Murder of Jessica Heeringa

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Jessica Lynn Heeringa (July 16, 1987 – c. April 26, 2013) was a 25-year-old woman from Norton Shores, Michigan, who disappeared from the Exxon gas station where she was working on the night of April 26, 2013. Left at the scene of the apparent abduction, investigators found Heeringa's car and jacket, as well as her cigarettes and purse with a large amount of money. They also located drops of blood outside the gas station, which subsequent DNA analysis positively matched to Heeringa. Also, parts to a firearm were uncovered in proximity to the blood. Over the next three and a half years, a 75-member task force with 14 specialized divisions—such as aviation, behavioral sciences, technical services, and intelligence analysis — from 15 local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies — gave 12,000 man-hours to a vast investigation that included upwards of 1,400 tips received, 33 search warrants executed, 20 residential searches by consent, as well as 12 ground and two underwater searches. Although...

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