Paynesville assaults
Event in True Crime
Paynesville assaults has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including 20/20. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Chris BertelsenPaynesville, Minnesota resident who witnessed a 1987 attack on a friend
Bertelsen says his friends consistently described the Paynesville attacker as having a low, gravelly voice.
“One of the consistent things with all of my friends was that he had a low, gravelly voice, a mumbly voice”
20/20: Where Are You Jacob? (Jul 18, 2026) · Listen from 54:30
Joy BakerBlogger who researched the Wetterling case and co-wrote Dear Jacob
Baker says she found a 1987 article about five Paynesville boys assaulted by a man using threatening language similar to Jacob's abductor.
“I found this story about these five cases of young teenage boys who had been followed, assaulted”
20/20: Where Are You Jacob? (Jul 18, 2026) · Listen from 51:39
Podcasts
- 20/20 · 1 episode
Episodes
Where Are You Jacob?20/20 · Jul 18, 2026 · 1 h 27 min
Deborah Roberts revisits the 1989 abduction of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling with his parents, survivor Jared Scheierl, blogger Joy Baker and investigators who ultimately identified Danny Heinrich.
Related topics
- Abduction of Jacob Wetterling
- Abduction of Jared Scheierl
- Cold case investigations
- DNA evidence
- Dan Rassier investigation
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Plea bargaining
- Statute of limitations
- Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act
- Dear Jacob: A Mother's Journey of Hope