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In the fall of 1989, 11 year old Jacob Wetterling, his friend, and his little brother set out from the Wetterling home on their bikes to a local store to rent a movie to watch. On their way back home, they were confronted by a masked man with a gun, who let the friend and Jacob's little brother go, but kidnapped Jacob. Almost 30 years later, the Wetterling family finally gets the answers they've always wanted.
Sources for this episode:
Wikipedia - Long Prairie, Minnesota, St. Joseph, Minnesota, Paynesville, Minnesota, Murder of Jacob Wetterling, Federal Medical Center, Devens
APM Reports - Why law enforcement didn't see that Danny Heinrich killed Jacob Wetterling
Chicago Sun Times - Remains of 11-year-old boy kidnapped in 1989 identified in Minn.
Application for Search Warrant
Medium - How Did This Killer And Sex Offender Keep Getting Away With Murder?
