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The Jacob Wetterling abduction

In 1989, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted along a rural road in St. Joseph, Minn. In 2016, Danny Heinrich led authorities to the place where he buried Wetterling.

Rassier lawyers want to talk to Wetterling killer for lawsuit against Stearns County

Rassier lawyers want to talk to Wetterling killer for lawsuit against Stearns County

Attorneys for a man wrongly named a "person of interest" in Jacob Wetterling's abduction want to talk to the man who confessed to killing Wetterling 29 years ago in St. Joseph, Minn.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Victim of Wetterling killer testifies about deep scars left by assault

Victim of Wetterling killer testifies about deep scars left by assault

In an emotional hearing in the civil lawsuit he filed against his abductor, Danny Heinrich, Jared Scheierl spoke about the fear, anxiety and depression that's plagued him ever since the assault, affecting his work, his marriage and his children.
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Stearns County sheriff candidates vow to make change, rebuild trust

Stearns County sheriff candidates vow to make change, rebuild trust

County voters will decide Nov. 6 which candidate they think is best suited to lead an increasingly complex department whose reputation was battered in the fallout from the Jacob Wetterling investigation.
by Kirsti Marohn

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In jail calls, Heinrich said he 'never touched anybody' after Wetterling

In jail calls, Heinrich said he 'never touched anybody' after Wetterling

Transcripts of several phone calls between Danny and David Heinrich are among the 41,787 pages of documents from the Wetterling investigative file Stearns County released last week. In one call Danny Heinrich said he "was a monster back then, but I stopped."
by Kirsti Marohn

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