Monday, October 22, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: October 22


October 22, 1989 – Eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped near his home in St. Joseph, Minn.  Jacob, his brother and a friend “were cycling home from a convenience store when a masked gunman came out of a driveway and ordered the boys to throw their bikes into a ditch and lie down on the ground. He then asked each boy his age. Jacob's brother and friend were told to run toward a nearby wooded area and not look back or else he would shoot them. After a short run, both boys did look back and saw the gunman grab Jacob by the elbow and walk him away. The whereabouts of Jacob and the identity of the gunman are still unknown.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Wetterling



Jacob Wetterling
http://www.ojjdp.gov/pubs/childismissing/parent.html

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