The Case of Jessica Heeringa

[@scaparapadoobedoooo3170]

Hold up... a gas station open late with ONE employee on duty and NO surveillance cameras!? Wtf!?

[@skipinator]

Not that uncommon, especially in small towns.

[@candyrain09able]

A female employee at that. Come on Exxon.

[@Theyluv_evess]

I hope they’ve learned from this and protect their employees in future

[@carrieharlow435]

I used to work at a gas station from the ages of 16 to 21 and the thought of being there alone is terrifying. We always had at LEAST 3 people there during the night shifts. One cleaning, one stocking and the other running the register.

[@scaparapadoobedoooo3170]

@@skipinator in my country it would never happen man, seems so weird to me.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

If that 16 Year old girl hadn't had the guts to jump out of a moving vehicle, while having a gun trained on her there would still be two unresolved cases - saved her own life & solved two murders - what a remarkable girl. An unintentional heroine.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Should maybe have watched till the end before writing this.

[@Vixxing21]

Or... 10 more victims... (this guy wasent gonna stop! He drove around with a murderkit)

[@bradlemmond]

She was better off taking the chance than staying in the van, but that must have been terrifying.

[@joeennis2571]

she deserves a medal for bravery

[@nerdbot37]

Yup. She would have been at least the third unsolved case, most likely.

[@JGCustomAirbrushing]

How badass is the girl who jumped out of the moving van, then picks him out of a line up flawlessly! Great job, miss! You just saved so many other's lives as well as your own!

[@tonymoretti2347]

Semi-_badass

[@incognitothanks8424]

I remember this case very well. It’s 20 minutes from where I live and his accomplice in this case Kevin blohm was a Sargent at Muskegon correctional facility.

[@incognitothanks8424]

It’s west Michigan. Eastern Michigan would be Detroit area were straight across from that.

[@yayakelley7771]

We are a hearty lot here in West Michigan!

[@yayakelley7771]

@@incognitothanks8424 I was living in Saugatuck at the time. Sad, sad case.

[@pencilandpaper8438]

The one casual customer showing more due diligence as to a missing employees well-being than the actual manager always sticks in my head from this case.

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

The manager lady was crying her eyes out when she testified at trial about not doing anything. She deserves to be haunted by what happened. More concerned about an employee stealing than about them potentially being attacked.

[@trashketchup1497]

it was also weird to me how the manager immediately assumed she was stealing… like that’s one of the last things i would think..

[@cassandraharris442]

What is the point of that manager driving by her own store, and not bothering to go check everything.

[@samfreda8156]

Cassandra Harris do you prefer to work on your day off orrrr 🤔

[@katenz100]

@@samfreda8156 she clearly thought something was wrong. And she saw something that didn't look right. Her first thought was "I'm being robbed" and then she doesn't even check is Jessica's there. She's an idiot.

[@1974lionsfan]

I thought that same damn thing! She thought that something was off but just drives away? Shud be charged with fucking ignorance.. im sure it has eaten at her tho bcuz she possibly cud have saved this beautiful girl, i honestly dont know how or if i cud live with that thought the rest of my life

[@1974lionsfan]

@@katenz100 cudnt agree with you any more than i do! Its a shame ignorance isnt a crime! Idk if i cud live with knowing someone died bcuz i was too lazy to just go have a look

[@suwaidajalal]

She didn't have to go check if she suspected a robbery/theft. That might have been dangerous. She definitely should have called the police.

[@ivorymelmoth]

"Hm, this van looks very suspicious, I wonder if Jessica is robbing the place. Better not go inside or record the license plate"

[@michaela9967]

yea, the owner is dumb, she could have saved her probably. And who doesn't have cameras in petrol stations in 2013 .... ???

[@tessforbes8687]

Ivory Melmoth Amazing to me that once she was satisfied the station wasn’t being robbed she was happy to go on her way. She owned a business, had a duty of care to her employees but she didn’t check on Jessica. There weren’t any security measures to protect a person working alone at night.

[@ivorymelmoth]

@@tessforbes8687 quite apparently Jessica's Law, which would require businesses open during graveyard shift to have security cameras and/or have at least two employees working the shift. It has struggled to be passed because business owners are concerned about the cost of the surveillance equipment and having to pay an extra employee. Not concerned at all about the safety of their employees, even after this tragedy. Just their pockets.

[@ivorymelmoth]

At one job I had at the mall, our supervisor used to close by herself and she had a man who stalked her nearly every time. She asked our greedy dumbass boss if she could have another person close with her and of course they said no. The shop was right next to one of the main entrances and someone could easily rush in and try something.

[@cosmicdebris42]

This disgusting bitch has a lot to answer for. More interested in her cash flow than the safety of her employees. People like her need a good kicking.

[@shrek24jeremyb41]

Haha. As soon as he said “I am innocent”. A guy coughs and says Bullshit!!! Amazing

[@lisahinton9682]

@Shrek24 JeremyB A time-stamp would've been appreciated!

[@Suckinonchilidawgz]

@@lisahinton968224:49 but I only heard a cough

[@saskialolita]

So weird that the owner was weirded out enough by the van that she went out of her way to follow/watch it when it went behind the gas station but then after it drove off she did the same without so much as even glancing inside the store or checking on Jessica… i mean jeez even if it was only to make sure she wasn’t stealing that would’ve been better than what she did - aka _nothing._ Like ngl but that kinda pisses me off…😾

[@Why-Censor]

AND did not bother with a license plate.🤨

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

You gotta love how the owner is like "I thought she was stealing" but never went in or check anything out. You don't confront your employee or ask what's up? Or even then, call the police?

[@russeldevries1642]

You know how many cars pull into gas stations for reasons other than purchasing anything? A hundred a day . Once he relealised it wasn't theft and noone coming in or out the rear door and the vehicle pulled away . .. what was he to think . Now if he saw that damn door come open ... then he would have acted.

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

@@russeldevries1642 he said in the video that the owner saw the car and thought she was stealing. Why not catch her in the act if she thought that. "Oh I'll just deal with it tomorrow"

[@russeldevries1642]

@@freakshowfilmfestival3591 He said when he saw a vehicle pull around the back he was worried she was stealing meaning that she was loading up a vehicle with goods from the store. This is why he was watching from an angle that he could see the rear door . When he could verify that that wasn't happening and the van pulled off . .. in his mind it was just another vehicle using a gas station to take care of whatever they needed to do .

[@JessBlake2]

It's not surprising that an owner who would have a single staff working alone at night (probably paying a pittance for a wage) without a camera, a panic button, any kind of protection, would be too selfish to think of anything but what a scene means to them personally.

[@tatertott2390]

Naaaahh she just assumed that she was robbing the place and didn't see a bunch of gas station stuff....other then THE EMPLOYEE!!....in the silver chomo van 🤔 so she just went on home! That manager is a serious piece of chit!!

[@joshanderson6319]

That 16yo girl that escaped is a certified badass. She saved countless lives.

[@aroseinwinter7719]

Josh Anderson her badassery is beyond meassure

[@aroseinwinter7719]

To Release is To Resolve special ed? She was very badass

[@aroseinwinter7719]

To Release is To Resolve im from the netherlands if i made mistakes i am sorry

[@casiegoon1959]

Josh Anderson YUP!

[@casiegoon1959]

A rose in Winter ... the year my grandfather died we had a really bad snow storm... low and behold out of 6 feet of snow a beautiful white rose emerged... it was his gift to us... a reminder of his love , purity, and never ending presence! Love your name!!! Reminds me of my Gramps! 🙏🏼 Thanks

[@pramodn9077]

I blame the manager for her lack of action even after seeing a suspicious van pull at the back of the gas station and knowing very well that Jessica was the only person working at the station. How she didn't even bother to report the incident to police is beyond me!

[@TonyGearSolid]

Manager: "The van looked suspicious and I thought she was stealing, buy it drove away and I was like OK EVERYTHING IS FINE NOW" This woman obviously doesn't care about her employees, too cheap to add cameras and too lazy to check on what she claimed looked like suspicious activity. Maybe if she had popped in she would've noticed Jessica gone, called the police and possibly had this monster tracked down a lot sooner.

[@EmpireSun]

The manager would have cared of some skittles had gone missing.

[@reignman30]

Haha I just made this exact same comment. Like WTF?

[@internetboy774]

Unfreakinbelievable.....she SHOULDA stopped by. wTF!!!!!

[@katymcginn4644]

@@internetboy774 😢 IT'S SO TRAGIC FOR JESSICA'S LITTLE BOY. HE HAD TO GROW UP WITHOUT HIS MOMMA 😢

[@Secret_Soul_Survivor]

That's exactly what I thought imagine the outcome here if that employer actually checked on her employee. Ffs she was right there why didn't she go inside and check Jessica was ok and ask about the van out the back, closing, opening and then closing the boot again and driving off was still odd behaviour at the back door of the establishment.

[@marylougeorge9890]

When he was sentenced for Rebeka Blech & her family were allowed to address him, he refused to listen & left the courtroom with a smile!!! No problem, the officers who drove him to the prison (2-3 hrs away) played their statements over & over, all the way 2 Jackson prison.👏👏👏

[@AsWeSpeak154]

Is this a true story? If so, then it's the best one i have heard this week. :)

[@marylougeorge9890]

@@AsWeSpeak154 Yes! This nut was from my city!😠

[@janemiettinen5176]

Oh, perfect! Gotta love those creative officers :)

[@mamacakes6296]

Good for those two officers !! That should have been on the news

[@marylougeorge9890]

@@mamacakes6296 It was in the news paper.😊👍

[@gothempress]

I went to high school with Jessica. She was a sweetheart and a loving, caring person. She was trying so hard to get her life going in the direction she wanted. So many people were throwing wild speculation down on what happened and it really hurt to see that. She was super trusting and lived in a bad part of Muskegon and it was just a perfect storm of awful. I wasn't super duper close to her after high school, but we did talk on social media off and on and I still miss her. 💔 Edited for clarity

[@mrs.dr.spencerreid3992]

Goth Empress - I’m sorry 😐

[@misanthropic985]

Goth Empress I’m so truly sorry for your loss. She seemed like an absolute 💎 gem of a person

[@windwoman3549]

Since when is that a “bad part” of Michigan?

[@grumpycat1178]

Yea sure, and I went to school with Trump.

[@maneckineckbeard1749]

Goth Empress So sorry for your loss. This story is just so many kinds of awful.

[@ChakkyCharizard]

>"YOU HAVE NO EVIDENCE IT WAS ME!" >literally has pictures of the victims' murdered and raped corpses on his computer

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

I don't think he had pictures of their dead bodies on his computer, it was just newspaper clippings/images from online news articles.

[@unfinished8kt]

12:55 love it. And don’t think your mentions of the bastard man goes unnoticed whenever you say it. Love those references

[@unfinished8kt]

Well it’s 12:56 actually but you don’t get it all in that second

[@MegCazalet]

That woman who hung around to keep an eye on Jessica the night before is an angel. If only there were enough people like her to be around everywhere. Edit: Please watch the video carefully before commenting and confusing Jessica’s boss, who drove past on the *very night* of the crime and suspected theft, with the woman customer who had a bad feeling and watched Jessica close up shop the *night before* the night she was kidnapped.

[@deanbrady3923]

Didn’t really help though did it 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@christopherkampfe6511]

@@deanbrady3923 q

[@D-me-dream-smp]

I know props to that lady for taking that initiative. Sad that she couldn’t stop what happened BUT at least she did all she could.

[@michaelspoto8720]

didn't she just hang out cause she thought jessica was stealing? it's not like she was looking out for her. just was at the right place at the right time.

[@nanazu1880]

@@michaelspoto8720 if I understood right, it was the store manager checking on the van the day Jessica disappeared but there was a lady who stayed around to check on Jessica the day before she went missing.

[@Comegetyomansis4840]

Imagine instantly assuming your employee is stealing just to find out later she was kidnapped and murdered smh terrible

[@mariamak4143]

I personally think she’s partially responsible, for NOT being responsible enough that she just thought she might be stealing.. She went out of her way to check the back but didn’t care enough to go in and actually check whats going on. Idk how she could live with that, the fact that she could’ve saved a life at that time! Just imagine

[@jt8162]

Probably shrugged it off within a week as long as a replacement was quickly hired and there wasn't a big dent to sales.

[@frostythehoeman6969]

That cheap owner needed to get some fucking security cameras if he was so worried! Letting a female work alone at night with no protection...hell, even a dude working there at night alone is susceptible to getting robbed.

[@English3Muffin]

It’s possible he would have murdered anyone who walked in on the abduction. He was stupid enough to leave things on his computer, I could see him shooting anyone who got in the way of abducting her. But I do agree. I don’t understand if you were that suspicious to not just check inside to make sure everything was fine.

[@jamesjoseph1249]

Well she was addicted to heroin...so maybe that's somebody you don't trust implicitly.

[@RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia]

It sucks when guilty people proclaim their innocence. Just makes it harder for truly innocent people to be believed. It’s why no one believes people in prison, even if they’ve been wrongfully convicted.

[@deborahsunflower939]

How would he explain the photos or vids of the two dead women on his computer under "vics" ?

[@PerfectlyImperfect75]

​@@deborahsunflower939 🙌🏾 Indeed

[@cali.girllivinnnevada8]

It is absolutely heartbreaking when the victim survives for hours and hours sometimes even days just long enough to get found, and then as soon as they get rescued they end up dying in the hospital…. Sooooo sad! 💔

[@claudialynn4272]

“Makes you wonder how many of these guys are still out there...sleep well” Me watching this at “tree” am...

[@ObiWanShinobi67]

Lol. I love how he pronounces words that start with thr.

[@GrandTime-17]

😂😂😂 ikr! I was like Damn you, Mike!

[@bryce2388]

"Me watching this at “tree” am." On Turdsday.

[@jewell92]

How many? Too many!

[@craigime]

where is he from?

[@TheBre123456]

I love how this guy tries to plea he’s not guilty but this girls name was on his computer in a hidden folder ?!?!

[@xeeng1]

Inmates literally sometimes only do it just to kill time and be around people. Crazy ain’t it.

[@lennychorn147]

He never claimed he didn't know her, or do anything with her. He just claimed that he didn't kidnap or kill her. Implying that they hooked up consensually.

[@Catlady77777]

But he's so smart, dont you know...

[@brandyhuff8487]

And the password was her Initials and date of kidnapping 🙄

[@muskyman1018]

Should be a requirement to have 2 employees on the night shift, and working cameras! I’d like to have heard how “mr innocent” tried to explain away Jessica’s pics on his hard drive.

[@cpfs936]

A bill has been presented in the Michigan legislature to do just that. I don't believe it's passed, though.

[@leaper7991]

Money--- businesses need to afford it as well

[@Erebus.666.]

Well done to that amazing girl who escaped. She deserves a medal.

[@gtt8428]

Did you miss the part where she got in the van wtf !? Nah I don't need a lift but I'll get in your van, huh !?

[@thehousespouse]

​@@gtt8428She was 16. What do you want from her? She was a kid still.

[@bonafideslacker2626]

That 16 year old girl - wherever she is today, in 2020 - I hope she's managed to thrive in spite of this horrifying experience that seems sort of a sad by-story to this larger case.

[@ARG23supreme]

I'm pretty sure the idea that she could've been kidnapped and killed sends shivers down her spine every day.

[@blueplum143]

@Sicario Warmonger Good for her then!!

[@martacosta2677]

16? She was 25 !

[@HailSchn]

@@martacosta2677 What are you talking about? Jessica was 26, he tried to kidnap a 16 year old. Literally what got him caught was a 16 year old jumping out of his moving van and calling for help.

[@jaymthesn5981]

I guess now she learned something that every kid with a brain knows... You don't take rides from strangers or even people that you know, without "others" knowing about that.

[@SamBrilhanteOfficial]

I love when murderers take notes during their trials to appear scholarly. "Let me jot that down..."

[@deedawson4764]

😂😂😂

[@mischr13]

"Ohhh, I'm a MURDERER............Is that gonna be on the exam?"

[@SamBrilhanteOfficial]

Mischa Romo Lol!!!! Seriously! I can’t with these people. Wtf are they writing? I’d love for someone to create a book full of courtroom notes.

[@thelexicon7294]

Chad Daybell did that at his pretrial just a few weeks ago. "Excuse me, how do you spell 'I'm a monster'?"

[@mechadonia]

Hmm... yes... *writes down “I’m so fucked” on notepad*

[@GOGOSLIFE]

I worked at a self-serve gas station when I was young. In an area with no one around. No other businesses and very few homes. The only other employees were men. I got hit on lots, and had some weirdos come in. I also had the local PD check on me, and bring me coffee. One guy asked me out at least 20 times, and I kept telling him I had a boyfriend. That guy scared me. I later found out he lived just a few blocks from my home. I recognized his car when I drove past. This was 40 years ago, and times were different. Those places are dangerous for women. They should never be left alone on the evening shift. Ironically, the place was torn down and and another building is there. It's now a police station

[@melodygreen5029]

This is just my favorite youtube channel. You are a great narrator/story teller.

[@colleen31]

The 16yr old...what an amazing young lady!!!!!! She was like "oh hell NO!!! So courageous!!!

[@alittleofeverything4190]

What kind of manager would drive away from seeing that, at her store?

[@MsSonali1980]

One that couldn't be bothered to have surveillance or two employees for safety reasons. I really hope she had to change that and install at least cameras. And that the first idea she had was that Jessica was stealing.. smh.

[@heftyelf]

@@MsSonali1980 The manager may not have the authority to do that... They're just an employee... Someone else owns the business

[@heftyelf]

That's all I could think of myself... 'gee, that looks suspicious .. oh well, BYE' 🤷‍♀️🤦

[@alittleofeverything4190]

@@heftyelf Right, she did not 'not know' there was something shady going on. Replay that whole night backwards and have her go into the store before that guy had a chance to take that poor girl.

[@LeeDee5]

Sounds like typical Michigan behavior.

[@BradPingle3]

10 years now have passed since Jessica went missing. Let's hope we can find her soon and give her a proper burial. May she RIP

[@JSainte17]

She went missing on my birthday. I was a state away having a grand ole time and this poor girl was going through, what I assume, is going to be an absolute nightmare. Poor baby.

[@GenXfrom75]

Bless that brave 16-year-old girl!

[@richardcoronado4081]

leaving an employee alone at night honestly should be illegal!

[@Hezabelle77]

My 20 yr old (at the time) daughter used to work the night shift at a gas station. She was never supposed to be alone but people called in all the time and the manager would wait far too long to hire additional night clerks. She was alone often and I didn't sleep.

[@hollzie7348]

Agreed!! and especially without CCTV

[@kirschrot77]

Totally agree even older females or males should have more protection

[@gr4ve-desecr4tor]

They should at least have someone else in the store with them. My grandfather worked at a 7-11 for 8 years in his late 50’s and early 60’s and was robbed at gunpoint multiple times. It usually happened when he was completely alone in the store with no one to help him.

[@GhostDrummer]

Seymour Cox Did you let her know that you weren’t creeping on her? I suppose though, saying you weren’t creeping would just freak her out even more. Just curious how that encounter played out. I’ve said similar words before causing the employee working the register to feel uncomfortable. I was able to explain what I had meant; and while they seemed to be good with it, I have always wondered if I caused the person to have trust issues. Nothing but respect here though.

[@lisahinton9682]

Thank goodness for that 16-year-old, bravely belly-flopping on out of there, and giving the police a starting point. Who knows how long this would've continued had she not escaped. Well done, young lady, where ever you are now.

[@Vradica]

there is one thing in this case that I find incredibly weird... How does someone get convicted for helping another someone with disposing of a body, but the body is never found? He evven plead no contest.. I'm baffled, is there really no way to hold someone for not disclosing such information after admitting to have done it?

[@reignman30]

I thought that was confusing too. He shouldn't have gotten that light of a sentence without at least telling them where her body was.

[@yunglynda1326]

in this case he knew stuff that wasnt released to the public

[@elizabethm3477]

Yeah - they need to pump Truth Serum into these crooks as soon as a conviction is decided!

[@lisahinton9682]

@Jesper Linde The past tense of "to plead" is "pleaded." Mike used to get it wrong all the time, too, but I notice in recent videos he's corrected the error. Anyway, just thought you'd like to know.

[@fluffypink6unny]

@@lisahinton9682 ; pled

[@tobeapearl]

Me “I don’t know why I’m always so anxious.” Also me “Just one more episode with Mike.”

[@marissarangel8630]

Same here omg. I’m so paranoid now but I can’t stop watching.

[@gracenote1837]

I regret watching them at night alone in the house. Lol

[@CADsAnonymous]

Lmfao, don’t forget to sprinkle in a couple cute/funny animal videos every now and then

[@bigpoppazeus8048]

Literally me

[@NotSoNormal1987]

Yep. At least I remember to double check the locks on the doors. I'm not alone at home. But starting to think I should get a large dog. Bad case scenario the dog could save lives. Better case scenario, we have another pet for everyone to love. I think it's super cute how a lot of big dogs act like puppies.

[@maximumvalues]

This is not the first time a young lady has been abducted from a lonely late shift. These shops should not be allowed to have someone working late on the solo.

[@corettaha7855]

I’d do it. In fact I do it. It’s not as common to be abducted and murdered as mike’s viewers think. Unemployment is a much larger risk in my world. But thanks for trying to protect me to death.

[@jimpyre5038]

@@corettaha7855 Found today’s asshole...

[@andiincali.4663]

It's happened to young men too.

[@phippskat]

@@andiincali.4663 All the more reason employees in these situations shouldn't work alone. It's safer in pairs

[@Tina06019]

Certainly not without CCTV. Some of these stores I have been to late at night wisely lock the front door and you go up to the window and pay for your gasoline & ask for the quart of milk or whatever you need & the clerk gets it for you.

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

If Kevin Blum helped bury Jessica, why don't the authorities know where her body is? And if he didn't TELL them where she is, why on earth did he get such a lenient sentence?

[@MM-eo8eu]

I'm from the same area where this took place. So sad and scary. Thank you for such thorough and sensitive coverage. One tiny thing: this happened in West Michigan, not East. 🙂

[@norupologies5926]

Me: *Laughs at police sketch* Me a few minutes later: "Oh damn.... his eyes really do look like that.."

[@saschavest]

Same I was giggling about how ugly and daff it looked until I saw his real face

[@K42023]

Lol me too. 😂😂

[@trevasmith6369]

Samee 🤣

[@melissadunton3534]

Lmao!!! Same!! I swear...so glad I’m not the only one who had that inner monologue happening. 😂🤣

[@lesliebean4594]

@@saschavest Yep, he’s ugly and daft in real life too lol

[@jonritchey8653]

the amount of evil in this world pisses me off to no end.

[@geek_programmer8379]

That's why we survive

[@brianshissler3263]

And the lack of recourse the innocent have.

[@jonritchey8653]

@@brianshissler3263 don't get me started man

[@brianshissler3263]

@@jonritchey8653 I would love to add some vigilante action to my belt. Dont want to go to jail though.

[@jonritchey8653]

@@brianshissler3263 if you did it right you would be a hero in jail

[@tanyac3897]

I just can’t help but wonder… If the manager saw the van, thought it was suspicious, the outdoor light was off (which would be abnormal) and thought Jessica was possibly stealing… Why didn’t she call the police?

[@sumondas591]

How can the gas station not have cctv - appalling

[@LittleOrla]

It's so nice to be 75 and losing my memory. I get to watch these old videos over and over and they're always new. 😉

[@tillymynt9054]

🤣🤣🤣same here , and I’m 61 😩

[@patrickbuick5459]

I am in that back stretch myself...

[@Silkendrum]

77 here. I when I find a "That Chapter" I check the age, and if it's more than six months old, I watch it again, and it's almost like new. I guess there are a few advantages to age....

[@SNOW.STORM30]

This thread is so wholesome! Enjoy 😊

[@blahsomethingclever]

I'm 36, feeling the same. Life is weird

[@JewelsFromVenus]

They should never work alone like that......Two workers at all times for their safety

[@WheezyCatLady]

Yes, and CCTV for SURE!!!

[@PlyrE]

A place i worked at we used to have a wacky schedule that our boss never bothered to fix. Anyways som of us used to come in at 17-02 and was tasked with closing down, while the others left at midnight. May i ad only one of us used to come in at the late hours everyday, and we changed places everyday. However we didn't like the idea of being alone that late and we weren't getting payed to stay latter than our schedule said. But we still did, all 6 of us stayed every night till 02 and we all closed down the shop together. we weren't exactly at a populated area so none of us liked staying alone that late. One night we encountered a few drunk guys who thought that one of our coworkers was alone and tried to..... yeah. The rest of us was in the back when we heard her scream and rushed in while the guys rushed out when they saw us. Imagine if she was alone. we did have cctv and the guys where arrested. Our boss quickly changed the schedule and made 3 of us close down every night but we still all close down together. Shitty boss but good pay and awesome coworkers.

[@WheezyCatLady]

@@PlyrE Omg!!! Thank god the others were there! That's awful. I'm glad she was safe!!

[@PlyrE]

@@WheezyCatLady same, it was a horrible feeling.

[@elite_riddimzgaming3427]

Yea cos a kidnapper would never go coorr buy one get one free.....👀 if they think they can get away with it they will try regardless of cameras, amounts of people or anything else. Just remember he drove away with her.... how many people did he encounter on the roads on the way home? Witnesses was definitely not a worry of his or probably any of them kind of people because they're wired differently to be capable of it in the first place

[@bena7945]

Love that brave teenager, also admire the Prosecutor’s comments to the judge

[@jamespeterson5444]

I'm sorry but if I were the owner of that gas station, the first thing I would've done the next day was fire the manager on the spot ! She and her boyfriend saw this suspicious van in the back of the store close to closing time and just sat there ? Didn't even go into the store to see if Jessica was ok ?? Are you kidding me ?

[@emiach]

I live in a rural part of NY and it is extremely common for gas stations, general stores, etc. to be open all night with only one employee working. It's madness.

[@MrMojoman1236]

Altingauss same, my buddy works night shift at a 7/11, he tells me about all the crackheads and general freaks that come in at night.

[@belle326]

if I worked in a place like this at night I would feel like I'm taunting fate every second of being there. I'd be so paranoid I don't know how anyone does that

[@Komediennekymd2009]

Soooo not safe... Im amazed at this when I travel

[@Komediennekymd2009]

U would Never see this at a QT... They even have security. If u can't provide 2 employees on a night shift for safety u don't need to be open

[@saschavest]

Yeah, where I'm from in SC that's the same thing and its erie

[@Delibird411]

Accountant here. Confirming that "Clackity-clackity" is a pretty accurate depiction of what we do.

[@ashhanderson]

Melissa J hahahahaha awesome

[@danielcain1118]

I thought the abacus went clickety clickety.

[@jordynswift4838]

Melissa J 😂😂😂

[@veronicamolina-toriz4752]

😂🤓😂

[@spiritedawayvalley]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thomasvickers4491]

"TOOOOLS" 😂 I still laugh everytime I see you throw an it's always sunny clip in! From Philly and it's my favorite show.

[@OnlykinGaming]

Thank youu so much for every second of story telling

[@Paintbl99]

NEVER trust a grown man with no kids driving a minivan. That is a rule to live by.

[@iwuthere.7198]

That's all I could afford,ok? Besides I'm thinking about turning mine into an ice cream truck.

[@Coolwhiteboy56]

@@iwuthere.7198 That is terrifying.

[@PinayLady91]

better: NEVER trust a random STRANGER

[@BrandonWestfall]

@@PinayLady91 read this as stranglers

[@mace8873]

@@BrandonWestfall Don't trust them either, they might take your breath away, but that's not necessarily a good thing, just like having butterflies in your stomach, if they're butterfly knives...

[@TheMrGrey]

As a new accountant, I can confirm accounting is just “clackaty clackaty”.

[@abraham9421]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@cynthiam3943]

😂😂😂👏👏🇬🇧

[@GardenGuy1943]

Rebecca killed Jessica

[@darrahmurray8513]

I need a shirt that says the old clackety clackety 🥴

[@maarettapio9441]

Welcome to the industry 😀

[@allenbold4861]

I used to often get coffee from this station and remember Jessica well, my niece was acquainted with Rebekah also ,this hit the community quite hard to realize these monsters were around.

[@cassbenelliegardens]

Wouldn’t we all shit if after mike said “might as well speak American” then he pulls out a whole American accent on us 😅

[@MoA-Reload...]

Can't be as bad as his Australian accent 😂

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

He didn't put on an accent, he meant "speak American" as in calling a gas station a gas station, which in other parts of the world is referred to as a petrol station or a service station.

[@augustbernard3396]

That defense attorney didn’t believe his own words. The was the most passionless defense I’ve ever seen. Good.

[@quickchris10]

I saw a really bad defense team in the Jonathan Nobles capital murder trial. The prosecution had him dead to rights, and the defense attorney's closing argument was, `can you imagine what was going through his head, as he was stabbing, stabbing, stabbing?!' Wow/I guess he was saying Nobles was all coked up and so had zero ability to think clearly? (Ridiculous, btw/I thought I heard coke actually makes one think clearly.)

[@Sage-Thyme]

@@quickchris10 I was a juror in a local drug smuggling case and the defence lawyer did precisely his job, nothing more nothing less, he was barely animated and went with the 'all just coincidence' defence. He didn't do a bad job, but you could tell he knew he couldn't win, everything was mounted against his client, but he still tried. The interesting part was when it came to sentencing, so after the verdict was decided, suddenly he wasn't the defence anymore, he was just a lawyer (the articles of law needed to be applied correctly), and he and the prosecution both provided reference material which pushed the jail term up due to the quantity of drug involved. It must be so difficult trying to defend a position you know is wrong but he tried anyway and managed to make me double check everything during the jurors decision making.

[@judithbradford9130]

Probably because all that "there's no evidence" defense looks mighty thin when the murderer kept extensive documentation of his rape-murders under the heading VICS on his computer!

[@paigeturner5358]

@@Sage-Thyme Yes, I agree. It must be incredibly hard defending someone you know is guilty. Especially if they have done something horrendous like murdered a child. Innocent until proven guilty aside. You know they did it and if they get off they will offend again. It takes a special breed of people to be a defense attorney.

[@augustbernard3396]

@@paigeturner5358 Yeah, especially a public defenders imho. The paid ones we know sometimes sleazily defend monsters, but they get a Ferrari out of it. Can you imagine defending a Dahmer as a PD??

[@rageagainstmyhairline5574]

Mike here just blasting out 20 and 30 minute videos on the reg like it's nothing! Thanks so much for all the content, man, I love your videos and appreciate the fact that you upload so often :)

[@shadygirlxoxo]

Yes! This channel is my life during Covid-19!!!!

[@SandraLily2]

No CCTV, working alone on the midnight shift = lawsuit of major proportions.

[@babygirlyholmes4984]

I live in Muskegon I was 13 when she disappeared now 21 and drive past the gas station and his grandpas house all the time and it just gives you goose bumps. I wish her body would be found as a last sense of closure to the family and her son ❤️

[@emaentico]

So possession of the hard drive of horrors wasn't incriminating enough?

[@chris-hayes]

Yeah, it was the other guy who also drives a silver Chrysler van, also stops at the same gas station all the time and also has a /VICS folder. 😂

[@heartbreakboy9438]

I was saying the exact same thing!!

[@doctorshell7118]

Yeah, as well as his cousin testifying that he helped bury the body?

[@dr.coomer789]

@@chris-hayes huh sounds like me

[@nikkibest5010]

She should have never been working alone that late at night at a gas station convenience store. Plus, no cameras in 2013?! That owner is completely negligent.

[@silverlemniscate]

It makes you wonder why her husband agreed to have the mother of his small children work late nights at a gas station by herself as well...

[@Iron678Maiden]

So who should have been?

[@mikekesselring7270]

It's the midwest they're ten years behind.

[@Hiekokuchiki]

@@silverlemniscate Because its a job. Just because shes a woman doesn't mean she needs any more protection than a man. It doesn't mean she can't work at certain times either. Also her boyfriend has no control over how the owner runs scheduling.

@Josh Weaver agree, but more than one time (a lot of times) educated people also can't get a decent job... But in this case, you were right... poor life choices having children, so young, and with a drug addict

[@ericsanger4408]

I loved in the area during this time period and remember when she went missing. How it unfolded, nobody saw coming.

[@vt-yp7yq]

He was heading into serial killer context. There are probably MANY around the world who have yet to be caught. Good story.

[@DanielLiljeberg]

"No-one has ever seen him alone with her"... No, that is the definition of ALONE

[@travisrickenbacker3348]

Uhh no... you can be alone with another person... it all depends on context..for example.. the phrases, are we alone, I want to be alone with you, etc.. alone doesn’t always mean by yourself... grammar!

[@DanielLiljeberg]

@@travisrickenbacker3348 Yea, that is what I said. The fact that if he was with her but no-one saw them that means they were alone. That "no-one saw them" doesn't turn it impossible that they were alone, an angle it seems he's trying to convince us of.

[@mashakalinkina7207]

Some people want to argue anything. Agreed. Its like when anyone says no one saw them rape/kill/rob them & its like...yeah...no shit...guess that means theyre innocent! 👍 -.- Theres no video footage or photos!! Ok. You got me. -.- I swear some lawyers are idiots on top of the most condescending.

[@dinkledankle]

@@mashakalinkina7207 When a lawyer has to defend an obvious criminal, they have to do their job and defend them. Don't get it twisted and think they _want_ to defend criminals, because they very likely don't. They have no choice and someone has to do it, so if the defense doesn't make sense and seems absurd, you can bet it is intentional.

[@IndustrialSocks]

Gas station manager could've saved Jessica's life if she just looked inside the store before she dipped

[@schrutefarms4563]

Thats my thoughts too! Also if you see a suspicious vehicle at your store why not call the police?

[@iamlennii6791]

exactly - if you think it looks suspicious wouldn't you want to ensure the safety of your staff? She completely let Jessica down on this.

[@bobbysalkeld2634]

I thought it was pretty bogus that her first thought was that her employee was robbing her.

[@cats1970]

My friend from Iowa worked a job like that. She had to run to the automatic front door to manually close it multiple times to prevent clearly robbery/kidnappy types from getting in. Manager didn’t give two shits. Her grandma bought a new remote for the lock for her so she could close it from the till. Those rural places are messed up big time.

[@Jen-cc9xk]

Franz Ferdinand I'm not saying she should have called the cops, but she should have gone inside just to make sure the employee she was so distrustful of (thought she was stealing) was present and doing her job. She's a pretty slack arse manager.

[@Jakilyn]

It is odd that Jessica's boss conveniently drove by right when the silver van pulled behind the station. As the boss, why in the hell didn't she drive over there to see what was going on? Especially if she suspected theft..

[@route222FAQ]

Not having cameras at a gas station should be illegal as hell! It makes me absolutely sick to think that a company that deals with a large amount of money and are always targeted for robbery would not invest in CCTV for the business!

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

It's an added expense they're not willing to pay unless it's required by law. If they're stolen from then insurance covers it. Americans will cut costs on anything.

[@powerface71]

This happened not far from our home. My heart goes out to Jessica's Family. What an awful tragedy. The gas station owners should be held accountable for not having ANY security measures in place to keep her safe, no CCTV cameras alone is just ridiculous. A pretty young girl working the late shift ALONE, no gun or means to protect herself. I hope her Family sues the owners in civil court. R.I.P Jessica and Rebekah rest now in the arms of the good Lord!

[@finolaomurchu8217]

Yes, and the way the manager going by on her motorbije thought Jessica was robbing with an accomplice around the back of the petrol station. A lovely young girl on her own, no protection. The child is probably about 10 years now. Such a shame. And to have those video tapes with the two women's initials. Very sinister. The young one who escaped, that had been walking home. She would have ended up her initials on a file folder with photos of her dying self. Thank God that didn't happened 🙏

[@RustyShackleforddd]

Me too, I’m in West MI

[@ratulxy]

no love for ugly girls?

[@BertErniesson]

Then which laws did the owner actually break? I don't see any. Did he lack responsibilty and morality? I don't see how. I don't even see negligence. I just see a "damn it would have been reeeally good if..." type of situation. Don't get me wrong, YES, CCTV or a panic button, a handgun or whatever might have saved her (MIGHT), but where's the owner's actual mistake? Yes, you want justice, we all want that. So make the killer pay with his time, life and money, not the damn gas station for having a crime happen on their place. Otherwise you could also advertise for sueing the manager for not actually checking on her in person, sue the property owner for letting that happen on his land, Exxon for letting that happen in their store or for not having CCTV and shotguns in their contracts and stations, police for not patrolling there at that very time, Chevrolet for making a car that's usable in abductions, the killer's parents for producing a killer, like wtf.

[@powerface71]

@To Release is To Resolve Not sexist, facts. GTFOH simp ass pussy!

[@zeronzemesh7718]

Why didn't the owner of the store go inside and check on Jessica after seeing the van out back. That would have started the search minutes after the abduction and possibly saved her life. Of course not having security cameras at a convenience in 2013 is almost incomprehensible, so maybe incompetence was the goal.

[@shanginadildo]

Honestly astounded that they didn't have cctv in a petrol station!!

[@FatLeonard84]

It's Michigan, they don't even have clean drinking water there, not all of the US is rich, going to a small hick town in the US is like going back 30 years in the past seriously

[@sharonrose295]

Michigan is the north's version of Alabama. 'Nuff said.

[@srichmond32111]

@@FatLeonard84 are you kidding? We have clean drinking water. One city has an issue on the other side of the state. We are a gorgeous place to visit. Dont talk shit unless you have facts

[@srichmond32111]

@@sharonrose295 wow. Ignorant much?

[@emilyflotilla931]

All the time she was missing, all of sW Michigan was waiting for this! I live about 35 miles away, and it was heart-wrenching to see this come up on local news.

[@jakemoeller7850]

It should be mandatory that CCTV be installed in businesses such as this.

[@kcbh24]

This man is a disgusting, vile pig. Pure evil. A lot of work went into this video and it shows. Thanks for another great upload, Mike!

[@saraholly7633]

Hes so gross!!

[@truenaraku]

@@saraholly7633 Hey! Mike isn't gross, he's special.

[@zoey500]

This happened 20 minutes away from my house. Super scary and I’m so glad to see someone covering this. I wish I wouldn’t have found this so late. People still talk about Jess here, she’s dearly missed. Still get the chills every time I pass by there.

[@alfiona7951]

Must have been scary knowing that if that girl hadn't jumped out of the vehicle, that murderer would have been around the area. She possibly saved a lot of women who lived around there.

[@zoey500]

@@alfiona7951 it really was. I always drive by the gas station he picked that girl up at and it’s not surprising at all since at night it’s basically always empty, the other gas stations around here are so busy. My sister and her friend were actually followed numerous times walking home from the bus stop by the exact van that he had. We believe it was him but, you never know. We never seen it again after our families started picking them up instead of letting them walk home.

[@allanchandy4699]

Always carry a pepper spray.. open it mix it with chilli power a small spray that can fit in your palm.. When you feel you are alone hold it in your hand.. And never take your eye off the target.. keep this in mind.. do not have the fear of getting hit that will make you wanna take your eye off the target.. These perverts will only try to knock you in the head that's all they know.. spray the shit out of his eyes..

[@truth4004]

@@allanchandy4699 I agree should always have some kind of weapon handy.

[@chilledd2137]

Same, it’s 15 minutes from me. I go to the Lakes Mall all the time and I remember seeing the missing posters everywhere….

[@SignOfTheTimes008]

These defense lawyers... I know they are doing their job but when its all over their computer and you got weapons. I just could not defend people like that and profit from it. Its so troubling.

[@iluvpie20101]

“Petrol station... well, this is in America, so i’ll speak american. GAS STATION” Me, an American: _phew_

[@MoA-Reload...]

@Chantel hey, at least we pronounce tomato properly 😝 Edit: aww come on auto correct...you make me look even dumber in front of the Americans 😑 nothing to see here...hit edit by accident is all. Have a great day 🙄

[@karac9473]

Why did they not make a deal with the cousin to find her body? He was convicted on helping dispose of her so he knows where she is!

[@GoblinsAreAGirlsBestFriend]

That's what I was wondering...

[@bulletsfordinner8307]

I was thinking the same. He wouldn't shut up so they could have pressed a bit harder to find the body

[@Michellee970]

I agree! Plus, he obviously got a deal (or three) to have a sentence of time-served.

[@jimsworthow531]

@@Michellee970 exactly, should have been part of his deal.

[@mindofmind5350]

Well, said they went out to a property to look, but never found anything....he probably told them it was there, but couldn’t remember the exact spot??? Maybe?

[@bellalegendre2644]

That girl is the epitome of a hero! Bless her for helping bring a killer to justice

[@ConservativeGangstR]

Wow! I lived in North Muskegon, Michigan during that time and drove by this shit bags house every day on my way to work. Excellent job on the facts of the case, Mike. We appreciate your diligence. Love ya

[@pixie123456100]

Being a defense attorney when there is so much evidence against your client would be a terrible job. If you win everyone loses.

[@lovelyt4800]

Too bad the manager didn't actually go into the gas station to check on her employee :(

[@GardenGuy1943]

Rebecca killed Jessica

[@HttVVHttCHHHtMtCotW]

@@GardenGuy1943 who is Rebecca?

[@GardenGuy1943]

@@HttVVHttCHHHtMtCotW the murderer, watch the video

[@annevanity3922]

@@GardenGuy1943 why do you think that?

[@MissKitteh000]

I was thinking about that too. If it was me I would have immediately called the police, especially if I suspected that she was stealing from the gas station like she said in her statement.

[@jayfbee]

I'm sure that manager is spending the rest of her days saying 'what if' over and over again inside her head.

[@schrutefarms4563]

As she should! At the very least she could have called the police upon seeing a suspicious vehicle at her store!

[@imjayeleeiwishiwereabillio9731]

@@schrutefarms4563 yea,im sure the cops wouldve treated it as a high priority and raced to the scene. "suspicious" cars always makes them drop what theyre doing and rush to the scene. by the time the cops got there, either the rat would have already had the girl in the van and driven way, or abandoned his plans and left the scene. chances are, cops wouldve taken an hour or so to get there.a car sitting behind a petrol station is hardly a high priority, and is not always there suspiciously.

[@Jenks1888]

Yeah I loved her completely accurate description of his hair as 'crazy', guy must have been wearing a wig that night I suppose...

[@avalonpark1574]

Thank God that teen girl fought back and jumped out of the car. Oprah taught me that, do not ever go to the second crime scene. Do not ever go to the second location. If they are going to kill you, you have a better chance of getting away at the initial crime scene but also criminals are caught better when victims fight back more evidence is left behind.

[@reignman30]

What a useless manager. She suspects Jessica might be stealing, sees a van around back with it's hatch open, but then she's like, "meh, nothing to see here, guess I'll go home". Even if nothing suspicious was going on, how do you not at least check in on your employee if you're driving by?

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

Fair question. She has to live with herself knowing what happened. She broke down on the stand testifying at Jessica's trial. I'm sure she feels tremendous guilt, and so she should.

[@ling0s138]

Defense attorney: no one ever saw him alone with her Did he forget about the cousin who is on record saying he showed up to his house and she was unconscious and naked?

[@patrickbuick5459]

Or the lady the night before, it seems he was in the store with her alone before that customer arrived... and again after she left.

[@SaudiLiving1]

“The lights are on, but nobody is home” Is that a reference to that manager that seemingly ignored the situation. Because that’s how I feel about her. 🙄🙄🙄

[@anamikaaudra2868]

Jessica's son is so cute. I hope he is growing up well

[@floridajogi8175]

Great reaction by the store manager. Just driving off when she witnessed some suspicious things going on in the back of the shop......

[@FatalFist]

It absolutely disgusts me that evil people can get away with so much before being caught.

[@london_james]

Hard to catch people when there is no real motive :(

[@RezaQin]

Which is why the right to self defense is so important.

[@AJ_1namillion]

“Her first thought was stealing” Apparently her second thought was “to not alert authorities about a potential crime” What. An. Idiot 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@pizzafrenzyman]

Seeing that the back light was off should have interested her enough to drive in and see what was up.

[@marylougeorge9890]

At night, this is in very isolated area!!! Not cool that she worked alone!!!

[@marylougeorge9890]

@Kitten Lyric I believe he was cowardly & could only deal w 1 woman @ a time. 2 me, if the manager had stopped, it would hv prevented Jessica's abduction & murder.

[@augustcanyon3438]

That’s why she’s management

[@marylougeorge9890]

@Olli Rolli I understand ur point. Isn't choosing the weakest, cowardly?

[@christiemahon3481]

I have been working through all of your videos and I am fascinated and saddened by how many there actually are. You have such a way of telling the stories. Better than any crime drama/doc out there. Straight to the point no fluff, fascinating saddening stories in under an hour. You win good sir! After at least 20 videos I will never say the word three or “TH” the same lol. Thank you for making my day‘s a little brighter with the drama of someone else’s life. This is a great channel and you deserve every accolade that you get from it! Cheers Mike❤️

[@braydenrichardson994]

The Dennis "Tools" line was perfect 🤣

[@BeautyNTheFreak]

This happened in my town in Muskegon, Michigan. Jeffrey lived right a few streets down from me. The girl who he tried to take but got away (thank god!) had people calling her a liar about the whole situation, but then it turned into this! There was so many theories about the disappearance of Jessica because it went unsolved so long and her missing persons papers were still up all over town years until the very point of this coming out. It's such a terrible thing, but I'm glad this evil person was caught. You never know who lives right around the corner from you. Stay safe and be vigilant.

[@charlieevergreen3514]

Glad it was solved. I hate that some locals thought the girl was lying! I know some kids are reckless attention seekers, but shouldn't we be more inclined to take kids seriously when it comes to serious issues? Glad the cops took her seriously anyway. And I hope the community all knows that cousin of his! He's only one step removed from being just as dangerous, if he was so willingly part of this depraved pattern.

[@survivorellie]

Hi neighbor! I worked right around the corner from the Exxon when this happened. Scared me so bad!

[@WestonEvans]

Me: that’s a funny sketch the artist must be an amateur Me after seeing the guy: give that artist a raise!

[@marthapozo4881]

lol right? I thought it was sort of a rough draft of the subject. That happens sometimes, but nope! IT WAS HIM!!!

[@lukeavery7448]

Literally said the same thing 🤣🤣

[@2Kids2Cats]

Me tooooo! I thought that’s a terrible sketch. Then bang.......OMFG it could be his twin! That sketch artist is amazing! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@loveitloveit122]

me too

[@jjsameer89]

Police sketches exaggerate features on purpose. They put the more prominent features up front so that people can more easily identify the perps if they've seen them.

[@timgreen2426]

I miss the old music that you used...it was so fitting for your content & hauntingly stayed in memory.

[@dearjk1]

I’m addict to Mike’s sense of humor in this sinister cases.

[@landofthelivingskies3318]

I hope everyday of Jeffrey's miserable existance is the image of a 16 yr old girl escaping his murderous clutch. She found that split second courage and literally took a leap of faith. May she find peace and happiness.

[@mrs.elitenugz8491]

Corrine Vermette 💯👏

[@luh962]

That's what I thought, thank God that kid had the guts to jump out, WHAT would have fucking happened to her....I don't even wanna go there.

[@Phyx1u5]

@@user-hc7tk7my3h lmao

[@D-me-dream-smp]

I’m usually a pacifist but I truly hope every day of his life is miserable.

[@michellelowe7082]

That manager after seeing a weird van with the back doors open in the back of the gas station where they shouldn't be didn't bother with checking to make sure Jessica was alright?

[@alaslawi]

@@OpiumBride i guess the manager was wary of her bc of her addiction at the time. Still, even a thieving junkie doesn't deserve a fate like hers may she RIP. No one deserves that ffs.

[@mguarin912]

The guy lived nearby with that van….and they couldn’t narrow down the search for it. Scary incompetence.

[@alexisgreen1453]

I’m glad I didn’t watch this before going to sleep. “Sleep well”, said Mike.