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Jacob Erwin Wetterling

Case from St. Joseph, MN dated Oct 22, 1989

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Jacob Wetterling

Male

White / Caucasian

St. Joseph

MN

1989-10-22

11

Jacob

Erwin Wetterling

07/14/2026

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Jacob Wetterling, an 11-year-old white boy, vanished on the night of October 22, 1989, after an ordinary errand turned into a moment that would haunt central Minnesota for decades. He had been riding his bike home near St. Joseph with his younger brother and a friend after stopping at a convenience store. In the dark, a masked man stepped out with a revolver and took control of the boys' fear with practiced commands—bikes into the ditch, faces down, don't look back. One by one, the stranger se ...
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  • The Farm Where Jacob Wetterling Was Found
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