THE DEFENDANT: He started to cry. I turned my head. Getting through is about all the Wetterling family can be expected to do these days. He admitted abducting Wetterling near the boy's home in the central Minnesota community of St. Joseph on Oct. 22, 1989. A $50,000 reward has been put up for Jacob's return. He thought someone was stealing wood. We headed not to Main Street, but back to, I don't know, Highway 75, whatever, that runs back to St. MR. SCHLEICHER: On October 22, 1989, did you kidnap, sexually assault and murder Jacob Wetterling? "My parents made that decision we should move.". During an interview at St. Marks Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis, the Wetterlings covered a variety of topics, including the death penalty, their relationship and Wetterling Siblings Reach Out To Other Kids. I took his jacket out of the bag. The boy has blue eyes, light brown hair and a mole on his left cheek. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Few Minnesota crimes are as notorious as the unsolved abduction of Jacob Wetterling. Six weeks after Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped, FBI Special Agent Jeff Jamar announced they had knowledge of the other victim. What --. The proceedings then turned to the Wetterling case. I would just simply like to say to him: There is nothing uncommon about common sense. He described it as very similar to the car in which he was abducted, rating it as an 8 or 9 out of 10 in similarity. He had no meaningful work. What did you do after you placed him in your vehicle? THE DEFENDANT: I dragged him off about 100 yards off to the north of the site where I shot him. After an interview with Duane Hart in 1991, who was a convicted sex offender in custody at a Minnesota correctional facility and was a suspect in several of the abduction cases, there was no mention of Heinrich in the files for more than 20 years. Hart's interview provided crucial information about Heinrich. They followed him. Although DNA evidence matched Danny to the January 1989 kidnapping of Jared Scheierl, the statute of limitations prohibited detectives from charging him with the same. I -- oh, I should say I didn't return with my car. Heinrich provides a statement regarding Wetterling's abduction and murder. / CBS Minnesota. Rassier was 34 years old at the time of the abduction, and he worked as a band teacher at the Rocori School District. MR. SCHLEICHER: After you confronted the children, what did you ask them to do? The crime also spurred new federal laws requiring states to create sex-offender registries. I undressed. He admitted abducting Wetterling near the boy's home in the central Minnesota community of St. Joseph on Oct. 22, 1989. Over the years Jared and Jacob Wetterling's mother have become friends. In killing Jacob, Heinrich took away a wonderful human being who cared deeply for family and friends and sports and music and theater and jokes, hugs and kisses, football and piggyback rides, she said. It wasnt a matter of not being aggressive enough. He never talked. So not only was I in high emotional distress missing Jacob, I was looked at by many as being responsible.. MR. SCHLEICHER: Did you handcuff him behind his back? Once Danny accepted the deal, Trevor attended the trial hearing with his mother, Patty Wetterling, and was relieved to learn that the judge had sentenced his brothers murderer to 20 years in federal prison in 2016. For nearly 45 minutes on Monday morning, Danny Heinrichs victims approached the podium in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis and spoke of the sorrow, anguish and pain he inflicted on them. In 1990, Heinrich was arrested, interrogated, and released. Trevor Wetterling and his big brother, Jacob, were nearly inseparable. 2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trevor Wetterling, a 10-year-old Minnesota boy, grew up alongside his brother Jacob and shared an excellent bond with his family. Rassier also told Wetterling where he thought a body could be hidden on his property. We obviously were served a pretty good dose, but I admire her and I love her. FBI agents interviewed Heinrich on Dec. 16, 1989, about Wetterling, and he told them he couldnt recall where he was on Jan. 13, 1989, or on Oct. 22, 1989. THE DEFENDANT: I didn't drive. We werent going to let that guy take anything more. Theres a sadness that I didnt have. Despite that, she told families with missing loved ones to keep hope alive. It's been almost 18 years since Jacob was abducted by a masked gunman as he, his brother and a friend biked home from a trip to a convenience store in St. Joseph, Minn. Three weeks ago, Trevor and his family hopes were renewed when a young man from Kentucky called Jacob's parents, claiming to be their missing son. He hadn't fallen. The Wetterlings said it was comforting to see how much they had in common with the other siblings who came from opposite ends of the country. When he is in the classroom, he does not want to participate. Thus, they searched the suspects house and arrested him after recovering multiple binders full of child pornography pictures from the property. THE DEFENDANT: A Regency 50-channel scanner. "I apologize to the victims and people that we have already talked to, that we are going to talk to about bringing up 27-year-old repressed memories," he said. Nothing came from that. He never talked, Patty Wetterling added. THE DEFENDANT: I found a spot. THE DEFENDANT: Back to 121 Washburn Avenue, the Plaza Apartments, downtown Paynesville. MR. SCHLEICHER: Obviously you were arrested sometime after the search warrant was executed at your Annandale residence. "The person in the area who probably did this could have taken Jacob's body and hidden it in our gravel pit," Rassier told Patty Wetterling. "I think we still have birthday presents in our garage wrapped up for Jacob from the first few years," she said. What do I want? They had gone to a convenience store to rent a video. On a Sunday night six months ago, Trevor, Jacob and another boy rode their bicycles to a neighborhood store to rent a videotape. It was never loaded until that point. Are we doing what we set out to do? And then after you returned the Bobcat and camouflaged the site, did you walk back home? The young man had some physical similarities to Jacob, including a mole on his cheek but hope faded quickly. He said he and Patty spent thousands of dollars hiring psychics and private investigators and that their marriage suffered. Aaron Larson felt so much guilt about what happened on the night of Oct. 22, 1989, the night that Danny Heinrich abducted, molested and killed his best friend Jacob, that he left the state and later left the country. It is the kind of place where people often do not lock their doors; rather, it was that kind of place. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department has cut the number of investigators on the case to 12 from 30. First published on September 20, 2018 / 5:49 PM. I walked back again. WebJacob Erwin Wetterling (February 17, 1978 October 22, 1989) was an American boy from St. Joseph, Minnesota, who was kidnapped from his hometown and murdered on I believe that life is hard. But the reality is, he never told anybody, Jerry Wetterling said. He faces a federal prison sentence of 20 years and a possible civil commitment after that. MR. SCHLEICHER: And you were in custody the entire time, is that correct? I dont like that juveniles are on a registry for life - thats not what we designed it to be, she said. Their parents even looked for activities that the boys could pursue separately, to foster independence. I said, Don't cry. To the man who took Jacob, began the letter, which was printed in the Pioneer Press and other newspapers. Paynesville, before I got to Paynesville, I turned on the sewage pond road. Sadly, Jacob Wetterling's siblings are the only ones in the group who still don't know what happened to their loved one who was abducted. "They wanted me to do this lie detector test and I said sure." There were times when we didnt know ourselves how things were going to go, but it was a promise, and we did it, and Im really quite proud of that.. THE DEFENDANT: Not right offhand, I don't, no. So it was hopeful," said Trevor. It was a very emotional ceremony with lots of tears and hugs as the video was shown in a packed theater. Trevor is now single. He led authorities to the boys remains in a pasture outside Paynesville and will spend 20 years in prison on a child-pornography charge. Wetterling is the boy who grew up only through computer enhancement. Wednesday, August 31, 2016, last week, you were transported in custody by law enforcement to the site where you had buried Jacob's remains for the second time, is that right? MR. SCHLEICHER: Did he make any statements to you at that time? I dont know how to do it. During an interview at St. Marks Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis, the Wetterlings covered a variety of topics, including the death penalty, their relationship and the sex-offender registry list. Nearly 25 years later, everyone remembers Wetterling's name. "We all came together and realized how similar our experiences were," said Carmen. Mary Divine is a reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. We survived that, but not without faith, great heartache and financial and time expenditures for counseling., Wetterling said he misses all the things he didnt get to experience with his son laugh-filled fishing outings, pride-filled school events, such as music concerts, plays, sporting events, graduation, April Fools pranks, watching games together on TV possibly going off to college.. On the way home, Jacob was abducted at gunpoint by a masked man who ordered the other boys to run. Rassier also agreed to be hypnotized. Jacob is 12 now. Federal prison cant be a happy place to be, but its well deserved. Heinrich, who took Jacob less than a mile from his home in St. Joseph, was questioned in 1989 and 1990 about the boys disappearance, but he denied any involvement. MR. SCHLEICHER: After Jacob Wetterling fell to the ground, at some point did you check and find that in fact he was dead? Before he read his statement, Jerry Wetterling thanked Heinrich for coming forward and showing authorities where Jacob was buried. MR. SCHLEICHER: And in terms of any other sexual acts performed by you upon Mr. Wetterling --. I sometimes wonder if (Heinrich) ever read that, she said Tuesday. Amy and Carmen are both married now and Amy has two young daughters. He does not want to go to school. However, never before has the department admitted the details of the mistakes. That was pretty much it, and I walked up the hill and talked to one of the sheriff's people," Rassier said. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office held a press conference to detail the release of the files. Trevor, Jacob, and Aaron decided to watch a movie together on October 22, 1989. MR. SCHLEICHER: You had a shovel with you? I told Jacob to turn around, I had to go to the bathroom. Lets get youth the right help, not register them. I noticed three children on their bicycles with a flashlight. He had no friends. I need to clarify a few things. He took the lie detector test, but said he has never been told the results. Correction. In return, Heinrich will not be prosecuted for murder, which has no statute of limitations, and 24 other counts of pornography have been dropped. MR. SCHLEICHER: All right. I said I can't take you all the way home. Last Friday, Trevor and his two sisters, Amy and Carmen, were in Washington D.C. for the unveiling of a book they helped write called "What About Me? ''But it's been so long,'' Mrs. Wetterling said. His courage against the demons of his past is truly inspiring, and we hope he remains happy in the years to come. He had no co-workers, she said. And was Jacob wearing all of his clothing at the time. Trevor Wetterling, a 10-year-old Minnesota boy, grew up with his brother, Jacob, and shared a special bond with his family. St. Joseph, a town of about 2,500 people in the quiet farm country of southern Minnesota, is the kind of place that conjures the slower, safer, kinder vision of rural America. ''I'm sure he's taller now. I asked their names,their ages. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Nearly 30 years since Jacob Wetterling's abduction, authorities have released most of the files related to the investigation. Shes answering mail, writing thank-you notes and taking long walks. In January, he returned to work nearly full time. Runaways are the most numerous among the missing children, followed by those taken by a family member, often a parent in a custody dispute. MR. SCHLEICHER: After you knocked it down, what did you say to them? Are they tied to Jacob? It clicked once because it didn't line up, the first chamber. Victims from the Paynesville assaults, the boy from Cold Spring, and Aaron Larson and Trevor Wetterling all give similar descriptions of the suspect, which point to descriptions of Heinrich. Trevor Wetterling has been waiting for answers since he saw a stranger take off with his brother, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling, in October 1989. He only ended anything now, with his confession, because he was caught, and he only pled guilty because the numbers were good for him. "Now we will never know," Tamburino said. Was it you? For him, it meant a lot, because nobody was ever going to look at him as a suspect again. MR. SCHLEICHER: Just for clarification, were you under the influence of any drugs or alcohol at the time of this? A masked stranger grabbed the 11-year-old as he biked home from a store in St. Joseph on October 22, 1989. THE DEFENDANT: On the way out of St. Joseph, I told him to duck down, lean forward in the seat. Jacob has not been seen since. I unhandcuffed him. In 2009, Rassier agreed to meet with Patty Wetterling where he said he repeatedly denied any involvement. When Trevor Wetterling decided to accompany his brother, Jacob Wetterling, and their friend, Aaron Larson, to a video rental shop in St. Joseph, Minnesota, he had no idea that it would change his life forever. After being asked numerous questions about his background from the court, Heinrich and U.S. Attorney Steven Schleicher discussed the child pornography and Heinrich admits to downloading the illegal images on his computer, printing many of the images and making several binders of them. Its never easy. Patty Wetterling said divorce wasnt an option. WebBackground details that you might want to know about Trevor include: ethnicity is Caucasian, whose political affiliation is unknown; and religious views are listed as Christian. Around town nearly every mailbox is wrapped with a white ribbon. Its all still sort of sorting itself out, she said. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- WCCO-TV has learned that a key piece of evidence in the Jacob Wetterling abduction -- a 911 call -- was never saved. It was already that uncovered. 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. Hes not a big guy, but he impacted a lot of people. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- WCCO-TV has learned that a key piece of evidence in the Jacob Wetterling abduction -- a 911 call -- was never saved. At the same time, Jared worries about the Paynesville victims. MR. SCHLEICHER: Fairly close to the original place where you had buried Jacob Wetterling the year before? I walked back to the scene then. Indeed, of the 24,655 children reported missing in the United States since 1984, fewer than 1 in 25 were taken by someone other than a family member, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. In return for leading authorities last month to Jacobs body in rural Paynesville and admitting to abducting, sexually assaulting and killing Jacob, Heinrich is not being charged with murder. MR. SCHLEICHER: All right. The boys and a friend were on the way home from renting a video at a nearby convenience store. Source: Vimbuzz.com Related Posts ''But we do know that it happens in New York City and that it happens in rural Minnesota.''. I pulled, pulled the trigger again. "If you are a sibling going through this, that they know that they are not alone," said Carmen. I dont want to do that, Patty Wetterling said. As part of the sentencing hearing, a victim-impact statement from the Wetterling family will be read in court. And now hes looking at 20 years stacked on top of that. "Every one of these victims needs answers. Can you please describe the revolver? 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 --. Fingerprints and blood tests ruled the man out as Jacob. 2014 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Jacob, the second of the Wetterlings four children, was in the sixth grade in October 1989. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. She has won numerous journalism awards, including the Premack Award and the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists' Page One Award. Well, lets delve in and find out where he is at present, shall we? "I am so grateful to Jared and Joy digging," Patty Wetterling said. A native of St. Joseph, Minnesota, Trevor Wetterling grew up alongside his brother, Jacob, and shared an excellent bond with his family. Trevor, who is 10 years old, does not sleep well anymore. 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. "They had a chopper up with a spotlight on," Rassier said. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. I got out. In 2010, law enforcement conducted a highly-publicized search of the Rassier farm, including the gravel pit, and found nothing. Trevor was surprised to learn that authorities had questioned him shortly after Jacobs disappearance but were forced to let him go for lack of evidence. ''Your letter and your words of anguish over the abduction of your precious Jacob tore my heart,'' Mrs. Bush wrote. and Mrs. Wetterling, the heinous acts, the selfishness are unforgivable for what I have taken away from you. Heinrich was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for one count of receiving child pornography. I lived every day thinking I was the monster that night. Even when, and if, we do have resolution, it is always going to be a big part of our lives," said Amy. Investigators did not follow up that lead for two months. Heinrich said he was truly sorry for my evil acts that I have committed against the victims and their families and the shame that I caused, brought onto myself and my family., Mr. THE DEFENDANT: .38 Special, Smith & Wesson, snub For years, the case attracted national attention and dominated headlines. He confessed to the crime in September. THE DEFENDANT: Got back on the road that the boys were on. I camouflaged the area with grass and brush. By this time, the police knew it would be challenging to tie Danny to Jacobs murder. THE DEFENDANT: I was driving on a road, a dead-end road. who is meghna chakrabarti husband, city of utica overnight parking, companies that changed their marketing strategy due to covid, is it harder to tan Minnesota, and then from Roscoe, I headed east or west on 23 to Paynesville. And all of your actions that you took were voluntary of your own free will, is that right? Where specifically? He said a BCA agent told him, "they are saying you were way too nervous, way too upset to be concerned about some wood being stolen.". September 8, 2016 / 12:17 PM On September 6th, he made a full confession detailing the kidnap, sexual assault, murder, and disposal of Jacob Wetterling. Rassier is the only person ever named a "person of interest" in the case, but he says he had nothing to do with it. MR. SCHLEICHER: Okay. Its kind of like giving Jack the Ripper credit for being one of the worst. They hope that someone will contact law enforcement and lead them to Jacob. 2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. I opened the door for Jacob. MR. SCHLEICHER: For the purpose of listening to . Since then, Trevor Wetterling has embraced privacy and prefers to keep his life away from the eyes of the media. They should be chasing butterflies.'' The Wetterlings believe someone knows what happened to Jacob and provide them with answers. For Jared, the weeks after the Wetterling abduction were filled with grueling interviews with law enforcement. When returning home, the trio was ambushed by Danny Heinrich, who allowed Trevor and Aaron to escape but ended up abducting, sexually abusing, and murdering Jacob in cold blood. People who knew them said they were always eager to do everything together from the start. No one drives like that in broad daylight," Rassier said. Once the case was reopened in 2015, the police reinterviewed several witnesses and even reexamined the evidence they had already collected. I can't remember what other clothing. '', A letter from Barbara Bush arrived the other day. His dad ran his own business as a chiropractor. That's correct. MR. SCHLEICHER: After you dug the grave with the Bobcat, what did you do? Everything else is secondary, I guess. Baker had uncovered newspaper articles about a series of sexual assaults in Paynesville in 1986 and 1987, two years before Jacob Wetterling and Jared's kidnappings. "I was told to run don't look back or he would shoot," Jared said. Read Part 1: New Developments Revealed In Wetterling Abduction Case, First published on May 15, 2014 / 6:45 PM. I raised the revolver again and shot him again, and that's when he fell to the ground. Mrs. Wetterling travels to give talks about missing children, and tries to keep her son's name and photograph in the public eye. There was no voice lineup, and not all of the boys involved in the Paynesville assaults were present for the lineup, nor were Aaron Larson and Trevor Wetterling. The proceedings then turned to the abduction and sexual assault of Jared Scheirel in 1989. During all these years, every decision I made in life revolved around Jacob, and the guilt I felt because I was still here. said Trevor. So I thought I would go over there and see if I could find a shovel, or else it would have taken me hours to dig the grave with a little shovel. If it was him, where did he like to hang out? The Wetterlings and other siblings also shared their feelings in a video also released by the Department of Justice. MR. SCHLEICHER: And is it fair to say that you acted alone in the kidnap, sexual assault and murder of Jacob Wetterling? THE DEFENDANT: Nothing, none at that time -- well, yes, there was a tree growing in that -- excuse me. You walked over across the highway to a location of a rural farm in rural Paynesville, is that right? New Wetterling Lead Brings Hope, Disappointment. Im not done. Im so sorry, he said. You stole the innocence of childrens lives in the small towns, in the rural areas and the cities in Minnesota and beyond.. When he was taken, he weighed about 75 pounds and was 5 feet tall. Heinrich was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on Monday, two months after confessing to abducting, molesting and killing 11-year-old Jacob nearly three decades ago in central Minnesota. The first was a 911 call which WCCO has learned law enforcement never saved. MR. SCHLEICHER: Now, before this point, sir, had you noticed any law enforcement in the area? Speech competition for high school girls in Minnesota welcomes applications through March, Duluth Polar Plunge makes a splash for Special Olympics. I put a mask on. Armed with a gun, he forced the trio to throw their bikes in a ditch before lying face-down on the road. It makes no sense, Patty Wetterling said during an interview Tuesday afternoon. In a 1990 lineup to which Heinrich consented, the boy from Cold Spring does not pick him out. According to the court transcript, the proceedings began with the judge asking Heinrich how he was doing, which he responded "All right, your honor." MR. SCHLEICHER: He knew that you were armed, is that right? THE DEFENDANT: I got into the, into my car, and we drove out of town, out of St. Joe. 7 / 7: Patty Wetterling speaks as her son Trevor leans his head on his father Jerry's shoulder, during a press conference where the team of prosecutors talked about While the Wetterlings are helping others, they are still waiting for answers to what happened to their brother. Rassier was again called in for questioning. Hence, they cycled to a nearby video rental store and were returning home at around 9 PM when Danny James Heinrich spotted them and ambushed them in a secluded part of the road. Still, he was That He hasn't been seen since. Make him live, Patty Wetterling said. THE DEFENDANT: I left him, and I went home. THE DEFENDANT: I never dug up anything. "That is one big fear I have -- that there is no one alive who knows what happened," Rassier said. She too is hoping someone will come forward for the Paynesville victims, for Jared and for her son. MR. SCHLEICHER: Okay. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. MR. SCHLEICHER: Did you instruct Jacob Wetterling to do anything when you were driving . THE DEFENDANT: I handcuffed him and put him in the front passenger seat of my car. According to the court transcript, Trevor Wetterling was just 10 years old when his older brother Jacob was abducted at gunpoint in 1989 near the family's home in St. Joseph, Minn. MR. SCHLEICHER: This was an area with which you were familiar, is that right? In about 20 or so minutes, about a half hour later, he said I'm cold, and I said, Okay. He didn't know what I was doing. I found the key, and I started it up. That all changed last August when Jared was contacted by Joy Baker, the author of a detailed blog on the Wetterling case. "I sometimes have dreams about it that I don't really remember," said Trevor. It doesn't necessarily get easier, you, I guess, just learn how to live life," said Amy. Web serbian physical characteristics citizenship and criminal record anyone successful 2019 trevor wetterling interview trevor wetterling interview -- It is beyond horrible to molest children and to have murdered a little child, but the unsolved nature of this crime he let become a tragic force that ripped through these families and these communities. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. MR. SCHLEICHER: And this area, is there also a gravel pit in the area? As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. We wanted Jacob to have a family to come home to, she said. MR. SCHLEICHER: Can you describe the area, please? Hide Archive footage (1 credit) 2016 In the Dark (Podcast Series documentary) Self - Jacob's Brother. Investigators quickly ruled him out and the investigation took a dramatic turn: Investigators concluded Jacob's kidnapper had been on foot. When Heinrich, 53, of Annandale was arrested in October 2015 on charges of child pornography, law enforcement officials called him a person of interest in Jacobs kidnapping. She said she misses her sons touch, smell, smile, laughter, jokes, questions and zest for life. They did all kinds of work trying to catch him, or get him to talk, circling the wagons around him, but they had nothing until the search warrant when they got him on pornography. A year ago, the Wetterlings stood at the end of their driveway on Kiwi Court in St. Joseph and pleaded with people who might have information about Heinrich to come forward. In an undated photo taken of Jerry Wetterling and his son, Trevor Wetterling, two boys are wearing shirts that refer to pizza which is among one of the Wetterling was a middle child in a stable home with two caring parents, Jerry and Patty. Joe Tamburino, a Twin Cities Criminal Defense Attorney, says the 911 call is a key bit of evidence that could provide insight on Rassier's reaction to news of the abduction. So I figured, I remembered there was a construction company next door. I may need some help. Through it all, the couple said they are proud their marriage has stayed strong. I feel like Jacob wasnt done. In fact, Patty Wetterling said she was probably more liberal with her three other children than most other parents here. THE DEFENDANT: From my apartment. Approximately 20 minutes or so later, they came back. MR. SCHLEICHER: Could you please describe what you saw when you drove by the site? THE DEFENDANT: I placed Jacob in the grave, and then I covered it back up with the Bobcat. 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. Trevor later mentioned that he never saw his brother alive again, and his deceased body was recovered in 2016. My brother is missing,' '' said his mother, Patty Wetterling. We know what happened and when and where, but we dont know why. Twenty-seven years is a long time.. rockville bridge train schedule; how fast should the bubble in a cart move; themes in the less deceived. For the past nine months, Jared has worked with Baker to try encourage witnesses to come forward. After you confirmed that Jacob Wetterling was dead, what did you do? MR. SCHLEICHER: Okay. I pulled the revolver out of my pocket. You didnt just bring a gun to scare the boys; you brought bullets. In 2004, investigators got their big break. THE DEFENDANT: I, I, I raised the revolver to his head. Six days after the kidnapping, law enforcement searched the farm. Rassier worries it may be too late, however. 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. That was the last that Trevor Wetterling has seen of his big brother. 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