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Finding Jacob Wetterling|Robert M. Dudley
Finding Jacob Wetterling : The 27-Year Investigation from Kidnapping to Confession
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In October 1989, 11-year old Jacob Wetterling was abducted near his home in the small town of St. Joseph, Minnesota. Despite an unparalleled effort to find him, his whereabouts remained a mystery for 27 years--until his kidnapper, arrested on another charge, confessed to Wetterling's murder and led authorities to his buried remains in September 2016. Wetterling's disappearance--and the national media attention that followed--had far-reaching effects. No longer was small-town America considered safe from the exploitation of children. In 1993, Congress passed the "Jacob Wetterling Act," setting up a nation-wide registry for offenders convicted of crimes against children. Based in part on earlier publications by the author, this detailed account chronicles the decades-long search for Wetterling and his abductor. Long-overlooked names and information that pointed the way to solving the case are brought to the forefront of the investigation.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781476668925
  • ISBN-10: 1476668922
  • Publisher: Exposit Books
  • Publish Date: November 2016
  • Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
  • Page Count: 216
  • Reading Level: Ages 18-UP

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