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The Jacob Wetterling abduction

In 1989, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted along a rural road in St. Joseph, Minn. In 2016, Danny Heinrich led authorities to the place where he buried Wetterling.

Sheriff: 5 critical errors in the Wetterling investigation

Sheriff: 5 critical errors in the Wetterling investigation

Police investigation files released Thursday in the Jacob Wetterling disappearance and death details multiple missteps and mistakes by investigators, according to the Stearns County sheriff.
by Cody Nelson

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Read Stearns Co. sheriff's presentation in Jacob Wetterling investigation

Read Stearns Co. sheriff's presentation in Jacob Wetterling investigation

Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson outlined a series of errors and missteps Thursday in the investigation of the disappearance and death of Jacob Wetterling, 11. Read his presentation.
by MPR News Staff

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'Off the rails': Sheriff details massive failure of Wetterling probe

'Off the rails': Sheriff details massive failure of Wetterling probe

Stearns Country Sheriff Don Gudmundson delivered a brutal assessment Thursday of the cascading errors and friction among law enforcement that let Jacob Wetterling's killer stay free for decades even as the evidence pointed overwhelmingly to Danny Heinrich.
by Tim Nelson and Kirsti Marohn

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Wetterling files to be released Thursday

Wetterling files to be released Thursday

Many of the documents covering the 27-year investigation into Jacob Wetterling's 1989 kidnapping will be released publicly Thursday for the first time.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Wetterling family: 'Our hearts hurt' for anyone harmed by investigative file's release

Wetterling family: 'Our hearts hurt' for anyone harmed by investigative file's release

A day before investigators were set to release a massive investigative file on the abduction of Jacob Wetterling, his parents Patty and Jerry Wetterling said it's still "difficult to relive those dark days" after the 11-year-old was kidnapped in rural St. Joseph, Minn.
by Cody Nelson

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Stearns County to release Wetterling file Sept. 20

Stearns County to release Wetterling file Sept. 20

It's been almost three decades since 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted along a rural road in St. Joseph, Minn., and more than two years since Danny Heinrich led authorities to the place where he buried Wetterling on a Paynesville farm.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Deadline passes for appeals in Wetterling files release

As of Friday afternoon, no one had appealed the decision, which ordered Stearns County to return FBI documents to the federal government and release the rest of the case file.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Judge rules state Wetterling documents must be released

Judge rules state Wetterling documents must be released

The ruling applies to some documents in the Jacob Wetterling case that his parents had sought to keep confidential because they contain personal information. Media organizations including MPR News had sought release of the files.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Judge rules Wetterling documents must go back to FBI

Judge rules Wetterling documents must go back to FBI

A judge has ruled that thousands of documents in the investigation into the disappearance of Jacob Wetterling must be returned to the FBI.
by Peter Cox

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