Jessica McBride

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

Experience

Jessica McBride is a news, sports and entertainment reporter covering breaking news, politics, golf, the WNBA, other sports stories, "The Bachelor," 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

  • Maryland Entrepreneur Jason Palmer, Who Beat Joe Biden in Primary, Says Public ‘Wants Someone Younger’

    Jason Palmer is a venture capitalist who is projected to have defeated President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary in American Samoa on March 5.

  • New York Man Strangled Woman After Watching ‘Dexter’ & ‘The First 48’ to Get Ideas, Prosecutors Say

  • North Carolina ‘Wicked Tuna’ Captain Charlie Griffin & Dog Die After Boat Capsizes

  • Indiana Mother of 2 Dies After Falling Ill on Airplane Flight From Dominican Republic, Police Say

  • Massachusetts ‘Future’ Nurse Dies in Murder-Suicide Inside Haverhill Home, DA Says

  • North Carolina Mom Murdered Her 4-Year-Old Twin Boys Before Child Custody Pickup, Sheriff Says

    Genevieve Ellen Springer is a North Carolina mom who is accused of murdering her 4-year-old twin sons, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.

  • Utah School Bus Driver Used ‘Ignition Device’ to Start Bus on Fire With 42 Children Inside, Prosecutors Say

  • Oregon HR Director Gave Daughter’s Friends Drugged Mango Smoothies at Sleepover, Police Say

  • Michigan Man Shot Ex-Girlfriend at Comfort Inn Hotel’s Front Desk, DA Says

  • Pennsylvania Man Arrested in Murder of Pregnant Amish Woman Is From Corry, Police Say

  • California Dental Office Mass Shooting Suspect Was ‘Disgruntled Former Customer,’ Police Say

    Mohammed Abdulkareem was a "disgruntled former customer" accused of perpetrating a mass shooting in an El Cajon, Califfornia, dental office on February 29, according to a statement from El Cajon police.

  • Wisconsin Woman Shot Her Boyfriend in His Bed, Menasha Police Say

  • Family Insists Woman Is Innocent After Verdict in Jennifer Farber Dulos Murder

  • Ohio Man Shot His Ex-Girlfriend’s Dad When She Went to Retrieve Belongings, Sheriff Says

  • Pennsylvania Amish Mother of 2 Had ‘Cutting Wounds’ Inside Home: Report

  • Texas Air Force Member Who Set Himself on Fire Made ‘Haunting’ Final Facebook Post

  • Minnesota Salesman , Father of 3 Shot His Older Brother Inside Elbow Lake Home, Police Say

  • Wisconsin Police Say ‘Organized Crime Group From Illinois’ Got Stuck in Mud During Pursuit

  • Montana Star Wrestler Was Killed In Kentucky Dorm by Fellow Student Athlete, Police Say

  • Wisconsin Paralegal Student, Mother Shoots Family Inside Home, Killing 2, Police Say

    Jessica Jessmon was a Middleton, Wisconsin, mother, and paralegal student who is accused of shooting her two children to death, wounding their father, and then taking her own life.

  • Wisconsin Police Warn of ‘Fake Video’ in Case of Missing Two Rivers Boy Elijah Vue

  • Wisconsin CEO Shot Himself in Hospital ER Lobby After Killing Wife, Police Say

  • Georgia College Student Murder Suspect’s Brother Arrested for ‘Fake Green Card,’ DOJ Says

  • Ohio Mother Admits Leaving Toddler Alone for 10 Days in Playpen While She Vacationed

  • Georgia College Student Laken Riley’s Accused Killer Jose Ibarra Is Not a U.S. Citizen, Police Say

    Jose Antonio Ibarra was named as the suspect in the murder of college student Laken Hope Riley, who was attacked while jogging on the University of Georgia's campus on February 22.

  • Georgia Nursing Student Laken Riley’s Cause of Death Revealed by Police

  • Police Officer Murdered Missing Television Reporter & Boyfriend, Authorities Say

  • Cause of Death for Owasso Teen Nex Benedict Released by Medical Examiner

  • Missouri ‘Teacher of the Year’ Wrote Eerie Facebook Message Hours Before Killing 4 Kids

  • Texas Suspect in Murder of Audrii Cunningham Helped Search for Child, Sheriff Says

    Don Steven McDougal is the suspect accused in the murder of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham in Polk County, Texas.