Jeffrey Willis : The Silver Minivan

This Is Monsters

Jiles

True Crime

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Jeffrey Willis aspired to be like the Toolbox Killers. He wanted to drive around in his van, abducting, raping, torturing, and killing young women. He even kept his supplies in a toolbox. Fortunately, one of his victims got away and ended his reign of terror.

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0:31.0	On April 26, 2013, 25-year-old Jessica Horenga was working the night shift at the Exxon gas station on Sternberg Road in Norton Shores, Michigan.
0:43.0	The store closed at 11.30 pm and Jessica was getting a jumpstart on her cleaning duties in order to get home to see her three-year-old son.
0:52.0	At 10.55 pm, a customer came into the shop and purchased a lighter.
0:57.0	12 minutes later, a regular customer Craig Harpster stopped in to get gas and since he was paying with cash, she had to go inside and pay the attendant.
1:07.0	Craig worked across the street and would regularly come in just prior to the store closing to get gas.
1:13.0	He was familiar with Jessica and expected to see her inside, working on her closing duties.
1:19.0	But when he entered the shop, there was nobody inside.
1:22.0	He looked around the store to see if she was behind a shelf, but she wasn't.
1:26.0	Craig opened the door to the walk-in cooler, thinking she might be in there, stalking beverages, but he still didn't find her.
1:33.0	He honestly thought about just going to a different gas station, but as he walked by the register, he noticed the drawer was open and there was still cash inside.
1:42.0	He also noticed Jessica's purse behind the counter and he realized that something was definitely wrong.
1:48.0	Craig called 911 and reported what he had found.
1:52.0	When an officer arrived on the scene, he did a thorough search of the building and found that there was nobody there.
1:58.0	When a second officer arrived, he called the property owner who in turn called the manager who only lived a few minutes away.
2:06.0	Sue Fowlett arrived at the gas station and confirmed that Jessica should have been there and that one of the cars in the parking lot was hers.
2:13.0	If she had left on her own, she didn't take her purse, her jacket, or her car.
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