What is Murder of Jacob Wetterling?
'''Jacob Erwin Wetterling''' (February 17, 1978 – October 22, 1989) was an [[United States|American]] boy from [[St. Joseph, Minnesota]]. At age eleven, Wetterling was kidnapped from his hometown and [[murder]]ed. His kidnapping was a [[mystery]] for almost twenty-seven years. On Thursday, September 1, 2016, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) discovered human bones from a pasture near [[Paynesville, Minnesota|Paynesville]], almost 30 miles from the site of the kidnapping. On September 3, the Wetterling family made an announcement saying that the bones were those of Jacob. Local [[law enforcement]] officials stated that the identity of the bones was confirmed by [[dentistry|dental records]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Paynesville Reeling with the News About Jacob|publisher=Star Tribune|url=https://www.startribune.com/paynesville-reeling-with-news-about-jacob/392294311/#1|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> The location was given out by Danny Heinrich, a long-time person of interest for the kidnapping of another boy, twelve-year-old Jared Scheierl, in the town of [[Cold Spring, Minnesota|Cold Spring]] which was near the area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Man Describes Killing Eleven-Year-Old Jacob Wetterling in Chilling Detail|publisher=Guardian UK|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/06/jacob-wetterling-killing-minnesota-danny-heinrich-admits|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> Three days later on September 6, Heinrich admitted to kidnapping and murdering Jacob Wetterling and to kidnapping and [[sexual assault|sexually assaulting]] Scheierl.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jacob Wetterling's Killer Assaulted Another Boy|publisher=Twin Cities Pioneer Press|url=https://www.twincities.com/2018/11/29/jacob-wetterlings-killer-had-another-victim-and-that-man-just-won-17m-in-damages|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref> ==The kidnapping== On the evening of Sunday, October 22, 1989, not long after 9pm CDT, Jacob Wetterling (11), his brother Trevor (10) and a friend, Aaron Larson (11) were biking home from what was