The Wetterling abduction story kept getting bigger as the case served as a conduit for public fear and grief. Capitalizing on a growing sense that pedophiles lurked in every shadow, the likes of Maury Povich and Geraldo Rivera joined the cause with sensational retellings of the crime and its consequences.
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Oct 2016
Season 1, Episode 7: This Quiet Place
Soon after the abduction and murder of Jacob Wetterling in 1989, Stearns County sheriff's investigators came face to face with his killer, Danny Heinrich, who would confess to the crime 27 years later. Then they let him go. It wasn't the first time that had happened in Stearns Co ... Show More
42m 45s
Apr 2022
EP. 62 CONNECTICUT - The Petit Home Invasion: Cheshire's Dark Stain
This is one of the most disturbing true crime stories we've ever heard, and it impacted so many people. In one night, almost entire family was wiped off the face of the earth by forces of unspeakable evil... and they left only one survivor. This, is th story of the Petit home inv ... Show More
1h 16m
Sep 2024
Doomsday (JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan)
<p>Two missing children quickly lead to an investigation into multiple murders, including theirs. The world was watching as detectives pieced together this deeply, disturbing case.</p><p>For episode information and photos, please visit: <a href="https://anatomyofmurder.com/doomsd ... Show More
54m 23s