In this Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, photo, Teresa Jenkins is comforted by her boyfriend on the porch of her apartment as she talks about her daughter, Kenneka Jenkins in Chicago. Police investigating Jenkins' death, whose body was found inside a suburban Chicago hotel freezer, are examining a video that appears to show her in a room at the hotel hours earlier. (Alyssa Pointer/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Republished September 14, 2017 - 5:03 PM
Original Publication Date September 14, 2017 - 9:06 AM
ROSEMONT, Ill. - An anti-violence activist says he has viewed video showing a woman whose body was found inside a suburban Chicago hotel freezer walking into the appliance alone.
Andrew Holmes says Rosemont police on Wednesday showed him surveillance video from the Crowne Plaza Hotel when he sought answers about the death of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins.
Rosemont police spokesman Gary Mack says Tereasa Martin, Kenneka's mother, will also see the footage Thursday. Police say they're reviewing about 30 hours of video collected from 47 hotel cameras.
Holmes said Thursday video shows Jenkins waiting in the hotel lobby after her friends apparently went up to a room to retrieve some possessions. He says Jenkins takes the elevator to a lower level and wanders around, opening doors in an apparently disoriented manner.
Jenkins' body was found in the freezer early Sunday, about 24 hours after relatives contacted the hotel and police to report her missing.
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