The episode chronicles the harrowing 1989 abduction of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling in St. Joseph, Minnesota, a crime that shattered the illusion of safety in small-town America and remained unsolved for 26 years. It details the trauma of the Wetterling family, the massive investigation,
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