accused of stealing from some of the jobs she was at., New Pics: Clearwater man tells me Kimberly Kessler rented room from him in 2009 under alias Jennifer Sybert. If you want to remain anonymous and report a crime tip call the First Coast Crime Stoppers at: 1-866-845-TIPS (8477). Most of all, I feel very sorry for Joleens family, they will suffer far worse than the murderer does in jail. 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