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    October 22, 1989, just after 9:00 p.m. (CDT), Jacob Wetterling (11), his younger brother Trevor Wetterling (10), and a friend, Aaron Larson (11), were biking...
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  • Wetterling Act, a United States law named for Jacob Jessica Wetterling (born 1986), Swedish politician Patty Wetterling (born 1949), American activist and politician...
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  • actions and conduct in the policing or prosecuting of those cases—the kidnapping/murder of Jacob Wetterling (Season 1) and the quadruple homicide case for...
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    his release. One of the most high-profile cases was the kidnapping and murder of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling in 1989. Wetterling's disappearance remained...
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    created in response to the murder of Megan Kanka. Federal Megan's Law was enacted as a subsection of the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and...
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  • My Favorite Murder is an American podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. My Favorite Murder released its first episode on January 13...
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  • man Danny Heinrich eventually admitted to murdering Jacob Wetterling, and showed authorities Wetterling's burial site in the Paynesville area in 2016...
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    the Wetterling Act was insufficient for community protection. Maureen Kanka's goal was to mandate community notification, which under the Wetterling Act...
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    and following her daughter to school. Under Title XVII, known as the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration...
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    Patty Wetterling, by a margin of about 8 percent. Patty Wetterling, child safety advocate, and mother of kidnapping and murder victim Jacob Wetterling Mark...
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