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her disappearance, and his minivan matched the description of one witnessed at the crime scene and recorded on security cameras speeding away from her workplace at about the time she went missing. His co-workers told police that he was scheduled to work that night but that he never arrived, nor did he show up for work in the days afterwards. Police executed a search warrant for Willis's home and found pictures of
Heeringa in a folder labeled "vics" on his computer. Police searched for her body near his home after a tip was called in on June 17, 2016, but found nothing. Police had previously searched for her body in and around a cabin in
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wound, face down, hands out, and tied. She was naked and wasn't moving. He also told police he knew that "Jeff had been following or watching Ms. Heeringa, and that he hit her ... which made her go unconscious to get her in the van," and that Willis had raped her, used sexual toys and torture. He told investigators he and Willis wrapped
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the "vics" folder on Willis's computer had pictures of
Bletsch. Judge Kostrzewa denied bond for Willis and ordered him to remain in the Muskegon County Jail. Jury selection for the Bletsch murder trial began on October 17, 2017. On November 2, 2017, a remorseless Jeffrey Willis was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Bletsch and of the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He was sentenced to life without parole six weeks later.
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Jessica's law. "If you have a daughter, a sister, thank God that they're still with you," Shelly Heeringa said. The owner of the gas station Jessica Heeringa worked at, which did not have a surveillance camera system at the time of her disappearance, has since
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on June 29, 2014. Shell casings found near her body matched a gun found in Willis's minivan, where police also found disturbing photos of women bound and gagged, handcuffs, chains, ropes, and syringes including one with a liquid later identified as a powerful sedative. Another sub-folder found inside
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November 2, 2017, Willis was also found guilty of the 2014 murder of Rebekah Sue Bletsch; six weeks later, he received the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Willis was also charged (but not tried) with the attempted kidnapping of a 16-year-old girl in 2016,
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11:25 pm: Police arrived at the gas station. In addition to
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Jail for other crimes including homicide, was charged by the
Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office with the kidnapping and murder of Heeringa. Willis had been a frequent customer at her place of employment, he matched a police artist's sketch of a man seen "being real flirty" with her on the night of
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A female customer who frequented the gas station saw
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prison guard, was charged with lying to a police officer during a violent crime investigation after he told police information about Heeringa's disappearance that was not made public but which he later recanted. He was charged with the same crime in connection with the Bletsch case. Bluhm pleaded
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in Fruitport. She went missing a month earlier and was initially considered a runaway, with sightings of her reported soon after. Reports from the time said she ran out a back door at her boyfriend's house when her mother came to pick her up. Willis graduated from the same high school in 1988 and
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on April 16, 2016. She became lost after leaving a party, and Willis approached her in his van with an offer to let her use his phone. He insisted that she get in the car to use the phone. Once inside the car, he locked all of the doors and produced a gun, but she managed to escape with minor
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11:00 pm: An Exxon manager and her husband drove by the station only to find a man acting in a suspicious manner; they observed him repeatedly opening and closing his silver minivan's rear hatch. Then they saw him drive away. They later described the man, his behavior, and his vehicle to the
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named Jeffrey Willis was charged with her kidnapping and murder on the strength of forensic evidence combined with eyewitness testimony that implicated him. Willis was found guilty of Heeringa's kidnapping and murder on May 16, 2018; he was sentenced to life in prison a month later.
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As of March 11, 2020, the bill has not been passed by the Michigan legislature. Small business owners are concerned about the cost associated with installing surveillance cameras or the hiring of additional staff. In November 2014, Shelley Heeringa, Jessica's mother traveled to the
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Willis's cousin, Kevin Bluhm, pleaded guilty to lying to detectives both during the Heeringa investigation as well as during that of a 2014 homicide (of which Willis was convicted); for this offense, he was sentenced to time served. On November 27, 2017, Bluhm pleaded
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to having been an accessory after the fact by helping Willis dispose of Heeringa's body; for this, he was sentenced on January 9, 2018, to time served plus five years' probation along with the added requirement of having to wear a GPS tether for one year at minimum.
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of not more than $ 200 for each violation. Businesses excluded from Jessica's Law include hotels, taverns, restaurants, pharmacies, grocery stores, supermarkets or businesses that have more than 10,000 square feet of retail space.
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The trial for Heeringa's murder took place in May 2018. After 1½ hours of deliberations, the jury found Willis guilty of Heeringa's kidnapping and murder on May 16, 2018. He received a life sentence without parole a month later.
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such as the folder on Willis's computer titled "vics" (possibly short for victims) which prosecutors say included a sub-folder titled with her initials, photos of Heeringa, and the date of her disappearance. They also found
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as well as child pornography in 2011, which involved his unsuspecting female next-door neighbors who were 14 years old at the time. He is also a suspect in the unsolved murder of a 15-year-old girl that occurred in 1996.
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Willis was charged with production and possession of child pornography after police found videos of two nude girls who were 14 at the time on his computer. He lived next door to the girls in March 2011 in
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Although Heeringa's remains have never been found, a pair of male cousins have been tried and convicted in connection with her untimely disappearance and assumed murder. In September 2016, a resident of
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titled "The abduction of Jessica Heeringa," which was narrated by her mother, who also mentioned there was a $ 26,000 reward for information about her disappearance.
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worked as a janitor for the school district from 1998 to 1999 before being fired for looking at pornography on a computer meant for students in an elementary school.
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released their Jessica Heeringa story on the two-year anniversary of her disappearance in April 2015. The story was released via a
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profiled all three Jeffrey Willis cases on an episode entitled "The Murderer In the Minivan" which debuted on February 2, 2024.
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2067:"Jessica Heeringa's mother: Security cameras required in bill would have prevented daughter's disappearance"
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signed it into law on May 24, 2018. It is officially known as the "Rebekah Bletsch Law."
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10:55 pm: The last transaction, a cigarette lighter, was recorded on Heeringa's register.
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2123:"'Jessica's Law,' named after missing Jessica Heeringa, unveiled by officials, family"
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1916:"Kevin Lavern Bluhm - Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) - Offender Profile"
1321:"Kevin Bluhm pleads guilty to lying to police about Jessica Heeringa's disappearance"
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1605:"Willis' computer codes reference Heeringa, Bletsch initials, death date: expert"
2237:"Jessica Heeringa's story to be highlighted on 'Unsolved Mysteries' show online"
1079:"Jessica Heeringa case: Police release new timeline details, crime-scene photos"
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WILLIAM VAN REGENMORTER CRIME VICTIM'S RIGHTS ACT (EXCERPT) Act 87 of 1985
1633:"Jeffrey Willis to stand trial for Jessica Herringa's kidnapping, killing"
2309:"3 years later, Jessica Heeringa disappearance to be featured on TV show"
1999:"Prison Guard Charged With Lying In Jessica Heeringa Disappearance Probe"
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1947:"Jeffrey Willis' cousin charged with lying in Jessica Heeringa case"
1881:"Girl allegedly recorded by Willis: 'Didn't think he would do this'"
1712:"Jeffrey Willis trial: Jury selection begins in Bletsch murder case"
1012:"Michigan woman's blood found at scene of her abduction, police say"
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The case was the subject of an episode of the Irish YouTube series
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gas station where she was working on the night of April 26, 2013.
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passed a bill that will require convicted defendants to listen to
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2455:"New Kidnapping, Murder charges in Jessica Heeringa Case (Pt 2)"
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1549:"MSP searched N MI property for Heeringa after Willis' arrest"
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1264:"The Jeffrey Willis cases: A 'quarter-million dollar' defense"
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1288:"Family: Police looking at '96 death in Willis investigation"
1212:"Jurors discuss guilty verdict in Jeffrey Willis murder case"
2151:"Former lawmaker wants renewed push to pass "Jessica's Law""
1785:"Bill signed requiring defendants to hear impact statements"
979:"Jeffrey Willis charged in 2014 murder of Rebekah Bletsch"
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Willis is a suspect in the unsolved murder of 15-year-old
2533:"ABC 20/20: Who Is Jeffrey Willis & What Did He Do?"
1103:"Jeffrey Willis charged with murdering Jessica Heeringa"
1528:"New lead triggers search for body of Jessica Heeringa"
1683:"500 potential jurors called for Jeffrey Willis trial"
1503:"Source: Willis had file labeled with Heeringa's name"
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and community member Sharron Pennell and sponsored by
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searched the immediate area but did not find anything.
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Jensen, Billy; Holes, Paul (Hosts) (April 15, 2019).
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1662:"Murder trial of Jeffrey Willis delayed to October"
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2235:Peters, Heather Lynn (April 24, 2015).
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2400:Jones, Marissa (Host) (May 23, 2016).
2095:"Hearing held on Jessica Heeringa Act"
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917:"Mom's Blood Found at Vanishing Scene"
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699:West Shoreline Correctional Facility
2630:Incidents of violence against women
2307:Bunchman, Meghan (April 10, 2016).
2206:"The abduction of Jessica Heeringa"
2149:Sidorowicz, Josh (April 11, 2016).
893:List of solved missing person cases
505:on May 10, 2018. Michigan Governor
2625:Violence against women in Michigan
1921:Michigan Department of Corrections
1810:Michigan Legislature, May 23, 2018
1460:Michigan Department of Corrections
1350:Moore, Lynn (September 20, 2016).
801:Jensen and Holes: The Murder Squad
686:Michigan Department of Corrections
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1603:Moore, Lynn (December 12, 2016).
1481:Walker, Heather (June 20, 2016).
1262:Kolker, Ken (December 27, 2016).
1234:Moore, Lynn (December 18, 2017).
715:Michigan House of Representatives
495:Michigan House of Representatives
380:without the possibility of parole
118:5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
2635:Missing person cases in Michigan
2497:(Podcast). Crime Junkie Podcast.
2417:"Bonus: Jessica Heeringa Part 3"
2212:. April 24, 2015. Archived from
1710:Moore, Lynn (October 17, 2017).
1660:Brenzing, Bob (August 4, 2017).
1571:WZZM Staff (December 14, 2016).
1430:Moore, Lynn (December 6, 2016).
1286:Walker, Heather (May 26, 2016).
1210:Moore, Lynn (November 2, 2017).
944:"Jessica Heeringa Disappearance"
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2558:Jeffrey Thomas Willis's Profile
1889:. June 23, 2016. Archived from
1731:McNeill, John (March 9, 2018).
1526:Baldas, Tresa (June 17, 2016).
1511:. June 22, 2016. Archived from
1374:Moore, Lynn (January 9, 2018).
629:Required to a wear a GPS tether
241:Composite sketch of the suspect
2387:"Episode 12: Jessica Heeringa"
2335:Moore, Lynn (April 12, 2016).
1829:. May 17, 2016. Archived from
1681:Dean, Evan (October 3, 2017).
1319:WZZM Staff (August 26, 2016).
987:. May 25, 2016. Archived from
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717:Bill was announced titled the
317:2016 mugshot of Jeffrey Willis
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1945:Kolker, Ken (June 21, 2016).
1547:Kolker, Ken (June 23, 2016).
883:List of homicides in Michigan
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2615:Deaths by person in Michigan
2581:Jeffrey Willis investigation
2564:Kevin Lavern Bluhm's Profile
2508:The Case of Jessica Heeringa
2495:"MURDERED: Jessica Heeringa"
1402:Lendon, Brad (May 1, 2013).
1151:Moore, Lynn (May 16, 2018).
1010:Lendon, Brad (May 3, 2013).
571:2016 mugshot of Kevin Bluhm
274:Chrysler Town & Country
208:Muskegon Township, Michigan
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2600:2010s missing person cases
2264:"UPDATE: Jessica Heeringa"
828:I Survived a Serial Killer
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2419:(Podcast). The Vanished.
2404:(Podcast). The Vanished.
2389:(Podcast). The Vanished.
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2372:Investigation Discovery
770:Investigation Discovery
713:On December 9, 2013, a
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78:Norton Shores, Michigan
755:The television series
740:Michigan State Capitol
493:On March 9, 2018, the
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2364:"Somebody's Watching"
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305:Jeffrey Thomas Willis
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169:Jessica Lynn Heeringa
45:Jessica Lynn Heeringa
2040:Michigan Legislature
1893:on December 28, 2017
1515:on January 25, 2018.
809:Crime Junkie Podcast
719:Jessica Heeringa act
701:, a state prison in
2575:Grand Haven Tribune
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2075:. Norton Shores, MI
1833:on November 9, 2017
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731:Marcia Hovey-Wright
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642:Span of crimes
489:Rebekah Bletsch Law
399:Span of crimes
361:First-degree murder
196:behavioral sciences
160:FindJessicaHeeringa
2342:Muskegon Chronicle
2314:Detroit Free Press
2274:Unsolved Mysteries
2242:Muskegon Chronicle
2210:Unsolved Mysteries
2128:Muskegon Chronicle
2072:Muskegon Chronicle
2036:legislature.mi.gov
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1717:Muskegon Chronicle
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1217:Muskegon Chronicle
1158:Muskegon Chronicle
1084:Muskegon Chronicle
1054:Detroit Free Press
758:Unsolved Mysteries
751:In popular culture
559:Kevin Lavern Bluhm
528:Fruitland Township
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