A 20-year-old New York woman who went missing in Florida in April was confirmed dead on June 3, after results came back on bones recently found in Lantana.
The medical examiner said Jenna Jacobsen's cause of death was not clear; detectives are investigating the death.
Jacobsen's father Chris Jacobsen said that she traveled to Florida about a month ago to enter a substance abuse facility in Broward County.
The facility suddenly closed, prompting a transfer to another facility in West Palm Beach. During the transfer, something happened.
He wants justice for his daughter and is urging anyone with information to come forward.
"Please bring them to justice so she can rest easy and we can have closure on this," said Jacobsen. "To be victimized like this is just beyond words that I can explain."
Jenna Jacobsen's sister, Jillian Jacobsen, was also hoping for justice.
The finding of the bones came about a week after the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office issued a missing person alert, saying Jenna Jacobsen had been missing and was last seen in Lake Worth Beach on April 25.
Jacobsen was seen that day with Zachary Davis, 26, according to probable cause documents obtained by WPBF. Davis had a warrant for his arrest in New York and tried fleeing when police approached. He was eventually arrested but during the commotion, Jacobsen slipped away.
Anyone with information was asked to call Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 1-800-458-TIPS.
Homicide Investigation
Detectives have launched a murder probe that seems linked to the situation involving the treatment facilities.Jenna Jacobsen, who graduated high school in 2017, was being treated for opioid addiction off-and-on in facilities, Jean Jacobsen said.
She and Jenna's father said that the girl wanted to be a veterinarian.
According to a man who traveled with the 20-year-old to Florida, a "patient broker" paid for their plane tickets. The brokers are paid by facilities to get patients to travel to the institutions.
"She was a sweet young girl trying to get help and these patient or body brokers thrive on these people that are the weakest," Jean Jacobsen said.
“When I hear stories like this, it not only causes me to feel some level of sadness,” he said. “It always causes me to ask the question. What aren't we doing that we can be doing to prevent these sorts of things from happening?"