MURDERED: Jessica Heeringa
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Jessica Heeringa was a young mom in her mid-20’s who was trying to provide for her family. She was smart, loving, a hard worker… and then, in 2013, she vanished from her job at a local gas station.
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Sources for this episode:
ABC News (4-28-2013, by Alyssa Newcomb & Tai Hernandez)
Michigan Mother Disappears From Late Night Shift at Gas Station
Huffington Post (4-30-2013, by Andy Campbell)
Jessica Heeringa Update: Police Release Surveillance Footage Of Van, 911 Call In Missing Mom Case
M Live (5-1-2013, by Lynn Moore)
'Living a nightmare': Jessica Heeringa's family struggles to remain positive while she is missing
CNN (5-1-2013, by Brad Lendon)
Sketch of suspect in Michigan abduction released
ABC News (5-8-2013, by Kevin Dolak)
Jessica Heeringa's Blood Found at Scene Where Missing Mom Vanished
Fox 17 News (2-7-2014, by Will Frederick)
Family Identifies Sex Assault Suspect Shot & Killed by Officers
Western Herald (2-10-2014, by Christina Cantero)
'Suicide by cop' may be a factor of officer-involved fatal shooting in Vine neighborhood shooting Feb. 7, police say
M Live (2-10-2014, by Rex Hall)
Court records show Brad Mason, man shot by Kalamazoo police, had lengthy criminal history
M Live (4-24-2014, by Heather Lynn Peters)
Jessica Heeringa case: Police release new timeline details, crime-scene photos
WZZM 13 (6-20-2014, by John Hogan)
Jessica Heeringa's sister seeks emergency custody of boy
Holland Sentinel (4-25-2015, by Becky Vargo)
Jessica Heeringa case to appear on ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ webisode
WOOD TV (6-29-2015, by Tom Hillen)
1 year later, Bletsch murder ‘not a cold case’
Season 7 Episode 1: Somebody’s Watching
M Live (4-12-2016, by Lynne Moore)
TV show identifies possible suspects in Jessica Heeringa's disappearance
Deputies investigating attempted abduction in Muskegon County
Police searching for link between abduction, Jessica Heeringa
Court docs: Pistol, disturbing photos found in abduction suspect’s van
True Crime Daily (5-20-2016, by Pat LaLama)
Is Michigan kidnap-attempt suspect connected to Jessica Heeringa disappearance?
Detroit Free Press (5-21-2016, by Elisha Anderson)
Teen's daring escape may help solve 2 cold cases
Jeffrey Willis charged in 2014 murder of Rebekah Bletsch
WOOD TV (6-2-2016, by Heather Walker)
Source: Willis not at work after Heeringa abduction
Detroit Free Press (6-17-2016, by Tresa Baldas)
New lead triggers search for body of Jessica Heeringa
Detroit Free Press (6-20-2016)
Jeffrey Willis to be tried in death of Rebekah Bletsch
ABC News 13 (6-20-2016, by Phil Dawson)
Cousin of accused killer Jeffrey Willis connects dots to Jessica Heeringa
ABC News 13 (7-12-2016, by Jon Mills)
Police tracked accused killer Jeffrey Willis before arrest
Court Transcripts from Muskegon District Court September 19, 2016
Detroit Free Press (9-20-2016, by Elisha Anderson)
Jeffrey Willis charged in kidnapping, death of Jessica Heeringa
Detroit Free Press (9-21-2016, by Elisha Anderson)
Police: Phone records, gun tie Willis to Heeringa
M Live (12-6-2016, by Lynn Moore)
Jessica Heeringa 'started shivering' near Jeffrey Willis, customer testifies
M Live (12-12-2016, by Lynn Moore)
Willis' computer codes reference Heeringa, Bletsch initials, death date: expert
M Live (2-27-2017, by Lynn Moore)
Video camera was next to Heeringa's body, police say Willis' cousin told them
Detroit Free Press (10-20-2017)
Prosecutor: Bletsch's DNA profile found in van
MLive (1-9-2018, by Lynne Moore)
Kevin Bluhm walks free for his role in Jessica Heeringa's murder
ABC 13 News (5-8-2018, by Kayla Fortney)
Bullets, 911 call, victim testimony | Day 1 of Jessica Heeringa trial
ABC 13 News (5-9-2018, by Kayla Fortney)
'Rocky' relationship detailed by Jessica Heeringa's boyfriend during witness testimony
People Magazine (5-17-2018, by Steve Heller)
Mich. Man Kidnapped Young Mom From Her Gas Station Job and Murdered Her in 'Torture Sanctuary'
WZZM (5-23-2018, by April Stevens)
Snyder signs Rebekah Bletsch bill into law
Jeffery Willis: A Timeline
