Dalton Township is a civil township of Muskegon County. It’s the home of around 8,000 residents and is around 40 miles northwest of the hustle and bustle of Grand Rapids. It was a pleasant summer evening in 2014 when police were alerted to what was initially believed to be a tragic hit-and-run. However, upon closer inspection, it soon became apparent that this certainly wasn’t a hit-and-run.
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“911 audio of couple who found Rebekah Bletsch”
“Rebekah Bletsch’s family speaks about the death of their loved one”
“Guilty: Jeffrey Willis convicted of killing Rebekah Bletsch”
“Rebekah Bletsch’s father speaks out about Jeffrey Willis case”
“Rebekah Bletsch father speaks after Willis walks out of sentencing”
“Jeffrey Willis Hearing | Rebekah Bletsch Part 1 06/22/16”
“Jeffrey Willis Trial Prosecution Opening Statements”
“Jeffrey Willis Trial Day 3 Part 1 Surviving Victim Testifies”
“Jeffrey Willis Sentencing Hearing”
“Jeffrey Willis testifies in his own defense”
Sources:
WFIN – 1330 AM, 1 July, 2014 – “MI Jogger Death Changes from Hit and Run to Homicide”
WFIN – 1330 AM, 2 July, 2014 – “Michigan Jogger Autopsy a Place to Start”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 3 July, 2014 – “Reward Money Offered for Information”
White Lake Beacon, 6 July, 2014 – “Sheriff Seeks Help in Murder Case”
Grand Haven Tribune, 23 July, 2014 – “Loved by Everybody”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 13 July, 2014 – “Jogger’s Murder Unnerves Community”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 16 July, 2014 – “Jogger Becky Bletsch Killed Minutes Before she was Found”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 19 January, 2015 – “Husband, Sisters of Slain Rebekah Bletsch Breaks Silence”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 25 May, 2015 – “Remembering Rebekah”
Associated Press State Wire, 18 May, 2016 – “Man Charged with Kidnapping”
CBS – 11 WJHL, 18 May, 2016 – “Michigan Teen Details Alleged Abduction”
Grand Haven Tribune, 18 May, 2016 – “Kidnapping Arrest Connected with Jessica Heeringa Case”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 18 May, 2016 – “Kidnapping Suspect Jeffrey Willis’s Van Has Syringes”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 19 May, 2016 – “Jeffrey Willis Accused of Teen’s Sexual Kidnap”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 19 May, 2016 – “Who is Jeffrey Willis?”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 24 May, 2016 – “Willis a Person of Interest”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 24 May, 2016 – “Sheriff Details What Led Investigators to Accused Kidnapper”
The Associated Press News Service, 25 May, 2016 – “Michigan Kidnapping Suspect Charged in Unrelated Killing”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 25 May, 2016 – “Alleged Murderer-Kidnapper Jeffrey Willis Made His Own Child Porn”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 16 June, 2016 – “Willis Opts to Waive Prelim”
Grand Haven Tribune, 21 June, 2016 – “Police Blotter”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 21 June, 2016 – “Jeffrey Willis Admitted Involvement”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 22 June, 2016 – “Sex Evidence, Co-Worker’s Lost Gun”
Associated Press, 23 June, 2016 – “Man Accused of Murder”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 27 June, 2016 – “Jeffrey Willis Gets Divorce Papers”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 12 July, 2016 – “Willis Had List of Women’s Names”
Kalamazoo Gazette, 8 September, 2016 – “Accused Killer’s Cousin Said He Saw Missing Woman”
Grand Haven Tribune, 9 September, 2016 – “New Details Released in Murder Case”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 20 September, 2016 – “Murder Charge Against Jeffrey Willis Announced”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 20 September, 2016 – “Jessica Heeringa Died at Hands of Jeffrey Willis”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 21 September, 2016 – “How Cops Say Jeffrey Willis’ Story for Jessica Heeringa Mystery Fell Apart”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 21 September, 2016 – “Jeffrey Willis Showed Up at Jessica Heeringa’s Work Night Before Alleged Murder”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 29 December, 2016 – “Toss Out Bletsch Case”
Grand Haven Tribune, 27 April, 2017 – “Police Blotter”
Grand Haven Tribune, 6 October, 2017 – “I’m Not A Monster”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 19 October, 2017 – “Defense Says Cousin Kevin Bluhm Killed Jogger”
Grand Haven Tribune, 20 October, 2017 – “Opening Statements Begin in Jeffrey Willis Trial”
Grand Haven Tribune, 21 October, 2017 – “Bletsch Shot From Behind”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 21 October, 2017 – “Beltsch’s Killer Moved Around as He Shot”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 24 October, 2017 – “Jeffrey Willis Trial”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 25 October, 2017 – “Jeffrey Willis Trial”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 25 October, 2017 – “Ex-Wife Says He Wrote Her About Day Bletsch Died”
The Muskegon Chronicle, 28 October, 2017 – “Bullets that Killed Jogger Came from Willis Gun”
Grand Haven Tribune, 2 November, 2017 – “Jeffrey Willis Takes the Stand”
The Grand Rapids Press, 2 November, 2017 – “Defendant Denies Slaying”
Associated Press State Wire, 3 November, 2017 – “Jury Convicts Man in Fatal Shooting”
Grand Haven Tribune, 3 November, 2017 – “Jury Finds Jeffrey Willis Guilty”
The Grand Rapids Press, 9 November, 2017 – “Willis Murder Trial Revealed Previously Unknown Details”
ABC – 16 WNEP, 19 December, 2017 – “Convicted Murderer Blows Kiss”
The Grand Rapids Press, 10 January, 2018 – “Willis Cousin Goes Free”
