Kenneka Jenkins's death was officially ruled an accident. Her mother and friends have later said they believe otherwise, that foul play had to be involved.Dec 23, 2021
"Through pure negligence someone noticed that the doors in the kitchen were open. They locked them, they locked them like they should have been locked. They locked the freezer. And unfortunately they locked Kenneka into the freezer," Fieger said.Dec 18, 2018
19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins was found dead inside a latched freezer of the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, after attending a party there on September 8, 2017. The medical examiner's report found Jenkins' death to be accidental.
Police reports say the freezer door had an handle that allowed it to be opened from the inside. ... Surveillance video released by police showed Jenkins, apparently intoxicated, stumbling through the hotel's hallways until she ended up in the kitchen where the freezer was kept.Dec 19, 2018
The Cook County medical examiner's office determined Jenkins died of hypothermia. Alcohol intoxication and a drug used to treat epilepsy and migraines were “significant contributing factors,” the office said. Rosemont police called the death an accident and closed the case.Jan 7, 2020
Mother Of Kenneka Jenkins, Teen Found Dead In Hotel Freezer, Files $50 Million Lawsuit - Essence.Oct 23, 2020
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Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was found dead in the walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in River Road in Rosemont on September 10, 2017. Surveillance video showed Jenkins walking near the freezer after leaving a hotel party.Sep 11, 2019
Teresa MartinKenneka Jenkins / MotherThe lawsuit, filed Tuesday by Jenkins' mother, Tereasa Martin, alleges that the Crowne Plaza hotel staff, its security staff and a restaurant at the hotel are responsible for her daughter's death.Dec 14, 2018
At minus 30 F (minus 34 C), an otherwise healthy person who isn't properly dressed for the cold could experience hypothermia in as little as 10 minutes, Glatter said. At minus 40 to minus 50 F (minus 40 to minus 45 C), hypothermia can set in in just 5 to 7 minutes, he said.Jan 30, 2019
Jenkins died from hypothermia after being exposed to conditions of the walk-in freezer, the Medical Examiner's Office said in a news release issued Friday. Toxicology tests detected alcohol and topiramate, an epilepsy/migraine medication, in the woman's system.Oct 7, 2017