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Todd Mueller · 09-09-2016, 07:59 PM

There is a very good podcast on this case called "In the Dark" that just came out this week. You can find it on iTunes or at this website.

Funny enough, they had been advertising this podcast for a few weeks and they were pumping it with "It's been 27 years... Why hasn't this case been solved?" Then days before the premier, Jacob's remains were located and the suspect confessed. I honestly wondered if they were still going to issue the podcast or not. They went back to re-edit portions of it and update it with the current information.

The first two episodes were good. They seem to be focusing on law enforcement and the poor investigation that took place. We know now that Jacob was dead within hours so it likely wouldn't have mattered, but according to this it took them a while to get some key information.

There are a few interesting things like a man who lived near the abduction site who was a suspect for years and had his life turned upside down because of this. A good article on that can be read here.

Another piece that they are heavily pumping in the podcast is that Danny Heinrich was possibly attacking kids well before this crime and should have been known to the police. We will see how this plays out in the podcast.

Captain Oblivious · 09-11-2016, 02:18 PM

I read an old Reader's Digest piece on this case just a couple of weeks before this news broke. I'm grateful that the family now has closure, but ugh.

Heartbreaking.

Cori aka ChrisSCrush · 09-11-2016, 07:40 PM

The first anniversary since learning the truth is rapidly approaching.

Kane · 09-13-2016, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dynoguy88

So the Wetterlings and the Scheierl families both signed off on the plea deal.

And in the end, the only charge Heinrich will be punished with is one count of possession of child pornography. That means the earliest he could be out of jail is in five years? At worst he'll be released from jail at age 73? Some justice. There are no words.

There is always the possibility of Heinrich receiving prison justice - the kind that is administered by an inmate. Child killers and child molesters are hated even by other inmates, so he will have to look over his shoulder from now on, not knowing if or when someone will do him in.

5353 · 09-20-2016, 03:17 AM

The podcast is very, very intriguing. At this point, when we know what happened that night, everything is in hindsight 20/20 vision. Dan Rassier, despite being very high on the suspect list for many years, had nothing to do with the abduction and murder. The mysterious man at the Tom Thumb who appeared to be glaring at customers was not the perpetrator. And now, if the witnesses who lived on that dead end road are to believed, Danny Heinrich had been prowling that neighborhood all summer.

I've been thinking about this case a lot since this bombshell a few weeks ago. While we know now what happened to Jacob and who committed this horrendous crime, there's still some questions I have about it. For one, Danny Heinrich was a member of the National Guard. The National Guard came out on October 28th. I wonder if he was apart of that search party. There were reports of a mysterious white or light colored van the following summer with the driver taking pictures of kids at a lake. Was that also Heinrich or another abductor entirely? I've been reading Joy Baker's blog about this case, and she's touched base a little on another mysterious character in this story, someone at the Tom Thumb who said he was a "medical cop." It probably doesn't mean anything, but I find it odd that he was there shortly after the abduction and then was also seen by Kevin, who had briefly turned into Rassier's driveway the night before, the following morning. Who was this dude? As far as Heinrich, did he have any more victims beyond Jacob? I did a quick search through the Charley Project and was unable to come up with any missing persons who would have been in the same demographic as Jacob through the 1990s. It's hard for me to believe that Heinrich stopped and resolved to a life of having 19 3-ring binders full of child porn in his possession. Perpetrators like him only stop unless they're caught.

I am entirely grateful that the Wetterlings and Jered have at least some semblance of closure to all of this, but I can't help to feel that there's still more to the story. There's several attacks in Paynesville before Jered's abduction that need to be solved, and what was Heinrich up to for the past 27 years? This is one of those cases for me that is solved on the outer layer, but beneath there's this huge rabbit hole that needs to be uncovered.

dynoguy88 · 10-20-2017, 10:11 AM

It's been a little over a year since Jacob's remains were found.

The Wetterlings reflected on this past year where they finally got some closure (at least in part) and look ahead. They still plan to do keep running Jacob's foundation.

Last December, a Twin Cities real estate developer purchased Danny Heinrich's house and paid to have it demolished. Patty Wetterling and neighbors watched the home get bulldozed two days before Christmas.

http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/lo...ard/609677001/

dynoguy88 · 10-18-2023, 10:13 AM

Did anyone see the 20/20 episode shown this week on the Jacob Wetterling case? The episode was titled, ‘Snatched.’ Its 2 hours of covering every detail from the start to the finally recovering Jacob’s body with endless police photos, footage, interviews with pretty much every person who had a hand investigating this crime. They also filmed from the abduction site. It’s gut wrenching to know that this sweet kid was asking what he did wrong while that monster Danny Heinrich was forcing him inside his car.

The part that really killed me was toward the end, seeing the emotion of everyone being interviewed once they had finally discovered the truth after 27 years. Naturally family members were crying and Jacob’s best friend Aaron was crying. But multiple police investigators were crying (one had to stop the interview for a minute to get himself together), even the creator of Jacob’s blog was crying, and she never even met them. The police photo discovery of Jacob’s red hockey jacket that he was wearing when he was abducted…there are no words. If you had followed this case over the years, this is an interesting watch but you should prepare yourself beforehand for some very difficult parts.

Jacob’s mother Patty, who is just an amazing person, released a memoir yesterday titled “Dear Jacob: A Mother’s Journey of Hope.”

09-09-2016, 07:59 PM	#31
Todd Mueller Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Posts: 1,626	There is a very good podcast on this case called "In the Dark" that just came out this week. You can find it on iTunes or at this website. Funny enough, they had been advertising this podcast for a few weeks and they were pumping it with "It's been 27 years... Why hasn't this case been solved?" Then days before the premier, Jacob's remains were located and the suspect confessed. I honestly wondered if they were still going to issue the podcast or not. They went back to re-edit portions of it and update it with the current information. The first two episodes were good. They seem to be focusing on law enforcement and the poor investigation that took place. We know now that Jacob was dead within hours so it likely wouldn't have mattered, but according to this it took them a while to get some key information. There are a few interesting things like a man who lived near the abduction site who was a suspect for years and had his life turned upside down because of this. A good article on that can be read here. Another piece that they are heavily pumping in the podcast is that Danny Heinrich was possibly attacking kids well before this crime and should have been known to the police. We will see how this plays out in the podcast.

09-11-2016, 02:18 PM	#32
Captain Oblivious It's nothing like that... Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 13, 2014 Posts: 10	I read an old Reader's Digest piece on this case just a couple of weeks before this news broke. I'm grateful that the family now has closure, but ugh. Heartbreaking.

09-11-2016, 07:40 PM	#33
Cori aka ChrisSCrush Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 30, 2001 Location: USA and still trying to be proud of it! Posts: 2,068	The first anniversary since learning the truth is rapidly approaching.

09-20-2016, 03:17 AM	#35
5353 Call me Perm Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 08, 2013 Posts: 152	The podcast is very, very intriguing. At this point, when we know what happened that night, everything is in hindsight 20/20 vision. Dan Rassier, despite being very high on the suspect list for many years, had nothing to do with the abduction and murder. The mysterious man at the Tom Thumb who appeared to be glaring at customers was not the perpetrator. And now, if the witnesses who lived on that dead end road are to believed, Danny Heinrich had been prowling that neighborhood all summer. I've been thinking about this case a lot since this bombshell a few weeks ago. While we know now what happened to Jacob and who committed this horrendous crime, there's still some questions I have about it. For one, Danny Heinrich was a member of the National Guard. The National Guard came out on October 28th. I wonder if he was apart of that search party. There were reports of a mysterious white or light colored van the following summer with the driver taking pictures of kids at a lake. Was that also Heinrich or another abductor entirely? I've been reading Joy Baker's blog about this case, and she's touched base a little on another mysterious character in this story, someone at the Tom Thumb who said he was a "medical cop." It probably doesn't mean anything, but I find it odd that he was there shortly after the abduction and then was also seen by Kevin, who had briefly turned into Rassier's driveway the night before, the following morning. Who was this dude? As far as Heinrich, did he have any more victims beyond Jacob? I did a quick search through the Charley Project and was unable to come up with any missing persons who would have been in the same demographic as Jacob through the 1990s. It's hard for me to believe that Heinrich stopped and resolved to a life of having 19 3-ring binders full of child porn in his possession. Perpetrators like him only stop unless they're caught. I am entirely grateful that the Wetterlings and Jered have at least some semblance of closure to all of this, but I can't help to feel that there's still more to the story. There's several attacks in Paynesville before Jered's abduction that need to be solved, and what was Heinrich up to for the past 27 years? This is one of those cases for me that is solved on the outer layer, but beneath there's this huge rabbit hole that needs to be uncovered.

10-20-2017, 10:11 AM	#36
dynoguy88 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 3,672	It's been a little over a year since Jacob's remains were found. The Wetterlings reflected on this past year where they finally got some closure (at least in part) and look ahead. They still plan to do keep running Jacob's foundation. Last December, a Twin Cities real estate developer purchased Danny Heinrich's house and paid to have it demolished. Patty Wetterling and neighbors watched the home get bulldozed two days before Christmas. http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/lo...ard/609677001/

10-18-2023, 10:13 AM	#37
dynoguy88 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 3,672	Did anyone see the 20/20 episode shown this week on the Jacob Wetterling case? The episode was titled, ‘Snatched.’ Its 2 hours of covering every detail from the start to the finally recovering Jacob’s body with endless police photos, footage, interviews with pretty much every person who had a hand investigating this crime. They also filmed from the abduction site. It’s gut wrenching to know that this sweet kid was asking what he did wrong while that monster Danny Heinrich was forcing him inside his car. The part that really killed me was toward the end, seeing the emotion of everyone being interviewed once they had finally discovered the truth after 27 years. Naturally family members were crying and Jacob’s best friend Aaron was crying. But multiple police investigators were crying (one had to stop the interview for a minute to get himself together), even the creator of Jacob’s blog was crying, and she never even met them. The police photo discovery of Jacob’s red hockey jacket that he was wearing when he was abducted…there are no words. If you had followed this case over the years, this is an interesting watch but you should prepare yourself beforehand for some very difficult parts. Jacob’s mother Patty, who is just an amazing person, released a memoir yesterday titled “Dear Jacob: A Mother’s Journey of Hope.”