Settlement reached after Kenneka Jenkins found dead in Rosemont hotel's walk-in freezer in 2017

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Settlement reached after woman found dead in hotel's walk-in freezer
Settlement reached after woman found dead in hotel's walk-in freezerA Kenneka Jenkins settlement has been reached in her wrongful death lawsuit. She was found dead in a freezer at Crown Plaza Hotel in Rosemont, IL.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (WLS) -- A settlement has been reached in Kenneka Jenkins' wrongful death lawsuit.

She was found dead in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont back in 2017.

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Surveillance video shows her walking near the freezer.

On Tuesday, a judge denied a motion to keep the details of the settlement sealed, but the issue is expected to be revisited in court next week.

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