Jake Cefolia, a former United Airlines executive, disappeared and was found dead. His remains were found over a year after he went missing. There is an update to the story that explains a lot and involves child porn.
The United executive went missing.
Jake Cefolia went missing in August 2020. He was the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales for United Airlines.
The circumstances surrounding his disappearance and death were strange.
Cefolia was under criminal investigation and the police executed a search warrant on his home, however, up until now we have no idea what that search warrant was.
The last night Cefolia was seen, he had been drinking heavily.
Cefolia was wearing hiking boots and khakis when his car was found at the waterfall glen forest preserve near his home.
Cefolia filled up his car's tank at the gas station while he was on his way to Glen Forest Preserve.
The remains of a man were found in the fall of 2021, after a contractor found them hanging from a tree.
Cefolia's remains being found hopefully gave some closure to his loved ones, but there was still a question of what actually happened. Was he killed by someone else or did he kill himself? We now have a better idea of that.
Cefolia was being investigated for child porn.
Thanks to a public records request, we now know that Cefolia was under criminal investigation just prior to going missing. Cefolia was being investigated for child pornography. There were videos of naked girls engaged in sex acts. Based on what has been made public.
The police showed up at Cefolia's house to execute a search warrant.
Cefolia admitted that he was the only one with access to the internet at the house.
Cefolia asked the police if he should get a lawyer after giving passwords to his electronics, and the officer said that this was his decision.
Cefolia was told that his phone would be returned the next day if child pornography was found.
I feel terrible for Cefolia's family and his children, who had to learn that he was being investigated for something he didn't do.
Most of the facts of the case can be logically pieced together. He put a lot of gas in his car before going to Glen Forest Preserve.
The bottom line.
Many of us have been following the story of the disappearance of a former United Airlines executive. His remains were found a year later. He didn't run away and this gave some closure to the case.
Cefolia was being investigated for possession of child porn in the days leading up to his disappearance.
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