DM: Why dont you kind of tell me nobody ha ever talked to you about this huh? THE DEFENDANT: I went to that -- when I got to National organization creates a computer-enhanced photo of what Jacob could look like at age 19 and sends it to 73 million U.S. homes. He didn't know what I was doing. He is not considered a suspect, and, as a result, investigators start to focus on suspects who would have been on foot. You remembered him over there and stuff? Heinrich said he kept those items as a souvenir. MB: He basically grabbed him like this here and then he had one he had first of all he grabbed him up like this and put him this way and this arm and then Jacob somehow grabbed the back of his hair pulled him back and so he basically grabbed Jacobs hair and pulled him over his eyes so it was like a blindfold basically and then they or I mean he basically took his hair over his eye like a blindfold tucked him back underneath his arms he had both of his hands underneath so he couldnt reach out and pull pull his hair again or whatever and then he got him up to the car, MB: I didnt see that but I saw Jacob wailing on Lou cuz he wanted out. DM: Ya think he said it because he needs to talk about it? Seitz was a friend of Jerry and Patty Wetterling. MR. SCHLEICHER: With the touching, this was something you compelled him to do? I pulled the revolver out of my pocket. Correction. Well how did he see it. Authorities named Heinrich as a person of interest in Jacobs disappearance last October when they announced the child pornography charges. Vernon Seitz was 62 years-old when he emerged from obscurity in December of 2008 telling his psychiatrist he wanted to confess to killing two children in the late 1950s. MB: Give me a second ____ yeah it was up in the brush, MB: Where that dead end brush road whatever you want to cal it I call it the brush road Ive brought the twins up there and stuff. Officers and volunteers conduct aerial and ground searches. Jerry termed Al's demeanor as being "disturbed". He started to cry. Has the location of a child trafficking dungeon been located within the walls of St. Johns University in Minnesota? The report notes that during the April 5 interview Jerry and Patty Wetterling borrowed money to Bug Kingbird, who is an American Indian, currently living on possibly the White Earth Indian Reservation. Cloud in October after the civil trial against Danny Heinrich, who kidnapped and . DM: And that was about what? The lead was in regards to occult activity and his possible relationship to Jacob Wetterling's abduction. Jerry was asked about Allen Kutzer. MR. SCHLEICHER: After Jacob Wetterling fell to the ground, at some point did you check and find that in fact he was dead? He told Jacob to turn around, held the gun to the boys head and pulled the trigger, he said. DM: So when he got him back in his car what did he say to you guys? 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. About 100 yards up that road, there is an approach and -- to a field next to a grove of trees. MR. SCHLEICHER: All right. (Sherburne County Sheriff's Office via AP, File) (The Associated Press) MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota man who confessed to kidnapping, raping and killing 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling says his. So I said, Okay. Box of 35 VHS tapes 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. Was it hidden? Later laws make this a requirement. Heinrich is arrested in connection to the Jared Scheierl abduction and sexual assault. Eyewitness to Jacob Wetterlings kidnapping describes fighting boy dragged to car with knife to his throat, Lab reports proves the official story about Danny Heinrich was a lie, Jacob was punching him, I mean he was waling on him he wanted to get out of the vehicle , By Timothy Charles Holmseth on August 27, 2018 at 8:17 A.M. CST. Patty indicated she and Jerry gave money to the Kingbirds in the past. Sgt. Muehlbauer said Seitz wanted to purchase the recordings and was willing to pay any amount. For nearly 27 years, he was the brown-haired kid with the smiling eyes portrayed on "Missing" posters, billboards, and pizza boxes. Yeah see Bill called me and said him his brother and his sister were all in on it, Kevin: Right yeah. MR. SCHLEICHER: After you confronted the children, what did you ask them to do? At the time, Heinrich told investigators he could not recall where he was the day Jacob vanished, WTSP reports. Seitzs life when heard in his own words is a sad and tragic nightmare that began with his captors and abusers that worshipped Satan. Jacob Wetterling was abducted from St. Joseph, Minn., on Oct. 22, 1989. Jacob Wetterling could have survived his kidnapping ordeal if law enforcement in Minnesota had acted. I opened the door for Jacob. Have been found in Minnesota . I raised the revolver again and shot him again, and that's when he fell to the ground. THE DEFENDANT: On the way out of St. Joseph, I told him to duck down, lean forward in the seat. President Bush signs the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, creating a national sex offender registry and requiring states to disclose to the public information about the most serious offenders. You can worship anybody you want, Muehlbauer said, explaining how Lund dismissed the subject by making it a freedom of religion issue. Another disturbing item found by police was a 40 by 30 drawing entitled Sacrifices His Son. Vern stated that when he was young, he was abducted at a zoo and taken to several homes where he was molested, she said. Delbert Huber was recently questioned again in the 1989 abduction of Jacob Wetterling. 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. 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. Brenda Bahner: And at that time I said no. Afterward, Jacob asked whether he was taking him home. Paynesville police chief tells Wetterling investigators that his town has had a year of molestation episodes. They turned a renewed spotlight on him as part of a fresh look into Jacobs abduction around its 25th anniversary. I turned my head. THE DEFENDANT: I found a spot. And then after you returned the Bobcat and camouflaged the site, did you walk back home? Wetterlings meet with friends and make conscious decision to seek as much publicity for the case as possible. Task Force detectives investigated cult activity involving Jerry Wetterling Jacob buried alive near St. Johns Chapel sacrificed, by Timothy Charles Holmseth on October 19, 2018 at 11:16 A.M. CST. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. Diane Muehlbauerwith Ben from St. Joseph, Minnesota And the judge, understandably, is going to be deferential to a federal agencys claim, Anfinson said. THE DEFENDANT: I dragged him off about 100 yards off to the north of the site where I shot him. July 7, 1997 a href= '' https: //www.bing.com/ck/a in 1989 at 11. He said he then handcuffed Jacob and put him in his car, and Jacob asked: What did I do wrong?. The gun didnt fire. He was quite angry and frustrated when the offer for any amount was refused, Muehlbauer said. King World Productions Inc. 2022 Inside Edition Inc. and CBS interactive Inc., Paramount companies. U.S. Department of Justice begins the national Child Abduction Response Team initiative to prepare multiagency law-enforcement teams to quickly respond to incidents involving missing, endangered, or abducted children. Jacob Wetterling could have been rescued! October 30, 2015 12:00 AM. Because thats what I felt. DM: Where did he park his car? I reached for my revolver. White suitcase with 61 VHS tapes Jacob Wetterling, the sixth-grader from St. Joseph who was abducted in 1989 by a masked gunman on a dark country road, is fixed in time. Father Roger Klassen, 50, was present and belongs to St. Johns Parish. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Based upon tips from Muehlbauer, Timothy Charles Holmseth began to examine official reports from the coroner. THE DEFENDANT: I handcuffed him and put him in the front passenger seat of my car. The eleven year-old boy from St. Joseph, Minnesota was abducted at gunpoint by a masked man on October 22, 1989 while on a trek to the store on a rural road with his brother and friend. THE DEFENDANT: His reflective vest, his red jacket, blue sweat pants. Sigafoos asked Allen if he ever talked to Jerry Wetterling about the occult. Those efforts, alongside one of the highest-profile police searches in U.S. history, yielded the occasional heart-stopping lead. It was already that uncovered. I told them to get into the ditch with their bicycles. Heinrich was questioned in the investigation in December 1989. A 62-year-old man named Vernon Seitz died peacefully in his Milwaukee home, but thanks to a tip from a psychiatrist to whom Seitz had confidentially confessed about murdering two other boys in 1958, Seitzs house and business were thoroughly searched after his death. Jerry Wetterling and Kutz were in significant communications during critical times before and after Jacob was kidnapped. Pencil drawing of adult injecting objects into nude boys leg 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. By the launch, $200,000 has been raised. Death 22 Oct 1989 (aged 11) . I pulled the trigger again and it went off. 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. Looked back, he was still standing.". Ben Bina, who was near the abduction site on the night Jacob was kidnapped, said he saw the Bahner brothers coming out of the woods. Minnesota man describes killing 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling in chilling detail As part of a plea agreement Danny Heinrich, 53, will not face murder charges, but will probably get 20 years. MR. SCHLEICHER: All right. Al Kutzer also reportedly told Jerry Wetterling that families in the occult at times take people, raise them so they believe in the system and eventually sacrifice them,the report said. According to Jerry, Al told him to check the area by St. Johns Chapel. Investigators interview Heinrich again. Muehlbauer said she was told that Kohls later burned his vehicle to get rid of the evidence. She then posed the most perplexing question of all. So I figured, I remembered there was a construction company next door. Missing person poster and map of missing Melissa Lee Brannen The following is a segment of the recorded telephone conversation. Small round bone with no marrow MR. SCHLEICHER: What did you do when you transferred the remains to this farm property? MR. SCHLEICHER: You had a shovel with you? After being charged with child pornography and named as a person of interest in the Wetterling case, Heinrich confessed to molesting and murdering Jacob and agreed to tell police the location of Jacobs body in exchange for a plea deal. Can you just briefly describe the scanner? MR. SCHLEICHER: What was your purpose in returning to the site? DM: So what car was he driving that night? He had a lot of fun. I need to clarify a few things. FBI debunks reports that Jacob had been found safe. Seitzs home contained a map of St. Jospeh, Minnesota and video of Jacob Wetterling taken before his abduction. Listen Court awards $17 million to victim of Jacob Wetterling's killer. Well he saw it obviously before he went down to get him. MINNEAPOLIS For nearly 27 years, one man knew where Jacob Wetterling was. I figure I've got to move it. I touched his penis. MR. SCHLEICHER: What was your purpose in removing the shoes and throwing them --, THE DEFENDANT: I, I just noticed that I hadn't buried them with him so --. However, before the boy's family could finally begin to heal, Heinrich revealed the full breadth of the suffering he forced the boyto endure onOctober 22, 1989. THE DEFENDANT: I never dug up anything. Copyright 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes, JACOB WETTERLING SACRIFICE EYEWITNESS RECORDING. It appears the investigators were onto something. Jacobs smiling face was burned into Minnesotas psyche, appearing on countless posters and billboards over the years. Flurry of tips follows. Investigators with the FBI, BCA, and Stearns County Sheriff pursued information regarding Jacob Wetterling being buried alive near St. Johns Chapel and ritually sacrificed. The official story was a diabolical hoax. Heinrich gets his property back from the search warrant that was executed on Jan. 24, 1990. It is about 30 miles from St. Joseph. MB: Tell me about it. FBI expert in psychological profiles joins case, producing suggestion that the abductor is "likely a white loner with a physical deformity who committed a similar crime in his past." 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 ____. Another entry in a lead sheet reveals a Sgt. He admitted abducting Wetterling near the boy's home in the central Minnesota community of St. Joseph on Oct. 22, 1989. Letters regarding Jacob Wetterling Seitz told Muehlbauer he was prepared to pay her whatever she wanted for the tapes. Well you know Diane, I have to turn in my reports you dont Muehlbauer said, recounting the moment she played the tape to Agent Lund. Wetterlings record an interview to be broadcast on the Geraldo Rivera show next week. Heinrich appears in a police lineup with five other white males. Cloud, MN. MR. SCHLEICHER: After you dug the grave with the Bobcat, what did you do? The Stearns County Sheriffs Department announced their intention to release the entire 56,000-page Wetterling case file to the public, but Jacobs parents filed a privacy lawsuit to halt the release and avoid exposing themselves to further publicity over this tragedy. The 1989 abduction of Jacob Wetterling from rural Minnesota began a decades-long mystery that Danny Heinrich has finally put to an end.. Wetterling hasn't been seen since he was abducted while . More than anyone else, she has been the face and voice of the search for Jacob. Jerry stated Al Kutzer came to the Wetterling house the Wednesday after the abduction. I told him I had to go to the bathroom," Heinrich said. 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. Video camera, CHILDRENS SHOES On the way out of St. Joe, I had the scanner on. Human hair And they wanted to have a big brother. 48 by 36 drawing of 6 boys in bondage I asked him to undress. 2020 Minnesota Public Radio. DM: So what did he? I noticed -- I shined the area and noticed that the grave was partially uncovered. Red converse tennis shows size 3-1/2, OTHER This startling revelation comes as two former FBI agents from the Jacob Wetterling investigation have told reporters at press conferences the Stearns County Sheriffs Office is misleading the public about facts. Then, the judge and Heinrich discussed the remaining aspects of the plea agreement and Heinrich later verbally pleaded guilty to child pornography. Color slides of nude males It was somebody from Stearns County [Sheriffs Office], Brenda Bahner said. MR. SCHLEICHER: So you dug up as many of the remains as you could gather? Investigators ask Dan Rassier, a Wetterling neighbor, to admit he abducted Jacob. On April 4, 1990 Detective Pearce and BCA Special Agent Denny Sigafoos met with Kutzer at his home in Albany. 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 He made friends easily and was well-liked. DM: He did. 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? I brought a shovel with me, but it wasn't big enough. After you were finished, you indicated that Mr. Wetterling said something? Maps and documents of missing child Polly Klaas, ART When Jacob Wetterling went missing in 1989 one of the first thoughts police had, was to track down all the local violent sex offenders in the area to see if they could be potential suspects. Al indicated there is alot occult activity occurring between St. Johns University and the Alexandria area. RB: Well the other kids riding around town. He says he downloaded the images from the internet. MR. SCHLEICHER: Did you instruct Jacob Wetterling to do anything when you were driving . 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. A lot of police activity started coming over the radio, so I decided I would head back to my home town of Paynesville. He was a good, creative student, though he also procrastinated and disliked homework. Just the jacket I remember, and I put the bones in that hole and then his jacket on top and covered it up and left. DM: I was thinking last night about what you were telling me when we were sitting in the cafe about I think I told you about Lou in the burgundy car they got rid of that then you told me you guys were there you admitted to that you said you guys were in your car and he was in his or what tell me again or you dont remember it all what he said did you see him get out? 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. Jacobs and Steinberg covered the lead refer to written report (page 2748). 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. What --. Inmate serving time with Richard Bahner recounts what Bahner told others in prison about Jacob tortured in apartment for days, By Timothy Charles Holmseth on August 29, 2018 at 9:29 A.M. CST, Diane Muehlbauer with Kevin fellow inmate of convicted pedophile Richard Bahner More reserved than his wife, he struggled with the investigation and turned to psychics. Last year, authorities found images of child pornography at the Annandale. In the years after Jacobs disappearance, his mother became a nationally known advocate for missing children. DM: Mike when Lou got Jacob could see him pulling him up the road there? I confronted them. DM: And then what? First published on September 8, 2016 / 12:17 PM. The suspect would be Richard Bahner. Transcribed by Timothy Charles Holmseth. Allen responded he did hear a rumor about the occult activity in an area from St. Johns University to Alexandria. When we got out of St. Joe, I told him he could sit back up. MR. SCHLEICHER: For the purpose of listening to . He rates Heinrich a "4.". Recorded confession statements obtained by a local bail bondsman, Diane Muehlbauer, who independently investigated the case with St. Jacob Erwin Wetterling, a young American from St. Joseph, Minnesota, was abducted from his home on February 17, 1978, and killed on October 22, 1989. Reports make specific mention of a couple from the Indian reservation and a clergyman from St. Johns Parish. THE DEFENDANT: Nothing, none at that time -- well, yes, there was a tree growing in that -- excuse me. Tennis shoes came off when I put him into the grave, so I threw them -- I didn't bury them with him in the grave. Authorities arrested a man who was . 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. His kidnapping on Oct. 22, 1989, became a national spectacle and led to a 27-year investigation. We might be one step closer to understanding what the government was hiding in the Wetterling case. 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 you saw Jacob in the car? Police found many disturbing materials, including child pornography, bondage devices, books on cannibalism, newspaper clippings about missing children, and, most importantly, a laminated poster of Jacob Wetterling. Vern Seitz represents one small piece of a much bigger picture, Muehlbauer said. One is of a man heard talking about the abduction in the Tom Thumb store two weeks after it took place. It reports the sample contained DNA from at least two people. 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. Wetterling hasn't been seen since he was abducted while riding his bike with several friends in Stearns County in October of that year. And then you returned home? MB: He didnt say nothing cuz he was right down the road I mean. Seitzs home was searched by police in Milwaukee and they found what was nothing short of a nightmare. MR. SCHLEICHER: How long did you remain at your home? MR. SCHLEICHER: You had walked back to the scene from your --. September 7, 2016, In this Aug. 28, 2009, photo, Patty and Jerry Wetterling show a photo of their son Jacob Wetterling, who was abducted in October of 1989. From Albany, I got off the interstate and hit another country -- county road that went to Roscoe, THE DEFENDANT: I walked back home and threw his tennis shoes into a ravine about another 100 yards down the road. MR. SCHLEICHER: Now, before this point, sir, had you noticed any law enforcement in the area? BREAKING: Recorded confession of witness to Jacob Wetterling ritual sacrifice released in possession of feds LISTEN, by Timothy Charles Holmseth on November 23, 2018 at 6:43 P.M. CST. Jacob's case went unsolved for decades and . Writer noticed Allen tapping his foot in what appeared to be a nervous reaction to SA Sigafoos question about the occult. Muehlbauer said she is very concerned about the way law enforcement handled evidence in the Jacob Wetterling investigation. There was photographing of me tied to a cross, Seitz said. They say the two match the earlier sketch of the man seen lurking in the Tom Thumb convenience story the night of Jacob's abduction. On October 30, 1989, Larry Toll, police officer, Baudette Police Department, advised investigators in the Jacob Wetterling investigation that a reliable psychic told him Jacob was in a church or monastery where he had been put by a man in a black robe. The report from the interview with Jerry Wetterling reads in part: Officers begin interviewing Jerry at approximately 1450 hours. A formal criminal complaint filed in Minnesota against Michael Bahner describes abuse he inflicted upon a seven year old boy. MR. SCHLEICHER: All right. So it would have been about 25 years later. THE DEFENDANT: I never dug any. I found the key, and I started it up. They took Jacob to Brenda Bahners apartment in a sleeping bag, Muehlbauer said. According to those who loved him, the second of the Wetterlings' four children was enthusiastic about sports, including football and hockey. Deputies search on horseback. MR. SCHLEICHER: All right. On September 6, 2016, Heinrich confessed to kidnapping and murdering Jacob Wetterling, as well as abducting and sexually assaulting Jared Scheierl. Mund had created the plaster casts of the tire marks at the scene of Wetterling's abduction. I said, I cant take you all the way home, Heinrich said. The law permits, but does not require, police to tell the community where such offenders are living. Jared Scheierl talks to reporters in St. About 1,000 people gather to commemorate the first anniversary of Jacob's abduction. News clipping of missing Cora Jones Youd just go bike riding? 1990, Pearce and Sigafoos interviewed Patty Wetterling at the law enforcement center. If it matters to you, it matters to us. THE DEFENDANT: .38 Special, Smith & Wesson, snub MR. SCHLEICHER: Did he make any statements to you at that time? In exchange for closing the book on years of tears and speculation for the Wetterling family and theStearns County community as a whole, Heinrich will not face charges inJacob's murder. Here Diane Muehlbauer talks with Richard Bahner who says he used to bike ride with Jacob. MR. SCHLEICHER: So you were sober, correct? Murder of Jacob Wetterling Wetterling's grave. Copyright 2023 St. Joseph Communications. 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. What was most important to the Wetterlings was to bring Jacob home and know what happened to him, Kendall said. Holmseth discovered the bones and teeth found by law enforcement were not human. Transcribed by Timothy Charles Holmseth, Ben And about eight twenty to nine, I got ready to go home and I looked up the road towards where Jacobs home where they got kidnapped, Ben: Yeah [inaudible] Michael and Richard and they were coming up by the woods like into the tall grass up out of the ditch and thats what I seen before I went downhill to go home and then, Ben: Yeah, right by where he got kidnapped , Ben: And I seen Jacob, Aaron, and his little brother Trevor, when me and my dad were coming back from Tom Thumb that night we seen them going to Tom Thumb but it seemed like they came up the other way coming back from Tom Thumb up the hill, Ben: The next day I heard that he got kidnapped, DM: And you knew the Bahners were down there in the ditch when you left. Heinrich was found guilty of child pornography and placed in a Massachusetts federal prison in January 2017 to begin his 20-year sentence. He also threatned to beat the little boy up if he told anybody. To us, Jacob was alive until we found him.. The report notes that Detectives Pearce and Olson left the interview with Patty Wetterling, while FBI special agent Al Catallo and BCA special agent Sigafoos continued the interview. September 8, 2016 / 12:17 PM Investigators release to public sketch of man seen in the Tom Thumb convenience story the night of the abduction, saying they have exhausted other means of finding the man. Investigators search Heinrich's Annandale, Minn., home, a small one-bedroom house owned by his father. A tree or a bush. MR. SCHLEICHER: Okay. His abduction remained a mystery for nearly 27 years. The information is found in reports which are contained in the recently released Jacob Wetterling file. Police release two more sketches. Late last month, Danny Heinrich agreed to confess to killing the 11-year-old boy setting in motion a flurry of difficult negotiations between defence attorneys, investigators and prosecutors that would put him behind bars for decades and finally unlock the secrets to a mystery that has long haunted the state of Minnesota. The recent story put out by the Stearns County Sheriffs Office that Daniel Heinrich confessed to Jacobs murder and led detectives to the body was proven to be a hoax after the teeth and bones found were determined to not be human. 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. Investigators search the farm where Rassier and his parents still live, digging up parts of it and declaring Rassier a "person of interest.". He admitted abducting Wetterling near the boy's home in the. 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