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' mother, Tereasa Martin, will receive a large share of the money, with two other relatives each receiving more than $1 million, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Word of a settlement had recently emerged, but the details didn't come out until the case was set to go to trial.
The now-settled lawsuit was filed in late 2018 by Jenkins' mother against the hotel, its security provider and others, seeking $50 million.
She accused staff of negligence and failing to do enough to find her daughter before she died.
By around 2:30 a.m., Jenkins' family said, they and her friends were telling hotel staff that Jenkins was missing. »
