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The After Show: “Where Are You Jacob?”

July 20, 2026·33 min·6-min readnarrativetrue crime
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TLDR
This episode of 2020 The After Show centers on the harrowing 27-year journey of Patty Wetterling, whose 11-year-old son Jacob was abducted in 1989 by a masked gunman in rural Minnesota. Host Deborah Roberts, deeply moved by the story, interviews Patty about her unimaginable grief, relentl

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Guest

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Patty Wetterling

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Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Patty WetterlingDeborah RobertsPatty WetterlingDanny HeinrichJared Shirell

Books

Dear Jacobby Patty Wetterling

Companies

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Topics

Civil Rights HistoryCriminal JusticeLong Form JournalismMental HealthMissing PersonsParentingTrue Crime

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