What became of the flashlight that one of the boys was carrying? Could this have been used to illuminate the way through the woods for the perp? Just wondering. Perhaps he had a light source of his own hidden in his dark clothing??
NEW RUMOUR WHICH I HAD NOT HEARD BEFORE TODAY:
-> I have just found another site wherein a poster has provided the following information on the case:
- > Poster had a friend who was in a bar and saw an older guy playing a pulltabs game by himself at a table.
- > the friend bought a few of the games himself, and joined the guy at the table and struck up a conversation, which somehow turned to the topic of JW.
- > Apparently the older guy had his own theory of what happened to JW. Specifically, he thought that a road worker had taken JW, and noted his belief that IF there was a body to be disposed of, then a road being worked on would provide the perfect means to hide it, without a trace. Apparently the guy knew all about how roads were made, and indicated that there WAS some road work going on in the area at the time.
-> The friend told the poster this story a few times over the years, with consistency, and the friend noted his belief that he had played and talked with JW's killer. I do not know if the info was ever passed onto LE or not. Someone did ask the poster this question, but I didn't see a response.
Here is a link to the site in case anyone is interested.......the post in question is post #16, authored by someone sporting the username MN85.
http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?149193-Jacob-Wetterling&daysprune=-1#post2402588