Danny Heinrich was formally sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison. — -- The man who admitted to abducting, sexually assaulting and killing 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling decades ago ...

The collaboration between Patty Wetterling, Jacob's mom, and friend Joy Baker led to a book, and a book tour, that has meant much to those struggling with their own grief and loss. Patty Wetterling ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who confessed to abducting, sexually assaulting and killing 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling 27 years ago was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison on a child ...

Jacob's mother, Patty Wetterling, sent a text message to KARE-TV earlier Saturday, saying that Jacob "has been found and our hearts are broken." She did not immediately respond to calls and text ...

News that Jacob Wetterling's remains were found has sent a shock through the state of Minnesota and North Dakota -- where so many had been holding their breath, hoping for a different outcome. Patty ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The remains of Jacob Wetterling, an 11-year-old boy kidnapped from a rural Minnesota road nearly 27 years ago, have been identified, authorities said, providing long-awaited answers ...

The Wetterling family has added a plaque next to “Jacob’s Rock” in Klinefelter Park. A ceremony for the new marker will take place at the park on Wednesday, June 25. A look at the monument honoring ...

A timeline of events related to the abduction of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling of St. Joseph, Minnesota: Oct. 22, 1989: Jacob Wetterling is abducted from a rural road by a masked gunman as he rides ...