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*Uh oh! Could it be that a certain community activist was lying when he said he saw video of Kenneka Jenkins walk into a hotel freezer all by herself? On Friday, Attorney Larry Rogers Jr., who is representing the Jenkins’ family, said Rosemont, IL police have not shown them any video evidence showing Kenneka Jenkins […]

*Here’s the latest on Kenneka Jenkins the young lady from Chicago whose body was found in a hotel walk-in freezer last Sunday. According to a Chicago community activist on Thursday, surveillance video at the hotel in Rosemont, Illinois  shows Jenkins entering a walk-in freezer … alone. That activist, Andrew Holmes, who has worked with many […]

Kenneka Jenkins *The mother of Kenneka Jenkins — the Chicago teen who was found dead in a hotel freezer back in 2017, is now suing the hotel for $50 million. via TMZ: Teresa Martin has filed suit on behalf of her late daughter’s estate against the Crowne Plaza Chicago-O’Hare Hotel for negligence, claiming there […]

Kenneka Jenkins – Facebook-screenshot *(CNN) — The family of Kenneka Jenkins, a 19-year-old woman who died in an Illinois hotel’s walk-in freezer more than six years ago, has settled a lawsuit against the hotel for $10 million. The young woman’s body was found in the freezer in September 2017 after she attended a party at the […]

[…] in 2017 has settled her lawsuit against the establishment. Teresa Martin filed a $50 million suit against the Crowne Plaza Chicago-O’Hare Hotel for negligence after her daughter Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was found dead in the freezer. In the legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Martin alleged that the hotel was made aware of Jenkins’ disappearance from […]

*The Kenneka Jenkins story has taken another interesting twist. In the wake of community activist Andrew Holmes saying he saw video of the deceased teen walking into a hotel freezer by herself, police in Rosemont, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, have release video clips that counter what Holmes said. The video shows Jenkins appearing to be […]

Kenneka Jenkins *The mysterious death of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins continues to attract attention. As ThisNthat reported this morning, the body of the beautiful young woman was found in a freezer at Chicago’s Crowne Plaza hotel in Rosemont. Today news of her death has gone viral. News outlets who never even appeared interested in Black life (or […]

*Before we bring you details of police looking for gang members who reportedly used a phony credit card to pay for the room at the hotel where Kenneka Jenkins attended a party before her body was found, authorities have released photos of Jenkins’ body as it found in the hotel’s freezer. The graphic photos were […]

*The death of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins of Chicago was caused by hypothermia after she went inside a walk-in freezer in a hotel last month, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said Friday. “The manner of death is accident,” the coroner said in a statement. Alcohol, caffeine, and the migraine medication topiramate were deemed “significant contributing […]

[…] the incident, James had undergone hip and heart procedures. In July, James confronted the teenager, Leon Balfour Joseph, who was charged with battery. OTHER NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED:  Kenneka Jenkins Case: Cops Looking for Gang Members – Graphic Pics of Her in Freezer Released A grandmother came face-to-face in a courtroom with the teenager who body-slammed […]

* Kenneka Jenkins, a beautiful 19-year-old African American girl, is said to have left home for a party at the Crowne Plaza Hotel near Chicago’s O’Hare Airport around 11 p.m. on September 9. Hours later her body was discovered in a freezer on the hotel grounds. According to reports, after a group of her girlfriends […]

[…] about if there was one time her dogs were there for her, saying “It’s not a question of when, it’s everyday my dogs are there for me.” KENNEKA JENKINS: MOTHER SUES CHICAGO HOTEL FOR $50M AFTER TEEN FOUND DEAD IN FREEZER This film also shows a dog’s resilience, because we have domesticated dogs and cats […]

[…] that aren’t like you.” Check out the rest of our Q&A with the actress below. OTHER NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: Family Says Their Video DOESN’T Show Kenneka Jenkins Walking Into Freezer (WATCH Clip) ‘Downsized’ cast photo (source Twitter.com) This is a such a unique and refreshing story. One thing that surprised me was that […]

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