GuardStud08
4th Jul 2009, 06:02 AM
On the night of October 22, 1989 Patty's life was split in two. On one side she had to be strong, feign normalcy - try to keep her family together and sane.. On the other, she had to endure the pain that is unspeakable and overwhelming. It was on this night that Patty Wetterling's son, 11-year-old Jacob, was snatched from their small neighborhood and never seen again.
It was early evening and Jacob, his ten year-old brother Trevor and a friend Aaron had gone to a local convenient store about a half of a mile away from his home. They were riding their bikes home when a masked man came out of a driveway, ordered the boys to throw their bikes into the ditch, turn off their flashlights, and lie face down on the ground. The gunman asked each of the boys their age. After the boys responded, he instructed Trevor to run into the woods and not to look back or he would shoot him. Next the gunman turned Aaron over, looked into his face, and told him to run into woods or he would shoot him. As Trevor and Aaron were running away, they glanced back to see the gunman grab Jacob's arm. When Aaron and Trevor reached the wooded area, they turned around again, and the gunman and Jacob were gone.
I was watching 20/20, when this came on. His name is Jacob Wetterling and he went missing in 10/22/89. It has been years since he went missing, with no leads. His mother, Patty Wetterling has not given up hope. Here is the full article. It breaks my heart, knowing he is out there somewhere, hurt, or sick even. I hope he gets found soon :(
Link:
http://www.amw.com/missing_children/brief.cfm?id=24521
It was early evening and Jacob, his ten year-old brother Trevor and a friend Aaron had gone to a local convenient store about a half of a mile away from his home. They were riding their bikes home when a masked man came out of a driveway, ordered the boys to throw their bikes into the ditch, turn off their flashlights, and lie face down on the ground. The gunman asked each of the boys their age. After the boys responded, he instructed Trevor to run into the woods and not to look back or he would shoot him. Next the gunman turned Aaron over, looked into his face, and told him to run into woods or he would shoot him. As Trevor and Aaron were running away, they glanced back to see the gunman grab Jacob's arm. When Aaron and Trevor reached the wooded area, they turned around again, and the gunman and Jacob were gone.
I was watching 20/20, when this came on. His name is Jacob Wetterling and he went missing in 10/22/89. It has been years since he went missing, with no leads. His mother, Patty Wetterling has not given up hope. Here is the full article. It breaks my heart, knowing he is out there somewhere, hurt, or sick even. I hope he gets found soon :(
Link:
http://www.amw.com/missing_children/brief.cfm?id=24521