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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.

'In the Dark': The story of the boy abducted 10 months before Jacob Wetterling

'In the Dark': The story of the boy abducted 10 months before Jacob Wetterling

In the third episode of the In the Dark podcast, Jared Scheierl tells his story. Scheirel was assaulted by Danny Heinrich ten months before Jacob Wetterling disappeared.
by MPR News Staff

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Wrongly suspected, Wetterling neighbor says cops treated him unjustly

Wrongly suspected, Wetterling neighbor says cops treated him unjustly

Daniel Rassier says authorities tried for years to blame him for Jacob Wetterling's 1989 abduction. On Tuesday, another man confessed. Rassier now says he plans to sue investigators over how he was treated.
by Brandt Williams and Martin Moylan

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Investigators tried hypnosis, secret taping in Wetterling search

Investigators tried hypnosis, secret taping in Wetterling search

Documents released Friday showed authorities in the Jacob Wetterling search were so focused on a Wetterling neighbor they spoke to him under hypnosis and also asked Patty Wetterling to secretly record him.
by Brandt Williams

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Wetterlings set example for dealing with ambiguous grief

Wetterlings set example for dealing with ambiguous grief

For nearly three decades, Dr. Pauline Boss said the Wetterling family was essentially living in limbo with their grief, a condition she calls ambiguous loss. She said human resilience is an amazing thing.
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What if the Wetterling boys had a cell phone?

What if the Wetterling boys had a cell phone?

While the discovery of Jacob Wetterling's remains has rekindled fears of deadly stranger abductions, experts say the number of such incidents has fallen over the years, thanks in part to technology.
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'In the Dark': Why did it take so long to find Jacob Wetterling?

'In the Dark': Why did it take so long to find Jacob Wetterling?

Daniel Heinrich, who confessed this week to killing Jacob Wetterling, was questioned by police as early as 1990. A new podcast asks: Why did it take so long to solve one of Minnesota's most infamous crimes?
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Luger makes case for the deal with Heinrich in Wetterling case

Luger makes case for the deal with Heinrich in Wetterling case

"If we passed up this opportunity ... I'm not sure I could sleep with myself," U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger told MPR News Wednesday. "This was too important to the family. Too important to Minnesota."
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New podcast "In the Dark" focuses on the early investigation into the Wetterling case

New podcast "In the Dark" focuses on the early investigation into the Wetterling case

The investigation into the disappearance of Jacob Wetterling is the subject of a new investigative series from APM Reports. "In the Dark" looks at why it took nearly 27 years for law enforcement to solve the case.
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