Tina Douglas a news reporter from 106.7 is speaking about the case first.
TD - " Jenna at some point according to what police say had a boyfriend and maybe they had broken up that night.
The friend says she may have been very upset about the breakup and and that she had texted her friend to tell her what had happened and the friend, who lives in South Carolina, was in route to Atlanta .. I assume to comfort her or to be with her after this experience."
AB - " obviously whenever I hear that a boyfriend break up I immediately think we'll that's got to be the focus of the investigation, but the police are saying strange things. They are saying that boyfriend told them, I'll quote the police report, advised this officer the reason he was no longer wanting to associate with her was because he had recently found out she was selling her body for money. Now that also sounds like someone who is trying to maybe come up with an excuse as to why he wouldn't want to be around her anymore, but then the police say that her brother also said something that corroborated that. They said that Jennas brother also advised that Jenna had been in some trouble over the past year hanging with the wrong people and making poor choices. He also advised that he was aware of the prostitution that said Jenna was taken career counseling classes to better her life. Do we feel as though though Tina that the police are looking at this differently then they would a typical missing persons case with no kind of connection like that? "
TD - " possibly because of those you know extenuating factors but she's also a grown woman 25 years old was living on her own. Sometimes police are reluctant to consider this a missing person because they are grown and they may have just decided to go stay with a friend, go out of town. But from what her family says she is in constant contact with them and that is why they are very alarmed about this and it's been a month now. Usually a person doesn't normally go missing this long without contacting the family unless there was some type of tension in the family and we have not heard that at all. But you have to be concerned now because the time that has passed and the fact that her car has been found and she is nowhere to be found.
AB- I want to bring in her parents.. have either of the two of you been updated on anything in this case that looks optimistic that car being found did it yield any clues as to your daughter being found.
Dad- unfortunately we don't know at this point we're waiting to hear from the police as to what they are found in the car.
AB - do you suspect anything as to what these police reports are saying, what this boyfriend who broke up with her that night is saying ..that she had been, you know,doing things that he didn't feel was appropriate for the relationship and what her brother said that she had been making bad choices. Is this factoring into the investigation ?
Dad I don't think it factoring in.. the police chief assures us they're working diligently on the case. as far as the statements made by boyfriend we had never talked to him and we have no way of knowing about any of the facts he is talking about."
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She is high-functioning she graduated from Gwinnett Tech she wanted a job as an administrative assistant. She's quite normal but she's very vulnerable as to her autism and she does not read social cues and she is a target for predators. we have gotten a number of people contacting us and they are concerned about us and jenna ( showing a visual that the car was found at I-75 and Howell Mill Road)
:gaah: they ended without saying or posting on screen a number to call if information!!!!
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1709/19/ptab.01.html Last nights transcript is up! :reading: :tyou: to the person who stated they did transcripts! Again, :gaah: that they did not state the number to call with information. Sudie, please tell parents to always ENSURE on camera the producers/person on camera state such in the future, and ask that it also be specifically put on screen? :grouphug: They did a GREAT job getting this information out there!
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BANFIELD: There is a feeling I hope you never experience. When you walk into a home that is in disarray and the T.V. is on, key items are missing,
and a key person is missing. Your throat tightens, panic sets in, and typically that`s when 911 gets a call.
That`s what happened when Jenna Van Gelderen`s brother discovered that Jenna was that there in her parents` home. Her car was also missing. She
has been house-sitting for her parents in Atlanta this summer and was supposed to be meeting a friend the night that she went missing. But all
that was left of that house was phone charger and her makeup
[20:50:00] and her shoes. Things that her family said she would never leave behind. And now nearly a month since she vanished, police have found that
car. It was abandoned seven miles away. It was dry as a bone, out of gas. But is it a clue that could actually help to find Jenna?
I want to begin with Tina Douglas, an anchor/reporter for News Radio 106.7 in Atlanta. Tina, what else do we know about the case?
TINA DOUGLAS, ANCHOR/REPORTER, NEWSRADIO 106.7: Well, we do know that Jenna at some point according to what police say had a boyfriend and maybe that -
- they had broken up that night. The friend said she may have been very upset about the breakup and that she had texted her friend to tell her what
had happened. And the fried, who lives in South Carolina, was en route to Atlanta, I assume to comfort her or to be with her after this experience.
BANFIELD: So this -- I mean, obviously whenever I hear that, a boyfriend, a breakup right before disappearance, I immediately think that`s got to be
the focus of the investigation. But the police are saying strange things. They are saying that that boyfriend told them -- and I`ll quote the police
report, advised this officer that the reason behind him no longer wanting to associate with her because he had recently found out that she had been
selling her body for money.
That also kind of sounds like someone who is trying to maybe come up with an excuse as to why he wouldn`t want to be around her anymore. But then the
police said Jenna`s brother also said something that corroborated that.
They said Jenna`s brother also advised that Jenna had been in some trouble over the past year, hanging with wrong people and making poor choices. He
also advised that he was aware of the prostitution but said that Jenna was taking career counseling classes to better her life.
Do we feel at all, Tina, that the police are looking at this differently from as they would, you know, a typical missing person case with no kind of
connection like that?
DOUGLAS: Possibly because of those, you know, extenuating factors. But, she is also a grown woman, 25 years old, was living on her own. Sometimes
police are reluctant to, you know, consider this a missing person because they are grown and they may have just decided to go stay with a friend, go
out of town.
But from what we understand, her family says she is in constant contact with them. And that`s why they are very alarmed about this. It`s been a
month now. So, a person doesn`t normally go missing this long without contacting their family unless there was some kind of tension between the
family, and we haven`t heard that at all.
But, you know, you have to be concerned now because of the time that`s lapsed and the fact that her car has been found and she is nowhere to be
found.
BANFIELD: So, I want to bring in Jenna`s parents, Roseanne Glick and Leon Van Gelderen. Have either of the two of you -- and Leon, I`ll begin with
you. Have either of the two of you been updated on anything in this case that looks optimistic? Like that car being found. Did it yield any clues as
to where your daughter is?
LEON VAN GELDEREN, FATHER OF JENNA VAN GELDEREN: Unfortunately we don`t know at this point. We are waiting to hear from the police as to what they
found in the car.
BANFIELD: And do you suspect that there`s anything to what these police reports are saying, what this boyfriend who broke up with her that night is
saying, that she had been doing things that he didn`t feel was appropriate for their relationship, that her brother reported to the police that she
had been making bad choices. Is this factoring into the investigation?
GELDEREN: I don`t think it is factoring in. The police chief assures us that they`re working diligently on the case. As far as the statements made
by the boyfriend, we had never talked to him and we have no way of knowing any of the facts that he`s talking about.
BANFIELD: We got a picture up with Jenna. She was at class of 2016, a recent graduate. As I understand, Jenna was mildly autistic as well. Is
that a problem or was she high-functioning?
ROSEANNE GLICK, MOTHER OF JENNA VAN GELDEREN: She is high-functioning. She graduated from Gwinnett Tech, looking towards getting a job as
administrative assistant. She was working with an organization to help her find a job. Her autism stands in the way in a different way. She comes
across like you and me when you see her. However, she`s quite vulnerable to people. She sometimes does not read social cues. She is a target for
predators.
BANFIELD: And, Roseanne, I know you have a Facebook page up. Is it yielding any information? Are you soliciting tips from people on the Facebook page?
[20:55:00] GLICK: We have gotten a number of people contacting us. At this point, I would say that the majority of people are sending their best to
us. They`re concerned about us. They are concerned about Jenna.
BANFIELD: Leon and Roseanne, I hope the best for you. I hope that you get those clues up and I hope that you`re able to find out more information
especially since the car has been found. Perhaps it will lead to something. And hopefully we can meet at different time with better news. I appreciate
you being here tonight. Thank you so much.
VAN GELDEREN: Thank you.
GLICK: Thank you.
BANFIELD: We`re back right after this.
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