MN - Jacob Wetterling, 11, St. Joseph, 22 Oct 1989 - #1

[englishleigh]

Trino--
Who's Marvin Windows?
Karen

Marvin Windows is the place where the guy who looks like Wetterling works, in Warroad, MN.

 

[AuntieKaren]

Marvin Windows is the place where the guy who looks like Wetterling works, in Warroad, MN.

englishleigh--
Thanks. I guess I skimmed over the name.
Karen

 

[englishleigh]

englishleigh--
Thanks. I guess I skimmed over the name.
Karen

No problem. I do it all the time and then I have to ask about stuff, too!!

 

[Trino]

Still nothing in the news. The media was quick to publish the story that this man might be JW. If this man isn't, where's the retraction/follow-up story? I would doubt he is J, since the news would have been splashed across front pages nationwide. There also hasn't been a statement from the Wetterling family other than PW saying she was informed.

I also wonder how the investigation into locals is going. The lastest determination is that there probably wasn't a car involved - strange that someone on foot could do this. I last heard LE has some ideas, but even that has had no follow-up.

 

[UpNorth]

Hi. I came across this board when searching for information about JW. My husband works at Marvin Windows and we heard about the possibility of this being JW and so I set forth to see if there were any news stories or such online because I don't work at MW myself and wanted to know what is going on. I grew up in MN and the JW still story hits too close to home.

I have a friend that works with the person the was claimed to be JW. He took a look at the age enhanced photo and said it totally looks like him. The hair isn't the same, but the face is the same.

I also know someone who works with this person's "uncle." There was a conversation with this man that is questionable.

Last I heard, a newpaper published that LE is 90% sure it isn't him. I don't know what information they had to go by to get to that conclusion.


I myself have different opinions on the whole story, and I'm not sure what is acceptable by the board rules to how much I should share.

 

[Fran Bancroft]

Hi UpNorth,

Please, do share...

 

[lisag]

Yes, please do share !!

I too grew up in MN, and have always wondered about Jacob...

 

[Fran Bancroft]

I was looking at the pictures of JW, I would think that aside from DNA etc, the moles on his face would be very telling if compared...I wish I could see...

 

[UpNorth]

"IF" this man is JW he could have been brainwashed so bad that he wouldn't remember who he REALLY was.

Could something have happened in his home before he was kidnapped where he wouldn't have wanted to go back?

There was a conversation with this man's uncle before all of this started last week in which he said to another worker that he had lived in every state and 3 different countries. When asked why he decided to live here he said that he was "tired of running."

I'm trying to remember every thought that has gone thru my head in the past week, but there is too much to remember.

These are just my own opinions on the story, and probably don't mean much at all, but in my mind are questionable.

 

[Fran Bancroft]

Thanks UpN.


It's sad...probably is him. He probably wants to be left alone, too. And, he probably has no idea what the truth is due to his vulnerable age at the time. I pray that he finds good friends that he can confide in and heal with their support.

I suppose that the upside for him is he could sell a movie or book for some dough...(if it's him).

 

[UpNorth]

Another thing, someone had mentioned that he is possibly using drugs and wouldn't want to give a blood test for that reason. If so, why not submit his dental records?

To me, it's just so sad. If this isn't him, why not put everyone at ease and help out by sharing his records.

 

[Fran Bancroft]

Well, I think it's extremely likely, that if he was "on the run" regardless of why, that crimes could have been committed along the way...a reason for shame, and a reason to not want to disclose who you are.

 

[lisag]

Has there been any more news ?? I really want to know if its him or not, I can't imagine what his parents are going through right now!

 

[shirley hagen]

This AM, the Fargo Forum reported that IT IS NOT JW. Fingerprints proved it. It says that he agreed for the authorities to use his fingerprints and dental records.

I too, had been hoping this could be a "closed case", instead of a "cold case".

I just hope all this attention won't make life too difficult for him!

 

[fourboys]

Capt. Pam Jensen of the Stearns County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday that fingerprints from the Warroad man prove he isn't Wetterling.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/9846099.htm

 

[lisag]

I had hoped that this would be Jacob... But I am glad that the man agreed to dental records/fingerprints to prove otherwise... Hopefully he will be left alone and not bothered anymore.

I hope someday the Wetterlings will be able to know what happened to Jacob.

 

[Fran Bancroft]

Sounds kinda odd that they would need fingerprints and dentals...why wouldn't his ID and history work?...Just puzzling...seems a bit in-depth. I mean, heck, if someone wants to know who I am, I show picture ID...I suppose if that was questioned then your history, where you were when, your parents and their location etc...


Am I missing something?...

 

[UpNorth]

Thats too bad, we were all hoping this was it.

 

[smile22]

but then again with new tecnology showing an id could have been frutless if it was a fake id unless they checked into the id

 

[fourboys]

Jacob Wetterling's disappearance: a 15-year timeline
From the ST.Cloud Times News:

http://miva.sctimes.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?CMN/Local/read.mv+20041022041622+3+