Jennifer who???

May 10, 2012 by
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About 35,000 people are reported missing each year in Australia.  Most are found within 24 hours.  Others are found dead.  Some are never found.  Some, it seems, are barely looked for.

 

It seems inconceivable that two missing Queensland women would elicit such contrasting responses from the police, the media and the community.  Simply, police looked for one woman and didn’t do much, publicly at least, for the other.

 

Jennifer Kilkenny

Jennifer Kilkenny - missing

Queensland’s media went rabid over one woman and provided lip service to the other.  Our communities need to ask themselves why they became engrossed by one missing woman and disregarded the other.

 

There should be no hierarchy when it comes to missing women.  Unfortunately, it seems there is.

 

Jennifer Kilkenny went missing first.  On New Year’s Day the 33-year old left a friend’s home at Zillmere and went to visit family in nearby Banyo.

 

She didn’t make it to Banyo and hasn’t been seen since.  Banyo and Zillmere are working class suburbs on Brisbane’s north side.  They could hardly be described as affluent.

 

According to the Queensland Police Service (QPS) it was mid-morning when Jennifer left the Coxon Streethouse in Zillmere.  To get to Banyo, she would’ve travelled on Zillmere Road and Sandgate Road, both busy roads governed by lights.

 

To get to Musgrave Road in Banyo, she would’ve taken the Wellington Road exit or used St Vincent’s Road.  Those roads can be busy at times.

 

The drive would’ve taken her about eight minutes.

 

Somehow Jennifer went missing between Zillmere and Banyo.  Amazingly, she had been missing for ten days before the QPS issued a brief plea for information.

 

The QPS statement is below.

 

 

10 January 2012

QLD Police are currently searching for a woman who has gone missing from Zillmere.

Jennifer Kilkenny was last seen on Sunday January 1 at a residence on Coxon Street, Zillmere and was believed to be heading to a Musgrave Street address in Banyo.

Ms Kilkenny has not been seen since, and has not been in contact with anyone since.

Police hold concerns for Ms Kilkenny’s safety, and are appealing to members of the public who may have seen anything that may assist with their investigation.

Anyone with any information that may assist are urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

 

Strangely the statement didn’t mention the time Jennifer left Zillmere.  The story, though, with a photo lifted from Facebook, was covered by Brisbanetimes.com, the Courier Mail and the broadcast networks.

When a person is reported missing, the QPS record basic information, age, marital status, where and when last seen or heard from.  After a preliminary investigation they issue an alert.  They don’t wait ten days to inform the public and plea for information.

 

It is improbable the police are to blame for the delay.  It’s possible that it took Jennifer’s family or friends nine or ten days to inform police she was missing, which doesn’t seem right.

 

Her Facebook page contains a simple admission; I feel true love for the first time in my life.  She’s listed as being in a relationship.  There are 14 photos, mostly blurred close-ups of her children.

 

One of her friends bears the moniker of Banyo Central

 

Perhaps the Facebook post was old, but a responsible partner who made Jennifer feel true love for the first time would call the police if he couldn’t find her.  Surely her family, even if they weren’t close, would worry about her after a week.

 

On 20 January, the Courier Mail’s website included this excerpt about Jennifer in another missing person story:

 

Meanwhile, 33-year-old Jennifer Kilkenny is still missing after she disappeared on New Year’s Day between Zillmere and Banyo on Brisbane’s northside.

The mother-of-two left a friend’s house in Zillmere at 11am on January 1 to head to a family home in Banyo.

She has not used her bank account or made contact with family or friends since then.

Police are still appealing to anyone who may have seen anything that could assist with their investigation to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

 

It took 20 days for new information about the time she left Zillmere, her children and bank account to be revealed, all vital pieces of information.

 

There’s been nothing about Jennifer in the media since 20 January.  The QPS have not updated their original release or provided any further information, like the type of car she was driving, or if she caught the bus or walked.

 

As mentioned previously, she would’ve used busy roads to get from Zillmere to Banyo.  Someone might’ve seen her or the car she was in on New Year’s Day.

 

Instead, Jennifer became another missing person.  Amazing how a woman can simply vanish like that.

 

On April 19, almost five months after Jennifer’s disappearance, a woman called Allison Baden-Clay went for a night time walk in Brookfield and didn’t come home.

 

She was reported missing by her husband Gerard at 7:30am the following morning, less than eight hours after being last seen.  On 20 April the QPS launched a huge air and ground search around Brookfield involving the SES and community members.

 

Uniformed police walked through the affluent neighbourhood, doorknocking all the homes in the area, talking to residents, trying to find a clue.  Residents were asked to check their backyards.

 

Queensland’s media shadowed the police, reporting their every move.

 

By mid-morning it was clear that Allison’s disappearance had captivated Queensland’s community.  The mystery had all the vital elements; a possible argument between husband and wife, a night time walk, three devastated children and a desperate search through backyards and bushland.

 

Brookfield, it must be said, is no Zillmere or Banyo.

 

Jennifer is a good looking woman, but she didn’t have the same pedigree.  Allison was 43, an attractive mother of three girls.  She could speak five languages, loved dancing and had travelled around the world.  Despite her abilities and education, she sacrificed her career to raise three girls and she was still married to Gerard, a one-time rising real estate star.

 

Allison immediately became front page news.  As the search continued over the next 11 days, she led radio and television bulletins.  Journalists worked feverishly for personal information about her, her family and Gerard.  A simple drawing by her daughters appeared on the front page of the Courier Mail.

 

Allison’s parents, Priscilla and Geoff, fronted the media, pleading for their daughter to come home and asking the community for help.  A mannequin wearing similar clothing was erected in Allison’s honour near where she went missing.

 

The police were determined to find Allison, dead or alive.  They set up a forward command, went side by side through rugged bushland and used satellite technology to narrow the search for her phone.  Forensic samples were taken from her home and from the family car.

 

Detectives took Gerard’s personal and work computers for examination, went through files in his office and interviewed his colleagues.  He hired a lawyer and a barrister.  His colleague, a woman, has hired a lawyer too.

 

When Jennifer Kilkenny went missing, she wasn’t afforded any of those fatalistic luxuries.  There was no public plea by friends or relatives, no mannequin or detail of how she went to Banyo.

 

She just went missing and no one, it seemed, has looked too hard for her.

 

Queenslanders were fascinated by Allison’s story and tragic death.  No one could give a damn about Jennifer. The difference in public sympathy and apathy is staggering, as was the response from the police.

 

Perhaps the public disinterest is because Jennifer wasn’t multi-lingual.  She may have been from a different socio-economic background.  She was a divorced mother of two, not married to a businessman.  She wasn’t tertiary educated, and that’s no criticism.

 

Back in 2007, Jennifer added her profile to the Perfspot social website.  This is what she wrote:

 

I am a makeup artist by trade ( well soon to be officially) have about a month and a half to go in college to get the piece of paper that says I am quallified!!!!! Man I hate paperwpork! Other than that I am a fulltime mum of two beautiful babes, boy and girl

 

Her short post included spelling mistakes, but that shouldn’t matter when someone goes missing.  Nothing should matter when someone goes missing, but nothing about Jennifer aroused the interest of the wider community.

 

The QPS haven’t released any details of her background or associations.  No one outside the QPS or her network of family and friends is aware if she was involved in any illegal activity, drug use or if she had dangerous friends.

 

Socio-economic status and home address shouldn’t dictate the intensity of the search when someone goes missing.  It seems, though, if you’re rich you get the SES.  If you’re not, you get a small media release.

 

I live in Banyo.  My house is about thirty metres from Musgrave Road, where Jennifer was apparently heading on New Year’s Day.

 

Unlike the search for Allison, the police never came knocking on my door seeking clues about Jennifer.  I know a few people in the neighbourhood.  One of them lives on Musgrave Road.  They weren’t doorknocked either.

 

Had the police bothered to walk the neighbourhood, they might’ve discovered some interesting information.

 

After the second Courier Mail story about Jennifer on 20 January, I talked to Johann who lives across the road.  He had seen Jennifer’s picture on the news.  Her disappearance worried him.

 

‘I can’t remember if it was New Year’s Day, but did you hear gunshots recently?’ Johann asked.

 

I hadn’t.  ‘Did you hear loud screams in the morning around New Years?’ I asked.

 

Johann hadn’t.  Brett, who lives behind me didn’t hear the screams either.  But those screams were loud enough to rouse me from bed.  I dashed to the front of my house, looking out the windows to Musgrave Road, in the direction of the screams.  There was nothing but the same old houses to look at.

 

I can’t recall the time accurately, but it was early enough for me to get back into bed.  It could’ve been between six and eight.

 

The screams didn’t last long, maybe about twenty seconds.  They weren’t screams of pleasure or a child roused by shock or excitement.  Unfortunately, my partner Kristine didn’t wake up when the screams sounded out.

 

After talking to Johann, I didn’t call the police.  It’d been 20 days since Jennifer disappeared and I couldn’t guarantee those screams rang out on New Year’s Day.  The timing wasn’t right either, according to the Courier Mail’s second story, which suggested she left Zillmere at 11am.

 

Those screams I heard might not have anything to do with Jennifer’s disappearance and I didn’t hear the sound like gun shots Johann said he heard.  Anyway, the house she was going to might be further along Musgrave Road, where sound like that wouldn’t carry to my house.

 

It hardly matters.  This is information the police didn’t have because they didn’t walk the streets of Banyo seeking information.

 

There is a busy shopping centre servicing Banyo on St Vincent’s Road.  I’ve never seen a police officer with a picture of Jennifer asking members of the community if they saw her on New Year’s Day.

 

It is implausible that there are hierarchal levels of murder, but some are more compelling.

 

In Jennifer’s case, she’d been missing ten days before the public became aware of it.  By that time, she either didn’t want to be found or she was already dead, so what was the point of launching a massive search.  And she was already old news, which is why no journalist contacted friends or relatives for a follow up story.

 

Besides, she was just a poor single mum…

 

To be fair to the QPS, they searched madly for Allison because she’d been missing less than ten hours.  When a crime is that fresh and the story doesn’t make sense, the missing person is often found.  The police must be commended for the resources they deployed.

 

The media, too, covered Allison’s story with compassion.

 

On 30 April, eleven days after she went missing, a kayaker found a body on the bank at Kholo Creek Crossing. The crossing at Anstead is about 15 kilometres from Allison’s family home.  Her body, possibly swept downstream following heavy rain, was bloated and badly traumatised.

 

It was the end to part of the mystery.  The next act is finding the killer.  The stage is set, because Allison’s life and death captivated journalists and the community.  Police are now suggesting two people were involved.

 

Jennifer didn’t arouse anyone’s sympathy.  If she has been murdered, she didn’t deserve such treatment, but some lives are cheaper than others.

 

On 5 May, the QPS confirmed that Jennifer’s status remains the same – missing.

 

Two words – presumed dead – were missing from the QPS summation.

 

On 10 May, I called Crime Stoppers and told them about the screams and the gun shots Johann heard.  I explained the reasons of my delay, that Jennifer’s missing persons release wasn’t issued until ten days after she’d vanished, and by then I couldn’t guarantee if those screams woke me on New Year’s Day.  It might’ve been 31 December or 2 January.

 

My faulty memory aggravates me…

 

The woman at Crime Stoppers gave me a reference number and took my details.  She encouraged me to ask Johann to call and talk about possible gun shots.

 

The information is months late.  It might turn out to be useless, but until today the QPS didn’t know about it because they didn’t bother doorknocking anyone in Banyo.

 

I feel complicit in the public apathy towards Jennifer Kilkenny.  It took the disappearance of another woman to compel me to act, which has left me feeling silly.

 

Murder is murder.  It matters not who was murdered.  Someone has been killed.  Someone needs to be held accountable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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38 Comments on Jennifer who???

  1. Donna Turner on Tue, 15th May 2012 11:58 am
  2. I loved that story Matt and its so sad that it is a true story that probably goes on in many other towns every day.

    I will be interested in knowing if they ever find her-let me know or better yet write a follow up story.

    I hope if i ever went missing that they would not wait 10 days….

  3. mattwatson on Tue, 15th May 2012 6:57 pm
  4. Hi Donna,
    It is such a sad story. I am going to do a follow up about her this week.
    Cheers

  5. Melanie on Mon, 24th Sep 2012 8:30 am
  6. I use to see Jennifer around Banyo and she was such a nice girl, always saying hello. It makes me sick that there is not much being done about her. Your words are correct in how a mother of 3 goes missing and it’s national news, this mother of 2 has barely had a mention. I only learnt about her disappearance on Facebook and have never seen a news article on her disappearance. What must her poor babies and family be going through? Is there anything that can be done to step up the investigation? Has anyone found her car?

  7. mattwatson on Tue, 25th Sep 2012 9:54 pm
  8. Hi Melanie,
    Can you get in touch.
    Cheers

  9. Newmarket on Tue, 25th Sep 2012 12:24 am
  10. Hi, I found this because Jennifer had been in my thoughts often and I wanted to discover if she had been located. I did not know her, though I must confess she bears a striking resemblance to my cousin, which is why I never forgot her. After the media circus with the missing ABC employee in melbourne I decided to check for updates online. I don’t understand why missing people are in general so hidden, why don’t we have more exposure to them? if jennifer was a man, or not pretty we may have never even heard of her. I actually believe the media is 100% to blame for uneven coverage, and the police for uneven investigation, I have heard of 3 missing persons this year, ALL attractive women.

  11. mattwatson on Tue, 25th Sep 2012 9:54 pm
  12. Hello there,
    Can you tell me who the missing women are.
    I am looking at doing more stories.
    Cheers

  13. Newmarket on Thu, 27th Sep 2012 1:37 pm
  14. The women are Alyson Bayden Clay, Jill Meagher and Jennifer Kilkenny. Jennifer I head the very least about , a side note snippet. The other two I would describe as a media circus.

  15. mattwatson on Fri, 28th Sep 2012 6:52 pm
  16. Hi Newmarket – thanks for responding.
    I am working on another story about Jennifer.
    Cheers

  17. franji on Mon, 1st Oct 2012 2:33 pm
  18. I knew Jenny and alot of people in banyo / nudgee area did know her.. i can’t believe she was missing for ten days before anything came to the public eye.. and when they found her car nothing was said i only found that info out through the locals. a friend had info went to the police and they didmissed it saying it wasn’t relevant. it is almost like the police are intently keeping quiet about the whole thing. there was another lady that went missing within a 2 week period as Jenny with more public notification as well .. Jenny deserves to be heard and alot of people are asking the same question….. WHY HASN’T JENNY BEEN HEARD LIKE THE OTHER LADIES…

  19. DB on Mon, 1st Oct 2012 8:50 pm
  20. Thanks for writing this article, I am one of many people who was shocked to hear about Jenny’s disappearance.

    I first met Jenny through friends many years ago, and quickly became good friends. And as with most people, i heard about her disappearance through mutual friends on Facebook, not through mass media.

    How sad of our society that a woman can go missing and no report made for 10 days. Unless of course they are from an affluent suburb.

    Looks like it’s time to move to a better suburb, not for lifestyle, but for our “reportability” if we ever go missing.

  21. Niomi on Tue, 2nd Oct 2012 3:33 am
  22. Hi. Im actually an old friend of Jennys and i am left wondering if you researched your information or even talked to the family????. Jennys car was found at the enterance to the Hornibrook bridge in a carpark at 1am on the 2nd Jan. As i live in Brighton i can tell you that they searched that area very thoroughly with their choppers for a few days after and then got the divers in. 2 weeks after Jennys disappearence the Coroner closed the case. I wont provide information as to why as that is not my place to do so. I cant say if the family thought they looked hard enough as i dont know, but I can tell you this Jennys family love her very much, her children are just beautiful. Her partner and her step daughter who is also my daughter love her very much. I think you need to realise that there are different circumstances with all 3 of these cases, different lives they all lived the last few months before they disappeared and these circumstances reflect on the coarse of action that is needed to be taken by our QPS teams. To me I only see you have the information of the actual disappearance not the 2 wks after.

  23. mattwatson on Tue, 2nd Oct 2012 10:33 am
  24. Hi Niomi,
    You’re right – I didn’t talk to the family because I couldn’t find them and the police wouldn’t provide any information.
    The QPS would not tell me anything beyond the press release, so again you’re right.
    Cheers

  25. Ben Weare on Tue, 2nd Oct 2012 8:51 am
  26. You heard a woman scream and went back to bed? Maybe that was the time to call Police?

  27. Dana on Tue, 2nd Oct 2012 9:31 am
  28. It’s just awful and it’s such a short distance for her to go missing in too. It’s hard because I think the police ran out of leads…. but if you are right, they probably didn’t get all the leads.

    I drove down Hanford road in Zillmere at around 11am on the day she went missing – I took a friend to work. It was such a weird thing to think back to such a routine and uneventful thing as driving up a road…..and try to remember if I saw anything but I didn’t.

  29. Niomi on Tue, 2nd Oct 2012 4:56 pm
  30. Do you think perhaps it would have been a good idea if you obtained their permission to use Jennys case to argue your point before doing this article. As they are the ones who would be emotionally affected by this article. I just think that this article is based on little fact. Quite a few people who know Jenny are quite angry about this article as it is doing the Facebook rounds right now. I know you have freedom of speech and all but does it cross the line when you are upsetting people who were involved with Jenny in more of a sense than living in the same street her parents do??????

  31. Tracy on Tue, 2nd Oct 2012 5:58 pm
  32. I totally agree with Nomi i myself am a banyo girl and have lived in the suburb for over 20yrs… When i read your article i was quite shocked at what i was reading I know banyo doesnt have a very good name but i dont live in a scum suburb… I also know Jenny quite well… I also think you needed to get ur facts straight before writting this. I dont understand why you would write an article before getting your facts right and not asking the family before writting this how would they feel.. How would you feel if someone had written this about someone that you know. I do understand you were trying to get your point across but using some empathy goes along way. I do hope since us people who know jenny and are concerned about her where abouts you will let the family know that u have written this. It is sad and upsetting to us all involved that are friends with her.

  33. Melanie on Tue, 2nd Oct 2012 8:25 pm
  34. Niomi can’t you see that Matt is only trying to do a positive thing here. I know many people who have looked for answers and wanting to know what has happened to her. I hope the family can respond and give some answers to those who knew her but not her family. To close a case after 2 weeks without finding her is a little scary. If the family are “angry” about this article then set it all straight. This makes no sense.

  35. Niomi on Wed, 3rd Oct 2012 4:01 am
  36. I do see the point to his article for sure and think that if he had found someone that was more related to the point then he is right on the money. I have known Jenny since I was in High school…shes a very dear person to me and my family….I know what happened months before and i know of the turmoil that occured after….i still see the scars on my daughter for our loss….i would like nothing more than for Jen to be found so that everyone, mainly her immediate family can have that closure. However there is no famililarities between Jennys case and the other 2 ladies they are 3 different cases….The reasons you cant find anymore answers on it is because thats hers and the families business not the publics….I hope the family dont have to read this article…..they have been through enough already

  37. Niomi on Wed, 3rd Oct 2012 4:05 am
  38. Just to add….In the weeks after Jenny disappearence she was in the Local papers and all over the radio…her story was told she wasnt hidden under a rock….when the 2nd girl went missing from Sandgate both their stories were on Sunrise.

  39. Niomi on Wed, 3rd Oct 2012 5:54 am
  40. Melanie i dont know where you git the family are angry as i never said that in my statements

  41. Nicole on Wed, 3rd Oct 2012 9:12 pm
  42. “Perhaps the Facebook post was old, but a responsible partner who made Jennifer feel true love for the first time would call the police if he couldn’t find her. Surely her family, even if they weren’t close, would worry about her after a week.”

    As the Sister in law of the person u have reference to, I am disgusted in this statement…Perhaps you should get your facts correct, you know nothing about this case..this is clear..you have no knowledge of the past, before Jenny went missing, hence you do not know what actions got taken and for what reasons the police took the specified time to do a Missing Persons Report……..As for your comment about the screams you heard,,,,well, if this is true what sort of a person are you? I don’t recall reading about how you went door knocking in Banyo to see if your neighbours or people in the street where okay… MATE you just went back to bed…Jenny didn’t even go to Banyo they found her car elsewhere..Maybe this is a fine example of bored people, maybe you need to get yourself a hobby instead of writting absolute shit that you have no knowledge of..or maybe your trying to do the right thing, an bring acknowledgment to the system and Missing People and make people more aware, but your story on Jenny is incorrect and has negative affect on the people whom are her family. My Brother in law has gone threw hell and back and does not deserve a rambunctious person writting utter crap about his girlfriend..what people say and write affects people, lets just hope and pray that you don’t have a family member go missing and have someone write bullshit about them, the family and the case, Have you even thought about the repocussion your little article will and does have on Jenny’s family and extended family? I don’t think so, Jenny’s family and extended family love her, and perhaps they are the only people that knew what was goin on with Jenny before she dissapeared. Don’t for one second think or assume that the family or her boyfriend didn’t report her missing for ten days, once again you’ve proven yourself to know nothing.

  43. Paul T on Wed, 3rd Oct 2012 10:25 pm
  44. All I can say is WOW to some of these responses. I have known Matt for well over 20 years and respect the way he writes and the infromation he often stands up and shares where someone else just may not. Matt is an extremely genuine and caring individual that writes with passion about what he believes. Too many people these days hold back as someone might take it the wrong way or interpret incorrectly which is what a few of the comments have managed here. Matt is not trying to upset anyone. Nicole mentions writing “crap” and “shit” well read the papers girlfriend as there is far more “crap” as you so eloquenly put it in the papers every day of the year. Matt is rising the profile of an incident to help not to annoy – some of you do not get the objective here!! What if the article actually managed to locate her – what would you say then Nicole? Judging someone doing a good deed with genuine intentions is appalling. What a great way to regenerate public awareness, raise the profile and hopefully put presssure on the relevant authorities to do more. This should not be brushed under the carpet. Good on ya Matt. Keep up the good work. The media should take a leaf out of your book. Well done!

  45. Nicole on Thu, 4th Oct 2012 11:09 am
  46. Wow, the media should take a leaf out of his book hey. Well isn’t that a joke. Yes there is alot of crap in the papers, Maybe you should re read my comment above and then come an try again hey…

  47. Niomi on Thu, 4th Oct 2012 3:43 pm
  48. Paul I can fully understand your need to defend your mate as that is exactly what we are doing. I also agree that Matt is trying to do a good thing however he has gone about it the wrong way. First rule of any Journo is research research research, and make sure your statements are based on fact not interpretation. He hasnt done that in this case. I think if you read his article from a family members view you would see it alot different.

  49. mattwatson on Thu, 4th Oct 2012 9:56 pm
  50. Hi all,
    In no way did I intend to cause more grief.
    If I did I apologise unreservedly.
    I am sorry for any hurt friends and family are feeling after reading the story.
    That is not what I wanted to do.
    As a journalist I have covered many disappearances. I was trying to highlight the differences in how the media handled this case.
    Before I wrote the story I talked to the police.
    I talked to someone who has investigated many disappearances.
    I used the only information available to me.
    In no way did I mean to offend anyone.
    If there is anything I can do to ease the pain I have caused please let me know.

  51. Jennifer on Fri, 5th Oct 2012 9:45 pm
  52. Normally I reserve my comments for these types of cases, as usually people are skeptical of those who sometimes aid police in such recoveries. But, Matt, you really should have done your research. Whilst it would seem obvious to the public that you care and you are trying to make a difference, but to those who work such cases and to the family you are obtrusive and uninformed. Your “heart was in the right place” but your lack of credentials in such sensitive cases is quite clear to case workers and family. Think carefully before you chose to be any type of “soft vigilante”. A message To her family and loved ones; celebrate the person that’s she always was and will be, as her spirit shines so bright. She is an angel that still has much to give.

  53. kirk on Sun, 7th Oct 2012 9:15 am
  54. For me ANYTHING that keeps Jenny`s disappearance in the media what ever media that is is a GOOD thing .
    While it is painful for family to read you have to put personal feelings aside and try to focus on finding Jenny .
    My personal opinion of the story is that the police and media did not give ENOUGH coverage on her disappearance and the ten days was related to when media coverage was given ,not when Jenny was reported missing.
    I know her family would have reported her missing immediately.
    Again please keep your focus on finding her not personal feelings.

  55. Reader on Thu, 11th Oct 2012 12:16 pm
  56. Unfortunately Mr. Matt Watson has not been privy to all the information so his article was based on his limited knowledge and thus Mr. Matt Watson is not to know just how very inappropriate his article was.
    Unfortunately Mr. Matt Watson wrote an article about unfairness in a place where there simply wasn’t any given. While there may be unfairness given to some as his article tries to say, it wasn’t there for Jenny and her family.
    It is my hope that Mr. Matt Watson will check facts and permission with friends and family in the future, now that his mistake has been addressed by so many.
    I also hope that Mr. Watson will cease to generalize and assume what pedigree a person may have because of their degree count or marital status. By Mr. Matt Watson’s reasoning Bill Gates the richest man in the world who also did not finish college must really be lost cause.
    Mr. Watson I believe your article proved you are the one showing unfairness and not the QPS.

  57. Sandy on Thu, 11th Oct 2012 6:58 pm
  58. I have been reading all the comments about this great story which is only trying to highlight the facts available to all of the public in relation to missing women. I think it’s unfortunate that the focus seems to have shifted from the well intentioned article by Matt to a personal attack on the author.

    I am sure Matt would not intent to hurt family members and I am very sure that his intentions were good. It seems to me that most people have interpreted these intentions incorrectly. I understand how painful it is to lose a loved one but attacking Matthew really isn’t going to achieve anything productive. It certainly isn’t helping Jenny and her family.

    Everything we write here becomes history I personally can’t see anything wrong with what Matthew has written it is an unfortunate fact that high profile rich people get more coverage than others and really as mentioned early the more coverage the better in relation to finding missing people.

    I think the focus should return to finding Jenny and supporting her family in ways that don’t involve a personal attack on Matthew who is a loving father a very good friend who supported me after the pre-mature death of my husband and has stood by me and my kids.

    He hasn’t done anything wrong here other than making an observation and has used his skill as a writer to draw attention to an issue which clearly needs to be addressed in relation to the ten day lapse in time before Jenny’s disappearance was made public. I urge everyone to take a breath and regain your composure and look toward what you might do to address the core issue.

    I wish everyone well in regard to their healing and hope that Jenny is found and returned to her family and friends soon.

  59. Alex on Sat, 17th Nov 2012 1:50 pm
  60. Hi Matt
    Well done to you for doing this story. I used to live next door to Jen at Musgrave Road and she worked at my local pub for a while (far away from Banyo).

    I was very surpised to see her and catch up with her again out here, and truly Devastated to hear about her ‘missing’. More troubling tho agreed is where is the coverage, the information, the desperate pleas for her whereabouts?

    I cannot find any information on her more substantial that what you have written.
    It’s mid November now… Has ANYONE seen her…? What has happened with her children? Her parents… her brother and her sister… Has Anyone raised the roof trying to get something done?

    I’d like to follow anything you do Matt, in relation to Jenny and help in any way I could – although no idea how.

    Thank you again for your story Matt. It may not be obvious, but she was cared about by many.

  61. Renee on Mon, 19th Nov 2012 9:15 am
  62. This story turns my stomach. I completely agree that the media chooses to report crime against women based on the appeal of the story, however I fail to see how Jenny`s dissapearance fits with that. Your entire story is based on assumption, and the suggestions you make about Jenny and her family are absolutely offensive. It is a shame, because the issue of violence against women is real. The issue that people remain silent about violence against women (for example not calling the Police when u hear a woman scream in the middle of the night) is real. Given your writing lacks any credibility, I can only guess that you are simply someone writing to have your voice heard. I would hope in your future writing you hold more consideration for the impact of your writing and the offense it can cause to grieving people. Other people`s lives are real and not for ANY media to use for their own vent!!! As for Jenny`s family, I imagine they are too busy caring for grandchildren and grieving a daughter and hopefully too busy to read this trash.

  63. Fred on Sat, 29th Dec 2012 8:51 pm
  64. Please respect Jen’s family and children and hope that they never read this.

    For all concerned the below link will provide facts.

    http://www.police.qld.gov.au/News+and+Alerts/missingPersons/e_k/kilkennyJM.htm

  65. Mountain Misst on Sun, 30th Dec 2012 2:29 pm
  66. I am a forensic astrologer currently preparing to write up this case. I need the street numbers of Coxen St person and the number at the Musgrave Rd address for my co-ordinates. I have results to share and they will be published on my website, I promise that at least.

    A person at one of these address is a POI in this case. If anyone has the birth details of residents at either of these addresses please contact me ASAP.

    Mountainmisst@hotmail.com

  67. Mountain Misst on Sun, 30th Dec 2012 7:45 pm
  68. Hi Matt… I’ve got it out on social media and websleuths today, so hopefully some info will come in. If you can contact me if you have info, I’d appreciate it as well.
    Cheers, MM

  69. Christine day on Mon, 10th Jun 2013 4:45 pm
  70. Hi I’m trying to contact anyone in Jenny family as SBS insight doing a story on missing people . Was made aware of Jenny a while back n have shared her face . My little knew her as well . And my other sister sNdrine Jourdan been missing since July 2012 also . Can you pass on details to her family pls.
    Person to contact is Amandax@sbs.com.au .
    Or you can contact me and will forward the link . Audie’s out of sight has link on the site as well . Thought it can maybe help the family .

  71. FindMePls on Tue, 6th Jan 2015 4:09 pm
  72. lets find Jennifer.

  73. Kris on Sat, 15th Aug 2020 12:00 am
  74. Any new information?

  75. Regina wylie. on Wed, 23rd Dec 2020 1:45 am
  76. Hello. It’s so long since I gazed upon my high school buddies face. Me and Jenny weren’t best mates but we were friends with a feeling of difference we both shared.
    I am sorry Jen. I had no idea fukn no one did fun all to find you.
    I went to school with Jenny. We found each other at a time when we were forced to go to a upper class girls school which was so far away from the type of school we could have survived in.
    We both had loads of friends but we both had been separated from our ones we’d grown with.
    Chucked into a bigger yank with to many fish and to many colours.
    It was scary, we both hid at the tennis courts leaning against a brick wall waiting for a bell.
    All we wanted was to be back home banyo simple style. No fluff.
    To be continued …. I have to stop as my phone’s not waterproof and I am really so heartbroken.
    Jenny, I love you and I have never stopped thinkn about you.
    I just read the above about Jenny and Allison and I just am gutted so bad. Fukn aaargh. Xxx Xxx.?





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