The Grio

Over $6M to be given to the family of Kenneka Jenkins, who was found in a freezer in 2017

The family of a 19-year-old Black woman found dead inside a Chicago-area hotel freezer six years ago will get over $6 million reached in a wrongful death settlement. News of a settlement surfaced in ...
People

Chicago Teen Was Found Dead in Freezer in 2017, Mom Reaches Settlement with Hotel, Other Parties: Report

Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was found dead in a freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in 2017 Samira Asma-Sadeque is a legal reporter at PEOPLE's crime desk. He work also appears in The New York ...
CNN

The family of a 19-year-old who died in a Chicago-area hotel’s walk-in freezer settles lawsuit for $10 million

The family of Kenneka Jenkins, a 19-year-old woman who died in an Illinois hotel’s walk-in freezer more than six years ago, has settled a lawsuit against the hotel for $10 million. The young woman’s ...
NPR

She died in a hotel's walk-in freezer. Her family will receive more than $6 million

The family of Kenneka Jenkins, who was found dead at age 19 in a Chicago-area hotel's walk-in freezer, has reached a settlement reportedly worth $6 million. Jenkins' death attracted wide attention, ...
People

Family of Teen Who Died Inside Hotel’s Walk-In Freezer Agrees to $10 Million Settlement

Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was found dead inside the walk-in freezer of the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel in September 2017 Kenneka Martin/Facebook The family of Kenneka Jenkins, the 19-year-old woman ...
The Root

Family of Chicago Black Woman Found Dead in Hotel Freezer Reaches Settlement

In 2017, Kenneka Jenkins was found dead inside a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel. According to court records that were made public, the mother of Kenneka Jenkins—Tereasa ...