MURDERED: Jessica Heeringa
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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Episode Source Material
- Michigan Mother Disappears From Late Night Shift at Gas Station
- Jessica Heeringa Update: Police Release Surveillance Footage Of Van, 911 Call In Missing Mom Case
- ‘Living a nightmare’: Jessica Heeringa’s family struggles to remain positive while she is missing
- Sketch of suspect in Michigan abduction released
- Jessica Heeringa’s Blood Found at Scene Where Missing Mom Vanished
- Family Identifies Sex Assault Suspect Shot & Killed by Officers
- ‘Suicide by cop’ may be a factor of officer-involved fatal shooting in Vine neighborhood shooting Feb. 7, police say
- Court records show Brad Mason, man shot by Kalamazoo police, had lengthy criminal history
- Jessica Heeringa case: Police release new timeline details, crime-scene photos
- Jessica Heeringa’s sister seeks emergency custody of boy
- Jessica Heeringa case to appear on ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ webisode
- 1 year later, Bletsch murder ‘not a cold case’
- Season 7 Episode 1: Somebody’s Watching – “Disappeared”
- 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
- Is Michigan kidnap-attempt suspect connected to Jessica Heeringa disappearance?
- Teen’s daring escape may help solve 2 cold cases
- Jeffrey Willis charged in 2014 murder of Rebekah Bletsch
- Source: Willis not at work after Heeringa abduction
- New lead triggers search for body of Jessica Heeringa
- Jeffrey Willis to be tried in death of Rebekah Bletsch
- Cousin of accused killer Jeffrey Willis connects dots to Jessica Heeringa
- Police tracked accused killer Jeffrey Willis before arrest
- Court Transcripts from Muskegon District Court September 19, 2016
- Jeffrey Willis charged in kidnapping, death of Jessica Heeringa
- Police: Phone records, gun tie Willis to Heeringa
- Jessica Heeringa ‘started shivering’ near Jeffrey Willis, customer testifies
- Willis’ computer codes reference Heeringa, Bletsch initials, death date: expert
- Video camera was next to Heeringa’s body, police say Willis’ cousin told them
- Prosecutor: Bletsch’s DNA profile found in van
- Kevin Bluhm walks free for his role in Jessica Heeringa’s murder
- Bullets, 911 call, victim testimony | Day 1 of Jessica Heeringa trial
- ‘Rocky’ relationship detailed by Jessica Heeringa’s boyfriend during witness testimony
- Mich. Man Kidnapped Young Mom From Her Gas Station Job and Murdered Her in ‘Torture Sanctuary’
- Snyder signs Rebekah Bletsch bill into law
- Jeffery Willis: A Timeline
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