When a Florida college student is found dead in her dorm under highly suspicious circumstances,

her death is ruled a homicide. At first, disappearing evidence, medical examiners at odds,

and disgraced public officials all combined to undermine an investigation in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Music Last Seen Alive. Thanks for listening to Last Seen Alive.

I'm your host, Leah, crime analyst by day and true crime storyteller by night.

And as always, I'm your co-ist Scott.

A quick heads up.

This episode contains discussion of sexual assault and of suicide.

Please listen with care.

Jennifer Caris was last seen alive on March 31st, 1998.

She was 19 years old at the time and lived in Winter Park, Florida. Winter Park is a generally

wealthy city located just outside of Orlando. It's home to about 30,000 people, as well as multiple

museums, abundant shopping, dining,

multiple lakes, and a private liberal arts college called Rollins College.

Scott, you've probably never heard of Rollins College before.

At least I had never heard of it until I learned about Jennifer's case.

Never heard of it.

I'm sure Floridians know all about it, but for the rest of us,

Rollins College has actually been around for a long time.

It's very small, and like I said, it's a private school.

The student body is comprised of just a little over 2,200 people.

However, it's one of the most beautiful post-secondary campuses in the entire United States.

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