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Conviction October 22, 1989 Homicide

Jacob Wetterling

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date October 22, 1989
Location St. Joseph, Minnesota
Victim Age 11
Gender Male

Eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted at gunpoint near his home in St. Joseph, Minnesota. His disappearance led directly to the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act. Danny Heinrich confessed to Jacob's abduction and murder in 2016, leading investigators to his remains after 27 years.

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