--- description: Police released surveillance footage of Kenneka Jenkins, the 19-year-old whose body was found in a walk-in freezer last weekend title: Police Release Footage of Woman Later Found Dead in Freezer image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt589ff716ea627e7c/6988de17196cf4812c041f6d/gettyimages-845652248.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Illinois](/tag/illinois/) ## Illinois Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Police Release Surveillance Footage of Woman Found Dead in Hotel Freezer by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 16, 2017 8:50 PM CUT  Tereasa Martin, mother of Kenneka Jenkins, is comforted by her boyfriend as she speaks about her daughter's death outside her home on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Chicago, Ill. Tereasa Martin, mother of Kenneka Jenkins, is comforted by her boyfriend as she speaks about her daughter's death outside her home on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Chicago, Ill.Photograph by Alyssa Pointer—Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 16, 2017 8:50 PM CUT Police[ released surveillance footage of Kenneka Jenkins](http://time.com/4944240/kenneka-jenkins-walking-into-freezer-video/ "undefined"), the 19-year-old whose body was [found in a walk-in freezer](http://time.com/4937703/crowne-plaza-hotel-teen-body-freezer/ "undefined") at the Crown Plaza Hotel in [Rosemont, Ill. ](http://time.com/money/4864614/best-college-in-every-state-2017/item/illinois-3/ "undefined") The video appears to show Jenkins walking into the hotel with a group of friends. According to the Associated Press, the group went into the hotel to grab some of their belongings. Shortly after, the video showed Jenkins walking alone. She can be seen walking into walls and then entering the hotel’s kitchen. [CBS reported ](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kenneka-jenkins-surveillance-footage-released/ "undefined")that police believe she entered the freezer on her own after walking into the kitchen. However, she walks out of the camera’s frame while in the kitchen. An attorney said the freezer opens with the push of a button, according to CBS. Jenkins’ friends called her family early Saturday morning after they weren’t able to find her, according to CBC, and her body was found hours after she was reported missing. 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