About 1,000 people gather to commemorate the first anniversary of Jacob's abduction. According to Vern they were friends for many years, Muehlbauer said. Diane Muehlbauer with convicted pedophile Richard Bahner On 11-18-89 Inv. Sgt. MR. SCHLEICHER: How long did you remain at your home? THE DEFENDANT: Yes. Here Diane Muehlbauer talks with Richard Bahner who says he used to bike ride with Jacob. Jared Scheierl talks to reporters in St. I walked back again. Transcribed by Timothy Charles Holmseth, RB: And thats where I got to know the kids around town because I was like a big brother to them ____. 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. He said he took Jacob into his car, handcuffed him and drove to a gravel pit. Kohls told his wife that Jacob is dead and suggested he (some, or parts of him) was in Milltown, Wisconsin. Did you know what happened to him then? Heinrich agreed to enter a guilty plea on charges related to possession of child pornography as part of his deal. He had a lot of fun. MR. SCHLEICHER: Fairly close to the original place where you had buried Jacob Wetterling the year before? I pulled the revolver out of my pocket. Have been found in Minnesota . The recording was given to FBI agent Dan Lund by bail bondsmen Diane Muehlbauer. MINNEAPOLIS For nearly 27 years, one man knew where Jacob Wetterling was. DM: And then what? St. Joseph Communications uses cookies for personalization, to customize its online advertisements, and for other purposes. Jacob abducted Eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling, bicycling home from a convenience store with friends after dark, is abducted in St. Joseph, Minn., a small town about 75 miles northwest of Minneapolis. According to those who loved him, the second of the Wetterlings' four children was enthusiastic about sports, including football and hockey. THE DEFENDANT: I, I, I can't remember. And I got on the interstate and headed north to Albany. Information I have obtained through my investigations supports what Officer Toll and Sgt. And all of your actions that you took were voluntary of your own free will, is that right? We also know an eyewitness Ben confirms the Bahner brothers were in that area at the time of the kidnapping. He told Jacob to turn around, held the gun to the boys head and pulled the trigger, he said. Map of St. Joseph, Minnesota, OTHER MISSING and MURDERED PERSONS Jim Kostreba (pictured), former deputy, now leads the Wetterling investigation. THE DEFENDANT: I walked back home and threw his tennis shoes into a ravine about another 100 yards down the road. For nearly 27 years, he was the brown-haired kid with the smiling eyes portrayed on "Missing" posters, billboards, and pizza boxes. Muehlbauer was able to learn a great deal about Seitz. MR. SCHLEICHER: After Jacob Wetterling fell to the ground, at some point did you check and find that in fact he was dead? Pearce and Olson went to Albany, Minnesota to interview Jerry Wetterling at his clinic. / CBS Minnesota. There was a small tree growing in that area or a bush. Can you just briefly describe the scanner? The following lead was discovered buried in thousands of documents today by Muehlbauer while she was reviewing newly released documents. There, Heinrich said he forced the boy to perform a sex act on him. The Jacob Wetterling Resource Center (originally the Jacob Wetterling Foundation) was founded by Jacobs parents in 1990 to educate the public on ways to prevent child abduction and molestation. It clicked once because it didn't line up, the first chamber. You drug him? Delbert Huber was recently questioned again in the 1989 abduction of Jacob Wetterling. MR. SCHLEICHER: And after you pointed out the location of the grave site, you were transported in custody away from the scene and were returned to jail, is that right? When they have Jared sit in the car, he tells them that on a scale of 1 to 10, the vehicle is an 8 or 9 in terms of how similar it was to the car in which he was abducted a year earlier. The kidnapping of Jacob Wetterling sparked a "stranger danger" panic across the United States - parents were hysterical at the idea that a stranger could just walk out of the shadows and snatch a child. They have a big granite wall that opens that nobody knows about at St. Johns, Muehlbauer said, recalling what the priest told her. THE DEFENDANT: I never dug any. Analysis found a mix of three or more unidentified people. Jacobs mother then confirmed that Seitz had come to visit her twice after Jacobs abduction, claiming to be a psychic and wishing to talk to her about her son. Michael Bahners brother, convicted child rapist Richard Bahner, talks about knowing Jacob Wetterling (Richard and Michael were the scene of the kidnapping), By Timothy Charles Holmseth on August 28, 2018 at 6:18 P.M.CST. THE DEFENDANT: I left him, and I went home. MR. SCHLEICHER: So you dug up as many of the remains as you could gather? THE DEFENDANT: I had an army entrenching tool with me. 6 nude boys with 6 adults performing genital exams 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. On. Boys Will Be Boys hardcover edition CHILD I TRIED TO HELP YOU I TRIED SO HARD! Jacob Wetterling, an 11-year old boy from St. Joseph, Minnesota, was abducted on October 22, 1989, while walking back from a neighborhood store with his brother and a friend. The law permits, but does not require, police to tell the community where such offenders are living. I opened the door for Jacob. 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. He hadn't fallen. And I think what it is was a lot of these kids they dont want to go home. Book Eat Thy Neighbor MB: He told me not to say anything so Ive been having_______. Well how did he see it. I was made to say I belonged to Satan and rejected God and all that type of stuff, Seitz told Muehlbauer. FBI reports to investigators that a shoeprint at the crime scene "corresponds" to Heinrich's right shoe but because there was insufficient detail, the lab examiner could not determine that it was made by Heinrich's shoe. Sigafoos asked Allen if he ever talked to Jerry Wetterling about the occult. Approximately 30 miles from the scene of . I asked him to turn around. MR. SCHLEICHER: The tape was a videotape? 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. In chilling detail, Heinrich stood before a federal judge Tuesday and calmly described how he abducted, molested and killed Jacob, as some members of the Wetterling family cried. As the decades have passed, various sources issued age-enhanced photos of what Jacob might look like as an adult. They're looking for Jacob, his clothing, a gun, documents and other material. Here is that portion in full: MR. SCHLEICHER: Sir, as part of the plea agreement, you understand that you're providing a factual accounting for what happened to Jacob Wetterling on October 22, 1989, is that right? Okay and he was out there talking to some guys about some stuff that I had never heard about and then he come up and I was talking to Bill and he said something about Jacob I heard about this was like 12 years ago when Jacob got kidnapped, Kevin: He started talking about it with Bill I was standing there listening about how him and his brother he said some other people too but he didnt give no names or nothing takes this kid up to his sisters apartment and tortured him for a few days . Hey lets put it this way hes worse then my uncle, DM: So then tell me also about (not easy to understand no transcription), Eyewitness confirms Michael Bahners admission of being at the scene of Jacobs kidnapping, By Timothy Charles Holmseth on August 28, 2018 at 10:13 A.M. CST, July 7, 1997 "It was estimated that 80.5 percent of the general population could be excluded from being contributors," the BCA says. Book on cannibalism He also confesses to the assault of Scheierl in Cold Spring earlier in 1989. MR. SCHLEICHER: Did you instruct Jacob Wetterling to do anything when you were driving . Jerry confirmed he did call in a lead to the Task Force on Allen Kutzer. It went off. Last week, police were led to the bones believed to be Jacob's, as well as other items, at the farm. Investigators ask Dan Rassier, a Wetterling neighbor, to admit he abducted Jacob. Police release two more sketches. DM: Wouldnt you think they talk to the people who heard it before you talked to him? Brenda Bahner: Yeah but you know Ive been remembering things [somewhat inaudible]. Finally, on Sept. 3, 2016, the Stearns County Sheriff's Office announced that his remains had been recovered, buried on a farm plot just outside Paynesville, Minn., about 30 miles from his home. 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? I loaded it with two rounds. MR. SCHLEICHER: For the purpose of listening to . They could have saved Jacob because they knew where Jacob was, Muehlbauer said. It is about 30 miles from St. Joseph. Novel Innocent Rage, VIDEOS What did you do after you placed him in your vehicle? The measure would be known as the Jacob Wetterling Act. I told him I had to go to the bathroom," Heinrich said. For nearly 27 years, he was the brown-haired kid with the smiling eyes portrayed on "Missing" posters, billboards, and pizza boxes. . Maps and documents of missing child Polly Klaas, ART Remove Flower. Agent Sigafoos asked Kutzer if Jerry Wetterling ever talked about the Bahai religion. Finally, in July 2015, police caught a break while searching the home of Daniel Heinrich for suspected child pornography. Fast forward to July 2015 when authorities were issued a warrant to search Heinrich'shome after police say DNA evidence linked him to the sexual assault of a 12-year-old boy in the area 10 months prior to Jacob's disappearance. Heinrich gets his property back from the search warrant that was executed on Jan. 24, 1990. The following is a segment of the recorded telephone conversation. Where specifically? Gov. Why would Jerry Wetterling have a friend that is into kiddy porn, bondage, and cannibalism, Muehlbauer said. They tried to shine a flashlight in my face, and I said, No, don't do that. On April 4, 1990 Detective Pearce and BCA Special Agent Denny Sigafoos met with Kutzer at his home in Albany. Jacob's kidnapping remained a mystery for almost 27 years. He liked steak and the color blue. I undressed. The man yelled "Run to the woods as fast as you can, or I'll shoot!" As Aaron ran away, he saw the man grab 11 year old Jacob Wetterling by the jacket. Diane Muehlbauer: So then what happened? THE DEFENDANT: It would be to the north of the, of the -- where I shot him. This particular lead sheet was terminated as this suspect had already been spoken to by Officers Boeckers and Tremper on 10-26-89 from a different source,the report said. Box of 35 VHS tapes Last year, authorities found images of child pornography at the Annandale home of Heinrich, who had long been under investigators scrutiny in Jacobs disappearance. Minneapolis and St. Paul business leaders offer $100,000 reward for Jacob's safe return. The official story of Jacobs kidnapping and murder was contrived by members of law enforcement and the judicial community because American Public Radio was about to publish a podcast entitled In The Dark, which focused squarely on the Wetterling case. I took him over to the edge of the grove of trees. I said, Dont cry.. Vegetation or --. Small round bone with no marrow He had even been interviewed in the initial investigation of Jacobs kidnapping, but was ruled out as a likely suspect. Muehlbauer said Agent Lund talked to her about Kohls, who had been molesting his own granddaughter. Heinrich faces a maximum of 20 years on the child pornography count, though Judge John Tunheim will decide his sentence, AP reports. Jerry Wetterling and Kutz were in significant communications during critical times before and after Jacob was kidnapped. Articles about Jacobs disappearance were found at the home and Heinrichs DNA was matched to the case of another boy molested in nearby Cold Spring ten months prior to Jacob. FBI tells investigators the Sears Superguard Response tires from Heinrich's Ford were consistent with but not an exact match of the tire tracks at the Wetterling abduction scene. Perpich says he will activate the National Guard, the State Patrol and the Department of Natural Resources to search a 700-square-mile area for Jacob. Jacob Erwin Wetterling(February 17, 1978 October 22, 1989) was a boy fromSt. Joseph,Minnesota, who waskidnappedfrom his hometown and murdered at the age of 11 on October 22, 1989. I raised the revolver again and shot him again, and that's when he fell to the ground. Please enter valid email address to continue. And then after you returned the Bobcat and camouflaged the site, did you walk back home? In 2007, for example, a man called from Kentucky claiming to be Jacob. During the search Heinrich tells investigators he most likely was at home the day of the Wetterling abduction and that he was not in St. Joseph that weekend. That's correct. According to Muehlbauer, Seitz said he had been sent by Jerry Wetterling to meet her. MB: Well Jacob was punching him I mean he was waling on him he wanted to get out of the vehicle, MB: I mean it was like right and left every three seconds there was a punch or something but then, MB: But then the guy I was with he saw well Im not going to say he saw but to me he said he thinks he saw but I know damn well that he saw it he saw Lou have a knife that I do know, MB: It was he was on the front seat on the passenger side. They recognized the best way to get to the truth was to pursue federal charges, which carry stiff penalties that could be used as leverage, Luger said. Jared could not be excluded as one of those, but the predominant male DNA profile did not match Jared's DNA. I unhandcuffed him. Heinrich said he went home for a couple of hours, then went back to the gravel pit and buried Jacob about 100 yards away. FBI takes six agents off the case, leaving nine. THE DEFENDANT: I never dug up anything. The lead was in regards to occult activity and his possible relationship to Jacob Wetterling's abduction. Brenda Bahner told Muehlbauer in a recorded conversation that law enforcement questioned her after Jacobs kidnapping. He had first been questioned shortly after Jacobs abduction, but he maintained his innocence and authorities never had enough evidence to charge him. DM: So where were you guys parked next to them? Copyright 2022 Crime Museum, LLC - All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy |. The details are well-known: Jacob was riding a bike home from the local Tom Thumb store with his brother and best friend when a man in a mask stepped from the shadows into the road. Did he like to go bike riding with you. Another entry in a lead sheet reveals a Sgt. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A full transcript has been released of Tuesday's court proceedings where Danny Heinrich confessed to the kidnap and murder of Jacob Wetterling, the sexually assault of Jared Scheirel and child pornography. MR. SCHLEICHER: Okay. 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. Wetterlings meet with friends and make conscious decision to seek as much publicity for the case as possible. FBI and other agencies join investigation. Patty and Jerry Wetterling, walking into the service at College of . 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. I pulled the trigger again and it went off. THE DEFENDANT: .38 Special, Smith & Wesson, snub Diane Muehlbauer: What did you tell them? Seitz told Muehlbauer he was prepared to pay her whatever she wanted for the tapes. FBI tells investigators a fiber found on Jared's clothing had similar microscopic and optical properties as fibers taken from the Mercury Topaz that Heinrich owned in January 1989. Human hair When I got over there, I noticed there was a Gehl or a Bobcat, and I'm familiar with operating one of those, and I remembered where they kept the key. So both cars were up there? THE DEFENDANT: I had to go to the bathroom. Reports show investigators were focusing on the Wetterlings religion. What --. One of his favorite songs that year was "Listen," by Baha'i folksinger Red Grammer. He said he had amnesia and bore a promising mole on his cheek. Jacob's smiling face was burned into Minnesota's psyche, appearing on countless posters and billboards over the years. I gathered up as much as I could and put it into the bag and transported it across the highway there to his final resting spot. 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