{"title":"Patty Wetterling","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"dear-jacob-book-patty-wetterling-9781681342696","title":"Dear Jacob","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith stunning detail, Patty Wetterling shares the untold story of the 27-year search for her son Jacob--and its astonishing conclusion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On October 22, 1989, in the small town of St. Joseph, Minnesota, eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped at gunpoint. Twenty-seven years later, on September 2, 2016, Danny Heinrich led authorities to the boy's remains.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What lies between is the riveting story of the search for Jacob Wetterling, told by his mother, Patty. With down-to-earth candor, she details the investigation as it unfolds, discusses her family's struggles, and shows how she maintained her energy and optimism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For her own survival, Patty chose to focus on hope. She became a speaker, trainer, and national advocate for missing children. Her lobbying work took her to Washington, DC, where in 1994 Congress passed the Jacob Wetterling Act, establishing a national sex offender registry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 2013 the Wetterlings were joined on their quest for answers by two unlikely allies: local blogger Joy Baker and plumber Jared Scheierl. Baker convinced Scheierl to come forward and share his story about being kidnapped from a nearby town and sexually assaulted the same year as Jacob. Together, Baker and Scheierl uncovered a string of similar assaults that had never been fully investigated. 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The paperback edition, featuring a new afterword and cover, spreads its powerful message even further.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1989, eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped not far from his home in St. Joseph, Minnesota. The community quickly rallied around the family, and Patty Wetterling, Jacob's mother, stepped into the spotlight. Within days, the call to find Jacob traveled far and wide, with hundreds of stories in local and national media, including coverage in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Minnesota's governor sent National Guard troops to aid in the search. Around the country, people posted flyers, sent letters of support, and turned on porch lights in solidarity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the criminal investigation stretched from weeks to months to years, Patty devoted herself to advocating for children. She successfully lobbied for the passage of the 1994 Jacob Wetterling Act, which established sex offender registries. She served on the board of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for over twenty years and became a nationally respected authority on child protection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePunctuated by Patty's letters to her missing son, \u003ci\u003eDear Jacob\u003c\/i\u003e brings readers into the heartbreak of a parent's worst nightmare. 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