MINNESOTA – Patty Wetterling, the mother of Jacob Wetterling whose disappearance went unsolved for 27 years, and blogger Joy Baker will discuss their memoir “Dear Jacob: A Mother’s Journey of Hope” at events across Minnesota this week.
Wetterling’s disappearance in St. Joseph, Minnesota in October 1989 shocked the country.
Wetterling will share intimate, behind-the-scenes accounts of the nearly three decades she searched for her son while never losing hope and getting help from the community.
Baker helped convince Jared Scheierl to share his story about being kidnapped from Cold Spring, Minnesota and sexually assaulted in 1989. This helped uncover the man who eventually admitted to both kidnappings and killing Jacob.
Patty Wetterling’s lobbying helped pass the Jacob Wetterling Act in Congress in 1994 which established a national sex offender registry.
Admission is free at the following events thanks to the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Legacy Fund:
- Moorhead Public Library in The Loop, 450 Center Ave.
Monday, May 11 at 6 p.m. - Mahnomen Fire Hall, 124 S. Main St. (Updated Venue)
Tuesday, May 12 at 3:30 p.m. - Crookston Public Library, 110 N. Ash St.
Tuesday, May 12 at 7 p.m. - Bagley American Legion, 112 Main Ave N, Bagley, MN
Wednesday, May 13 at 2 p.m. - Detroit Lakes Public Library, 1000 Washington Ave.
Wednesday, May 13 at 6 p.m.
