MI MI - Jessica Heeringa, 25, Norton Shores, 26 April 2013 #8

TxLady2 said:

I would imagine the lights were turned off in the back because she was preparing to close up. OR the perp flipped the switch as he grabbed her at the back door, to keep from being seen more easily. I also assume the switch would be right inside the back door, makes sense to me.

My guess is that this was someone she was acquainted with, maybe someone who was stalking her. She could have recognized them by sight but did not know them well.

As for searches, it's possible that LE has done some searches without the public's knowledge, in the most likely areas. They generally don't do planned searches unless they have an idea where to look, through tips or other leads. In this case, obviously she could have been taken anywhere in any direction.

They do sometimes send out teams of officers to look around in certain places and often the public is never aware that these searches are going on because they aren't publicized. Officers can check dumpsters, alleyways, abandoned buildings, all kinds of hiding places while they're out patrolling, and not even appear to be looking for anything specific. So while it may not look like they're searching, they very well may be.

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Eileen730 said:

My thought are that she is not in the area.
She could have been taken and sold into sex trafficking!

something was going on in that gas station that night the 400.00 in her purse sure suggests that. The fact that the money was left behind also tell us it was not a robbery but they went there only to take Jessica.
I have a few ideas that I wont go into here because it might upset some and get me a TO but it makes total sense to me.

As I see it she is alive... But where could she be?

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goldenbear said:

Have a good halloween everyone. Here in the Los Angeles area something is happening now that happened recently in west Michigan. Body parts started showing up in various places and they are found to belong to the same body. LE has determined that when this happens someone has put an intact body down a manhole into the waste system. On the way to where it is treated waste is broken up and thus the intact body does not pass through the system. Have the body parts in Michigan been tested for DNA against the people recently missing in Michigan.?

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BetteDavisEyes said:

The cash in Jessica's purse doesn't suggest that "something was going on" other than she had been to a bank or the nearby Meijer to cash her paycheck (it was Friday). Nothing odd about that when many young people live paycheck-to-paycheck and pay cash for just about everything, including rent. :moo:

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Stinneb said:

Agree!! There are so many "innocent" reasons to have cash in purse. I sometimes do for different reasons and I have caught myself thinking "I Wonder what this would look like to other ppl" but I have never been doing anything shady or anything that would involve meeting someone behind a gas station in pitch darkness. I really don't think she saw this coming at all.

Banks may have several reasons not to want to issue a creditcard and for some ppl a debitcard really isn't that much easier than cash.

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Eileen730 said:

Then why mention it at all.
No one said she was seen at a bank if I recall
No one even explained the reason she had that much cash.

To me there was a reason they mentioned it!
JM:twocents:.

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Eileen730 said:

Was she wearing High Heeled boots?

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BetteDavisEyes said:

I believe so, and we discussed that here. Some folks thought it peculiar that Jessica would wear high-heeled boots/shoes at work. Boots are a year-round fashion statement, and young women don't seem to mind the high-heels regardless of their job duties.

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BetteDavisEyes said:

I believe so, and we discussed that here. Some folks thought it peculiar that Jessica would wear high-heeled boots/shoes at work. Boots are a year-round fashion statement, and young women don't seem to mind the high-heels regardless of their job duties.

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Eileen730 said:

Im not saying anything about her not having a bank account.
She is a mom Id just think she had a bank account.
Kids living home under 18 don't need a bank account but if u are over 18 u need a bank account...


Did she rent? Or did they buy a house?

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Eileen730 said:

I don't think its allowed.
Not by the company.
Safety !

she had to wear a uniform im guessing? Shirt Slacks? They usually tell u what kind of shoes too...

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Eileen730 said:

I think to rent u need a bank account so they can check your credit.
Along with references.

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Roselvr said:

She was not pumping gas; she was a cashier. I don't see why heeled boots wouldn't be allowed

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Treelights said:

Hi ya! I found this article......

http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/12/pf/fdic-bank-accounts/index.html

"Most commonly, households reported that they don't have a bank account because they don't have enough money to open and fund one, with 33% of respondents saying this is the case."

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"checking accounts can be costly for some consumers -- especially for those living paycheck-to-paycheck who can't meet minimum balance requirements and get hit with fees or those who are chronic overdrafters."

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Eileen730 said:

thanks!

Id like to know if she did cash her check?
Not it was said she did!

Ill try to find something that says she did.

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