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Did Jacob Wetterling’s Killer get Away with Murder?

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killer of jacob wetterlingMany people who have followed the disappearance of eleven year old Jacob Wetterling in 1989, are outraged at the recent events in Minneapolis.  Did Jacob Wetterling’s killer get away with murder?

The story has gone around the world.  In 1989 Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped on a dead-end road in a small town in central Minnesota.  For years, law …

Why did the Killer of Jacob Wetterling Confess?

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killer of jacob wetterling confessIn federal court in Minnesota, a middle-aged man named Danny Heinrich confessed to being the killer of Jacob Wetterling, an eleven year old boy Heinrich kidnapped in 1989.  It has been one of the most infamous—and chilling—cases in the history of the state.  Unsolved for twenty-seven years, the case led to changes in how kids are protected, new …