EP242: The Abduction of Jacob Wetterling

Crimes and Consequences

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 859 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

SHOUT OUT TO STACY M. FOR SUGGESTING THIS EPISODE! THANK YOU!

In October 1989, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling and his brother, Trevor (age 10), and best friend, Aaron (age 11), convinced Jacob's parents to allow them to ride their bikes to a local convenience store in St. Joseph, Minnesota. It got dark early in the evening in Minnesota in October, and the boys had to take flashlights and wear reflective vests before they could go. The boys made it to the convenience store, however, on their way home they were stopped by a man who abducted Jacob. Listen to this week's episode to hear more about the decades-long story of what happened to Jacob Wetterling.

SOURCES:

1) Minnesota Man Admits to the Murder of Jacob Wetterling
2) Minnesota man describes killing 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling in chilling detail
3) The search for Jacob
4) Charlie Grafft
5) Missing a Murderer: Why law enforcement didn't see that Danny Heinrich killed Jacob Wetterling
6) The Jacob Wetterling Investigation: Timeline of Events
7) Dan Rassier (Mr. BeBop)
8) Timeline of Events in Jacob Wetterling's Abduction
9) Parents, investigators recall long quest for answers after Jacob Wetterling's 1989 abduction
10) Jacob Wetterling Case Went Unsolved for Years, but Evidence Tied to Killer Was Found Days After Abduction: FBI
11) Heinrich as suspect: A timeline
12) Parents, investigators recall long quest for answers after Jacob Wetterling's 1989 abduction
13) Full Transcript Of Heinrich's Confession In Court Released
14) Danny Heinrich Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
15) How a True Crime Blogger and Jacob Wetterling’s Mom Teamed Up to Solve the Boy’s 27-Year-Old Abduction Cold Case
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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode may contain content of a graphic nature, including descriptions of physical and sexual violence against adults, children, and animals.
0:09.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:12.0	Hi everyone, I'm Tanya, and I'm Tlaia. advised.
0:12.8	Hi everyone, I'm Tanya.
0:14.3	And I'm T Leah.
0:15.4	And we are Crimes and Consequences, a true crime podcast. I'm going pretty good. How about you? I'm doing pretty good. How about you? I'm doing pretty good myself. What's the latest and
0:45.0	greatest? Oh just a whirlwind of goodness. Yay! Well, you know, I do the Pilates now, the Reformers Pilates, and I'm just loving it, Tony, I've had 30 visits in about three months, and Joseph Pilates said, know ten visits you'll you'll feel this and
1:06.0	20 visits or 20 sessions of Pilates you'll feel this but the last one was after 30
1:11.9	sessions of Pilates you'll have a brand new body.
1:14.7	And it really like my balance is so much better and you don't think anything about
1:19.6	oh balance, what's that? I'm gonna need it in one I'm 70, right? And 80s, so I'm going to need it in when I'm 70 right an 80s so I'm happy to have it now
1:27.3	Well good girl how's we're going just you know toiling away at the new job. So it's going good. I like it a lot and my
1:36.2	coworkers seem nice so we'll see how that goes right? Yeah. I have a pretty
1:41.4	infamous story today. It is one that was cold for a very long time and a lot of you may know it, but before I get into it, I'm just going to remind everyone to hit like or subscribe on whatever
1:56.4	podcast app you're listening to.
1:58.4	Shannon, have you ever heard of the case of Jacob Wetterling?
2:02.4	Not ringing any bells. All right. Well I'm going to tell you on
2:05.9	October 22nd 1989, Jerry and Patty Wetterling had left their kids. They had three kids. There was 11 year old
2:15.5	Jacob, 10 year old Trevor, and 8 year old Carmen. They had left the kids home for a couple
2:21.0	hours to go to a dinner party at like a friend's house that was nearby.
2:25.2	I don't think it was within walking distance.
2:27.2	And it's 1989 and you left your kids at home.
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