MR. SCHLEICHER: And this was a fairly remote area, is that right? Cloud private investigator Larry Peart, reveal Jacob was taken to the nearby apartment of Brenda Bahner after he was abducted by her brothers, Richard and Michael Bahner, and their friend Lou Kohls. RB: Went Bike riding with him by ____ cafe in town there Id buy like a shake and a soda pop ______ take a break and go out riding again, DM: Did he? Our team has only reviewed ten percent of the recently released file and this is the second report from a law enforcement officer regarding cult activity in the Wetterling abduction. He had just started playing the trombone, which his mother, Patty, said he called "the bone." MR. SCHLEICHER: Okay. SA Sigafoos specifically asked Allen what does he think happed to Jacob, and does he think Jacob is alright. Heinrich said he told the two other boys to run and not look back or hed shoot. Officers and volunteers conduct aerial and ground searches. King World Productions Inc. 2022 Inside Edition Inc. and CBS interactive Inc., Paramount companies. JACOB WETTERLING: Eyewitness evidence to Jerry Wetterlings presence at Halloween sacrifice of Jacob was given to FBI agent large granite wall that moves hidden at St. Johns University trafficking dungeon identified? 4 nude boys tied to pole I touched his penis. Ultimately, a million fliers are sent around the country. Heinrich is arrested in connection to the Jared Scheierl abduction and sexual assault. Vegetation or --. MB: I mean if somebody had a knife to my throat and wanted me to get in their vehicle I wouldnt put no I wouldnt like that I mean as all theyd have to do is go whaaacckk and youd be dead. I walked back to the scene then. Based upon tips from Muehlbauer, Timothy Charles Holmseth began to examine official reports from the coroner. On April 4, 1990 Detective Pearce and BCA Special Agent Denny Sigafoos met with Kutzer at his home in Albany. It is about 30 miles from St. Joseph. The recent story put out by the Stearns County Sheriffs Office that Daniel Heinrich confessed to Jacobs murder and led detectives to the body was proven to be a hoax after the teeth and bones found were determined to not be human. So I thought I would go over there and see if I could find a shovel, or else it would have taken me hours to dig the grave with a little shovel. I need to clarify a few things. 66 by 60 drawing of boys being prepared for crucifixion Muehlbauer said Agent Lund talked to her about Kohls, who had been molesting his own granddaughter. Banners of support are on display at a Minnesota Vikings-Los Angeles Rams football game. Investigators interview Heinrich again. Missing person poster and map of missing Melissa Lee Brannen Sigafoos asked Allen if he ever talked to Jerry Wetterling about the occult. THE DEFENDANT: On the way out of St. Joseph, I told him to duck down, lean forward in the seat. 100 yards to the north, northwest -- northeast. Pearce and Olson went to Albany, Minnesota to interview Jerry Wetterling at his clinic. DM: Before when ______ you think something is really wrong here what are you talking about? THE DEFENDANT: I asked -- well, they offered me a tape, and I knocked that down. Human hair And now it appears Jacob could have been saved. Investigators are inundated with tips; they find tire and shoe tracks they think might be important. Seitzs home was searched by police in Milwaukee and they found what was nothing short of a nightmare. Ben Bina, who was near the abduction site on the night Jacob was kidnapped, said he saw the Bahner brothers coming out of the woods. Several incidents of an unknown adult male groping or chasing juvenile males had been reported to Paynesville law enforcement from about September 1986 through the following September. Stearns County Sheriff Charlie Grafft decries lack of evidence. DM: So what car was he driving that night? We also know an eyewitness Ben confirms the Bahner brothers were in that area at the time of the kidnapping. 34 pages of nude boys I think [childs name] saw a snuff film, Muehlbauer said, recalling what Lund told her. I confronted them. I panicked. MR. SCHLEICHER: After a couple of hours passed, did you return to the gravel pit area where Jacob Wetterling was lying? MB: And thats when he got back in the car and he left but then we drove the guy I was with he, we you know we waited up there for probably twenty minutes I mean and then we heard the tires squeal and by the time we got you know we backed out went down to the end by the time we got down there we saw him take off. MB: He basically said that that he was going to do something but we didnt know. Monday, Oct. 23, 1989 Search expands FBI and other agencies join investigation. I pulled the revolver out of my pocket. BURIED ALIVE? Transcribed by Timothy Charles Holmseth. Reports make specific mention of a couple from the Indian reservation and a clergyman from St. Johns Parish. Inside Heinrich's home, cops say they found child pornography along with news reports aboutthe Jacob Wetterling case. A 62-year-old man named Vernon Seitz died peacefully in his Milwaukee home, but thanks to a tip from a psychiatrist to whom Seitz had confidentially confessed about murdering two other boys in 1958, Seitzs house and business were thoroughly searched after his death. Transcribed by Timothy Charles Holmseth, Ben And about eight twenty to nine, I got ready to go home and I looked up the road towards where Jacobs home where they got kidnapped, Ben: Yeah [inaudible] Michael and Richard and they were coming up by the woods like into the tall grass up out of the ditch and thats what I seen before I went downhill to go home and then, Ben: Yeah, right by where he got kidnapped , Ben: And I seen Jacob, Aaron, and his little brother Trevor, when me and my dad were coming back from Tom Thumb that night we seen them going to Tom Thumb but it seemed like they came up the other way coming back from Tom Thumb up the hill, Ben: The next day I heard that he got kidnapped, DM: And you knew the Bahners were down there in the ditch when you left. RB: Yep bike riding up to ________ and come back ride around town down by the railroad tracks. Youd just go bike riding? 1997 CONFESSION ON TAPE! He tells her no. Jared is unable to identify any as the person who assaulted him. The proceedings then turned to the abduction and sexual assault of Jared Scheirel in 1989. THE DEFENDANT: Yes. I asked him to turn around. "The Stearns County Sheriff's Office today confirms that Jacob Wetterling's remains have been located," authorities said the statement released around 6:45 p.m. and obtained by PEOPLE. Law enforcement found child porn, pictures of missing children including Jacob Wetterling, map of St. Joseph, sex toys, art of child sacrifice, and books on cannibalism. According to those who loved him, the second of the Wetterlings' four children was enthusiastic about sports, including football and hockey. The chief, Robert Schmiginsky, believes Heinrich should be considered a suspect in those cases. Al Kutzer then told Jerry Wetterling that he believes Jacob could possibly be buried alive in a shallow grave near the St. Johns University grounds. Seitz told Muehlbauer he was prepared to pay her whatever she wanted for the tapes. Jacob would not have been found and the details wouldnt have been told without the events of today., Luger added, Hes not getting away with anything.. Muehlbauer said she is very concerned about the way law enforcement handled evidence in the Jacob Wetterling investigation. Heinrich speaks with investigators during the search and acknowledges he has child porn, stating that some of the things law enforcement would find are "pretty damning." I turned my head. MR. SCHLEICHER: And is it fair to say that you acted alone in the kidnap, sexual assault and murder of Jacob Wetterling? The lead was in regards to occult activity and his possible relationship to Jacob Wetterlings abduction. THE DEFENDANT: I didn't drive. And then you returned home? THE DEFENDANT: I dragged him off about 100 yards off to the north of the site where I shot him. MB: He didnt say nothing cuz he was right down the road I mean. There is also other reports about a satanic cult called in by everyday people. Brothers Missing for Two Months Could Have Been Abducted by Mom. 40 by 30 drawing entitled Sacrifices His Son THE DEFENDANT: Listening to police calls. On September 1, 2016, theFBIrecovered human remains from a pasture nearPaynesville, Minnesota, about 30 miles (48km) from the site of the abduction. Prosecutors say Heinrich was making his own pornography using copies of a Paynesville yearbook from the 1970s. All the kids did. MR. SCHLEICHER: What was his reaction to that? According to Muehlbauer, Seitz said he had been sent by Jerry Wetterling to meet her. Cancel Report Abuse Done. Small round bone with no marrow Those efforts, alongside one of the highest-profile police searches in U.S. history, yielded the occasional heart-stopping lead. Seitz said he was forced to kill another child during his abduction in 1958. Heinrich was questioned in the investigation in December 1989. So I figured, I remembered there was a construction company next door. 2020 Minnesota Public Radio. Television newsmagazine show "A Current Affair" broadcasts national report on the abduction, generating many more phone tips from around the country. You showed law enforcement the location of that second grave site as best you were able, is that right? Part of a larger violent-crime bill, it requires any person convicted of a criminal offense against a minor or who is convicted of a sexually violent felony to register with police for 10 years after release from prison, parole or probation. THE DEFENDANT: I found a spot. I said, Dont cry.. Looked back, he was still standing.". DM: He got back in and I mean when did he take him did he walk down and take him or I guess they said he was standing up on the road did he get him and come back and you guys got scared or what? Mund had created the plaster casts of the tire marks at the scene of Wetterling's abduction. After his attorneys agree to a deal in which Heinrich will be charged only on the pornography case and not kidnapping or murder, Heinrich shows investigators where he buried Jacob's body. I, I loaded it with two rounds. It is clear investigators are focusing on something odd. Jacob Wetterling's killer confessed and pleaded guilty in September His parents reflect on abrupt end to 27-year search for their son CNN Patty and Jerry Wetterling spent more time. The lab determined the teeth and bones were NOT HUMAN. (Sherburne County Sheriff's Office via AP, File) (The Associated Press) MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota man who confessed to kidnapping, raping and killing 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling says his. He says one of the men is a "7" on a scale of one to 10 in similarity. MR. SCHLEICHER: After you confronted the children, what did you ask them to do? Heinrichs attorneys declined to comment after the hearing. MR. SCHLEICHER: With the touching, this was something you compelled him to do? | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy, Illuminating Journalism from American Public Media, Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act and Child Safety Act. This startling revelation comes as two former FBI agents from the Jacob Wetterling investigation have told reporters at press conferences the Stearns County Sheriffs Office is misleading the public about facts. What was most important to the Wetterlings was to bring Jacob home and know what happened to him, Kendall said. Flesh colored candle with catheter Public service announcements were being aired across the nation, telling children not to trust strange men or go with them under any circumstances. JACOB WETTERLING BOMBSHELL! He said he then handcuffed Jacob and put him in his car, and Jacob asked: What did I do wrong?. Heinrich confessed to grabbing Scheirel, throwing him into his car, sexually assaulting him and then leaving him on rural road without his pants or underwear. "It was estimated that 80.5 percent of the general population could be excluded from being contributors," the BCA says. They could have saved Jacob because they knew where Jacob was, Muehlbauer said. For nearly 27 years, he was the brown-haired kid with the smiling eyes portrayed on "Missing" posters, billboards, and pizza boxes. MR. SCHLEICHER: Did you see anything else in the area that caught your attention that would have been by the grave site? They described him as glaring at customers and say he is white and in his 50s, weighs 200 pounds, has white hair. January 29, 1998 Authorities were pointed to the remains by Danny Heinrich, who they long had linked to the case. Man pounding nail into boys arm, LITERATURE For nearly 27 years, the kidnapping of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling remained an open and active investigation his family never giving up hope that the truth would one day be uncovered. In a chilling confession in a Minnesota courtroom, Danny Heinrich, a longtime suspect, finally admitted to the 1989 abduction, assault and killing of 11-year. Jacob Wetterling, the sixth-grader from St. Joseph who was abducted in 1989 by a masked gunman on a dark country road, is fixed in time. FBI expert in psychological profiles joins case, producing suggestion that the abductor is "likely a white loner with a physical deformity who committed a similar crime in his past." That's correct. Heinrich faces a maximum of 20 years on the child pornography count, though Judge John Tunheim will decide his sentence, AP reports. A 1994 federal law named for Jacob requires states to establish sex offender registries. Authorities named Heinrich as a person of interest in Jacobs disappearance last October when they announced the child pornography charges. MR. SCHLEICHER: Okay. Minneapolis and St. Paul business leaders offer $100,000 reward for Jacob's safe return. Investigators search the Paynesville home of Heinrich's father, where Heinrich has been living since November 1989. I pulled, pulled the trigger again. He said he took Jacob into his car, handcuffed him and drove to a gravel pit. MR. SCHLEICHER: Did you then return to the site to make any effort to conceal what you did? Recorded confession statements obtained by a local bail bondsman, Diane Muehlbauer, who independently investigated the case with St. Jared Scheierl, a 12-year-old victim in a sex assault abduction in January 1989 in nearby Cold Spring, meets with FBI agents to create a sketch of the man who assaulted him. Kevin: Well, its, dude, hes being too open about it hes told a lot of people different things up in here and then if you know if this guy didnt commit this crime how does he know so many details and why is he being so open with it. FBI and other agencies join investigation. DM: Ya think he said it because he needs to talk about it? The gun didnt fire. THE DEFENDANT: I walked back home and threw his tennis shoes into a ravine about another 100 yards down the road. There, Heinrich said he forced the boy to perform a sex act on him. The BCA reports that 99.5 percent of the general population could be excluded. You can get dressed, and I got dressed. I -- oh, I should say I didn't return with my car. He liked steak and the color blue. Book Eat Thy Neighbor Heinrich describes in court how he abducted, assaulted, killed and buried Jacob. Holmseth discovered the bones and teeth found by law enforcement were not human. September 7, 2016, In this Aug. 28, 2009, photo, Patty and Jerry Wetterling show a photo of their son Jacob Wetterling, who was abducted in October of 1989. Vern offered to purchase the tapes of the Bahners, for Jerry Wetterling, for any amount. In exchange for closing the book on years of tears and speculation for the Wetterling family and theStearns County community as a whole, Heinrich will not face charges inJacob's murder. In about 20 or so minutes, about a half hour later, he said I'm cold, and I said, Okay. The abduction of Jacob Wetterling, which made parents more vigilant and instigated the first national requirement that states track sex offenders via registries, took place before moonrise on a warm October night in 1989. by Timothy Charles Holmseth on October 16, 2018 at 10:51 A.M. CST. A sealed criminal complaint against Heinrich is signed by Special Agent Shane Ball, in presence of U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey J. Keyes. When the boys got to the woods and looked back, the man and Jacob were gone. I pulled into a driveway, passed -- after they passed me, turned around and faced the direction of the road that they would be coming back on. Murder of Jacob Wetterling Wetterling's grave. DM: Were just going try to get to the bottom of that night because there concerned about him, not him okay they already know he was there Im just trying if you could just tell me a little more of what you remember I mean how he got back up there or did he tell you right away Im going I mean how did he I mean you guys went there okay what did he say to you? The proceedings then turned to the Wetterling case. Wetterlings announce plans to establish the Jacob Wetterling Foundation. Investigators release to public sketch of man seen in the Tom Thumb convenience story the night of the abduction, saying they have exhausted other means of finding the man. 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