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Yarely Alvarez Professor Palenque English 101 24 June 2025 Investigative Gaps – What Remains Unanswered and Why That Matters Blog Post 4: The Kenneka Jenkins Case Nearly eight years after 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins was found dead in a hotel freezer, important questions about her death still don't have clear answers. While officials ruled her death accidental, several investigative gaps continue to fuel public concern and calls for reinvestigation. Key Unanswered Questions The most troubling gap involves the surveillance footage. The video clips released do not show Jenkins entering the walk-in freezer where her body was found (Fox13Memphis). This missing piece of evidence means we still don't know exactly how she got inside the freezer that killed her. The motion-activated camera in the kitchen area had not recorded anyone since August 30, 2017, until Jenkins' body was discovered (Chicago Tribune). Another major gap concerns the inconsistent witness statements. Police inte...

 Yarely Alvarez Professor Palenque English 101 10 June 2025 Who Was Kenneka Jenkins? Before all the conspiracy theories, Kenneka was just a normal 19 year old from Chicago's West Side. She had recently gotten a job at nursing home, which was a big deal for her family (Essence). Her mother described her as having "a bright smile and vibrant personality."  When Kenneka got that nursing home job, it showed she wanted to help people and build a better future. At 19, she was the same as many of us- she should been worried about normal teenage stuff, not becoming the center of a mystery. The Theories That Wont Die The official story is simple: Kenneka got drunk at the party, wandered into the hotel kitchen, got trapped in the freezer. and died accidentally. Police closed it as an accident (Ebony). But millions of people think something darker happened. Social media exploded with murder theories. One anonymous caller claimed that "one of Jenkins' associates was involved...

 Yarely Alvarez Professor Palenque English 101 3 June 2025 Victim Profile: Who Was Kenneka Jenkins? Kenneka Jenkins was a 19-year-old African American woman from Chicago's West Side who had her whole life ahead of her when tragedy struck in September 2017 (CBS News, 2023). She was described as someone with a bright smile and vibrant personality who was excited about starting a new chapter in her life. According to reports, she had just gotten a new job at a local nursing home and was celebrating this achievement the night she died (Essence, 2020). What makes Kenneka's story so heartbreaking is that she was just a regular teenager doing what many young people do – going out with friends to have fun. She borrowed her mother's car that Friday night and told her family she was hanging out with friends, though she didn't mention the hotel party specifically (Essence, 2020). This detail shows how quickly a normal night out can turn dangerous when you don't know all the de...

Yarely Alvarez Professor Palenque English 101 29 May 2025                                                                 Introduction: Why I Chose To Research This Case I'm still pretty new to blogging and research, and my last blog I talked about starting, now, a research on a cold case! When I first heard about Kenneka Jenkins, I knew I had to learn more about her story. Something about this case just didn't sit right with me, and the more I dug into it, the more convinced I became that we still don't have the whole truth. Kenneka Jenkins was only 19 years old when she died in September 2017 (Wikipedia, 2025). She was found dead inside a hotel freezer after going to a party with friends. The police said it was an accident, but I honestly believe she was murdered. There are too many strange things about this case that don't m...