Jacob Wetterling

Danny Heinrich admitted to kidnapping, sexually assaulting and murdering Jacob Wettering.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A central Minnesota man confessed Tuesday to abducting and killing 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling nearly 27 years ago

Undated (KROC AM News) - Authorities may release information sometime this week related to the discovery of Jacob Wetterling’s remains.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities in central Minnesota say the remains of Jacob Wetterling have been found.

Undated (KROC AM News)  – There may be a major development in the Jacob Wetterling case.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal magistrate judge says the man authorities have called a "person of interest" in the unsolved kidnapping of Jacob Wetterling should not get a change of venue in his child pornography case.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A man who authorities have called a person of interest in the 1989 abduction of a St. Joseph boy wants his trial on unrelated federal child pornography charges moved.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who authorities say is a person of interest in the 1989 abduction of Jacob Wetterling has pleaded not guilty to several federal child pornography charges.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury has added more child pornography charges against a man authorities have called a "person of interest" in the 1989 abduction of Jacob Wetterling.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A man called a person of interest in the 1989 abduction of an 11-year-old Minnesota boy has been ordered held on unrelated child pornography charges.

ST. JOSEPH (WJON/Townsquare Media)  – Standing in front of a throng of cameras and reporters, Jerry and Patti Wetterling stood in their driveway and addressed the media about recent developments in the abduction of Jacob Wetterling. Patti Wetterling said they are thankful for all of the support from law enforcement, the community and the media but the work is not done… We still don’t know who took

Undated (KROC AM News) - Authorities searched a home in Annandale, Minnesota in July as part of the ongoing Jacob Wetterling abduction case and found a large amount of child pornography, including some involving known child victims. That led to this week’s arrest of the man living at the home, 52-year-old Daniel Heinrich.

It’s been one of the longest, most widely-covered stories in Minnesota over the past 25+ years. It was also an event that caused parents throughout Minnesota to think twice before letting their children venture out in their neighborhoods on their own...