The behind-the-scenes story of the two women’s friendship and how the authorities finally cracked the case that had been is told in a new book “Without her work, this wouldn’t have been solved,” Patty ...

As the years passed with no answers about what happened to her son, Patty Wetterling found hope in the stories of other missing children who had made it back home. "I would do anything to protect my ...

WILLMAR - New London blogger Joy Baker has gained statewide recognition for her coverage of modern developments in the 1989 kidnapping of St. Joseph boy Jacob Wetterling. “Really, I feel like I didn’t ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - The arrest of a man now called a "person of interest" in the abduction of Jacob Wetterling has renewed the optimism of many who now believe the case can finally be solved. Count ...

Jacob Wetterling was last seen 21 years ago at the age of 11. July 2, 2010— -- Minnesota investigators today confirmed that the search of a local farm near St. Joseph, Minn., earlier this week ...

ST. JOSEPH, Minn. — Patty Wetterling became the voice of speaking out for missing children. Now, she’s written a personal and touching book about it, called “Dear Jacob: A Mother’s Journey of Hope.” ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Federal authorities in Minnesota are investigating an Annandale man federally charged with possessing child pornography for his possible involvement in the 1989 disappearance of Jacob ...

ST. CLOUD - The envelope arrived without much fanfare, inside it the results of another DNA test from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Scientists there likely didn't recognize the names: ...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The release Thursday of thousands of pages of files in the 1989 abduction and murder of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling turned into a verbal scuffle between local and federal ...

Jacob Wetterling's killer was finally willing to talk -- a break authorities attributed to an unconventional legal strategy that didn't end with a murder charge but appeared to provide some ...

ST. PAUL – Daniel James Heinrich sat motionless, his hands in his lap, Wednesday in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, as a federal prosecutor and an FBI agent carefully outlined the child pornography ...

Jacob Wetterling was 11 when he was abducted while riding on his bike near St. Joseph, Minn., 26 years ago. Danny James Heinrich, who was charged with possessing child pornography, is a person of ...