The impact of the Jacob Wetterling case – which started when he was abducted in October 1989 near his home in St. Joseph, Minn. – has spread far beyond the small town about an hour northwest ...

But in early September, we learned the grim details surrounding the abduction and murder of Jacob Wetterling one evening late in October 1989. Danny Heinrich, 53, confessed to abducting Jacob from ...

Patty Wetterling's book is now out in paperback, and with it renewed interest in her story. "Dear Jacob: A Mother's Journey of Hope" hit the bookstores in October of 2023, and since then ...