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.&aron Lsrson ead Ttwor Wcffierling rm ioto the woods for e short distance, tumed amund, end
did not ses leoob oe the suprscda*rrctor, ror did thry see any vehiclor along 91d Avpnue or
alorg the drivewey of 297 48 - 91s Anmup,

Aston l"amon md Trwor Wctterling ran back to &o W'frcrling's nsxt door ooighbor, Merlin
Sersck At 9:32 p.m., Iersak placod a 9-l-l call to Stcrns County diqpffih, reporting the
ebducticn Dudag &e 9-1-1 oell, Aamo lxrson alao pmvidcd dispafch with hir desmiption of
?t&d hsd ossunsd as nottd ahove.
At the time of his abdnction, Jasob Wttrling unrs l l years of age, five fest tall, 75 pounds, blue
eycs, bnown hsk, with a molc on hio loft cnoek. He was rltpeing a rcd hooksy tom jacket with
thp nsrue "Japob'stitched on ttre funt, with thc $t Cloud Potcc logo oa tho back, blue boy's
$r8t faats, a rcd t-shirt wi& CMYSA a soocr ball [ogo, and St. Cloud MN on the fiont wilh
ths mnbs 11 snd the nanre "Wsfisrlt4:' oa thc bask, an orangc taffic vost with silvcr tim
with blsr*. draw sringr on eash sidr, a blue mesh joscy, boy's white tube socks, uftirc boy's
b,ricfB, and boy's Nike high4op tenais shoes, v&ite with a grcy Nike swstch on the eid, u'ith the
asme Hiks $rifim ontbs bottoms.

I#hm Aaroa L.amr and Trwor Wettsditrg wqe inmviewed, they doscibod their jorrmcy &,om
&e lYcserting residsse to tbr Ton Thrrmb store along tho ds* road 918 Avenrre. thoy
easorrnttrod tbrac vehicles on &e tip to Tom Thumb. Tsm vehicles came tom toufl!, passing
thm rnd hsaded h &c opposite direction, and ons vehicle came tom behind thm hsaded
tsumds torm. As thcy went by oa the uip to thc Tom Thumb store, tbty did bcar uftat thcy
tbgugkt to be some nrttirg in ths rreeds in the ditsh near tbs Rassir fara drirrcwey at29748
9lsAverure.
Upoa returniag from the Tom Thrunb sbne aloag 9lc Avenue, thsy approached tbe Rassie,r farm
Et 29?48 - 918t Aveofle. Aarcn descdbed headng fooetcps in thc gravel driveway as thy
apploached. Aaron then deseihd seeing &e ruspecUabdur&r coming fum the drineuny. Itre
oolltd se6 $p tle driraway with the bclp of a &rm li&t He saw no vehioleg, and no dog war
bf,rlcitrg. the unknowtr granuu ordered the boys iato the ditc,h as dseribod earlien

While in &! ditch tht boys wero oldtrsd oato tbair gtomachs. Ths gwee told Trwcvr h shrt
offtbs flashligb hc was oaryin& u&ich bs did" Thc stspeotlabductor aslsd what tho boys' agec
wsrt. Trcvor be.gnn to speak first, but hc was ordsrcd to stop. Thc orspecdabductor wadcd thc
boyg to speak in order eoe lcft b dght. He tapped Aaron and bo said his age, thcn Troror, and
thss Jacob. He thsn told Trwor to run in the vruods or he vould sboof Nort he looked at
Aaron'g fsca snd told hirtr tLD suns. The boys did as they wmo told"
Trevor snd Asmn then deseribd seeiag Jacob behg forcefully takn by tbe susgact/ab&r*or
towards the Rsssiq &rm. Aftcr rundag for a shott pcriod of tima ecy tumed aad looked ed
did not see any vehicles on the road or thc &iveway of 29748- 91tr Arrenue.

At the time ofthc aMuctiotr, Daiel Alted Rassior, DOB: l0nsfii, was liyirg with his paruts'
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abduc'tion, Rob6t and Rita Rassir wuc rrnrationiqg in Europe. Thersfore,
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octobcr 22, 1989, Dar Rsssicr was itrHvieured by law mforccme,nt He desibed a
vehicle, a large tan or ycllow dirty c*r, trirning arsurd in hie drivcrray earlier tL* day, bctrreen
t 1:30 am. and 4:00 p.m.. Hc seid thp whicle lcft his rcsidenae at ahighratc of speed.

msidcocs bstwear 9:00 and t0:00 pm., deecribirg it as a mallcr dark blue ve;hiclq caming intc
hio drivernruy, turning arcund, aad teeyirg. IIe s&id tbs hcadlighfi were on asd ths drivr may
hava had thom on dimo aad he &*ught &a style wes similar to Chwette. Hc sEld hs **w
somothing ou tho drivsns {ldfi, w*&cught it wes a fla*light or a rpflectisa &,cns the yad light
Whm lettr intsrvioriled in !*Ioverybw 1989, Rassier claiued thst he may have saem Jsfisb im ths

frout seat of tlst cer,

In Octobsr of 1989, Kevh Harailts! B&id hs did rvport to autborities th* he h6sd avs his pol[ca
radio scarnc &at a child hsd b*m abductsd aesr ths Rsssiffi farm. He did gst in his rrchicle,
dessribed as ami&izsd sihrer car, and g6 to tbc Rassier &rm, &ive up the dtivewan tum amrud
and leavo. llamilbn Bsid that this wss reported to a St losqh police officer, but t&o infomnation
afpsltetly did not get into tbs iuve*igrtivs fiIc d tbst time. KFvitr l{:amilton csee fsrscld a
secoad tircc on Oc'tober 21,2W3 md did prcvid. lam ooforcacnt with his rrccolleetioa of what
hc did t3* wmiag. It is belisyed tbat tbp }lamilton vehicls is ttc one dsscEibad by Rassio as
bcing in his driveway betqcoo 9 ard 10 p.m. m Octba 22, 1989.

On October fu*, 1989 Et 1:00 p.m., Deteotive Boecksa of tbe Steams Couaty Sbsriffs
Oeeermffi ideryie\ilod Dariel Rcesier ftt tte juaior trigh rchool in Cold Sfrin& lfinusootE
During tbnt intervicw, Rassia indicated that hs lives d tbc &re with his pfiffis, Robert
Rita Rassir, who were srmotb, away on vrcatiotr oa an extsldsd tip to Eumpn,

amd

Rrssier rsoslld that onr the evming of the ahdustio& hp hsd been homc peformiag e t,?in$
pflojrc't itr tho uppr level qf ths rifiidCIee. Rassier $ffid thnt bEtqrcen 9:00 and 9:3S p.m", the
family dog began barkiag" At thet time he obserrred a vehiclo enter the drivaway, tum arouzd,
ard lease. Rassisr irdicaded thfit the vehicto was driving at a fastEr than rorroal rxe of speed and
provided the above dsscribcd blue vehicle descriptioa to kcctive Bocckerc. Sassir also
Edyisd thst earlir in the day he hnd seaa a larger vehicle tura amuad in his dri\xs$my

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fuobec 24,lg$g,Iletec'tiw Boc&srs and FBI Agcnt Temper re-comac&d Rsssies fos
phtograpls of Rasaier'g vehicle for comprrison !o tbs ve&icle traoks in
his drivcway. Detrsthrc Eoecks6' ryorts itrdicare that fueirt Temper also irtrr imrd Rassis
again regardiag his activi$ dlritrg tke dey of Octobcr 22,1989.
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Oa Oc.tober 28, 1989, at 10:40 am., Detoctivo BoeckErs re-fufervis$rcd Daaiel Rasds st his
residcilcc. Dstcdve BoEcker repryts that upoa sniving at the residmcs, Daniel Rsssie
dirplayod varioug ehocs tbet h8 hfrd wo(n on October ?2,1989. It was the officer'r opiaioa tbat
uore of the *hoc pattans wsre coosisffi with tbe shoe iuprcssioos found on the driveway aear
qihero the child hnd bem eHuctd"

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Upon questiouing Rassir prcvided Dctccthrc Boeckcrs wi& a eorc somplete desc-riptior of his
astivities on Oc'tobcr 22,1989. Ragsi$ dscribd mary astivities withh ths St Cloud ares, thca
rctming to his residnrce at appr,oximatcty 6:00 p.m. Oace again, hc dss&"ibed tbe typins
ploject for school. lhc irtcrview and ovsfisll investignfion rhows that Raesier likcs to be
organize4 He reported thst bet$pm 9:00 aod 10:00 p.m,, he observcd a vehisle mfer hix
driwway and turn sromd. At apprcximely 10:45 p.m. Rassier said hs rryent to
$hortty
tnmafta, he herd his dog nsmed Smokey begh baddn& Rassir got Ip, aad obsefiEd a
flastrlight in thp sorrhwest dirsstion &om his houss ncr a urcodpile. Rassiq indicstad thct
*hortly thffef,fttr he c*lled 9-1-1, d which time hc was iufomed by the diryakhers that
mmbErs of the shcriffs office wers prts6$t at his rcsideacs. Rassier stated tta* at that peix he
lsft his residsnoc ud spokc with officaa *t the scenc fs q nhort pcriod of tiue. It is cenfirm*d
thm@ policc ryports that Rassie,r did oelt 9-1-1 and spork with reepondhg Lmr sufo*;emt
offioss that nighr Rassier sflid tbst ke thm rttumrd home and chesked a nrlmber of oufbuildhge
oa the pmperty, includiag a shsd, a fiee hcuso, the hay barn, a shop, md &e milk bousE. Rmssia
s&idtbstd abor[2:00 anr" heffisxnsdto hisresidmss mdwmtts bed. Rassicrdid not eoatagt
aay other idiyiduals in regad to lcrniag of the abductioa

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Raseis irdicsbd thst at 6:45 a.m. ffi Octobr 2?, t989, he woke $p, rrffi to &e milk touso m
&ed tbs gats strd let ths horses out, At ?:30 am. Rassier left t&e residetrse ard spoke tris y with
a depu$ sheriffd tlre llocos v&ilo leavias; erriving d school d,7255 am. and lstuxeiag horrs
&am work d 4:10 p.m.
On O&'tober 2t, 19E9, d l:10 p.a", offioers asked for conmt to soarch the Raesicr resid*ca.
Thoy obtainsd permissioa from Robat Rgs$icr and DE Rassir to scarch their houso.
Iavestigdors searchcd the Rassir home, uminciry thc scarch *.2tli p.m. During the sesrch,
no,thiag was ssizrd foe ths Rxasis ffiidffic.
Otr Octobsr 28, 1989, FIBI agents intsniewed DctrE Bocttr,hsr. Boettohor indicsted thst shs wB$
a m*shm at Cold Spring &OCSRI) Higfu School and was acquaintFd with Dan Rassier, sko a
tsa*hsr at thp schsol. $he indiceted thst she had gone or orc or two det$s with Ra.ssis. She
recall.ed one dah going to e Twins gaur* with other corpla*" $he satd Rassiw did not wmt to

irfrastwithtbco'thcrcouple* Snanot&troccasion,theywouttoadrivs-inmovieaadthr&had
a lorg converuatioo at her roeidcmce. At oue point rho asked Rassir if hE had eys had scx.
Rsssier adviscd htr ftat at &c dos he believed ho hsd a double personality esd &at his othcr self
hadhad sllrc
11, 1989, Detective li&ippla from thc Beotoo Couaty Sheriffs Office coffictsd
Daniel Ressier aad rc-intervisnrcd him with FBI Special Agat Al Garter. Tbs inte'rsicffwas irt
regard to Rassic -rking co@ears at sc;hool about e! Wsfirliog cssc, The comaects wat
deeroin$d by the offic,ts to be imonsegu*ortial. RaEsia also providsd iavestigatom with two of
his best &isds' nsmes, both of wkom wptre Ealc. Brssisr fifiher indicaed tbst ha had no
fmalc ftiodstlathc sosislized with and ovsall hd very little cooiel lifb.

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Oa November 27, 1989, Dr. John Rhetts, a licerusd oo$r{tirg psycblogiu! coaductad a
hypnotio intcrview with Daniel Rassi(. The purpoee of thc infionrien, was to euhaacc Ressier's

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recollectioa of tho two vchicles he observed trdng asmnd oa his Foptrty on Octobsr 22,1989.
This iatryicw $fas & vohffier hypuotic intecview snd xras vidoosped,

Ia Jaoury of 2004, ;rur affiant ad Crytah ?m Jense of the Stearu County Sherifg
Oepartold rcviswed the video tape of the hpnotic iatenriew Rasgier povidd on Novsmbr
27,1989. Yoru afraut and Caprtaia Jqsm also iinttrpd to the 9-1-1 tape in whichAarot Larsoa
dcsceibes the evcnts that ocsurrd- Yorn effi,art and Ceptain Jersea also rcviewed thc
information in regad to Kwin Hroiltotr, the drivs wbo hrd filrnsd mourd in the Rassicr
drivcway oa October 22, 1989, rfio had cs&E fo&vard thc second time, ard who uas
subsegucatly eliminded as a suspect itr &s e;hild abduetim invcstigatioa.
OuFcbnrary 7,2004. d 2:00 p.n, ]anr affiar$ aad CBSteiE lensm intffiieu.ed Daniel Rassier in
regEad to tbe surreot Hamilton vehiclo irfurmation. Dauiel Ras$ir vohmfadly oame to &s
Sbarns County $heriffs DEpffiEnt for this pu{por. Yorn afEaat and Caftain Jmsea rcviested
the hXryrotic intsvlsw with Rassir to rc&esh his mmory, poiating out the Si$rry objscthrc of
the hSprotic intcrview at the time wss tn sm if msre ds{eilsd irformation oould be ob&incd
about thn vchiclog tbnt firned around in hie drivemrey. Haxrever, upoa baving t&e whicle in
question imrs$tigstsd and eliminsicd as being ${xses*t, ycxr affimt aad Captain Jenss$ rcviolryEd
t&e hypaotic itrtcr.vieftr with Rassier &sm thet perryeeCrc, $/ith the vehisle bcing eliminsted"
From thia f.rrpecs'w, thre weffi oommf,rts eod reastions Ressier Ende thmughout ttre hlpotic
interriew tbat raiaed new questiors as to Ra.ssir b6[ne tbe zuspectlaMuctor. Your affiaut and
Cflftsin Jsrss! told Rassier thst they wishcd to di*susn scne of thee obssrretions with Rasnicr,
including R.sssim listitrg dgtnils of his arnivitics througbcrr thc day ido tbs evcning hours of
Ortobtr 21,1989, strting arauples of typiag out carde, ard grtting ready for slass &e follon'ing
ldordty moming. Thc hfrpotio interview shoved that Rasair is very dstsil oriontad, and itt thc
intwiew, Rassier gave srctosive deailg regmding &is plaocin& quotiag *I mjoy gettitrg
everything perfect... so I fael good abo$ it.'o Howwero during the part of tho hfpaotio intervie$,
oovering tbe time fraup in rvtich Jacob was abduc*d, Rassier aaid he lost track of tine. Onpa
the aHustior time frame was oveq Le bcseo mort detailsd ia his rtcollectioa of what ocourtd
thd eveciag.
Atso dndng the hpootio iatsview fiom Norre,mbs 27,1989, Rarsia degcribed how he kuew a
ear wus coaiog rry the driveway because his dog Smakey bogian barkirg. Ra*ricr d6s&Tibd
iooking out tbe uptairs window, tt'stching the ve;hicle comiry iato viou,. At this poiat ia tbc
hpnotic intaview, Rassier begnn cryirg. Rassir seid kc ma froa mcm to loom to watch the
vehicle. Rassiq was vcry upset ard notabiy ll}rnkin$ q&*fi he was discussing this. Rassiq stated
thtrt if a peqptrstor wautpd Jacob he would have gottca him evmtually. Rassiq describcd that
as tbe ve,hicle wont up tbe &iveumy ad ursrd ar,oun{ that tle drivc might bc an abdrrc{or,
Raasiq slso said in this hlpnotio inMvinilr thst he m*y havo ssm Jacob wi& a flsqhligfu as the
csr wcot by. When tbs atr lsft, RsEsisr said tbat Sm6ks5'$dt brking; ard Sassior wmt to bod.

f\rfisr

on in tbe hlryrotic interview, Raesic recatlcd headug Smoksy bark qggln. [Io jr:mped
upn looked out his window and satr spotli6kts dawu by th.s n'ood pils. Rassis sommcotcd thet
be $ms vsry aorvous and could not gpt drefised aod that hr rryas very seflrcd md in big haublc.
Rassier also stflted thst he tuffsd the lightr off. In this hyprr*tio irterview, Rassier sosrrcd
ovwly conccraed aborrave..hicle coming ia&e driv*way.

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1'-7

Coatinuirg in the hyprotic irtun'iew, Rassicr said thtr he called 9-1-1 ad spoks with- a
dispatchor-aod lsarmd that a boy had bcn abdustod" He said that $mokey k,pt barking d thc
Iiglts and he could not sleep. Hp unns wondering why law mforoemeut wae not lookittg in &c
orf tuildins. Rrssier gaid he sventuatly riled out and spote with law enforpement asd * thd
time Rs&eier said hs wE il bqsk *od loo&ed in the hec house.

Msving tbm t0 the intcrview ia Febmry 2004 in which your tffiant sd Caftsitr Jsrscn
discrxsed the conteuts of the vidrdrped hlpootic intsview ftm 19S9 wi& Rsssitr, Rassier
pcmrnsrted that the dcg Smokey w6utd bark st any wtivity thd occrrrcd d fln md of the
&ivnnruy. $mokry would rct batk if hs sms familirr with thr llefinn. Your affimt and Cmptaia
Iosdilt ioiotua out tbat RssEim caid he had watc,hed the vehicle come ftom &e md af the
dcivelypi tgrn s$owd amd l**.ven snd th* $mo}ry was barkiug at thd tima, so why rreCdo't
Smokcy bc barking dudng th# ties in which Jacob ures bciug abdustsd? Rnrnis vrctaEd cst
rroYids a definitive a$mer.

the hpootic inteirricw, R.sssir was aslrcd if he kncw Japob Wetterlirg. H,nssisr
irdic6tod no rod then began cryiag, st$iag h didn't think he would do &is. Duriag the
hypootic intmrisw, Rassier's exotiors wpre stable during tlo qucstioahg aboyt the vehicls or as
hc'reoalled ths events tbmughout the dan howwer dudng the pcriod in $&ich ltc qtlertiors
tumd to Jacob'g aMustion, he bege cryiug aad shaking, their would rEcover $d stsp csyir$
whso quostions wwo not rclated to tbe astusl abdustiou When he was astcd abaut Jaoob
D113iag

Wtterling sgai& he would

"g"b sut cryin&

Yogr affiaat and Captaiu Jussrl acplaiued b Rasgir fhd tho boys' tip to tltc ooaveni$ce sto're
was rst on a regular basis. Vsy few psopl knew thnt tbcf rvere going tbere on the c$esing of
Ostohtr 22, 1989. It ems Fainted olt that Anrcn Lanon said that wheo tlsy rcdo by th9
Rassif,s' driwway oa the uny to ths video stott, thsy hssr'd eome rurtling is ths wceds, e*d it
stertl6d alt ths boys and &ey rode tlair bikec aad ecootcr &ser. OB the way bar,k &oro tbe
convenie,lrcc shrc thy wue omryfag n ffashtight. As &cy appnoached the Rrssier drlrewey,
Aaron t{mofl s&id his first ssnso of ths abdustor wus t&at he eesd sonooltc qrelkitrs doqm {hs
Rassiqr drivcnray on &c grangl. Tke ab&&'tor qeesred trom that rca and $topped thsm. Leffisn
tooksd qp the driver*'ay aad saw no rre,hiclc and did not meirtion any harking dog at t&m tiu*e.
The coanmande frm tho ab&stor wore vety prcciee.

It was thercfo(c poiuted out to Ras*ier that it was the inveetigntorr' opiaiom.thfit the abductor
came fi,om tbe Rassir farm arrd ao nehicle was usd. It vns also poiuted out ta Ressier &flt it
was the iwestigatonn opinion thrt rrytofiffi ab&sted lasob We{ttrling had t0 haw been from
thp area endthrt ao veihiola came upthe road &rom behind th.e boya aa they wercretuming &om
tle storc. It wns aleo point*d out ttst in rsvie$,iag tbe 9-1-1 tapc, disparchas may have
iradverently bcm somenrhat le.ding with tho boys, citing, for enrmplc, thx the abd:l$tor tad a
raspy voice or qucstioning if h fast hs trd e gln. Upon poiming out soee of thep ftcte, your
affisnt and Crytaia JasEo ascused Xsssis of t ki.pg lapob We{tdio& Raasis did not heve
mr:ch of s rcac,tioo to that. Howsvo, he continuously went back to the faot thst it must havo
been ths person tbst firnsd alond in ths driveway. Beyoud that, dwing the 2004 irEffisrxtr
Res*ior never dirwtly addffised the accusdion. U/hen cotfrtontp{ Rassier would repe,s$dy

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PEACBOFfrICSR

Applicadsn l-8

rc$pond

by iadicafing thst it must have beo thc vrhicle that tumed arormd earlier in the

afremooe RassisrrefusedtoallowyouraffiaatorC*ptainlensatoelisinstethcvehiclessllso
opfionir&G abduction

aduit to your affiant aod Capin Imsen thst if he did take lacob he wsr:Ed have
plenty of time gnd i*$atians to dirpose of him on hir &rm. He said he fslt larr m&reffi*nt
;rrdr; mis&kes hy a*t seam,hing his place until cpprmrimetety four or five deyr &w thr'
abdgction It is yst$ efiEaot's snd Csphin Jersen's opiniou thrt Rassier seemed to b* qioyitlg
Rassier did

thic ffit of the csnversation, smfutdot

tbcy had no physicrl widmce.

timce, also aoting

thx

inveodgators had one pmblem,

was alao pointed out to Rassier tlst if a dhild was aHusted from tht end of a ptso-n's
driveway una k* aforsmat nras prc$ot, rrty would he uot contact any ftiends ot relatives
and evemtually telt them about this traumdic event. Bassler made no oommclrt about this.

It

wi& Investigqlor Troy Janslry Yr*t to 9*

R*ssic. Your affiant and Dstective Jansky

On Febnrory 12,208H,,at 9:00 a.m,, your affiaut alor&

*rir

eoa spake with Rita ed kbert

61Wlained to knkrt-snd Rita Rassier that they felt their son Dan was a $u$pect h thc abductian
of lrooU Wqgterlirg. The Rasders did uot sbolq much motion aftor bcirg preuemted this
informatioa. Rsbffi R*ssier did itrdiosts thd his ron &ed told him that lsw enforsemffit no
loagr believsd t&e vehlcle that fireed amrud ia the driveway 1a1 the aMuc'tst. R"obtrt ltatd
ftat nis scn did ma*s a eomrlent thst "Dad wm if I did do it I had aU kiads of tiue to gpt s$'ay
with it' md thet Dan wps upset and voiced fisstration with the slopPy police wark that vYEs
Ressir

condus&d.

Your affiant ard Dsteutive Janslry inquired if Dsa Rasia used a oomputm within the hore.
nita Rassir indiEatsd tbat tbsre rms acomputer thsy shlrsd tlat sfrs kcpt in tbe bas{a.sBt that
did hsvc ineraet ascess. Your affignt aad Dstcctive Jaaslcy obtained pemisrica to 8ee$0h thc
compgtm to detfl:rdns q.tat hd bee,n viewed on the irfiernst. While searching the campficr,
youraffiant did not find eny t5'pc of inapprepaiste resedsl on ttc computer. Howevffi, d*sk8
ilu ti*r of thie rwiew of the emputer, nltn Xassier vattrrtarily hegaa'nskitg csffim@tc t&ef [f
hc son Dsn did take.Iecob Wettsrlio& ehr wCIuld provide theories on how he would do thic.
Your affimt along with othsr law erforcement visually $/#chCId Dmiel Rassier fum Ootobs 15
tbrcugh October 19,20A7 to obtain a better understaading of his daity activities. In mmomary,
Rsssiq would les\re his rseid@r& early iu the mmning and go to the sc,hool at Rocori \nfuffi he is
onployed as a teaoher, He'd often stay ttrcre uatil ssvstr or eight at nigLt md retirn home.
Occssioss[y, oa Ttre*da,y or Wedrcsday nighs he went to &c Saint Bnedist Ceotcr to play his
musiml inssumsat alotrg with a qrll gnoup of o,ther mueieias, or wtrrt b thc Midwest Aftletic
Club in St. Ctoud to exercise. No other fricnds or associatei wctl, aoted druiag this time&ame.
On Novenrber 7,2AA?, pur affiant applied for a mail cover thrcugh the U.S. Fostal Sryviee for
Dan R*seia ard the sddresg af 29748 - 91il Avmuc, $t Joscpho noting thd ths rmaill@ eddrffis
hgt chsaged sinoe the tims of ths aMuction Yaur nfiftmt did reseive copier of rreit d*rleg tke

dnpframe of Dsccrnba lL, 2007 tkough Jaauary 9, 2008. Your affiant revis$red t& ffiail
$&ich Dan Rassir wus rcoeiving. Even tbougb t[is tis]e psriod was druing the holidaysr Rassir

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PRO$.ATTY

PBACEOFFICBR

Appticatim

1-9

rascived orly one piecc of mail tbat may harve beetr s Ckistmas oad and did aot recaivc any
otherinrypmpriate m*it dttttng thc time,frame.
Octobr af 20S9, ycur affimt along with Captaia Jeo$e communipated with Pdty *d Jg*y
Wbthrting in regerd ts havisg Pafiy Wtfrrting srqf,r B recording dcvice ard meet with trac
-It $rBE dscidd Oat tte mCIcting would be uuds the pretense that Patty w*uld
Rassi66.
accidentalty nm i*tc tran and have e couverastion ndth hinr.

Ir

ga October zCI, 2009, Patty Wetterliug, wuariug a bcd,y recording dsyice aod bing nonitoffid by
Iaw enforcmest, nst $ri'fo Daa Rssiicr as G vns sonhg out of a health club in St' Cloud"
Dodng the sonycffiation, Rassir told Patty Wetrsrting about ths car trniry arorrad ia his
driveuray sad thet he fett he saw lacob looking out tls wirdsw of ths car.

if hs kn$i'what hryenod to Japob. Rassiq responded ao, T one klow8 for

r,*, I do know tkat &e driver of thp car was the persoa who did it, Durilg the convusatioo
pafry We{trting aesd whero Jacob could be. Rsssis said that bE hat thk fear ir the bask of his
people-were
uritd aad th*&e policc have made him fel so guilty, to tho erctmt tbst if o(her*he
n'etgld bs
tftd
commautiag
property
tracob,
thon
go
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bary
on
his
ao,urs of thaf tney could
carcmented
Wsttcrliry
Petty
d6ad,'making refer*c* to t*iog in touble with Isrr mfomement.
ttm noUoAy *** ss&e an yolrpropcrty and bury him withott you knowing, Rassiff rcsponded
by indisdilgthey coutrd do it easy, fir&er oonrmentingthstthpy aould parktbeit car sourawhtrc
ard just rlmlk thrsugh &s woods and bury him.
Palty aaked Rassia

Rassir rnslltiooed thst lsn mforcemmt did dig arcund in a gravel prt oa tbeir pmpctg lookiry
for Wetrfliag isdisstitrg the,y ooly rcsccd it up, and if someons would have burid a body back
thcre thoy would trwer hmre fouod it thc way they did it.

saying'lrell 1ou dig arouud thme a lot, did ]rcu cvsr fiad a hodyf'
n"s;id rerponded "I fouud a dog booause I dug it up becarue I actually thorryht it wac J*rob',
rtating trir-nar loo*ted in a knoum srmkm part of thc proprqy. Patty Wettarting tlem quemioued
why he was diggitrg iu thc &fawl. Rassisr resporded thet ha rmples cans aod tbst rtrys his
&vorits 6res, es tloy wed to thnow metal in tbat arca

P61ty qgeetioncd Ras$icr

During the coaversdicr, Petry WEttirling mrde a comment th* vhocYs did it hss had a iife
hell. Rassier cormmted, "I thixk thr petson that did it ir pmbabty doad"

of

Patty inforaed Rassier th4t tbs pcrson camo from Lis &iveway and tbat be was oarryitg I gun.
Rassiex questioncd uec&r the bop rcally did esa a grnr. Wdsrling also describd Trcvor
haying a na#ight. Rassis qucstioned Trwor heviry Lad a flsshligbt, ud askcd if tte ab&gbr
totd hi,D to tunr offthe ftrshlight Rsssi also qu*stioned urhsthq it wus possiblc tlc egy did
not have a sask on, md whcths tle abductor hed a het oa. Rassir also qucstioocd ltrsdtrliag
whether ornot tho boys recogdzod tbe abdu*tor's voifi.

krroh

Pdty and Jery Wettcrling went to tbc Recair fsrm to rpeak wit& Rebmt and
psrt
As
of the cowrsdion Pafity rnffitistrsd thd Bhe had epokm with Dan in
Rita Rsssler.
October. The pnrmts indicated tbg Dar madc rs mention of this coavemdion.
On

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COURT

PBOS.ATTY

PEACEOFFICER

Applicxion l-10

or your affiaff's tainirs and orpaience, and based upon this stt@ary of facrts knoqm
though ttig entlr" investigationdanng bssk to 1989, your effiant hrs roasoa A believe arrd docs
be}ieve that thc rcmeiff aad/or cto&ing of Jacob Wcilding ard o'ther itms dcssiH will be
Basgd

formd on the described pmperty,

flopsrty furthffi dessribod ims.

thus reqrrcsb tbis wanant to scarch tbp above deffiibed

In suumery, the victime dssotibe hesdrg sonefhing ia &E qtods es thy prssed tlre abdtu{i*n
rite hceding towrryds tonrn fts sbfustion oscurrcd at thp md of the Rassisr drivarey, the
mds permission trc sc*th. The suspect, Drniel Rlsoir was Lome aloas Et
poptrfy Vo*
"muot
ltrs dm; if ttn crrine" the othc vicdss ds$cribo soeiry no ve,hioles, not haariug a dog bmtiagu
aud notod. that the abdustor camp Scm thr &iveway of the Bassiu frrm. Ihs abductor sfpoarBd
ts be detail orientatsd and Rassisr h6s thc eflm taitg. Rassier hst ststsd tkat he has a dsuble
personetity. Shortly afrer tbe ab&!*ior" in &e contpct of the hlpnotic inteviettr, Rrs*ir
ims-*nt*A he was nery scarcd asd in big ftuble. Also duriug tho hlpotio infstriettr, Rnaeicr
was yery dstnilod fu aiacribing his day oa Octob( 22, 1989, mtil tbs time of the abdudiou
thsre arc-pleuty of placee on the ftrm to dispose of a body. Hp alm has
Rassier irru
"A*ittBOthd Jasob Wett$rling may bc buriod on tbp farm whioh is tho dss&Y{M
oxpressod Gonscms
ploperty ia this applioation.

Your affiut alotg with others tdcr tis dircction and co trol saek peruission to search the Iand
and ordbuililiags dessribeq begirgirg wi& less iavasive nsthods of scarching btf coatinriin& if
troess&ry, usiry ell rcsotrses available to locab the suliect ieus of tho scslce.
Your affiant has good tEason to believe,
aodthingi, to-wit:

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bcliwe, thd the foilowirg dnscribed psoptrty

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.*appro$mately 11:56 a.m, on June 2& 2010. I haw the munty attarney, ah, Janelle l(endall
along wlth Speclal Agent Keoneth McDonald ah ln my offfce rrlth 8n rppEcatlon for a search
warrant for ah premlses locatcd ln Stearns County, SL Josrph, Minncsota. Um, requesHnl ah
permls$on to srrch ths outhulldlngs of that locstlon ah as weff
ah, some more lnvasltre
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tlre ah bulldlngg, um, searchirrf fur eh human rrmalnr of Jecob Wetterling rhng wlth eh objects,
(lnar*dibte) herrdgun end the clathEng that was belleved to have been rorn bry lacob Wetterllng
nn the date that th, hc urff atductd which was October IA, 1S$. I haw revhwed the seanft
wanant reguEst and I guase rny frst queeuon rerlly rela&s ts the, um, wpll l'm aasumlrg thethe berir for the sarrch warrent request b Just a culminathn of hrctdents and Informatlon
gathcred wlth rspectto thls Den Rassler,lsthatoonect?

KM
VL

That'smmqt
Um, and lguess ontlt thls point ah, gtuen fie culminatlon d lncldents indudtng the hypnosls and
tre ah, conwrs|tlon that Fatty Wfrerllng had with Dan Rassler as well as cowersatlons thet ah
tfte pallc* have had wtth lVtr. *aseler, hls reactlons appearto bp sornewhat unuual and ruspect
ls that fair?

KM
VL

That'sfair.
Um, obt{oucly my concem ls that whether there's enough hera to get the search warrunts, I
wsuld esrtilnu agrps that the sntlfa set of cirEumstan*E seem somawhat util, suspiclour end
hls rcactlonr reem susplc'lous, so, um. maybe I could Esk yort, M*. Kendall, ah, klnda abaut wftat
yeu pecefue as the legal basis for gettlng thls search warrant at thls

JK

polnt

ln terms cf probabh cause tdng lt more llkely than not thlt there'r something thenu, that's
what urdre-we're givlrg you sverythtrrg, Um, when Agent Mcllofiald crrne to Bs and said what
da utrs pilt ln tte warraflt, I xld cverlrthlng tsltsht taughl uflr. so th*t the JudSe really has a full
plstr.lre of v,rhat leads you to thls Folnt, I{ow obvlously in 21, 22 years of inWlgatlon therc ls
mone, outthcre...

VL
JK

Sura.

to come to you and lf the court would llke morc, if there's spdffc
thtng that the cuurt wants to knor,I morc ebout tfufs why rve thougtrt wo mlsht need a
r*mrdlng and we mlght need a court nportsr becruse lt was h*rd to know how much tlt fut ln.
.".r.rn, ure put thls much in

VL

Gkay. Wall I ms6n I get the lmFresSon frorn readlng the appllcatlon fior thc search warrant that,
um, thene ls at leest:ome serxe after talhlng to Mr, Rar*ley'r parents that ttey have, thelr *wn
susplclons, um ard agaln l'rn not sure Srrt that reallyumoumr tr prubable causs, but lt *ertefmly
ah, wouldobvlously be lawenforcamafitto beooma more susplchtx.-

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uould, eryert. Ah, Mr. Rassie/s rcactions to hdry queetloned afpln seem, susplclous. Um,
and hls eomnsnE about, rugigeetlng that ths polke rhmld trye srched his property more
thopu3hly ruould, reem to be as*usplclou$ to tfte caurt. nh, I guees lf $ere ls anythtrg that,
(endalltlut muH tls hlm r llttle morc dlrcctly, um, lrrrculd
your af$r* ar the pollcp haw
like to knou that, Im not xylng I rr'lon't Sn It but I 8ues6, wpuld llk tq know thae
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Everyth?rW

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thst warrant, so if3 hen ah, I umuld dlrec{ those to-to you Ken.

l'rnthlr*drg..
That'sfine.
Lilc Jmelte s*ld

*c lust a- a lot of it ln the warrrarrt so l'm trylng to think

of",.

sure.

.-addltlonallnfurmatlon Um. OnethingldHn't,ufieredoesthlsrecordSo? Just.I

don't knawthatifs reallygolng any'whsre rlght now.

wlll trsnscrihe it and add it to the applhatlon, so lt utill &* part of the applkatbn as wel[...

1...

Okay.

..,enythingthetweciry...
O*ay.
...herc ls slss part of It, so whefl that becomes publ[c, tltls becomes publlc as well.
Okay.
I

dldn't*re hare hold bEck lnfornatlon for each lmtQst[stlon.*

$ure.
put that in t*ers.
".*rtd I dtda't

0kay.
ls where, yru knsrr, srs abductor rlrent up, hed the bryys IIe
grouad,
he uns vory svstematic In he dld grr*pe t&em, he felt asch of thelr gsntltres end
on the
wer orkirq thclr ager and what not
For

th*t ree$sn. urn, somc of that

Olsy.
And made

thr slectlffi prestmabty based upon at Issst part of that.

OkaY.

um, that vrlrh I dlddt sFt 'mto the gender ah prcferanm cf ftassler...
Okay.

,-ure

htw dcne some haekground on hlm,

he daes#t,

se

cearched the ccmputer, but

lf our

knouded*p he4re teaches yuunE bsys at that a8!.,,

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tfuan that, we crnnot flnd him
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wlth hlstery of datlng mcn or

uucrmcn

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"..um, otfiEr lnformrtton we harre l& ?uu know, (inaudibl*l t*try would somsons
partlcular crime llke this and Sten stop rnd newr do tnythlng rnore"

VL
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h*he mentland that he trrvcls in Europe or st hast

tnln but nevar rtally spacffyin& we
that thrcu8h $IIERPoL

Um, we harru, rh, oonducted inrrestigatbn,

trled to

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did, ah, lu

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dr

mede some stnErtge commants rbout belrg oh e

tfifftlglh

Oksy.

...*lth not much succe$, rmr, he is h lrablt of{unner and wr*E of the theorlGs arE that he runt
to suppress, um, he rur$ rnarEthsns thrcughout tha Untted Stat*s, that too we hava...
Otay.
...fullowed hirn and contacted law enforcernent ln each of thoae,
fie$rspaper artlcla aEain this ls allvery drcumstanthl, but,-

rnd no slmllar crime+ htt

Sure.

-. {hiudible) a narrpaper article iatervlewed him one about runnlrg and he mentionsthat he
run* to suppftt$s paln. You knor and 1ou can Interpnrt that tu wll t runnlng:and suppres*ing
paln wlth runnltq or lr he running auny&om something"
Sure. Skay.
Um, Hhat, based on th ltlfomrtion on that vehlcle Urning ircund, I mean that wes a fucur our
intrestigatlon for a long perlod of tlmg well the most loglcal thln8pto me ls lt heppened riEht at
th ffid of the drhrcwtY*.

tla*udibhl
gone and,".xnd hls parerB happened to be
Sure.
..,and there vtras no vehicle se*n ahng those llnes...

Okny.

...whlchlsahtadyttthe\iltnant
IISll thr othertl*ng thst I thoqrrt uns lntarcstfq ls hb parcrtth, tlu way he could rcell sudt
dEtalls ah befiore and after but havlng a lltilc morc prcblems rvitlt the-the timc fiarne rlgftt
enctly aruund thc eMuctlon. Uffi,l guesssine urs ars put$rtsthls on the re@td, I wafi to be
specific about onc thing also. Urn, I don't thinl if,s a big part of the appllcatlon for the search
wcrrsrrt, tut, I know um, finaudlblc nama] urcd to bc fina*dihlel lt's no* (lnaudible!, um, I
wcutdrt't say we're dose frlends, *ut rny hu*and and I do soclallze wlth her and her husbnd
oceasionally, um, thds obvlcusly a very small pangraph ln hsre and sfie's nevar told me
anythlng ebout thle, eo, the f,rst I leamed about thls wrs readlry the search warritnt. Um, I am
Eolng to exccute the rerrch sarmnt ah wltt the lnformation aoiltsincd In thc appllcttlon, ah, ae
rr*ell as, ah, the lnformatlon that has bcen ah nrpplementrd by ah Agent Mcllonald.

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Im assumlng that ah, lots of times search uiarants are cqrfiden$al but l'rn assuming you want
absolutely no lnformatlon ahout this-.

JK

Yee your l{onor, and that ls th application to rel as rrrell, ur*ll erd unlcss any crlmlnal charyes
wsre to arlse out of thls lncldent tftat thesE would be ke6 wlth Agent McDonald's flle um and
m wene lust talkilf, about keeping a mpy in a secure lootlon ln our ofice that uould not bc
accesslble generally to the office, but lt mlght bo sa&r lpnestty to lust ke'ep it with you, however
you want to do tfiat Kefi, but yes, that ls the motlon to seal {lnaudlble).

VL

Alrlgfit. I woutd ask thrtyou ralse your rlght haild. Yeu slrrEarthe lnformatlon contained ln tha
apptlcatlon fur the iearch wsrant lstru and carrect?

KM

VL

You can sh.rt lt off.

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Okay"

do,

Can we shut

thh off now? Or do you want ta kep lt on?

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INBISTRTCT COURT

STATE OFMINNESOTA

SE\IENTTI JUI}ICTAL DISTRICT

CCIIJNTY OF SltsARNS

coLrRrFItENO. . N/A
In Re: Disappearancc sflscob Wetteding

}tCITION PURSUAI{'T TO MII$'TESOTA

RUI,E OT CnIMINAL TRT}CEI}IIRE 3i}.04

The underaigned St*ams County Attomsy her*y mover the Cou4 pursusr$ to
MitrEsota Rule of Climitul Prooedure 33.04(dX2) fur an Ordar tbrt ttrc Ettached Ap,plicatione

for

Search Warraas and auppo*ing

lfrdavits, &e artusl Search WarraatE and the Receips,

Inventorie*, rnd Retrra Forms ust be filed a* roqulred by Minnerea lhrle of Crimiaal Procedure

33.040) withis the ten (10) day time poiod a.fter zuthorizdion. Thir hlotion
gjtached Affidavit of

lrrr*ig6or

ir

based on thp

KeolvIcDouat4 lvfinnesotaBurarr of Criminal Apprehersior\

&e rrvestigmor in chargo ofthe investigation imo &e diuppearance of Iacob W*ta{ing. If the
sfias,hed SearehWarrants nad

$sarchWanas Applicatiors and rupportiry Affidavits, the sctual

Searck lTarrams a{d ths Rrcetpt&

Iwdodcs,

aud Rcfurn Fornrs, are

infwmcioa oortaired thrcia cqrld causc flturc, ralstd

crefltE a qrbstantial risk

filed

release of ttre

scorches to be rrnslccas$fuI and could

of sseerety hrnpering this oqgCIirg im'estigation. It ie reqrrerted thd th

dosrmentr be fiIed upon commcrcement of ary edminst proseartion utili-ing svidmce o&taincd
in or as aroeult of said sofrrs'&s$.

Dded: &me28,2010

Beg. No. O2ll29l

Attornrry
Centor, RM448
705 Courthouse $quare
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INDISTRICT COTJRT

STATE OF MINNESOTA

SEVENIII ruHCIAL DI$TRICT

COT]NTY OF $]3ARNS

COI]RTFILENO.

NIA

Ia Re: Ilisappearance of }acob Wettoling

ASXIDAVIT OT D{SESTIGATOR

IGI{ MCIX}TALI}
St*e ofMianesdr)
pe.
Couuty of Steants )

Tlre uadersiglo{ Iavestigffor KGn l{rDonal4 lvlinnesote Buranr

Apprehensiorq statee thrt he is ose of
disapperrame of
states that tbis

lao& Wcttrling

ttc

of

Criminal

investigxom involved in the iavestigarion into ths

as srtmmarized

invostigrion is oqgoing, thrt

rc

is tls afiachod searsh urerrant* Yoru affiarc

axrests have bocn made

at the point of this

Affidevit boing mmpletd Gd thd scvtral aysrres of imre*igation are bdag purrued. Your
affiant

furthr

ststcs that the relesse

of the iaformation oontcincd within tho Applicarions

ftr

Serrch Warrrats and n:pporting Affdevio; Soarch Warrantr aud lfeceipt4 Iuventorioq aad

Rstun Formr, eould threfore

a

$b*a*ial

csuse filture, related eearcher to be uasuccessful aod could crsate

risk of rcrmely hamperiog this orgpiog innestigetion.

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Stde ofMnnocota )
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Corrdy of Stcarns )
Subscribed and sworn to before mc this
day

cffure,

Notsrytublic

hy

Investig$er I&n Mr;DotrB,ld

Minnesote Ewcur of Crimind Apprehension

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KenMcDonald

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OF

IN DISIRICT COIJA.T

MINNESOTA

SE\IENffI IUDICIAL DISIB,TCT

COT]NTY OF STEAKNS

COI]RT FILENO.

N/A

In Re: Diseppear&rrce of Jacob l{utteriing

ORI}ER
Basd

upot the attachd Motica $bnittod by Stearns Cornty Afionrry Iaoelle

Kendall and the Affidavit of Investigator Kcn lvtrcllarald, Minnesota Burear

,dppreheosion, and Fur$rarrt

P.

of Criuind

to Mnnewtr &rle of Criminal Procedure 33.04(q(2), the Court

findr reasoffible grounds to believe that

thrc

filing of

tb

Sesrc,h Warraot

Applicatiors, the

nrppo*iog AfEdavits, tht ap'aral Search Warrar*s, iad ths Beceiptq taventorie* and Roturn
Forss eould Gause fun$e, dated searchos to

unsucc.es$frrl afid could crests a qrbgtantial

risk

of raverely hrmpering thir ortgoing invertigntion ofthe disappe$arco oflacob Wettrtin&

Accordinely,

IT IS ORDBRED thc

the

dpaat and copies of the Searsh

\[arrant

,dpplications, suppsrting AffrdavitA tirc acflul Search Warrastg urd the Receipts, Inventoriee,
and

Affim

Forms be withheld

Minnesota Brrreau

af

&on fiIing ind be retaioed by Invertigntu Km McDsnEl4

Criminal Apprehension.

commencement of aary crimin

IT IS FtiRTIIEn

ORDERED that upon

procceding utiliziag e,yidonce obtained in or as a result of srid

recrr,h, or at asy otJta tims as directed by tfte ludge, thet $aid dosrmmts rhall be fiIed forthnrith.

Dared:

3{aaa Aq U/o
Iudge ofDistrict Court