She refused to take a tuberculosis test so they made her wear the mask. real name to be Kimberly Kessler. Cummings is still considered a missing person, and she hasn't been seen or heard from since her disappearance. While Kessler had used stolen identities for years before her arrest, the identities she had used were reportedly taken from grave stones and were not from any other known living or missing people. With the 2023 election right around the corner, a forum for the 18th District Police Council was held at DePaul's Student Center on Feb. 22. Joleen Cummings (34), who also goes by the last name Jensen, was reported missing by her mother Ann Johnson on Monday May 14th, 2018. Her mom couldnt wait to get off the phone with her. 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She will spend at least 30 to potentially 60 days in the womens reception center, but they will place her in the most correct facility.. But there are a few places where things dont match up or facts that dont seem to align: Obviously the biggest disconnect is that Kessler knew and worked with Cummings. A former Butler County woman was sentenced to life in prison without parole in connection with the 2018 disappearance of a Florida woman. She had apparently been living in her car at various locations. Most of all, I feel very sorry for Joleens family, they will suffer far worse than the murderer does in jail. Jennifer Sybert, AKA Kimberly Kessler (pictured right), is currently on trial for the 2018 murder of her co-worker Joleen Cummings (pictured left). Yesterday, there was a post on the Unresolved Mysteries sub about the most out-there theories that we were reticent to share and this one came to mind. Excellent write-up. Were not quite sure yet why all the disguises or if she has been involved in the disappearance of anyone else before, but it seems she is definitely running from something, Leeper told reporters. Several minutes later someone is seen exiting the SUV and walking away. However, her family did not report her missing to authorities for eight years. It was later identified as belonging to Joleen Cummings. Its a moral and legal question in my mind. She has pleaded not guilty. Early Friday morning, Kimberly Kessler was transferred out of the Nassau County jail to the Florida Womens Reception Center in Marion County to begin her life sentence for the murder of 34-year-old Joleen Cummings. Kimberly Kessler is charged with first-degree murder after the disappearance of Joleen Cummings in May. When you run my fingerprints through, they come up as Kimberly Lee Kessler I am 50 years old and Ive been running from the FBI for over 25 years, she says calmly in her videotaped interview, which was obtained by Snapped.. She was so obsessed with those babies that nothing else mattered. 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. Did anyone else notice her hair? Its the states problem from now on., RELATED: Mother of Joleen Cummings shares message for daughters convicted killer. Perhaps the womens physical similarities made Kesse a target. A Nassau County jury in Florida found Kimberly Kessler guilty of killing her co-worker, Joleen Cummings, who's been described as a loving, doting mother of three. 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. The state said she was looking forward to her birthday and was making plans to make a Mothers Day present with her kids to give to her own mother. Her defense teams forensic psychologist believes she has personality disorders and delusional disorders and is not competent to stand trial. I personally think that whoever was involved in JK did it without her letting the person(s) into her place, and that it was someone who let themselves in (if she was in fact taken FROM inside the condo building), this is based on the woman who was living in her development, renting a condo with her boyfriend at the time JK lived there. She stayed at his home that night, drove from there to work the next day, and was seen leaving work that Monday around 6 p.m. She was last confirmed to be alive and in her Orlando, Florida, apartment at about 10 p.m. on the night of January 23, 2006 when she spoke with her boyfriend on the phone. The News4JAX Morning Show team brings you breaking news from overnight -- local, national and international stories, as well as weather and traffic to start your day. If you want to remain anonymous and report a crime tip call the First Coast Crime Stoppers at: 1-866-845-TIPS (8477). She was described as 5 foot 3 inches to 5 foot 5 inches tall and 130 to 140 pounds with blue eyes and dyed red hair. We could lose our license. The judge didnt buy it. And she quickly deduced that there was something off about Jennifer Sybert, the new hair stylist. The Disappearance of Joleen CummingsOn Monday, May 14, 2018, the mother of Joleen Cummings, 34, reported her missing. The defense said this case is about evidence and a lack of evidence. Kimberly Kessler sentenced to life in prison News4JAX The Local Station 324K subscribers Subscribe 4M views 1 year ago Kimberly Kessler was sentenced to life in prison without the. Kessler was also found. But a woman? Kimberly Kessler, who murdered her coworker, Joleen. Unfortunately, the Cummings marriage began to falter, and they separated in 2017. Her body has never been found. Two days later, Jennifer's car is found at a nearby apartment complex. Nassau County Sheriff/Mugshot Nassau County Sheriffs OfficeAn undated mugshot of convicted murderer Kimberly Kessler, AKA Jennifer Sybert.. Kimberly Kessler is charged with the murder of 34-year-old Joleen Cummings, who was reported missing in May of 2018. She was last seen leaving work on May 12. But I'd imagine that, as women aren't very well-represented as construction laborers, people would remember hiring a woman. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cummings was reported missing on Mothers Day 2018, after she failed to pick up her three kids from her former husband. On Tuesday May 16th, deputies found Joleen Cummings SUV abandoned at a Home Depot parking lot in Yulee. We dont know about what or how reporters knew that. The Nassau County sheriff filed an emergency petition requesting the ability to administer medical care and force feed Kessler, who had dropped from 196 to 74 pounds since she was jailed in 2018. Her personal life was going well, too. On May 15, authorities received a tip from someone who spotted Joleen's empty vehicle in the parking lot of a Home Depot in Yulee, Florida. Cummings was reported missing when she didnt show up to pick up her three children for Mothers Day, her ex-husband told authorities. That night, Sybert was captured on security cameras at Walmart purchasing cleaning supplies, gloves, and an electric carving knife. Its possible that Kessler had intended to steal identities and was looking for women whom she physically resembled. He also thinks Rachel is still alive, but for some reason is being prevented from returning to Fort Worth. Construction was ongoing, she had said she was afraid of some of the construction workers, and there were few other residents living in the building. More aliases, cities and states were dug up. Watch CBS 47 at 11. 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. Kesse had expressed discomfort and even fear about the construction workers and others in her building, so she likely wouldnt have opened her door to one of them. One night, really late like 2-4am, they heard keys trying to open the condo. After the verdict, Leeper said one person helped solve the case: Cummings. The next day she failed to pick her children up from their father after a week-long visit, according to Floridas First Coast News. A whole new level of crazy listening to those phone calls. Multiple witnesses testified that they went to Tangles Hair Salon on May 12, 2018, and saw hairdressers Cummings and Kessler. The salon is located in Yulee, Florida. Then, they discovered that the home address she had provided the owner of Tangles with was bogus. Find Brian J Deutscher's address, phone number, email, photos, and social media accounts. In the lead up to her murder trial, she went on a hunger strike in an attempt to show she was incompetent for trial, according to, While in custody, Kessler was also charged with two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer after stripping nude and flinging feces at them, according to, 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, For more on this case and others like it, watch s. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. Kimberly Lee Kessler was herself reported missing on July 4, 2004 in Butler, Butler County Pennsylvania, according to a missing person's poster for her. As she leaves, she said, Hey, Im quitting. Mothers Day was Sunday May 13th, which was also Joleens birthday. Kessler and Cummings had blue eyes, and Kesse had green eyes that were said to look blue depending on what she was wearing. Kessler was also found guilty of theft because she was seen on surveillance dumping Cummings vehicle in a parking lot the night she was last seen alive. Kessler was escorted out of court first . I-TEAM: Kimberly Kesslers trail of faces, names and deaths? According to our partners at WJAX-TV in Jacksonville,. Is this her first murder? Kessler had been born on May 9, 1968, in Butler, Pennsylvania, but she would only reveal that to investigators a few days later. Then, learn the disturbing of Ward Weaver III and the grisly secrets buried in his yard. Yes. Sheriff Leeper of Nassau County held a press release on May 22nd and this is where we learn quite a bit about Jennifer Sybert, Joleens coworker and the last person to see her. She then returned to the salon and continued to fill the dumpster out back with large full trash bags, according to WJXT. Not only are we traumatized, but this is a never-ending nightmare., RELATED: Never-ending nightmare: Joleen Cummings mother shares familys grief as killer sentenced to life. Manager at Woodys BBQ in Fernandina Beach, near Tangles Hair Salon, says Kimberly Kessler worked there for about a week. 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. Joleen basically told her, Youre not who you say you are and Im going to find out who you are,'" Nassau County Sheriffs Sgt. The Pennsylvania State Police says Kimberly Kessler didn't want to be found.The PSP were notified by her family in Butler County that Kessler made it known that she was going South to meet up w/ someone & assume the identity that she got from a tombstone. Through social media and her natural people skills, she built up a devoted client base. Tragically, Cummings is now presumed dead, although her whereabouts are unknown. Wayne Herrington told Snapped.. Everybody loved Joleen, friend Alma Powers told Snapped, airing Sundays at 6/5c on Oxygen. Who really killed her, however, was almost impossible to believe. Joleen Cummings was last seen at her job at a hair salon. Basically, her mom waited 8 years to report her missing. 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.. Till now she has not suffered from any kind of disease. 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. And as soon as she is sentenced, I want her behind out of our jail, said Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper. 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. Neil Patmore is a former police officer, and private investigator. But almost everyone shes crossed paths with ends up dead, cause of death unknown. Kimberly Kessler, who recently has been using the alias Jennifer Sybert, was charged with premeditated first-degree murder, the Nassau County Sheriff's Office announced Friday. Further, authorities found Cummings SUV abandoned close to a local Home Depot store a few days after her disappearance. She was found living out of her Kia Soul in nearby St. John's County the following day. In Fernandina Beach, at Tangles Hair Salon, the two women collaborated on . The judge wanted to give her a chance to participate. 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. First Coast News 0:00 0:39 Convicted killer Kimberly Kessler will spend the rest of her life in prison for the murder of 34-year-old Joleen Cummings. Joleen was last seen leaving work on Saturday May 12th, 2018 at Tangles Hair Salon in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Joleen Cummings, 34, was killed by convicted killer Kimberly Kessler, and she will remain behind bars for the rest of her life. Both Kessler and Cumming worked at the Tangles Hair Salon in Fernandina Beach at the time. Here's What To Do. Kimberly Lee Kessler, aka Jennifer Sybert, was reported missing in 2012 by her mother. She has got a healthy body. Johnson testified that it wasnt her daughters personality to just disappear. He is in jail on a violation of probation charge. I didnt see a whole post about it, so I thought Id type one up and share the strange connections. Back in Nassau County, Joleen got a job as a hairstylist at Tangles Hair Salon in Fernandina Beach. Its the last day Cummings was seen. A team of reporters for the television station has been piecing together Kesslers life as Jennifer Sybert in Florida. Last month, the defense filed a motion saying Cummings and Kessler got into an argument over drugs in the workplace. She claimed she ran away from home after high school and began living under assumed names after dating a man in Arizona who robbed banks. But still go to a mental hospital because insanity is her mental state unsafe for herself and unsafe for others. Kimberly Kessler was last seen on Independence Day, July 4, 2004. In 2018, Kimberly Kessler had been working at Tangles Hair Salon in Fernandina Beach, Florida, under the assumed name of Jennifer Sybert for about a month. The state and defense both rested their cases on Wednesday. The Tangles hairstylist who last worked with Joleen on Saturday. Everybody loved Joleen, friend Alma Powers told, On May 14, 2018, Joleens mother called the Fernandina Beach Police Department to report her missing. Cummings' body has never been found. I saw this theory discussed in another thread a year or so ago, and it totally blew my mind. Michelle Parker was a beautician , I think her mom owned a studio. A conservative estimate cost for her suicide watch, medical costs, transportation and food amounted to over $215,000, Leeper said in a news release. Birch River, WV 26610 Cowen, WV 26206 Cowen, WV 26206-0577 Cowen, WV 26206-9409 . Using Luminol, crime scene Investigators found massive amounts of blood residue on the walls, chairs, cabinets, and sink of Tangles Hair Salon, reported Jacksonville television station WJXT. Her co-worker and fellow stylist Joleen Cummings was almost immediately suspicious about who Sybert really was, but Kessler, a woman with more than a dozen identities, hadnt come this far to be caught by a hair fluffer like Cummings. Theres a lot of points in common, if not some details that could possibly be considered circumstantial evidence. Ashley Harding joined the Channel 4 news team in March 2013 and reports every weekday for The Morning Show. So why is she wearing a hospital mask for? A First Look at the Story of Joleen Cummings and Kimberly Kessler, Joleen had a large circle of friends. The walk doesnt seem like a man either but its hard to tell. It was later identified as belonging to Joleen Cummings. I firmly believe the person who dropped off her car is a woman trying to dress like a man. Thanks. Lock boxes are defaulted to stop any access after 9pm. Police believe. NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. - Early Friday morning, Kimberly Kessler was transferred out of the Nassau County jail to the Florida Women's Reception Center in Marion County to begin her life sentence. In Kesslers car investigators found multiple false documents and identification cards revealing Kesslers counterfeit tour of the U.S.: she had used 18 aliases across 33 cities in 14 states since 1996. https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/fbi-profiling-suspect-in-joleen-cummings-disappearance/763385841/, The FBI is trying to see if shes responsible for other unsolved murders. 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