"He thought he was Jacob, he had amnesia and all that and that was, I mean it was hopeful, 'cause that's the only explanation I can really have right now as to why he hasn't come home, you know, other than the worst possible situation. Trevor was only in the fourth grade when Jacob was abducted. The Wetterling siblings have avoided the media spotlight. Since then, Trevor Wetterling has embraced privacy and prefers to keep his life away from the eyes of the media. Six weeks after Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped, FBI Special Agent Jeff Jamar announced they had knowledge of the other victim. Trevor, who is 10 years old, does not sleep well anymore. "How can I clear my name without getting the crime solved,"Rassier said. You can get dressed, and I got dressed. Trevor Wetterling, the younger brother of Danny Heinrich, was also present when the boys were instructed to drop their bicycles into a ditch and lie face down on the ground by Danny Heinrich. "He grabbed Jacob and he told me to run as fast as I could into the woods or else he would shoot," Larson said. ''The class will be reading a story, and Trevor will say: 'Who cares about this? "I do think there is a strong possibility they could be connected," she said. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. I looked back. The Stearns County Sheriff Department says Rassier's 911 call came at 11:23 p.m., but it was never saved. Still, he was It is the kind of place where people often do not lock their doors; rather, it was that kind of place. Parts of it are good, but I think parts of it may need to be fixed. But she said she doesnt plan to tackle any major projects anytime soon. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Read More:Danny Heinrich Now: Where is Kidnapper and Killer Today? What did you do after you placed him in your vehicle? Shes answering mail, writing thank-you notes and taking long walks. I feel like we owe the whole world a thank you, but its going to take a while. I asked him to undress. 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Trevor was surprised to learn that authorities had questioned him shortly after Jacobs disappearance but were forced to let him go for lack of evidence. Jacob's older sister, Amy, 14, has been coping with the loss by keeping busy with school and chores, her mother said. Trevor Wetterling and his big brother, Jacob, were nearly inseparable. and Mrs. Wetterling, the heinous acts, the selfishness are unforgivable for what I have taken away from you. Are they tied to Jacob? "I think it's time for people to share their stories," Baker said. You know, its a commitment, Jerry Wetterling said. Amy and Carmen are both married now and Amy has two young daughters. I pulled the revolver out of my pocket. We survived that, but not without faith, great heartache and financial and time expenditures for counseling., Wetterling said he misses all the things he didnt get to experience with his son laugh-filled fishing outings, pride-filled school events, such as music concerts, plays, sporting events, graduation, April Fools pranks, watching games together on TV possibly going off to college.. Heinrich would have seen that, and he would have just turned off the TV and went about his life and he did this year after year, Allyn said. People who knew them said they were always eager to do everything together from the start. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. You cant pass a law and then never see if it is working or not. THE DEFENDANT: I had to go to the bathroom. THE DEFENDANT: Nothing, none at that time -- well, yes, there was a tree growing in that -- excuse me. Hide Archive footage (1 credit) 2016 In the Dark (Podcast Series documentary) Self - Jacob's Brother. Heinrich then changed his plea to guilty to receipt of child pornography in accordance to his plea agreement. Amy's sister, Carmen, 8, does not fully understand what has happened, Mrs. Wetterling said, yet understands some things in ways that no 8-year-old child should have to understand. On the way home, Jacob was abducted at gunpoint by a masked man who ordered the other boys to run. Six other siblings of abduction victims worked on the book with the Wetterlings. Paynesville, before I got to Paynesville, I turned on the sewage pond road. On the way home, a man with a gun stopped the boys. Losing Jacob was hard enough, but for this man to hold this secret for almost 27 years and continue to be free is, as Jacob would say, entirely not fair, said younger brother Trevor Wetterling. Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, which works to help communities and families prevent child exploitation, and Patty Wetterling became a national advocate for children. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department has cut the number of investigators on the case to 12 from 30. We wont pretend today that this crime and sentence is about child pornography. A BCA agent asked him to confess. For nearly 45 minutes on Monday morning, Danny Heinrichs victims approached the podium in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis and spoke of the sorrow, anguish and pain he inflicted on them. The words that he had spoke to me on that evening haunted me for years, Scheierl said. A $50,000 reward has been put up for Jacob's return. Rassier was again called in for questioning. For the past nine months, Jared has worked with Baker to try encourage witnesses to come forward. He only ended anything now, with his confession, because he was caught, and he only pled guilty because the numbers were good for him. Nothing came from that. He never talked, Patty Wetterling added. Once the case was reopened in 2015, the police reinterviewed several witnesses and even reexamined the evidence they had already collected. "It doesn't go away. The book was unveiled at a U.S. Department of Justice ceremony May 18 in Washington, D.C. where Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was the keynote speaker. She is a graduate of Carleton College and lives in St. Paul with her husband, Greg Myers, and their three children, Henry, Frances and Fred. They did all kinds of work trying to catch him, or get him to talk, circling the wagons around him, but they had nothing until the search warrant when they got him on pornography. A year ago, the Wetterlings stood at the end of their driveway on Kiwi Court in St. Joseph and pleaded with people who might have information about Heinrich to come forward. In January 1990, a vehicle belonging to Heinrich had been repossessed and authorities contacted the current owner of the vehicle. THE DEFENDANT: I never dug up anything. In October 2015, Heinrich is arrested on child pornography charges, In August 2016, Heinrich provides a statement regarding Wetterling's abduction and murder. May 22, 2007 / 6:44 PM The kids didnt have school the next day. Well, lets delve in and find out where he is at present, shall we? #24,655 Missing Since '84 Mrs. Wetterling said it was important for children to understand that a kidnapping like Jacob's - an armed stranger lurking in the background - was not common. 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. Besides, Trevor is happily married to Trish Hansen Wetterling, and the pair are proud parents to two wonderful children. According to Gudmundson, it appears no follow-up investigation was pursued based on the information provided by Hart. MR. SCHLEICHER: What did you do when you transferred the remains to this farm property? He thought someone was stealing wood. Read Part 1: New Developments Revealed In Wetterling Abduction Case, First published on May 15, 2014 / 6:45 PM. They hope that someone will contact law enforcement and lead them to Jacob. '', A letter from Barbara Bush arrived the other day. Rassier also told Wetterling where he thought a body could be hidden on his property. He agreed to the federal charge, Patty Wetterling said, because he didnt want to do any time in Minnesota prisons. The couple does not believe in the death penalty. That was pretty much it, and I walked up the hill and talked to one of the sheriff's people," Rassier said. When returning home, the trio was ambushed by Danny Heinrich, who allowed Trevor and Aaron to escape but ended up abducting, sexually abusing, and murdering Jacob in cold blood. The 11-year-old was taken at the end of Dan Rassier's -mile long driveway. I stepped out of my car. Last Friday, Trevor and his two sisters, Amy and Carmen, were in Washington D.C. for the unveiling of a book they helped write called "What About Me? After you covered Jacob's body back up with the Bobcat, you returned the Bobcat to the construction site? MR. SCHLEICHER: And is it fair to say that you acted alone in the kidnap, sexual assault and murder of Jacob Wetterling? ''It's no good for parents to become neurotic,'' she said. The proceedings then turned to the abduction and sexual assault of Jared Scheirel in 1989. Six days after the kidnapping, law enforcement searched the farm. 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. MR. SCHLEICHER: What was your purpose in returning to the site? MR. SCHLEICHER: What did you do when you took Jacob back to your car? There were times when we didnt know ourselves how things were going to go, but it was a promise, and we did it, and Im really quite proud of that.. That all changed last August when Jared was contacted by Joy Baker, the author of a detailed blog on the Wetterling case. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Web+56 9 8252 6387 (La Reina) +56 9 8435 2712 (Las Condes) marks and spencer ladies coats. MR. SCHLEICHER: You had a shovel with you? His name is mentioned less and less on the television news. His description of the kidnapper's threat is almost identical to the one described by Jacob Wetterling's friend, Aaron. Once Danny accepted the deal, Trevor attended the trial hearing with his mother, Patty Wetterling, and was relieved to learn that the judge had sentenced his brothers murderer to 20 years in federal prison in 2016. The defendant is a cruel narcissist. / CBS Minnesota. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Wetterling was a middle child in a stable home with two caring parents, Jerry and Patty. Please enter valid email address to continue. There were people who got looked at pretty hard, so it was important for them to be liberated. Patty Wetterling said Heinrich sentenced himself to a lifetime of isolation when he took and killed Jacob 27 years ago. MR. SCHLEICHER: Okay. According to the court transcript, MR. SCHLEICHER: Do you know now that the three children involved were Jacob Wetterling, Trevor Wetterling, Aaron Larson? I camouflaged the area with grass and brush. Coping With the Abduction of a Brother or Sister." Two years ago, Danny Heinrich confessed to the crimes and led authorities to the location of Wetterling's remains. In October Please enter valid email address to continue. THE DEFENDANT: A Regency 50-channel scanner. THE DEFENDANT: Listening to police calls. I got out. "We all came together and realized how similar our experiences were," said Carmen. As October 22, 1989, was a Sunday, Trevor, Jacob, and Aaron decided to spend their evening watching a movie together. After you confirmed that Jacob Wetterling was dead, what did you do? A sign at the local Phillips 66 gasoline station reads, ''Please let Jacob come home.''. MR. SCHLEICHER: Did you handcuff him behind his back? Vegetation or --. Heinrich agreed to the terms and on September 2nd of this year, lead police to where he buried Jacobs body nearly 27 years ago. I just wish you had more common sense. . I drove back to -- I turned the lights on to find out where I had left him, and I found him, and I dug a grave with the Bobcat at that site. September 8, 2016 / 12:17 PM Jacob is 12 now. Make him live, Patty Wetterling said. Thus, we looked to other people for support, which didnt help our relationship with each other. 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