I said I can't take you all the way home. 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 I mean hes just going around telling strangers he dont even know then hes bringing in his brother and his sister. DM: So what car was he driving that night? That's correct. Illuminating Journalism from American Public Media. DM: Where did you see Jacob where did you meet him? THE DEFENDANT: I had to go to the bathroom. "I raised the revolver to his head. The law permits, but does not require, police to tell the community where such offenders are living. They could have saved Jacob because they knew where Jacob was, Muehlbauer said. 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. It appears the investigators were onto something. THE DEFENDANT: I went to that -- when I got to Mund had created the plaster casts of the tire marks at the scene of Wetterling's abduction. Box of 35 VHS tapes MB: I mean if somebody had a knife to my throat and wanted me to get in their vehicle I wouldnt put no I wouldnt like that I mean as all theyd have to do is go whaaacckk and youd be dead. MR. SCHLEICHER: You had a shovel with you? Ultimately, a million fliers are sent around the country. Last year, authorities found images of child pornography at the Annandale home of Heinrich, who had long been under investigators scrutiny in Jacobs disappearance. THE DEFENDANT: I never dug any. Jacob Wetterling could have survived his kidnapping ordeal if law enforcement in Minnesota had acted. Eleven year old Aaron Larson was next. Brothers Missing for Two Months Could Have Been Abducted by Mom. After you confirmed that Jacob Wetterling was dead, what did you do? According to Muehlbauer, Seitz said he had been sent by Jerry Wetterling to meet her. No arrests were ever made. 48 by 36 drawing of 6 boys in bondage Well he saw it obviously before he went down to get him. DM: Do you think he looked at you like a big brother? Remove Flower. Muehlbauer said she met a man named Vern Seitz at a motel where they met so she could play audio recordings of Michael Bahners confession to him. And then you returned home? Varnold had indicated that he had reported Bennis as a possible source in that if this Council of 13 or the name Rick Bennis came up in our computer more than once, Nohner reported. Maps and documents of missing child Polly Klaas, ART 1990, Pearce and Sigafoos interviewed Patty Wetterling at the law enforcement center. Investigators ask Dan Rassier, a Wetterling neighbor, to admit he abducted Jacob. The other is of a man thought to have tried to abduct a boy in the Minneapolis suburb of New Brighton. The official story of Jacobs kidnapping and murder was contrived by members of law enforcement and the judicial community because American Public Radio was about to publish a podcast entitled In The Dark, which focused squarely on the Wetterling case. Analysis found a mix of three or more unidentified people. Kutzer told Pearce and Sigafoos he and Jerry Wetterling went out to eat several times before Jacobs abduction and one time after. DM: Ya think he said it because he needs to talk about it? Jacob Wetterling could have been rescued! "The Stearns County Sheriff's Office today confirms that Jacob Wetterling's remains have been located," authorities said the statement released around 6:45 p.m. and obtained by PEOPLE. I turned my head. On the way back to the car, there was a patrol car that came down the road with no siren with its lights, and it headed east on Paynesville. Heinrich said he told the two other boys to run and not look back or hed shoot. Diane Muehlbauer: What did you tell them? Kutzer confirmed he was a patient and friend ofJerry Wetterling who he called Doc. 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. Varnold, Crystal Police Department, regarding a cult called the Council of 13. Several incidents of an unknown adult male groping or chasing juvenile males had been reported to Paynesville law enforcement from about September 1986 through the following September. I took him over to the edge of the grove of trees. He also confesses to the assault of Scheierl in Cold Spring earlier in 1989. At the time, Heinrich told investigators he could not recall where he was the day Jacob vanished, WTSP reports. National broadcast system known as Amber Alerts is created to inform public of cases of potentially abducted children. Here Diane Muehlbauer talks with Richard Bahner who says he used to bike ride with Jacob. Failed to report flower. MR. SCHLEICHER: What was your purpose in returning to the site? Vern Seitz represents one small piece of a much bigger picture, Muehlbauer said. More than anyone else, she has been the face and voice of the search for Jacob. Minnesota, and then from Roscoe, I headed east or west on 23 to Paynesville. MR. SCHLEICHER: Did he make any statements to you at that time? I said, Don't cry. MR. SCHLEICHER: And this was a fairly remote area, is that right? U.S. Sen. Dave Durenberger proposes a national registry of people who have committed crimes against children. Television newsmagazine show "A Current Affair" broadcasts national report on the abduction, generating many more phone tips from around the country. Inside Heinrich's home, cops say they found child pornography along with news reports aboutthe Jacob Wetterling case. Al Kutzer then told Jerry Wetterling that he believes Jacob could possibly be buried alive in a shallow grave near the St. Johns University grounds. First published on September 8, 2016 / 12:17 PM. Prayer vigil draws 500 people to St. Joseph church. It was never loaded until that point. I reached for my revolver. Sentencing for Heinrich is set for Monday, Nov. 21. At the time of Jacob's death, he was just 11 years old. MR. SCHLEICHER: Do you know now that the three children involved were Jacob Wetterling, Trevor Wetterling, Aaron Larson? October 30, 2015 12:00 AM. To us, Jacob was alive until we found him.. MR. SCHLEICHER: Obviously you were arrested sometime after the search warrant was executed at your Annandale residence. Approximately 30 miles from the scene of . 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. Wetterling hasn't been seen since he was abducted while riding his bike with several friends in Stearns County in October of that year. FBI takes six agents off the case, leaving nine. TIMELINE: The night of TRANSCRIPT: The 911 call EPISODE 2 The Circle 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." MR. SCHLEICHER: How long did you remain at your home? DM: So where were you guys parked next to them? Patty Wetterling stated she only met Vern Seitz a couple of times. Kutz said he went to the Wetterling residence two times after Jacobs kidnapping. MR. SCHLEICHER: So you dug up as many of the remains as you could gather? Perpich says he will activate the National Guard, the State Patrol and the Department of Natural Resources to search a 700-square-mile area for Jacob. Al indicated there is alot occult activity occurring between St. Johns University and the Alexandria area. Jerry was asked about Allen Kutzer. DM: He got back in and I mean when did he take him did he walk down and take him or I guess they said he was standing up on the road did he get him and come back and you guys got scared or what? 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. It is about 30 miles from St. Joseph. Heinrich said that on the night of Oct. 22, 1989, he saw Jacob, Jacobs brother, and a friend bicycling down a rural road near Jacobs home in St. Joseph. Investigators interview Heinrich again. 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. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. THE DEFENDANT: I handcuffed him and put him in the front passenger seat of my car. 4 nude boys tied to pole Jacob Wetterling This was not an opportunity we could pass up, U.S. Attorney Andy Luger said. But this was easier said than done because back then there was no centralized database for this sort of thing. Please enter valid email address to continue. I raised the revolver again and shot him again, and that's when he fell to the ground. Muehlbauer said she was told that Kohls later burned his vehicle to get rid of the evidence. Afterward, Jacob asked whether he was taking him home. MR. SCHLEICHER: Fairly close to the original place where you had buried Jacob Wetterling the year before? I told Jacob to turn around, I had to go to the bathroom. Video camera, CHILDRENS SHOES Fast forward to July 2015 when authorities were issued a warrant to search Heinrich'shome after police say DNA evidence linked him to the sexual assault of a 12-year-old boy in the area 10 months prior to Jacob's disappearance. I put a mask on. MR. SCHLEICHER: So you were sober, correct? 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 ____. His abduction remained a mystery for nearly twenty-seven years. He denies any knowledge about the abductions of either Jacob or Jared. She said the autopsy report did not indicate how long Huber had suffered from the ulcer. I told them to get into the ditch with their bicycles. Copyright 2022 Crime Museum, LLC - All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy |. THE DEFENDANT: His reflective vest, his red jacket, blue sweat pants. 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. He tells investigators he drove his car through the Wetterling crime scene out of curiosity after hearing reports about the search on a police scanner. Book on cannibalism MR. SCHLEICHER: With the touching, this was something you compelled him to do? He enjoyed it. Allen responded he did hear a rumor about the occult activity in an area from St. Johns University to Alexandria. I drove back to -- I turned the lights on to find out where I had left him, and I found him, and I dug a grave with the Bobcat at that site. One of his favorite songs that year was "Listen," by Baha'i folksinger Red Grammer. by Timothy Charles Holmseth on October 16, 2018 at 10:51 A.M. CST. (Craig Lassig, AP). Writer then observed Allens foot tapping the floor in what appeared to be a nervous reaction. Jacob Erwin Wetterling(February 17, 1978 October 22, 1989) was a boy fromSt. Joseph,Minnesota, who waskidnappedfrom his hometown and murdered at the age of 11 on October 22, 1989. You remembered him over there and stuff? For nearly 27 years, the kidnapping of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling remained an open and active investigation his family never giving up hope that the truth would one day be uncovered. But these people, by their actions and by some of the things I was compelled to do well, they were ritual things okay, and involved drinking of blood. BURIED ALIVE? Finally, in July 2015, police caught a break while searching the home of Daniel Heinrich for suspected child pornography. The 1989 abduction of Jacob Wetterling from rural Minnesota began a decades-long mystery that Danny Heinrich has finally put to an end. CHILD I TRIED TO HELP YOU I TRIED SO HARD! He said he pulled out his revolver, which had not been loaded, and put two rounds in the gun. MR. SCHLEICHER: You told him that you had to go to the bathroom? The spot where he was buried is about 30 miles southwest of the Wetterling home in St. Joseph, and a little more than a mile from the Paynesville home where Heinrich lived at the time of Jacob's . I pulled the revolver out of my pocket. MR. SCHLEICHER: Could you please describe what you saw when you drove by the site? Then, the judge and Heinrich discussed the remaining aspects of the plea agreement and Heinrich later verbally pleaded guilty to child pornography. 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. Allen commented he and Jerry never talked much about the occult. Okay and he was out there talking to some guys about some stuff that I had never heard about and then he come up and I was talking to Bill and he said something about Jacob I heard about this was like 12 years ago when Jacob got kidnapped, Kevin: He started talking about it with Bill I was standing there listening about how him and his brother he said some other people too but he didnt give no names or nothing takes this kid up to his sisters apartment and tortured him for a few days . ST. JOSEPH, Minn. (AP) _ The search for an 11-year-old boy who was abducted at gunpoint last week intensified after a motorist reported seeing a young man and a boy in a car stopped along a road, the FBI said. MR. SCHLEICHER: Can you describe the area, please? Size 2-1/2 gray childs shoe He rates Heinrich a "4.". MR. SCHLEICHER: I need you to tell the Court what happened on that evening beginning around 8:00 p.m. in the city and town of St. Joseph, that area. He liked steak and the color blue. 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. Looking for evidence regarding the abductions of both Jacob and Jared, investigators seize 19 three-ring binders containing child pornography, a pair of silver handcuffs, duct tape, camouflage pants and shirt and four bins filled with boys' sized athletic wear. MR. SCHLEICHER: All right. THE DEFENDANT: I never dug up anything. Brenda Bahner: They asked me if I saw Jacob. According to those who loved him, the second of the Wetterlings' four children was enthusiastic about sports, including football and hockey. Copyright 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes, JACOB WETTERLING SACRIFICE EYEWITNESS RECORDING. Because thats what I felt. He had even been interviewed in the initial investigation of Jacobs kidnapping, but was ruled out as a likely suspect. MR. SCHLEICHER: So there was no penetration? The official story was a diabolical hoax. Monday, Oct. 23, 1989 Search expands FBI and other agencies join investigation. A lot of police activity started coming over the radio, so I decided I would head back to my home town of Paynesville. Jacob would not have been found and the details wouldnt have been told without the events of today., Luger added, Hes not getting away with anything.. On Jan. 12, 1990, Mund finds that Heinrich's tires resemble the prints left at the scene. The gun didnt fire. Emerging evidence contained in lead sheets shows Jacob could have been saved if law enforcement would have pursued multiple leads they received about Richard Bahner in the very first days following the abduction. DM: Mike when Lou got Jacob could see him pulling him up the road there? THE DEFENDANT: Yes. Seitzs home contained a map of St. Jospeh, Minnesota and video of Jacob Wetterling taken before his abduction. 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