Finding Jacob Wetterling: The 27-Year Investigation From Kidnapping To Confession

In October 1989, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted near his home in the small town of St. Joseph, Minnesota. Despite an unparalleled effort to find him, his whereabouts remained a mystery for 27 years--until his kidnapper, arrested on another charge, confessed to Wetterling's murder and led authorities to his buried remains in September 2016. Wetterling's disappearance--and the national media attention that followed--had far-reaching effects. No longer was small-town America considered safe from the exploitation of children. In 1993, Congress passed the "Jacob Wetterling Act," setting up a nationwide registry for offenders convicted of crimes against children. Based in part on earlier publications by the author, this detailed account chronicles the decades-long search for Wetterling and his abductor. Long-overlooked names and information that pointed the way to solving the case are brought to the forefront of the investigation.

• | Author: Robert M. Dudley
• | Publisher: McFarland & Company
• | Publication Date: Nov 03, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 216 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Social Science
• | ISBN-10: 1476668922
• | ISBN-13: 9781476668925