The family of an Illinois woman who was found dead in a walk-in freezer in 2017 received a $6.4 million settlement, according to records made public on Tuesday. Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was found dead in an unused, locked freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont a day after she vanished. The Chicago Tribune reported …
More than a year after an intoxicated 19-year-old girl was found dead in the walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel near Chicago, her family has filed a negligence suit for $50 million against the hotel. As the U.K. Daily Mail reported, the suit was filed on Tuesday and introduces new allegations stemming from an …
Nancy Grace explores the mystery of Kenneka’s Jenkins death inside a freezer at a Chicago hotel. Investigator say she was so drunk after a party that she accidentally walked into the freezer and was locked inside, but her family suspects she was murdered. Larry Rogers Jr., the lawyer for Kenneka’s mother, joins Nancy and crime …
The mother of Kenneka Jenkins, the 19-year-old found dead in a walk-in freezer, said Tuesday that police threatened to arrest her as she frantically searched the hotel for her missing daughter. Tereasa Martin, the late teen’s mother, made the explosive claim during an appearance on The Dr. Oz Show. She said police threatened to take her …
While the Dr. Oz show has not made the full episode available online, you can watch a low video quality version of the Nancy’s appearance on the show with the family below: CrimeOnline’s own Nancy Grace appeared on The Dr. Oz Show with Kenneka Jenkins’ sister and mother and raised more questions about the 19-year-old’s mysterious death. Jenkins’ …
Rosemont Police are expected to release photos and reports related to the death of Kenneka Jenkins, the 19-year-old found dead in a hotel walk-in freezer last month, family attorneys revealed. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that authorities will release the photos and documents sometime Friday in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). A statement from …
Lawyers for the mother of Kenneka Jenkins, the Chicago teen found dead in a hotel walk-in freezer last month, said that photos police recently showed them leads to more questions. Attorneys Larry Rogers Jr. and Sam Adam Jr. said in a statement that the newest photos were “of a personal, private and indecent nature.” According to …
On Friday, authorities released dozens of witness statements and police reports related to the Kenneka Jenkins case—providing additional insight into the teen’s disappearance and death. According to the Chicago Tribune, recently-released documents revealed that a hotel worker discovered Jenkins lying face down on her side with one shoe off. There was no evidence that she suffered …
Kenneka Jenkins, the 19-year-old Chicago woman found in a hotel freezer on September 10, died from hypothermia, the Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled Friday. The Chicago Tribune reported that alcohol intoxication and the use of topiramate, a drug used to treat migraines and epilepsy, were listed as contributing factors in the teen’s death. The medical examiner’s …
The Chicago-area teenager whose death has drawn national attention since her body was found in a hotel freezer will be laid to rest next week. WLS-TV reports that the mother of Kenneka Jenkins said in a Facebook Live video Saturday that a memorial service for her daughter has been tentatively scheduled for Sept. 30. The …
Rosemont Police are currently searching for people who attended a hotel party a day before a Chicago teen was found dead in a walk-in freezer. Speaking with the Daily Herald, Rosemont village spokesman Gary Mack said that detectives are identifying and tracking down witnesses who attended the Friday night and Saturday morning party in a ninth …
The mother of a Chicago teen reportedly found dead in a freezer Sunday said she believes her daughter was murdered and accused police of not adequately searching for the missing teen. WGN reports that the body of Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was discovered in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont. Family members and …
