Jessica McBride

Expertise:
Breaking News, Politics, Crime
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Location:
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Experience

Jessica McBride is a news reporter covering breaking news, politics and crime for Heavy. Jessica was previously a police beat, government and breaking news reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Waukesha Freeman  newspapers in Wisconsin. She has also written for Milwaukee Magazine, served as the co-editor of Media Milwaukee, and is an expert on the Wisconsin true-crime case behind Netflix's "Making a Murderer."

Education

Jessica graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a bachelor’s degree in print and broadcast journalism and a master’s degree in mass communication. Jessica has been a senior journalism instructor  at the University of Wisconsin-Milwauke, teaching print and online news reporting, social media and multimedia techniques since 2004. 

Latest Articles From Jessica McBride

  • Oklahoma Dad Faces 12 Years in Island Prison After Accidentally Bringing Deer Hunting Ammo on Trip

    Ryan Watson is a married Oklahoma father who is facing a 12-year prison sentence in a Turks and Caicos prison after he says he accidentally brought deer hunting ammo to the islands.

  • Minnesota Lawyer Praises Good Samaritans Who Saved Him From Burning Car in Viral Video

  • Oklahoma City Thunder Engineer ‘Hunted Down,’ Massacred 3 Sons, Wife, Police Say

  • Ex Wisconsin Cop Faces Disturbing New Charges About Golden Retriever, DA Says

  • Ex Yakima Cop Spotted in Oregon After Murders of Ex-Wife, Teen Girlfriend, Police Say

  • Texas Art Teacher Assigned Students to Perform Puppet Show Murder, District Says

    A Texas substitute teacher is accused of making students perform a puppet show that included a murder. Students told the school district that the art teacher "assigned them to perform a puppet show in which at least one puppet had to be murdered."

  • West Virginia Man Shot 3 Women Inside Home, Including Artist & Fast Food Worker, Police Say

  • Joe Biden’s Story Implying His ‘Uncle Bosie’ Was Eaten by Cannibals Is Questioned

  • Former Golf Channel Reality Show Host & Professional Golfer Dead at Age 50

  • Gerry Turner’s Daughter Responds to Fan Who Called Her Dad ‘Shady’

  • Killer Interrupts Young Mother’s Company Zoom Call, Shoots Her to Death, Family Says

    Ashley Bird was a 35-year-old mother who was shot and killed by her estranged husband when he interrupted a Zoom call she was having for work, authorities say.

  • Max Azzarello Described His Politics on Social Media Before Lighting Himself on Fire Outside Trump Trial

  • Max Azzarello: Manifesto Left Behind by Man Who Set Himself on Fire

  • Video Shows Moment Man Set Himself on Fire Outside Trump Trial in New York, After Throwing Flyers

  • Torso, Arm of Wisconsin College Student Wash Ashore on Lake Michigan Beach, Sheriff Says

  • Milwaukee Murder Suspect Maxwell Anderson’s Father Speaks Out About Student Sade Robinson

  • Milwaukee County Teen Wanted in ‘Gruesome’ Triple Stabbing at Hales Corners Apartment Complex

  • Minnesota App Creator Left ‘Ominous Text,’ Video Before Shooting Popular Car Collector in Garage: Report

  • Fans Question Why Theresa Nist Posted ‘Weird’ Photos of Gerry Turner Shortly Before Divorce Announcement

  • ‘Vampire’ Identifying Wisconsin Murder Suspect Attacked Teen After Gas Station Meet Up, Police Say

    Adam Hetke, who also goes by Sabrina Hetke, is a Wisconsin suspect who identifies as a "vampire," according to authorities.

  • Ex Wisconsin Police Officer Is Sunglasses-Wearing Chase Bank Robber Who Made Costco Bomb Threat, Police Say

  • Gerry Turner ‘Wanted Out’ of Marriage More Than Theresa Nist, Report Says

  • Why You Can’t Watch or Listen to the Trump Trial in New York

  • Juan Merchan Politics: Is the Trump Judge a Democrat or Republican?

  • English Tutor Identified as Mall Stabbing Attacker Left Behind Disturbing Facebook Post

    Joel Cauchi left behind a disturbing Facebook post.

  • Murdered Wisconsin Student’s Last Texts Setting Up ‘First Date’ With Maxwell Anderson Emerge

  • Milwaukee Sheriff Slams ‘Insanely Irresponsible’ Claims About Accused Killer Maxwell Anderson’s $5 Million Bail

  • OJ Simpson Cause of Death Revealed

  • Milwaukee Body Part Discoveries Intensify Fears for Missing Student, Sade Robinson

  • Las Vegas Attorney Opens Fire at Law Firm, Killing Married Couple: Report

    Joe Houston was a Las Vegas lawyer who has been identified as the gunman who shot and killed two people during a child custody deposition at a Las Vegas law firm.