I completely see why his parents made the plea. I am just sad/scared that he could get out, as someone unrelated to the case, the living children he has the potential to still hurt are more important. But of course JW's parents needed to know where he was and what happened. Its just a terrifying trade off.
Why was this the only deal and the best deal?
Agree 100% re: the 27 years of life he led as a free man.
If it went to trial, he may have gotten of with a NOT GUILTY. I don't think they wanted to try a 27 yr old case because so many things can fall apart.
Not aware of any other victims later after Jacob. Why did he let other victims go and not Jacob? His impression is because he heard a police car go by..
I think the might be lying about there police car excuse. Maybe he didn't want to say that he shot the poor boy because he wanted to, or needed to or was curious about what it would feel like. He may have said he saw a police car to give himself some cover for the vileness of his nature.
How could he be scared by a cop car going by, but didn't think shooting a gun off would attract attention??? That part just doesn't make much sense.
If it went to trial, he may have gotten of with a NOT GUILTY. I don't think they wanted to try a 27 yr old case because so many things can fall apart.
I don't get the sense that he wanted to shoot him. I guess the decision to do so bought him 27 years of freedom.
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He got away with assaulting another boy (whom he left alive). So he could have gotten away with this crime even if he left the boy alive.
Like I stated earlier, if it was worth it to the Wetterlings, it is enough for me...however, the irony of the fact people have searched for Jacob for 27 years and his murderer will only get 20 max is not lost upon me. I'm still digesting his story, and trying to decide what to believe out of it.
He got away with assaulting another boy (whom he left alive). So he could have gotten away with this crime even if he left the boy alive.