Murder of Jacob Wetterling, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Murder of Jacob Wetterling

American kidnap victim

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1978

Place of Birth: Long Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 22-Oct-1989

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jacob Erwin Wetterling (February 17, 1978 – October 22, 1989) was an American boy from St.
Joseph, Minnesota who was kidnapped from his hometown and murdered at the age of 11 on October 22, 1989.
His abduction remained a mystery for nearly 27 years. On September 1, 2016, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) recovered human bones from a pasture near Paynesville, about 30 miles (48 km) from the site of the abduction.
On September 3, the family announced that the bones were those of Jacob, and local law enforcement stated that the identity of the bones had been confirmed by dental records.
The location was revealed by Danny James Heinrich, a long-time person of interest in the abduction of another boy, Jared Scheierl, in the nearby town of Cold Spring.
On September 6, 2016, Heinrich confessed to kidnapping and murdering Wetterling, as well as abducting and sexually assaulting Scheierl.