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Case Description
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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 ...Read More
Victim Details

Jacob Wetterling

Male

White / Caucasian

St. Joseph

MN

1989-10-22

11

Jacob

Erwin Wetterling

02/23/2026