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Jacob Wetterling
Death by Force
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On a fall evening in St. Joseph, Minnesota, the innocence of a community was shattered. It was October 22, 1989, when 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling, a Caucasian male, was riding his bicycle home with his younger brother and a friend. Their journey was abruptly interrupted by a masked man with a gun who emerged from a driveway. The man ordered the boys to throw their bikes into a ditch and lie face down on the ground. After asking their ages, he told Jacob's brother and friend to run into the wood ...Read More
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Jacob Wetterling
Male
White / Caucasian
Paynesville
MN
1989-10-22
11
Jacob
Wetterling
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