# Jacob Wetterling

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PRECEDENT: Jacob Wetterling

When Jacob Wetterling went missing in 1989 one of the first thoughts police had, was to track down all the local violent sex offenders in the area to see if they could be potential suspects. But this was easier said than done because back then there was no centralized database for this sort of thin…

A Parents Worst Nightmare_ 5 Real Cases Of Missing Children

The disappearance of a child is an unimaginable horror. This overview presents five documented cases spanning different decades and countries, highlighting the anguish of families, investigative breakthroughs and failures, and the enduring mystery that surrounds some of these tragedies.**1. Jacob W…

313: The Enfield Monster & Jacob Wetterling

Our final Thursday episode of Season 6... can you even believe it??? We won't get to mushy or spend too much time sobbing considering we technically have one more ep and that's TBB and we will cross that bridge next tuesday, so let's chat and get into these cases: Morgan covers the Enfield Monster …

An Announcement

Big news! In the Dark has a new home and a new team of partners. The podcast now comes to you from The New Yorker—the legendary home of extraordinary journalism. ____ In the Dark is a Peabody Award-winning podcast that tells deeply reported stories. Season 1 investigates lapses by law enforcement …

Season 1, Episode 2: The Circle

When Jacob Wetterling was taken, authorities launched what would turn into one of the largest searches for any missing person in the history of the United States. But that first night, law enforcement didn't cover all the basics.

Season 1, Episode 1: The Crime

The abduction of Jacob Wetterling, which made parents more vigilant and led to the first national requirement that states track sex offenders via registries, took place before moonrise on a warm October night in 1989.

Trailer: Season 1

After he disappeared nearly 27 years ago, Jacob Wetterling's remains have been found. Why did it take so long?

Jacob Wetterling: The Masked Man

Description: In October of 1989, an 11-year-old boy rode his bike to pick up a movie rental in rural Minnesota with his younger brother and a friend. But on their way home, the three boys were stopped by a masked man with a gun. Two of them were ordered to run, but one was kept behind, disappearing…

True Crime Time For October 22, 2026 | A 31-Year Cold Case Arrest, a Bank Robber in Disguise & a Mass Shooting Plot

Woody Overton examines a major breakthrough in the 1995 murder of Angela Renee Buck, whose body was discovered by turtle hunters along a creek in Iowa. More than three decades later, investigators have arrested Kelly Grant, a longtime suspect now facing a first-degree murder charge. Woody explores …

The Porch Light Promise: How Jacob Wetterling Changed America

SHOW DESCRIPTION On a dark October night in 1989, three young boys pedaled home from a Tom Thumb in St. Joseph, Minnesota. Within minutes, a masked gunman confronted them on a quiet rural road, ordering two into the woods and abducting eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling. That single terrifying moment…