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yorr *ffi*:*, Ifumdh Mcsorntd ir * Special Agent wit& the Mixrsse Bruear of Ctiminal
*pf*U**ioir, Speciel Agser Mc$oa*td-hcr bsq{t a tisses;d polioe sffiscr within &c StaE offvfti**a far tho pret 23 fesrs, tho lsst ?0 of H,hi6h ha &*s rlrorksd fel*reg lwrl iryvewAiprigas c{
"{ggg -S-*n-r dptr *J pop*rty. $A ?{t*Donnld h*s parsonrtly invertig{od md revisw$d
ot&cr h{ffforccr*r* reccias retrted to this investig*ion aad hclievw the fo}lslying to bc tuee6dcorcst.
Ou#ct*h#?4, 1**9 at}lf;?,p.m*the$&ermsCotntyS&ryifrDtprermtryc*to*d"e9"f i s8!l
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sHltctor.
Ttc iritiel peli*s invertigmtion rswelcd &et ,aoob Wettrliug, 4* 71, hia kther, Tfivsr$f€t6rt1r€- *6e trfl, srd a*xmtual frisfid, Asmn Larsea e#a !.1, wee *t*yiug &f *ee Wem*tag:gsidc6c;# $+aZ lti*i Cour! $t, Josryh, $161186 Co*nty, Mtureco&. That arenim6; P*ty rdJerry Wettmiing. t3* pore*tr ofJecob and Trsrror, rrerc aot horrc aad uenre at a &imd's house.
Jemb Wctterltag had ccatmtad hie pW and rcqwa&d ponnission ftt thc three hmp !o ffivclA* ** Wffi*rXoS ft$idmw to tke xwr&y Tarn T1lurmb *toro to !{e{ e vidm. ?he Tom Tkrrab
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hsr€toaaCtilgb,incofuorgtcdhereiu). Tbeboysplannedcnuavotingrlcltusfurgthlirblcycle**nd aecoeBr,
Ak *btainiag penmiseioa &c kyr did u'avol to tk Toar Tlur*b sa're locatcd in St. Jca*plt
$tcarsa Ccur{,'*lbrmota Rmol*s rqwal that thoy rryo&d a srovic vidco *t 9:S? p.u. eud
bogd11 oome &ndy. Tr*vctrliag to the Ton Thrmb uhre R a8 nnt a ros*ino for thE boys, and t&c
o*y pereors th* knew thcy were tavctling &erc nrss t&c Wcttcrling PeIGrB.
Whilp {str}ffiree to &e W*tterliee residmacs alog 9tn Ayeile tbe hoys qryr apryro-a*M by Sunknom mekk the eixt cf rhr drivewxy of 29i*& - 9trd Aveuup. Thk *ddrurs is iffi St. Jas*Sr
Townrhip, $tsuns Cormty, Mimesoh *nd is the home of Robe& kltp end Dariel R*ssi6tr. The
$rspiet/Etd6stm wag dc&ribcd as wcria3 drk or blaok clothi*g, a nylon sio*iag ar tElsk
f,*i.a over hie b*r{ glarres, and wac hct{ing a silv€r hasdsn L Ho ssok; witb a ryLy voio9.
T5g errrpffi#ebdudor ?*soa f,U &rsG bays to go iato thc diAch efit*8* fum tka Rss*ieCs
dritana|. ?%* u*lcroer* maala fsok twe& Slettcrliag by &re* and wld Alrffi L86mm mmd Tmvor
Yrttuling to rm into tha rfirocd$,
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Atrou lasffi ond Trctror we{tcrlirrg ran irto ths qflmds f*r a *ort di$tafise, tunod*amrnd' and
did gX sE Jspob or &s suspeE#abdrrcts, nor dd they coc any ve&iclx atoug 9l* Avenw or
alo*gtk d*sctrtrl'of 29?48 '91$ Avcnrue'
Aama Laron and Trwor Wetttrlil8 ran b*ek to tk Suttorling's uext door mighbor- l*{alia
Jffs*k, AtgrSZ p.r., Jcreak plsced a 9-t-1 caII to Steams County dispatetr, reporthg the
*Mortio*, Dt$iag'the g-t.t .*tl- Aamn Lmron also provtded diryatah wirh hic dcscrtpio* ofrhathadoccrxnd ts wted abova.
At the tirna sfhis abduction,Incob tVettarlifig wra I I yc*rs cf agg five feet hlt, ?5 pouad8 blue
.y-{ tr,g-* hsir, wirh * mot* crt kis ld E}rpck }le wEB B*r*eEtnS a red ho*$f te*ffi jflskot with
tfiu *.r *Jffii" sirchad or &c frront wi& thc St, Cloud ?olioo logo aa ths beek, bluc b*y'e-*oi p*t*, * r"* t"*irt ,trith CI\,fYS& a soocer tatl togp, ee* $t. Clo$d MN on *P toat utitttna nuil6ag lI asd t;* nane "trVcilcdi$S" or tbs b*sh an srsnge tffic vcst ?Yi& cihffi ffh0r
$;ith bhg"k drrw s6irgp oa cach eid*, r fiue mesh jer*y, boy's wl*ts tt&o eockt' wtdto bey'a
ht-e md boy'a Nik;ligh'tgp tssri* ghoes. white vrith a &rc,y Nike $\*,ltch oa dre sidt' \ryith tlm
*smt Nik# ffiite m the bottorff.
q&6s Aron1,mon *nd Trwm W€fiding werc {n**rvieltc& &cy dosurtbcd t\elr journcy from
** W.mr:iag rcsifuwc o tb* tom lbumb stue along the dxk road 91" Avaue' Tky*ct**untprad tfucs veM,filsu or tkt Uip ts T*m Thnsrb, Thta rchiolss wm* &am t$rtttq FaxfugtAem ana h$ed$d in rhe rypositc ditcth& snd c*e vshielc c*ux fom bohkd thcra bsnded
toqrrds tcrr*m. As t}sy B,;ft by oa &e uip to tbc ?om Thtmb rtorc, thcy did kar $eel thsy
*rorqlrr ta ba some *iliqg iD ihs uraod, k the di&h acar tfos BEsslEr farm drivcwny &29148$lM Amue.
Umn rrmsnins from the Tcm Thsurb *lom along 9ln Avanr, $sy rypttsobcd the Rnssies f*ttr*i Zgfq* - gi6 Avoau*. Aqnpxr d$str{b*d hmrin* ft*tnrepe in the gr*vol &*v*way &s t&ey
rpproaobed, Aaros tirn decrihsd c'eehg the auspt/*drctr cotning from tlu &tvsunEy' H*.ii*A *r up *re driv*uay wi& ths holp *f a knl I$h{. Ha taly no vchiclas, and no dog trt?s
b6gkirls. nre rxr*nenm gunmrc sld8red the boys irta the ditch ms demribod parlier.
While in the ditr,t th* boys urcr ondcrrd ontro their stoe{r&t. ftc glemon told Trovor ta sh$offthp flisklight b wre carrying, u,fui{h hp did, Tkc suspoct&bductm E*od $&tt $! boyr' agx**. tro,*E*p 15 spq6hftr;t, but hs was o,rdM to stop. Tlc $rapffit/nbd!ffi{x',l'unot6d *Pbsys ro sp€"k iiond+r ftm lc& ts rigkt Ho tf,mcd Asnffi sd hc sdd his rg9,-eq Tlerror, srdtair AoiA. Xe thcei tal,d Trwor to nxr iu tbs wo*ds or ha would shoo,t" Ncxt be lookad rtAmnn'* f*ce aad totd ldra &s serne. Tho boyl did *s flrcy ff.6*"6 told.
Trcror sa{ A51oa then dcsqibsd wlng Jrcob bcing frrocfully Akco by thc suepcctlabductor
au;1ffids tlte Rssisr fggr. A*sr running for a sho$ pctiod of tima, &cy tumcd aad loakEd .tddid *t *o c*y v*biclcs on tho rmmd or tbr drivcwey d/iZgf{f - $Is Arre**c.
At 6r time of tk Eb&$itim, kial Al&nd Rsssirr, DOB: lfil?/,rlsl,tvas liv':ng wi& his Prrs*c,Hs&€rt aad Rit* Rr*sisr ar &o rxidoncc *W14t - 9t* Avs*uc, Hasrever, 0t th€ tima sf thc
CSFXB$Tft C&U&T t FSO$..*.??Y a FEACE*?FifER
abduotiom- &obert srd RiA Rassicr ur*e vacxioai*g in Eurnpe, Thstsfsre, l)aniel Rg$sis wus
tke *nty individlul at tl:s nxidtaoe st that t[m*.
Thet night, Oetsb€r 22, 1989, Dan 8ss*i*r nras i&tilri$md by &*w cnfrreemmt" He dsscr{hud o
vuhict*, a l*rgc tso or yallow dirty e*r- tuudng usuad in hir &ivr*ry earlis t}st dty, berwuen
I l:30 ars. ald {:00 },ffi,, Hc s*id &e whicle teft hie rEsidcnce at ahigh role af rpc*d.
lzlw thw e[6ht, an *ctrbce ]2, ]98$, Rassisr said h* s*ss stte*er vsl*clc turn amu# *t his
&side*$s bctryexln 9:00 end t$$0 p.m., dscribisg it ac c smeil€r dsrk blue vehi*lc, oomieg inahis driv*vny. trrmias aound, md lcaving. $e s*id the hcedlig&r weoe on altd &e drirtr uaay
harc kad &m on eiq ana ha tlroaglt the stytc rtas eimilar ts a Chsrrafie. He s*id ltt sclrromct&isg *o thc driver's sido, arld tkffight it rarys * fi*ehligfut rr * rtflcEtioqt ftom tho yard ligkt,
lrlhffi Uegffi meryiswd in Hotrmber 19S9, Se$si6r olainred tlrst he may h*v* wesn Issoh xffiWe
frsrtwa*sf &al car.
In Oc6bs of t9&9. Kwin Handlton $&id h* did r$orl ts authod?ics that bp hc*rd ovEr hir pticeradis x*amem Saa e s&ild hnd bsm sh&rfied near ttus h.eseig? f,em, H€ d;d snt in his rt&&*l*,
dp$crib6d ac a midsiznld rilvcr car, *nd go to tre Rs$sicr firrr, &ive up &tc driveway, tffn wq:sdard tcave. llamilton $nid ttar this rrar rupord ro a St. Jsssph policc offioer, brt'tLG irfosnaticaopparc*ly did not gct lmto thc iavcstigntivc file at tbm dme. fivitr ]lsnriltoa camo fmumd a
ssffind tinp m Oat*kr ?1, 2003 *ad did pmvido law srfsmcr* with hi*:n*olhtior af wtutho did &ffi wvoaifig. 3t is ktievcd t&*t tlx Hnr,ilt** vehiola is ttrs me {k$cribed by Rcxsi*r aa
bsius in his drivewty b,ctwttca 9 ad IS p.m. on O*obor 22, 198S.
Ou Osaber 24, 1989 el l:tl0 p.n, Detoctive Bocckss of the Stsanls Coury $hmifsnoprmw intervi€rs{"d Drdel Rareicr at tbc jusiff high schsei ia Cold Sfrin* ldi*renmtaOruing ffim i*mstew- &x*ei*r Wiwt*d- th* he trivw at flrc fui $rith his p*r$rts, RcM mrcd
&iU Rassfry, who wer* e*rrmtly swey 0e vacdiss on an clrEnded trip to Etropc.
Rassicr re*alled tlu, ar tfue arrcming of &c ab&rstio& b. hnd bccn horne pwfan*Eg a typiagprqiee.t iru tk uppvr l*rrel of tlx rrcid*nee. Rassiff $tdod tbal beElrlsen 9;0S axd 9:3S p.m., tbo
&rnily dcg began broktmg, At thd tlms hc obselved a vehicl* mltw tfu drirewyo turn aro*ad,
asd lcave. R^ussior is#essad thtr tha vehicle wae drivi*g d a fastst thm asrm*l rate of epccd a*dprcvidrd tle ebow dssc?ibcd blrre vdricla desoiytior & I)*cstivl Boeckcrs. Rassisr also
sdvi$sd *at e*rlis iu tlre &yb*hd accn a targu v&icla tt*a *r,ound in hie drivcumy
l*Itr rn Oeiobor 2*, 19S$, Setrstiv* Boeckers ryd SBI Agent Tmper rs-ao*tastsd Ras*iff f,er
:bc purposa of obtainirrg photogrry&rr of Rassier's wlicte for cozaptisontc *te vchiole tracke ialis driveway. Detactive Boackera' rryorts irdicslt *at AgEnt Tcmpa also iamci€qrcd Ra$sis*gain regarding bie ectivity dnring &* dry of0cteber ?4, 1989.
Oo $stshtr 28, lg$9" et 1ft40 aru., Sctcc.tive Ssscksrs re-ieffiiewsd Beeiel R*eiar & hi*rwidece. Dctecdve Soecks rcpslts tb* ttpoc arriving af &e rtddmper Daaial Rsa*ierdirdeyed vsiorr sto* ihat hc h8d tn'sur oD. Octobu 22,1*89, It wss t}e offioer'r opittio* *atrorrc cf tb eLoc lrttr*e rffaoe coa*is&rat vyith &s *oe imFs$siffi feund on tha drivcrvay ac*rwhEra tha ohild h*Wwah&lgr*d.
COFIE$TO: COUft,? ) Pfi,O$-eT?f o PEACEOFFICER.
.dpplicuior l-5
Upon qrmtiotrb& R*n*ier povided DEtm*iyo Soecksrl wif& a urora cornpk* dercdpion of hisao{vitimm olr October *?, 1989. R.wsier d*xmibEd mmy rctivttics r#ilhin tlm St. Clotd arcs, thsrreturirg to his residsnw ar appo*m*t*ly 6$0 p.m. Sncn rg*irr, he describod tt* tpirgprc.ie* for xohool. Tbe k*sviepr ard over*ll inrcstigttloa showr tkt R*ssic lik*s to be
orgmid. Ha r*.parted tlrst bot*ffin S:00 and 10:00 p.m,* he cbservad a vohicle ent* bis
drivarry and trsn srcria* At *ppmrimaiaty t0:45 p.rn H,a*sim seid ke tnilfi t0 bect' Shortty
themafter, he h€qrd ids dqg $a$$d $mokey bcgh bar$cg Rsssi€r S{t up, aad *bffi{Ycd e
flashliglt in thc southnust dircctirya fion hie houso ns&r I rvoo&ils. Rttritr indicsfiad thstfur$f easaft$r he qsllod 9.1-1, at n*ich drnc lp wa* infoamed ty fhc diepatctrca &atrowxbw* *f rho c*s{Eff'e offic* w*rc prrcarrnt m teis rteidm*e, &*ssi{r st# lk* Et tttee p*i* he
}eff hiE sesidffie and ryoke wi& ofri*org at &e soemc for a *olt psriod af tims, It ia m*afirmcd
th$u& polioc reports that Rs*ier did call 9-l-l std speak wilb rupsrding law ea&tccoeutotrcera tl6 nigk. Rasuier Baid tbst lre *m relumsd hsrnc slrd chcckod a numher of cutbuiHkryr*s thc rsoprty, inctr*diag a shod" a hec horx*. tho hty bara a *h*p, md tke mllk bus€. R*$aicr
s&id tlrsr *r ahs$t Z:St) a.m. he ra*rssd to hi* cffiidtnw sed we*t ts bed. X*$ict did sm{ couk*tany otber individualr ia rcg*rd ts lffirniqg of tbs abdutisn.
Rss*im indisdcd thst * 6:df a*n. on Orytober 23, 1989, hc woke up, wd to &G Edtk housc t0{[l9{ tke *ats Bfid let $ke horses sM*, At 73,0 e.;se, Rassir l# tbo tssidemc* aad sp*kc briefly wi&a dep$y shlriff*t tke sc6ac ?*hils lasviq& arliyitrg af sohml at 7:55 *"an and retunda6 hon*&om rryerk at,4:lC p.ttr-
On Ocr#fur 28, l9$g, at t:10 p.m., officers *skcd for ooqrc€mt to easrch thc Rrssis midcnr*.mW esM pemir*i*a fise Exlbort &essier md &an Raasi*t to ssmh tlteir bo&s.lurreeXg$ors soarqhpd &c R*ecierhomc, ttrr$irutitg ths 66t0L at 2:15 p"m, Dur*g the faatfltrothlfis ynrs ssid &m &s Rassiw rteid?Nc.
O$ Oseb# ?&, l9S*, SBI rgrfiffi intffiiewd Sesa Bot60ehm, Bo€ttsker indiottsd tkst sh$ wen
e rseoker * Cald $frng EOCORCI High $ctucol nnd rtrffi wqtairrs'# wi& DEa Rsseiar., ckc at$arftrr * tho $chaol. $hc i*die*ed tl$ sbi kd gorc on o!0 0r trss datcr rrith Rledtr. $larccstlsd ane dste Soitrg to a Tlvins $ms wifr o&er couplcs. $h6 raid n esiir did Es't wstrt toif,tffiast ln,ith ttp o&er couplce. Oc euo&sr oeeaaioA tlsy wffit to a driv*.ia noyio sed ttm bde 3*mg q$ewrsatipn st her rceidffir&. At oae pofrt eho esesd Baeeier tf rH krd ev*r bsd sox"
Rscsi{rtdvis$d k&*t rt tho tifis hs bolievd h! had a doublcpersoaality *sd thfit his oibcr sclfhad hrd sn.
Su Navmber tl, 198S, Setsc{iys fi&ipplec from thc Benrt*u Courty thcriffs Offiee *,offffit&D*niel &,assicr eud r*.intsviawad him witb FBI $pmial Agsilt.& M€r. Tbo intmviow wss it!r?ffd to R*sci€r rtl*&iag cofirrfimft ,t school ahots &s T{ott€difg rwa Tlrc co&*16rltt wsredctcrmi&ed by th* ofii*Ers tc be imoascquccti*l. Rasgicr ateo prcvided invc*tigolors with trryo oflis hest Simds' a6rs€s, both of whacn wcrc m*le, Rtrd{r fffihs indrcstcd tkst he hnd rofrmslc &iffids tbatk* s*sitlired wa*rwr{ovaeall lr*d vay }ittls so$itl lif€.
Orr Horrcrabcr 27, 19t9, Dr, Jch nhces, a Hpan*cd couulting psychologist, coadur'tcd a
hypuotie inarvicw *'itk Dauiel Rs$sirr. The pqposc cf the in crview wes t0 abaacc Btsrir'r
@PItsST0; COURT o P*OS-A,TTY e PEAC.S(}F$ICER
&ppliaatlom t-6
fi*olt#tion of ths tnu vehicles he ob*erysd tffirrg &Hlund on his prcpefiy *n Optcber ?2. 1989.
Tti$ isqffilyisw w&s r valuntsr hypnatic ir:tarviar md rlme vi*setsped.
{n }anrmy of }SeA, yorr *{Iiaat erd C*ptatn PaEr lcrsn of the Sgsrs Cou*y $stiffcD@-;rt nrview*d the vide{ tapc rrf tho hypnodc irrtrview Rssricr pmvtded oa Novsmbcr
2?: irt*g, Yopr rffi&$ &trd Cryteis Jo,msEr st$o lietet?€d to tbe $-1-l t{f$ ic srhiqh dmwn Larson
Usrcrilc* ths crre,trts tbst oeamed. Y*lr tsaat ed Cfiptailt Jstrsl also revbunod tbitrfoffis[is1 in rsgad to Ksvin llaxriltou, ths driver qtho had turtrsd e$ucd in the Bffisict
drivwry on Os,tobsr W" \989, $&o lrsd c*m* fonrnrd ee sccofid timc, *ttd uiho wse
*uboquartly etisriret'fid Bs e susp.ct ir the child rhdu*tior inve*tlgntion
Or Fe&nrry ?, 2004 at 1:S0 S,D., J6E a$Eailt ard Ccprtai$ Jmwa intarvicw*d Daniol Rsssier itr
r6prd Uo &e ffirfint Heil*ilbn vehicla irfomatiora Sanisl Ras$iar veh#*rily cmme to &c$#ffig County Sbqif?s Dopa*mant for this p{posc. Yorx affiumt and Captain lerscu rsvioured
*c !6rya19tic ioto*io* wi& nassirr to rlesh Li* mcmory- pointing ort tho Sdnry Sbjectiv"t *{
ttrc XSpatlc intmview at tks tima was to soc if m*re do8itsat inftraftim Eould be o&takpd
sbo&$";k vahie!*s ttrat tgned nrurnd ia his drtvexuay. Howerrcr, rryon bavirg *rs vehicls itr
qrast{on iavortig**d and elimirnted ar buing suspoct, yorr asmnt axd Csptsitr Jcns@ rsviewcd
tire h3.p:ro:ic iafirvb* with Rsssi{r fr,os tlut perspectiveo xittr thc vehicle being elimimtod.
Fraar,this perspective, tb*rc wcr,: cmtments and resetione Rassicr msds f,}rsugho$ tho bypnotic
irrtersiaw ib*t raixnd xow qu*stioae s$ to R ssicr bcins ths ruryct/*bduetor. Your *ffi*ut sttd
Capmin Isfiserl mld Rsfisier&ot they *,i$trod to discues sffis of *Gs* obffirretioss with &,ascl*r,
iuotr*13n6 Rcssitr lirti*g dst*ik of hi* *sti?itiss froughout ee dey ifihjha e'ening-hous.afOstr35mlZ, lgt*" rteting ex*nplcs of typiug or{ cmds, ed gsitg re
.dy er r&s$ &e fofiowi*g
Ivtomslny m"o*inm. Tke hypma{c intaqt$ry showed &S R*mi*r !e vary dq1 osiifbd: axd in the
iutsyriEw, ness[er gnvi, ixmaiw dg*ils rqffd$lrg thir Btmi*g, qusdrry "I eeis{ Csfiis?g
cvwyrhing pareg... so I feel gocd abo*t it." Itrarrmm, dudng tire f _*tt 9f te* h:rflqtic il*olicw**v&{nS 6e tima *ams in Edrich Jaeob tvs* abdustod, Raseic said hc tost uask of tfuno. Ouss
t&e atr4;fusn *rsrs fffims w&s o3tr, bc kmrs moze dmailed ix lrts rscefiestiqn ef 1dt&t ocowred
thatsv*ning,
AIrs &risg thc kypmtic irMvisx, to,rr Novsmkr 2?,lUE9, Rs$sicr dffiorild how he ktrw *w ww d,-ing Iri *, drivermy bossns* hie dag $mckry bsgpo bsrkles, Rassier derar{bed
trcokimg or$ thuprtaim wimdmrr, wsching tho vehielo comiag into vietry. At thir padnt ia the
hypffie& irtsvierr, Rsssi€r bssan sryirrg. Rassiu said tro rsn &on rcco to toon to ltntish th*,i[**t*. R$skrwle rrery rryu* md rctabty rhr&ing whnn bs rryw diecuseiag &io. Xassier stetsd
t6et if .n p6rp€sfit6r ruericd Jacob ho would hev€ gafien him fiffintuatly. k*r*ier dercribcd tb*as the vinicte nffir uF thr &tveway emd fisasd qlsund, tilr* ehs driver ffiiSht bc er abductsr.
Rg*sier also raid ia this Llrynotic iatervicry &st he uey heve *oca Ja*ob wi* a frfisblight x pecar tr*at by, qll$u Ae aql lsff, Rsssiar saidttei Sackey quit Ming' ed Rs$li€rr wpnt to bed.
Ytfur oa is tk $rpotic !nt*rvica$, &*s*is redlcd hucrtog Smokoy berk reriu. He jqn*f+d
up, koknd out hi$ winAow aud saw ryottightt do'anr by &s wsod pila R*aeicr comr*nnted th6ti'rm* vcry Dcrrsng and sould rot gct drcsrsd and th*t hc nr** vory scrcd and in big hotfile'Sc$si€r 116 gt*td thst l€ Ursed the ti*hu offi ln &is hyrytio intervicw. f,*sstcr eeomtd
ovwly oo6c6rn# Ebout a whie,ls comiEg ia thr driv*rey.
6*PffiIl3: C0UilT o ?RO$.AITY € rgAfE*TFE*XR
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Ca6inuing in &e kypnuti* lxt$Ylsw, Ras*i{r said tt$t kc Edtod $'t't aftd *pokc w$th a
*irwt* urra rcrnrii*ot u uoy bsd bsm abd*ctEd- Hc $aid thr $mokey Lopt ba*ins Et &n
lige;d bs s*lild *t *r.ug, Hu ** Srooderirrg whyJarr 3ufr**"* wor n*t looking inthe
;t-b-gdt-gs. n-ou *f* u- wonr**lly'wemt *"rt aail rp*ke witlr ls$t esfirrc$ment amd x that
time Racsi; said hc &tet bfick urd lookcd in tlw trechousa,
h{ovixtg thm m th* iuHrriew iE febnt$y 20*1 ry lleltfi, yaur affiart and C*pain lcr:sst
di*ma*md *u **utenns # cui *ewtry*d [pnotic intorview-rum tg*g with Rs$siir, ftes$i#t
s,os0ffisrr6d *at m Aog $*4", .**A Uii. x ury *tiry? &m ocspncd et thc md o*'ths
&ivc*i,a,. $aok+y v,ouli r{r bark if hc was fatnilis-witk the penon Vo*^ tm8s end Capain
*u** iolot** d* rh*t n srio ssid he had w*chcd &e vahiol* ecme ftom ttre md ef the
driveuny. n * u*t t a *d i*ut" aad thst $m*key vms &ar*i*g ry ry fgtl* why wowtrdn't
s*kl;; bsrfdng[nirt rho t'lns in whictr.iacou sm bciug ibafusttd? Bassia nou{d nst
prcvidt a deftritive etrs$/s.
$Eri*g rhe hSrynotio iotrryicw, fiscnilr wes esked if hs htw Jaffib Wcttffititt8' R'xader
irdia;-d * lo* tho, bry.'' .ryiqe statiag he didn't &isk bt would do &i* Dtuiry &o
by6-rilil"-i*r. Ras*i#e emition* *ere sr$bte duringt}s quortioaiag aboutthc vehiclc or ae
bc mccitad rtw *vcn* *mffilghslt th* dsy, hataucvs dutirl8 e* per[od ln rrvhictr Sc {ucw$oaa
r,*uA to J"ou&-s abdusti*a,ie begsn cryfas *ad sbrking, thln wauld r€cover a*d stop tryixtg
|ffi q*c*iomr **- il r"laU to rle-mr* rbductisn, Wls! hc $al ssked eb(,t* Jrcob
Vasg€rtteg *#eq h* woxld asnin $tet cryisg.
your *ffimt e$d Caftaitr JEmmr ercplaired o *s$sitr thd &s boyB' qP to the *oavcnienp* s,ore
** *or oo u *gufriAois Ycry f&ry peopfe ksew thd egy t;€tc goisg t!t* y tbc erreuirgof
O$r$ber 22, 1989. it rl* pn[&d "rt
lhat A^srm l$ffi& s*id thet *trco they *q W SRu*ri*, &ivmay * e;rqr-y ta ttrc video sr,*re, {r*y hemM nosoe ruMling iu t&a w@ md it
starrbd etl ths t"yr *o o#Ioda tbcir bikss 0sd scaotsr ftctcr. on the v,ay hck &am the
ccnvmicmoe stsre rbsy ureracsryins a flas&ligtlt Ar &ry appro-achod tte Rsssior drivmay,
***olwor saiA lle Crgt r.usu'of g* emr*or waa that he hcotd $6mton s,elkfuS down ttw
Rnx*Ior &gvovr*y on tlre geYd, Tlae aMuo'tsr sppearod &om &d at?r sd sto@ tl$6tr ' lexsefi
ioo6o6 "p
1tre dri.re"nry-roA r*o, na vehielc airi AO not nsotion ray brlirg dog *t thc tim*."the commaodc ftqm &e *hduator s;€r? YGry preciee.
It was ttrwfqre pointed sut to Rrcsier that it xffis Sp irve*tigatcr*'afinion &at the sMnc*or
came frum the Ra$ier fann ad no wlriela russ used, It ce aleo poiated wt t9 Rassicr thst itwa, thc invcstiXstgrs' cpinion t&* whowr *bductcd Jacob We.ttslitrS had to have bsen Som
t&s aroa snd&atno u***tur cse* rp the mad fuil b€hirdtho boyr es they uwo- rctumirrg **rt&s agrc, It rmxs etso ednitd our th*t in reviewirg &6 9-t'l tepe' dirptishifs may hnvc
ir***r**tfy Uwrr serstvtat hadtng wi& the boye, oitiag, for ex"n*plc' that tlre ab&rcrsr hrd a
r*eff rruioc-ar $rs$tiordrg if iu fast hs tad a ryn Upol pci*ir6 o$t sool of tbss *r,s' your
*l*[#t esd eeptr111 Ietr# ocsused Rsscisr c? a*iru I*rb wetts*ir8. -Rea*ier
did ffit ltrw*rrroU of o reu*.tioo t0 thet. riot$wdr. hc coctinuouety $ssl b{sk ts fu ftst t}ts it muet hxve
b**-tt, *roo &at turgsd around h tbc dtivoray. Bcyed thet, dlriilg tk 20f intpmitw'
Rs&rigr rrr** O*nrrtty tddresg{d tha acsusdiott. Wb*n sonfrontfd" Raedrr would leeeedly
COfiEg?& CiOU*f a PRSS.ATTY r PEACEOFPICER
A,pplieuiom l-8
respord ?*y indicatirrg tbat it nnust havc bcsn tlrc vehisle {rar mrn*d qmund edia'r in thc
*tlemmm. Rsgsisr r*frsed to allcw your aftimt m Capain J*aseato elixnir*te t&c veki*lel ar m*ptionS*&e tb&lctiw.
Rs.$$irr did adfiir ts y$ur sffisnr aud Ceftsia Jsfisem thlt if he did falls Jaeob tre uould hEve
pl**r*:, -itiuc ard tcisfians s di*pocc of Um on hia fam, Hc seid hs felt lEw derccmout
**U" **w*Xo by wt ssalskisg ks pkro *a{il approximmte$ fcw ar five. dayr e*tr lhs
rn**ti*. It ir y'irur sffieru'a aad Crpitn Joassn's opi*on thd R.sssia r*msd to be qioytng
this part of rlre clrrrsmation, ffirirsng c timss, alno noting &st invastigators had orls plo&lmt'
thcy h&d no phyriael cvidence'
Ii w*s sl56 Ssrntsd stlt fs Raesiw th*t if a *kitd rrnr shductod ftorn tba cnd of m peffionos
*i***ry *A krr Esforcemcnt ves 1xttcnt, dry *outd hc uot sstast any tiends or relafivcs
axtcve'ri*ullyelt&mcbourtrislrrunraticcvelt Rns$crnsdorpcsru$er*abouttbis.
Sn Fo&mery le 2&@, xt *SS a.m.s yo*r nffiar:t atqne with $mvecdgatm Tmy.Jgsky sw@slt t0 thfBgs8iry ferir Esd ryokc wi0r Rita'nnd Robst Rarrier. Yotir affiaat md Dcteativa Jcnrlcy
orplaircd ?c Robert aad Ritr Ra**ier that &ey fclt thch ryn Ds wa$ s in the abd*ction
of 6*U Wotterliag. Ths R.s$i6cs did nat shorv much srnotion *Qr bcing presmtod this
krfrymxyda*a. eskrt R"casiff did indimta tlr*t his son hed tcld hiu &efi lsttr oofor**ment no
loryp b*licved the vahiclc th$ ttmed around $m the driveiray'r*rs$ tka t&dt$tor. Ssbort stfft€d
*rihLr son did makp * commer* &fl *Dsd en'en if I did do it I bad ail kirdr of titttc b gst ewlyllrith it''alrd tha **m w*s upeot end voird &usration with tbe sloppf police work that wus
csaduetsd.
yogr *#rent and Deteetive }ansky iuquircd if Drn Rsssisr uacd a comp$ar wi&in ths hom"Rits Rassiff i5dioatd tlut thcre rras a cotnper tlsy sbemd tlrar was kept in tbe basrmcat tll0fi
did &rve inteost &s$Gs, Yota ffient and Dete€tivc Jeslrf cttaincd pcrairsion tc nea'eh tb$
coarplg tn detom*inp {ifosf hfid bern viewcd on the intmmmL Yhilc sear,ching the comgn*cr,
yornsffisnt did sot fud sry tfrye of ioafpspi# matcrial ry &e oomprlBr. [trov?ter, dsting
hr tUe of this pyiew of ths oompr*sr, Rita Xrsiisr volumily kgan Efi&isg eorsr$Dts tb.t ifhcr sm Sen did uke,ssob Wcttrting. shc wuulil prwidc t&emiss on krr hs would do &ir"
Yagr xffiext *tong wlth s&cr lap wformmwt vi&nlly vter3lldswrisl &aasim fum **tobsr 15
rhroryh October 19,200? to obtain a bcttrr rmdcrrtrnrling of hig daily rctivities. Ix s*mmary,
Ras'3irr rr*o*ld loarry his resideooe cady in thc mornirg and go to *e s.bocl at Rocod wber* be is
crnptcy*d *s a tcar,her. He'd oftmr stary tlat uatil aeY€m or ei*tt S aigtrt exd ratunt homs.
Odesioos|Iy, an Tuwday or lVed&esday nigltc he w€m, to &s Saiff Bm#diot Ccntm t* pley hi*r:u*ie{ krstrraemt aloag with a snatl IttW of othar musisias& *r srer* to t.ha hlidnmryt AthleticClub in St. Cloud to ryxereies" No ollrcr *isds or asrociatce wt00 notcd d*riag dde tim*&"rtc.
Oa i,{*vwber 7,1W7, your affiaet epplid for a mail cover thcough &€ U.S. Po'stfil Ssvioo fcrDm Rassis and *le addrtr$ af 2,97*8. 91* Araenuq $t. Ioaaph,
""tktg &ar t&e ffi*X*W td&e*s
h*e chonged siace the time cf tlre sbductioa" Your rffiant d&d lweivc cosies *f rs*il durirg ths
drilE*,aq11" of Doccrrbrr I l, 20{F? lhroryh }nrrucy 9, 2$08" Yoqr affisnt rwi$#sd &c mailu,ttchD*nRsg3igr was receiving. Evm0rough&istiecpe{od'ms fuim$ thcholid*y* Smsier
C*F13gTG $OUKT o FRffi.ATJTY o PEACEOTTrcER
fuplludcru l^9
rcaciv.d aaly ons prece of nuil ttrr aay hnvc bm' a Chrisfltee cnrd d did not rccehrc any
otherr i*eppmpriate mail drringthc timE&ane'
In OsSbEr of 2$09, ymx'afllwrt alomg with Crpein &ns€fl: wi:b Patty *d Jryuy
W36rrliae ia Ggad--ts havirg Pffiy-lVettcrlirg ww a tffirdltr* dsvicc *{ *Y $'i& Dryt
Rassia. *It
wgs deoidnd *X *e n*utirg worrld be unds the preterso th* Prtty would
*cd'dmta*ynrsr lnto Smm urdh*vc rconvqssierwith birtt
gla Octobffi 10, 2009, F*try Wsfisrling, weuing a body mcording dcelse snd b*tug rnonitorod by
Isw axrfsrosmcnt, nE{ eyith Dta Ra*sier as hi ws,s comirg out sf a hsalt[ club in St. Cl*ud.
Duriry the corversatiolr, Rlssicr etd fatry Wc*mling about tre car turning nmrlnd is his
&iv*way eedthst be felt ho sawJaprb tooking out t*lc windoq'ofthe crr.
prtty ssk6d Rassier if he kmm'*rhst hamsu$do Jmob. Rssiff ryqoo{S y,I!9 onplnows for
rrrua, t do knonr 6at the &iwr of tLe oar l{rae thg fersoo who did it DtuiBS t}p- convelss&islperty Wcr*rfing arked whse Jtrob sould be. Rassitr rrid &# hB hlr tbis fce in the back of his
sk4 md e41 thc poli$s hane mndr kim fcd $o g*itty, to ths ffi$ent thd if o*m pcopl* xmre
.*rE of &st they cout* go on hie proparty rnd bury Janob, &e*l *o$ma$krg thfft'tc qmreld he
dsad,* filsldrg rrforonr*p ic being intrcubtc rrith law mforcment Patry Wcerliry cornn*mtod
thrt aobody oo*Aoo*lc or yowprsp€ntland bury him*ithout you knowirg. Rsssitrtsryoad€dbyi!fioat*met}6ycould do itcasy, fin&crcanffisfidsgelf th{f could pktheircqr somsvr,tffa
ed jus vrulk &loryh tks woode md burY hirt"
Rasdmmmtiord thar law enforacuwt did dig aroBnd in a gravel pir on their froperty to*iryfm Wffiling indicsiog thcy orty rrosssd it up, and if someorc would hsvc b$riod a body b*ct'
thoffi tlrsy would nevx bsve farmd it t&s ryay thsy did it.
P*tty ryo*ticned &sxsier $&yirg *\nr*l[ ymr dig arcuod tberc a t*1, di{ yo]r EY?r frnd a hody?"
RnrA!" rpsfosdod 'I &uod a fu t*e*usc I dug it up bffia$e I sttilly thCIusbt-it war Js*&b',
dfifirg &i*-xus toadsd in I knawr *mkcn part of fu prnperty. Pttty Wceslin* tboq *ue*iorodr1,111r ha wuc digging ia t&* grffilel. R"acslq r*pordcd that he rocy*lcs car* nrd thx lrea .his
&voriw er% ss thcy umd to throw rnEt*l in thx aroa
Durirlg tke conversationo P.tty Wc$ctling marde a cofitlrcct that nibosv€r did it h8$ had a li.:flc cfhell. Rraricr sornmqnte( "I this& t&c pcnm tbt did it ir prcbally dad."
P*tty krftrmcd Rnnois tftst rhs poffion aemc &om his &irratay md tk* Ir unrq euryting3 gtltr.
Brsdm qlnctiffisd n&sthpr thc bofiE realty dld see I gua. W€ttorlitrg dso @@bed Trsmrbaffic8 a g**tielrt Rq3sia $rcstiod Tlwsr haylng had r ffashtight, md n*ed if tle abdustcrAld hirn t$ rura off &* Ansh{i$ht fiarcier elco gucrtionod nt*hcr it tns pox*iblc thc guy didnot lxvr a n*ssk on" *ryd uihotfrcr &e abdusbr h*d * het oa. Rwsior *lsa quxeti**ed Til*Aarliagm&otherm artthsboyc rwogdrsd th *b&rctor's voiotl.
Or Mg$sh 19,2010 Psfiy sGd Jary Wemerling xarlto &c Rs,$simfsrfi !o *pa*kwith RobertsadRits Rsggl*r. Ar p6rt cf thD csva$e$oa ?etfy ,seiliod &rf sb had ryokm with Daa iaOcfohry" ?hs 1nrwt€s ledfcetdthat lkmads no meo$on ofthie osrYer?$ti&n.
CCIPiES T0: COURT o PROS*AITY a FEACEOFFICffi
Aflpliaefiffi 1.10
Baged s$ ysur affi*nt's trining ard qxpuieace, md based-xpn this ffimmsry of fnct$ kno$rn
tf*u*, thie cr*ire inrestiBstioa d*ting tactc trt iS$C. yotr.dEant hge fffisoa io bqlictr'c ard do*l
Uuf*ir t1* th* rsrnsks a*tor ctottring of Ja$*b ryet&rtixg and cttaw itsns dteffiibed will be
**A ryn ths d6s6rihsd lryrtf, and thus r*q&s$ts &is w*nsr$ to s*$ah thc Ebove dossrf,M
prapmry forthrye dsscribed it&ns,
In esm*ry, tha cisri*s dsssibe hsari*g soarcthing in && sleods ry t*ay_gury*C thc cbductian
*it* a*OUd 1gwards trwa, Thc fibdnstiffi oopurrod s* tk# emd ef tl*e Rs8*itr drivatrey* the
pry*ty yob *m* s$eks ptrf,issiouto scstrctt Tba supe*t, I)asicl S,sgsiff was ho:na alcEe afi
ihe t**l *f ** crimg. T1re oths virtime descdbo seckE xa vehicles, *ot hering a do8 b*rkiag'
*cid re*tsd thet ths a$ucgor canc &um the driveway of thc Rasris f*ffi- ThE sb.it*stot af'psMto be detall orisntacd ond R*srsiw lrws the sams ffilts. Rassia hss sMed tlst hs ks a dor:blc
p666qlelity. $hsntly *Sor tho #rr{ioa, ia lk oot*Hrt of ths lq@otic iatrvis*1" Esssiar
irom*mti,t h* areirnry scmcd ed iE big uouble. Also diriag tbt bpslic i*&ryiEw. R*asier
,** ,*y d$ai;d &x d;scrtbisg his day on Osf*bcr 22,19*9, rmtil &e time of the sbduc4flon
R*e6istiras ***itmt &rc are-plerry af pl**cs on thc fsr{n to ditpoue of a body"^Hc *lso bas
*tr*r66 $$Bs&r&r tt* Ja*cb Wsttsrti,oi may be brricd on the faffi tn&,ic} is thc dcscribcd
prspryrty in thie ryplicatiun,
Y*ar *ffialrt al*,rryT+ith ath*rs undar his dire$tion and oorttrol sook Peffiielon ln sc*rsh the trand
md o&b:didinpleeryikd. beginr*eg uri& ip*s iuvasive metho& of sccrt&iag br* ccntirniug; ifueas$$*cy, *ricg ell res**r€fis swilab[e to loc*e tLe **bjcct itcm* cf tbe &8$dh,
ycur 65sr also ststs$ tlmt p*r the bqru' origi$rl rryor6 or tlc tti$t of tbs ebdusdm' tho
su*pmt/abdgct*r gfopnd *u* -of
*c bcyr' cmtch arsat a&r ordsing ear.b car, kt order. to skte
his age, wlrile &* boys lay in the ditch as dirsstod-
Your affial$ mfao uotm &at Dan &sasis is *n tvid rut]firr, hsluding rurning mra&a*sttr1prylrCIst &s Urdtrd 8taer, Rsssier strtrd ia a ne$s arti*trs thf he ruas to auppex pin Y*m#s[ *efisvs* t]Mt &is 3min xry te ass*d*ed witb tha evffit! dfiscibed hesein"
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hs !??sdo on atr*ia r+lrile travetirry ie Suupe.
Firatlyn yaur affianr aotes dlat srffi tba vohiclt hrming acusd itr tk drivewry vras climiaared
fum *sr#*sn hy lawxaigetion" &e f*rts $g*difig the *bductton ccgltni** xt &e md cfRsasies't dstvryHrsy, with *a vekiols invalve{ no brdci$g dog, aad tho urbsaqtrmat ffssfsdescribeq giv* good taascn to believs ttrat tle dEsribcd itcma will bc fauad *t &e d68tribod
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t(M=Special Agent fefl Mc0onrld, BCA
JKdanslle l(endall, $Earns Courty Attornay
VL ,..approxknately 11:56 arn. on june 2& 2010. I harre t?re courty attorney. ah, Janelle Kendrll
along with Speclal ,Agent l(enneth McDsnsld ah In my offfce wlth an appllcation for a searh
warrant for ah premises located in Stearns County, 5t, Joseth, MlnnesoB, Um, requesting ah
permls$on to seerch the outbulldings of that locatlon ah *s well as ah, some more lnvestw
messurgs tf the property reeking b be discovered cannst be located ah on a search slmpty of
the ah bul$Ings, um, seamhlng fur ah humrn remalns of lacob Wetterling along wlth ah obJeas,
(inaudlblel handgun and the dothlng that was belleued to have been wrrn by Jacob Wetterling
on the date $rat ah, hc uas abducted urhich was Oclober 22, 1989. I hane reviewed the rearcil
$rarrant requ€st and I gr.less my flnt questlon r*ally relates to th€, um, well l'm axumlng the'
the basis for the search $/arrEnt reque$ ls Just a firlminatlon of lncidents ard tnfonnatlon
Eethered with resp3ct to thls Dan Rasier, ls that mnrct?
KM Tlst's corract.
VL Um, and :Euss$ untll thls point ah, given the cuNmlnsthn of incldents includlngthe hypnoslx end
the ih, conversafion that Fatty Wetterliu had wtth Ban Rassler as well at conwr$tions that ah
tha pollce have had with Mr. Rasghr, his reactioru &pp?ar to be somewhat unusual and suspect
ls that falr?
Klvl Thet'sfair.
VL Urn, obviqrsly my concam is thst whsther thena's enough lpre to get the search rirarr*nB, I
would certalnly agree ttlat the enttre set of clrcumstanaet sEem somewhat um, srsplclouE and
hls raagtlons scem susplclous, so, um, maybe I could esk you, Ms. Kendall, ah, tinda Ebout wftat
you percelve as the legal basis for gettlng thls seardr wanant st thls poinL
JK ln termr of probable cause bel*g lt more likely tha* not that there's somethln6 there, thafswhrt wdre.we'ne glving you etreryttrkrg. Um, when Agcnt Mc0onald came to us and said what
do we put ln the rrcrranl I said everythlng (sllght laughl urn, so that the ludge reatly has a fullplcture cf whst leads you to ttrls polnt. l{ow obviously in 21, ?2 years of invcstlgatlon tfiere ls
morc, outthere...
VL Sure.
Jl( ...um, wa put thls much in to c*rtrs b 1ou and lf the court rrould llkc more, if there-s speclflc
thlngs tlEt the court trfian$ to l(,tow more about ttrefc wtry w€ ttto{rgft we mlgttt nesd E
recordlng and we mlght need a court reporter because it ums hard to know how nuch to put ln,
VL Okay, \{ell I mean I gct the impr*sslon from readlng the appllcatlon for tfte search wsrram that,um, there is at leact some s.ense aftertalking to Mr, Bassley's parcntsthat t&ey have. thelr ownsusplclons, um and agaln l'm nqt sure th$ that re*lly amounts to probeble cau$a, but it certelnly
ah, would obvlously be law enfcrcement b be€me morB susplclous...
JK Um-hm.
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VL ...1 umuld, exprcL Ah, Mr. Rasie/s reac&nr to belrg qusstloned agaln scern, tuspiclous. Um,
rnd hls oomments rb$et, suggesdng that the police shauld hane searched his pruperty more
thoroughly woutd, ssem to be sur+ucpicl*ur to the surt. Ah, I gucss tf there ls anythlng that,yaur *ffice er the polEce have Mo. Xendall that could tie hlm a llttle morc dlrectly, um, I wauld
llke to knaw tha( frn notsafn8 I uron't rlgn lt but lguess tuaould llke tE kno*that.
Jl( tveryEring that I lmow it in that wanant, so it's ben ah, I wou{d diletthoie to-to you Ken.
KM l'm thlnklng...
VL Thaf;ffne.
KM tlke Jarwlle sald we jr.mt a- a lot of it In tle wan'ant m l'm trylrg to thlnk sf...
Vt Sure.
I(M .-addttonal lnformation. Um. One thirB I dHn'q where doesthls reord 6o? Iust...
Vt I don't knowthst lf,s ruattrygolng anywhere rlght now, 1,.'
JK I wlll trrnscribe lt and add lt to tha applietlon, so it wlll be part of the aPplkatlon as urcll...
Vt Oltay.
JX ...anytftlng tltst we say.'.
KM Okay.
JX .-here Is also part of it, so when that hec*mes publlc, ttris becomes publlc as well.
VL Okay.
KM ldldn't-we have hold back lnfurmation &reaEh irwestigatlcn...
Vt Sure,
fhd .-and I dldrft potthat in therc.
VL Okay.
KM For thst neason. Um, some of that ls trrhere, you knorr, tlre abductor rr{eBlt up. had the boys lie
on tlre ground, h* r,rms very firtematlc In he dld Erope them, he hh each ef thelr gentlls$ Bnd
was osklrrg their agas and what not.
VL Ofey.
lwl And made the sctectlon preeurably bawd upott at leqst pencf that.
VL Okey.
HM Um, that wit}l I dldn't get into the gender ah preference of fta$ier...
VL Okty.
KM ...un hane done mnre backgrround on him, he doesrft qre searched tte cnmputer, bst lf surknowled6e he-fte teacheE?ount boys at that 884-.
vL Rlght
t(M ...othsr than that, $re oanflot ffnd him wlth hlstory of dating man or women or havlng
relationshtps ro.,.
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...um, otltr informatlon s,c hst c ls, you know, (inaudiblel ttrhy would someone do one
partlcularcrime llkethis ard then stop and neverdo enythhg more.
Right.
Um, ra haye, ah, qnducted intestigatlon, he-he mention€d ttrat hs fawts in Europr oret least
dld, ah, he made some strintG Domments about belry oo. tmln but never really spadfulng we
tried to lnrestl8ste that through IHTEfi pOL...
Okay,
,,.wlth nst much success, um, he ls ln habit of-runner and some of the theorles are that he runs
to lupprss, um, he runr rnarathons throughout thg Untted State$, that too $,e have'..
Okay.
..,followed him and contadGd law enforcement ln each of thoss, and no slrnllar crlmes, brrt a
newspp€r artlcle, egaln thh ls all very clrcumstantial, but*.
Sure.
... (lnaudlblef a narpaper artkle interviewed hinr one about runnlng and te rentlons that he
runs tp suppress paln. Yau know ard leu cin lntcrpret that to utell he running-and *.tpprcsslngpaln wlth runnlng sr lt he runnlng away from omethlng'
Sure, Okay-
Umr l-that, bassd pn thE infrrffia$ofl on ttE* yehlcle turnlng around, I mean that xas a filctx ourlnvestlgnthn br a long perlod sf tkne, well tlre most loBical thlrEs t* me lr lt happoned right et
the end of the drlveuray,..
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"..and his parents happerad to be gcne and...
Sure.
",.and there was no vehlcle senn along those llnes...
Okry.
...whlcfi ls already It the urarrant
Well the other thing that I thor€ht w$ interErtiry ls hir parent sh, tfte uray he cauld rccalt such
detalls ah befiore snd after but havlng a ltttle morc prcblernr whh thethe time framt rlgltt
€liactly around the abdr,rcilon. Um, I guerr slnce we are puttlry thls on the record, I want to be
speciffc about one thing also. Um, I don't think ifs e hlg part of the applletion fur tha search
wermfii but, I know mr, (lnaudibh n*mel used to be {lnaudlhle} it't norr (lnaudlble}, um, Iwouldft say urefre close ftiends, but my hu$and and I do eoclalls€ wlth her and her husband
occasbnally, um, rhe's obvhusly a wry small parajraph ln here and sha'c nevor told me
anythltg about this, to, the llrst I leamed about thls war readlng the search warsnt. Um, I am
toint to srecut? th* search wrrrant Eh witt ths lnbrmation oontsined in tte oppllcatlon, ah, Es
well as, ah, the lnfonnatlon that has baen ah euplement*d by *h *ggfi Mclronald.
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VL l'm assurnlng that ah, lots of tlmes xarch wananB are mnffdentlal but l'rn aswmlrg you wantabsolutely no lnftrmatlon alout thl*-
Jl( Yesyour Honor, and that ir the applietlon to seal as well, untlland u*l*ss any criminal chcrgeswere to arlse gut of thlr lncldent thst these would be kept with Agent McDonald's file um andwe were Just talking about keeplng a €opy h a securu location ln our offiE thst l'ould not berccesslble genenlly to tha ofrce, but tt miBht bc saftr honartly to Just *eep it with yotr, hcwarcryou $Ent to do thrt Xen, but yri, that l$ th! mdlor! to serl tinaudlHel"
VL Alrlgtrt. I would ask tlrat yau ralse lour rlght hand. You nlrerr tha infomatlon containld ln theappllcatlon for tle *arch warrant ls trua and contct?
KM I do. Can wc shut this off now? Or do you wafit to keep h e*?
VL You can shutitoff-
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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT
COUNTY OF STEARNS SEVENTH IUDICIAL DISTRICT
COTIRT FILE NO. N/A
In Re: Disappearancs of Jacob WetterlingSecond Warrant
MOTION PURSUANT TO MA{NESOTARULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 33.04
The undersigned Stearns County Attorney hereby rnoves the Courf, pursuant to
Minnesota Rule of Criminal Frocedure 33.0(dX2) for an Order that the attached Applications
for Search Warraats and supporting Afiidavits, the actual Search lVarrants, and the Receipts,
Inventories, and Return Forms not be filed as required by Minnesota Rule of Criminal Procedure
33.04{b} within the ten (10) day tirne period after authqxization. This Motion is based on the
attached Af[rdavit of Investigator Ken McDonald Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension,
the lrwestigator irr charge sf the investigxion into the disappearance of Jacob Wetterling. If the
attached Search Warrants and Search Warrant Applications and supporting Afiidavits, the actxal
Search Warrants and the Receipts, Inver*ories, and Retum Fonns, are filed, release of the
information contained therein could cau$e fufure, related searches to be unsuccessful and could
crsate a substantial risk of severely hampering this ongoing investigation. It is requested that the
documents be filed upon commeficement of any criminal prosecution utilizing evidence obtained
in or as a rezuft of said searches.
Dated: June 29, 2010t\#
J . Kendall, Reg. 02r 1291
AttorneyAdministration Ceuter, RM 448705 Courthouse SquareSt. Cloud, MN 56303(320) 6sC3880
STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COLIRT
COIJNTY OF STTARNS SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT FILE NO. N/A
ln Re: Disappearance of Jacob \t'etterlingSecond Warrant
AFTIDAVIT OF I}TYESTIGATORKEN MCDONALI}
State of Minnesota ))ss"
County of Stearns )
The undersigned, Investigator Ken McDanald, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension, stat$ that he is one of the investigators involved in the investigation into the
disappearance of lacob Wetterling as summarized in the attaohed search warrants. Your affiant
states that this inv*stigation is ongoing that no arrests have been made at the point of this
Afiidavit being completed, and that several ayenues cf investigation are being pursued" Your
afiiant further states that the release of the information contained within the Applications for
Search Warrants and supporting Affidavits; Search Warra*ts and Receipts, Inventories, and
Return Formq could therefore cause fiiturq related searches to be unzuccessful and could create
a su,bstantial risk of severely han*pering this ongoing investigation.
,/& D-**/State of Minnesota )
)ss.County of Steams )
Investigator Ken McDonaldMinnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
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ROBIN M. FITSCHENOTARY PUBLIC . MINNESOTA
My Comm. Exp. Jan. 31. 2013
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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT
COTTNTY OF STEARNS SEVENruI J{IDIC I.AL I}ISTRI CT
COURT FILE }{O NiA
In Re: Disappearance of Jacob WetterlingSecond Warrant
ORDER
Based upon the attached Motioc zubmitted by Stearns County Auorney Janelle P.
Kendall and the Affidavit of Investigator Ken McDonald, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal
Apprehexsio4 and pur$uant to Minne$ota Rule of Crirninal Procedure 33.04(dX2), the Court
finds reasonable grounds to believe that the filing of the Search Warrant Applications, the
supporting Affidavits, the actual Search Warrantq a*d the Receipts, Inventories, and Return
Forms could c&use future, related searches to be unsuccessful and could create a substantial risk
of severely hampering this otgoing investigation ofthe disappearance oflacob Wetterling.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the original and copies of the Search Warrant
Applicationq supporting Affdavitq the actual Search'Warrants, and the Receipts, Inventories,
and Return Forms be withlreld from filing and be retained by Investigator Ken McDonald,
hfinnesots Eureau of Criminal Apprehension. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that upon
commenc€ment of any criminal proceeding utilizing evidence obtained in or as a result of said
*earch, or at any othertime es directed by the Judge, that said documests shall be filed forthwith.
Dated: r^ne 29, Z2lD
Judge ofDistrict Court
