27 years of wondering Jacob Wetterling's killer was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his crimes.


 In 1989, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted from a rural road in Minnesota. He and his brother and a friend had been riding their bikes home from a video store when a masked gunman stopped them and demanded that they lie down in a ditch. The gunman took Jacob away and was never seen again. The search for Jacob went on for nearly 27 years before his remains were finally found. During that time, his family became advocates for child safety and led the effort to pass the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, also known as the Wetterling Act. 

The search for Jacob went on for nearly 27 years before his remains were finally found. During that time, his family became advocates for child safety and led the effort to pass the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, also known as the Wetterling Act. 


The Wetterling Act required states to create registries of sex offenders and established guidelines for tracking and monitoring them. In addition, the law established federal penalties for failing to comply with the registry requirements. This act was replaced by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act in 2006, but the Wetterling Act was a major step forward in protecting children from sexual predators. 


In 2016, the FBI received a tip about the Wetterling case. They followed up on this lead and arrested Danny Heinrich, who had been a suspect in the case since the beginning. Heinrich confessed to abducting and killing Jacob, and led investigators to his remains. At last, after 27 years of wondering, the Wetterling family finally had closure and an answer to what happened to their son. Heinrich was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his crimes. 

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