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Donor Pulling $100,000 Reward Money In Kesse Case

POSTED: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
UPDATED: 3:27 pm EST March 8, 2006

An anonymous resident who donated $100,000 of reward money in the Jennifer Kesse missing person case is pulling the cash after a "behind the scenes" conflict with Crimeline, according to a Local 6 News report.

Kesse, 24, was last heard from on Jan 23 in Orlando and her car was found days later near her condominium near the Mall at Millenia in Orlando.

Since her disappearance, a $115,000 reward has been offered in the case.

Wednesday, the anonymous donor said the $100,000 will be pulled by March 15. The move is supposed to help the case and force someone to come forward this month.

However, there is a behind the scenes conflict between the anonymous donor and Crimeline, Local 6 reporter Louis Bolden said.

The controversy lies in the condition to collect the reward, according to the report.

The donor has reportedly said from the time the donation was made that the money was to only to be paid if Jennifer Kesse is returned home safely, the report said.

But the money was turned over to Crimeline and the organization offers rewards for information leading to arrests even if the person is not returned.

"The donor tells Local 6 that if Crimeline does not want to play by his rules, he is taking his money back," Local 6 reporter Louis Bolden said.

While the $100,000 donated money sits in Crimeline's account, the interest goes back to Crimeline, which the donor also disagrees with.

The Kesse family continues to feel that the reward money is crucial in finding their daughter. They said when the donor pulls the cash they will work to raise more money.

The Kesse family said on Wednesday that the reward will drop to $15,000 on March 16. If any valuable information about Kesse's disappearnce is received before March 15, the tipster will receive $115,000.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

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