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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 oralorg the drivewey of 297 48 - 91s Anmup,

Aston l"amon md Trwor Wctterling ran back to &o W€'frcrling's nsxt door ooighbor, MerlinSersck 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 W€tt€rling unrs l l years of age, five fest tall, 75 pounds, blueeycs, bnown hsk, with a molc on hio loft cnoek. He was rltpeing a rcd hooksy tom jacket withthp nsrue "Japob'stitched on ttre funt, with thc $t Cloud Potcc logo oa tho back, blue boy's$r€8t faats, a rcd t-shirt wi& CMYSA a sooc€r ball [ogo, and St. Cloud MN on the fiont wilhths mnbs 11 snd the nanre "Wsfisrlt4:' oa thc bask, an orangc taffic vost with silvcr timwith blsr*. draw sringr on eash sidr, a blue mesh joscy, boy's white tube socks, uftirc boy'sb,ricfB, and boy's Nike high4op tenais shoes, v&ite with a grcy Nike swstch on the eid€, u'ith the

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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. thoyeasorrnttrod 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 thcytbgugkt to be some nrttirg in ths rreeds in the ditsh near tbs Rassi€r fara drirrcwey at297489lsAverure.

Upoa returniag from the Tom Thrunb sbne aloag 9lc Avenue, thsy approached tbe Rassie,r farmEt 29?48 - 918t Aveofle. Aarcn descdbed headng fooetcps in thc gravel driveway as th€yapploached. 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 warbf,rlcitrg. the unknowtr granuu ordered the boys iato the ditc,h as d€seribod earlien

While in &! ditch tht boys wero oldtrsd oato tbair gtomachs. Ths gwee told Trwcvr h shrtofftbs 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 thcboyg to speak in order eoe lcft b dght. He tapped Aaron and bo said his age, thcn Troror, andthss Jacob. He thsn told Trwor to run in the vruods or he vould sboof Nort he looked atAaron'g fsca snd told hirtr tLD suns. The boys did as they wmo told"

Trevor snd Asmn then deseribd seeiag Jacob behg forcefully tak€n by tbe susgact/ab&r*ortowards the Rsssiq &rm. Aftcr rundag for a shott pcriod of tima ecy tumed aad looked eddid not see any vehicles on the road or thc &iveway of 29748- 91tr Arrenue.

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abduc'tion, Rob6t and Rita Rassi€r wuc rrnrationiqg in Europe. Thersfore, Dmiel Rassier wasthe ouly irdividual Et tho rcsideme at tbat time.

l}at right, octobcr 22, 1989, Dar Rsssicr was itrHvieured by law mforccme,nt He desibed avehicle, a large tan or ycllow dirty c*r, trirning arsurd in hie drivcrray earlier tL* day, bctrreent 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 intchio drivernruy, turning arcund, aad teeyirg. IIe s&id tbs hcadlighfi were on asd ths drivr mayhava had thom on dimo aad he &*ught &a style wes similar to I Chwette. Hc sEld hs **wsomothing ou tho drivsns {ldfi, w*&cught it wes a fla*light or a rpflectisa &,cns the yad lightWhm lettr intsrvioriled in !*Ioverybw 1989, Rassier claiued thst he may have saem Jsfisb im thsfrout seat of tlst cer,

In Octobsr of 1989, Kevh Harailts! B&id hs did rvport to autborities th* he h6sd avs his pol[caradio 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 amrudand leavo. llamilbn Bsid that this wss reported to a St losqh police officer, but t&o infomnationafpsltetly did not get into tbs iuve*igrtivs fiIc d tbst time. KFvitr l{:amilton csee fsrscld asecoad tircc on Oc'tober 21,2W3 md did prcvid. lam ooforcacnt with his rrccolleetioa of whathc 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 SbsriffsOeeermffi ideryie\ilod Dariel Rcesier ftt tte juaior trigh rchool in Cold Sfrin& lfinusootEDuring tbnt intervicw, Rassia indicated that hs lives d tbc &re with his pfiffis, Robert amd

Rita Rassi€r, who were srm€otb, away on vrcatiotr oa an extsldsd tip to Eumpn,

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

Ixter o,n fuobec 24,lg$g,Iletec'tiw Bo€c&srs and FBI Agcnt Temper re-comac&d Rsssies fosthe pruposc of ob&ining phtograpls of Rasaier'g vehicle for comprrison !o tbs ve&icle traoks inhis drivcway. Detrsthrc Eoecks6' ryorts itrdicare that fueirt Temper also irtrr imrd Rassisagain regardiag his activi$ dlritrg tke dey of Octobcr 22,1989.

Oa Oc.tober 28, 1989, at 10:40 am., Detoctivo BoeckErs re-fufervis$rcd Daaiel Rasds st hisresidcilcc. Dst€cdve BoEcker repryts that upoa sniving at the residmcs, Daniel Rsssiedirplayod varioug ehocs tbet h8 hfrd wo(n on October ?2,1989. It was the officer'r opiaioa tbatuore of the *hoc pattans wsre coosisffi with tbe shoe iuprcssioos found on the driveway aearqihero the child hnd bem eHuctd"

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Upon questiouing Rassi€r prcvided Dctccthrc Boeckcrs wi& a eorc somplete desc-riptior of hisastivities on Oc'tobcr 22,1989. Ragsi$ dscribd mary astivities withh ths St Cloud ares, thcarctming to his resid€nrce at appr,oximatcty 6:00 p.m. Oace again, hc dss&"ibed tbe typinsploject for school. lhc irtcrview and ovsfisll investignfion rhows that Raesier likcs to beorganize4 He reported thst bet$pm 9:00 aod 10:00 p.m,, he observcd a vehisle mfer hixdriwway and turn sromd. At apprcximely 10:45 p.m. Rassier said hs rryent to bd $horttytnmafta, he herd his dog nsmed Smokey begh baddn& Rassi€r got Ip, aad obsefiEd aflastrlight in thp sorrhwest dirsstion &om his houss ncr a urcodpile. Rassiq indicstad thct*hortly thffef,fttr he c*lled 9-1-1, d which time hc was iufomed by the diryakhers thatmmbErs of the shcriffs office wers prts6$t at his rcsideacs. Rassier stated tta* at that peix helsft his residsnoc ud spokc with officaa *t the scenc fs q nhort pcriod of tiue. It is cenfirm*dthm@ policc ryports that Rassie,r did oelt 9-1-1 and spork with reepondhg Lmr sufo*;emtoffioss that nighr Rassier sflid tbst ke thm rttumrd home and chesked a nrlmber of oufbuildhgeoa the pmperty, includiag a shsd, a fiee hcuso, the hay barn, a shop, md &e milk bousE. Rmssias&idtbstd abor[2:00 anr" heffisxnsdto hisresidmss mdwmtts bed. Rassicrdid not eoatagtaay other idiyiduals in regad to lcrniag of the abductioa

Raseis irdicsbd thst at 6:45 a.m. ffi Octob€r 2?, t989, he woke $p, rrffi to &e milk touso m&ed tbs gats strd let ths horses out, At ?:30 am. Rassier left t&e residetrse ard spoke tris y witha depu$ 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 Rassi€r to scarch their houso.Iavestigdors searchcd the Rassi€r 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 atsa*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 toirf€rastwithtbco'thcrcouple* Snanot&troccasion,theywouttoadrivs-inmovieaadthr&hada lorg converuatioo at her roeidcmce. At oue point rho asked Rassi€r if hE had eys had scx.Rsssier adviscd htr ftat at &c dos he believed ho hsd a double personality esd &at his othcr selfhadhad sllrc

OuNovmbcr 11, 1989, Detective li&ippla from thc Beotoo Couaty Sheriffs Office coffictsdDaniel Ressier aad rc-intervisnrcd him with FBI Special Agat Al Garter. Tbs inte'rsicffwas irtregard to Rassic -rking co@ears at sc;hool about e! Wsfi€rliog cssc, The comaects watdeeroin$d by the offic€,ts to be imonsegu*ortial. RaEsia also providsd iavestigatom with two ofhis best &isds' nsmes, both of wkom wptre Ealc. Brssisr fifiher indicaed tbst ha had nofmalc fti€odstlathc sosislized with and ovsall hd very little cooiel lifb.

Oa November 27, 1989, Dr. John Rhetts, a licerusd oo$r{tirg psycblogiu! coaductad ahypnotio 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 iat€ryicw $fas & vohffier hypuotic intecview snd xras vidoosped,

Ia Jaoury of 2004, ;rur affiant ad Crytah ?m Jense of the Stearu County SherifgOepartold rcviswed the video tape of the hpnotic iatenriew Rasgier povidd on Novsmb€r27,1989. Yoru afraut and Caprtaia Jqsm also iinttrpd to the 9-1-1 tape in whichAarot Larsoadcsceibes the evcnts that ocsurrd- Yorn effi,art and Ceptain Jersea also rcviewed thcinformation in regad to Kwin Hroiltotr, the drivs wbo hrd filrnsd mourd in the Rassicrdrivcway oa October 22, 1989, rfio had cs&E fo&vard thc second time, ard who uassubsegucatly 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 inregEad to tbe surreot Hamilton vehiclo irfurmation. Dauiel Ras$i€r vohmfadly oame to &sSbarns County $heriffs DEpffiEnt for this pu{por€. Yorn afEaat and Caftain Jmsea rcviestedthe hXryrotic intsvlsw with Rassi€r to rc&esh his mmory, poiating out the Si$rry objscthrc ofthe hSprotic intcrview at the time wss tn sm if msre ds{eilsd irformation oould be ob&incdabout thn vchiclog tbnt firned around in hie drivemrey. Haxrever, upoa baving t&e whicle inquestion imrs$tigstsd and eliminsicd as being ${xses*t, ycxr affimt aad Captain Jenss$ rcviolryEd

t&e hypaotic itrtcr.vieftr with Rassier &sm thet perryeeCrc, $/ith the vehisle bcing eliminsted"From thia f.rrpecs'w, th€re weffi oomm€f,rts eod reastions Ressier Ende thmughout ttre hlpoticinterriew tbat raiaed new questiors as to Ra.ssi€r b6[ne tbe zuspectlaMuctor. Your affiaut andCflftsin Jsrss! told Rassier thst they wishcd to di*susn scne of thee€ obssrretions with Rasnicr,including R.sssim listitrg dgtnils of his arnivitics througbcrr thc day ido tbs evcning hours ofOrtobtr 21,1989, strting arauples of typiag out carde, ard grtting ready for slass &e follon'ingldordty moming. Thc hfrpotio interview shoved that Rasai€r is very dstsil oriontad, and itt thcintwiew, Rassier gave srct€osive deailg regmding &is plaocin& quotiag *I mjoy gettitrgeverything perfect... so I fael good abo$ 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. Onpathe aHustior time frame was oveq Le b€cseo mort detailsd ia his rtcollectioa of what ocourtdthd eveciag.

Atso dndng the hpootio iatsview fiom Norre,mbs 27,1989, Rarsia degcribed how he kuew aear wus coaiog rry the driveway because his dog Smakey bogian barkirg. Ra*ricr d6s&Tib€d

iooking out tbe uptairs window, tt'stching the ve;hicle comiry iato viou,. At this poiat ia tbchpnotic intaview, Rassier begnn cryirg. Rassi€r seid kc ma froa mcm to loom to watch thevehicle. Rassiq was vcry upset ard notabiy ll}rnkin$ q&*fi he was discussing this. Rassiq statedthtrt if a peqp€trstor wautpd Jacob he would have gottca him evmtually. Rassiq describcd thatas 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 thecsr 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:mpedupn looked out his window and satr spotli6kts dawu by th.s n'ood pils. Rassis sommcotcd thetbe $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 sosrrcdovwly conccraed aborrave..hicle coming ia&e driv*way.

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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 b€cn 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 &corf tuildins. Rrssier gaid he sventuatly riled out and spote with law enforpement asd * thdtime 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, Rassierpcmrnsrted 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'tSmokcy bc barking dudng th# ties in which Jacob ures bciug abdustsd? Rnrnis vrctaEd cst

rroYids a definitive a$mer.

D113iag the hpootic inteirricw, R.sssi€r 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

tum€d 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

W€tterling 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 ofOstohtr 22, 1989. It ems Fainted olt that Anrcn Lanon said that wheo tlsy rcdo by th9

Rassi€f,s' driwway oa the uny to ths video stott, thsy hssr'd eome rurtling is ths wceds, e*d itstertl6d alt ths boys and &ey rode tlair bikec aad ecootcr &ser. OB the way bar,k &oro tbe

convenie,lrcc shrc th€y 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 abductorcame fi,om tbe Rassi€r farm arrd ao nehicle was us€d. It vns also poiuted out ta Ressier &flt itwas the iwestigatonn opinion thrt rrytofiffi ab&sted lasob We{ttrling had t0 haw been fromthp area endthrt ao veihiola came upthe road &rom behind th.e boya aa they wercretuming &omtle storc. It wns aleo point*d out ttst in rsvie$,iag tbe 9-1-1 tapc, disparchas may haveiradverently bcm somenrhat le.ding with tho boys, citing, for enrmplc, thx the abd:l$tor tad araspy voice or qucstioning if h fast hs trd e gln. Upon poiming out soee of thep ftcte, youraffisnt and Crytaia JasEo ascused Xsssis of t ki.pg lapob We{t€dio& 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 irEffisrxtrRes*ior never dirwtly addffised the accusdion. U/hen cotfrtontp{ Rassier would repe,s$dy

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rc$pond by iadicafing thst it must have be€o thc vrhicle that tumed arormd earlier in the

afremooe RassisrrefusedtoallowyouraffiaatorC*ptainlensatoelisinstethcvehiclessllsoopfionir&G abduction

Rassier did aduit to your affiant aod Cap€in 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* qioyitlgthic ffit of the csnversation, smfutdot $ timce, also aoting thx inveodgators had one pmblem,

tbcy had no physicrl widmce.

It was alao pointed out to Rassier tlst if a dhild was aHusted from tht end of a p€tso-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.

On Febnrory 12,208H,,at 9:00 a.m,, your affiaut alor& wi& Investigqlor Troy Janslry Yr*t to 9*Ressi€r *rir eoa spake with Rita ed kbert R*ssic. Your affiant and Dstective Jansky

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. Rsb€ffi 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 ltat€d

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

condus&d.

Your affiant ard Dsteutive Janslry inquired if Dsa Rasia used a oomputm within the hore.nita Rassi€r 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*sk8ilu ti*r of thie rwiew of the emputer, nltn Xassier vattrrtarily hegaa'nskitg csffim@tc t&ef [fhc 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 isonployed 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 B€nedist Ceotcr to play hismusiml inssumsat alotrg with a qrll gnoup of o,ther mueieias, or wtrrt b thc Midwest AftleticClub 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 forDan R*seia ard the sddresg af 29748 - 91il Avmuc, $t Joscpho noting thd ths rmaill@ eddrffishgt chsaged sinoe the tims of ths aMuction Yaur nfiftmt did reseive copier of rreit d*rleg tkednpframe of Dsccrnba lL, 2007 tkough Jaauary 9, 2008. Your affiant revis$red t&€ ffiail$&ich Dan Rassi€r wus rcoeiving. Even tbougb t[is tis]e psriod was druing the holidaysr Rassi€r

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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.

Ir Octob€r af 20S9, ycur affimt along with Captaia Jeo$e communipated with Pdty *d Jg*yWbthrting in regerd ts havisg Pafiy W€tfrrting srqf,r B recording dcvice ard meet with tracRassi66.

-It $rBE dscid€d Oat tte mCIcting would be uuds the pretense that Patty w*uld

accidentalty nm i*tc tran and have e couverastion ndth hinr.

ga October zCI, 2009, Patty Wetterliug, wuariug a bcd,y recording dsyice aod b€ing nonitoffid by

Iaw enforcmest, nst $ri'fo Daa Rssiicr as G vns sonhg out of a health club in St' Cloud"

Dodng the sonycffiation, Rassi€r 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.

Palty aaked Rassia if hs kn$i'what hryenod to Japob. Rassiq responded ao, T one klow8 forr,*, I do know tkat &e driver of thp car was the persoa who did it, Durilg the convusatioopafry We{trting aesd whero Jacob could be. Rsssis said that bE hat thk fear ir the bask of his

uritd aad th*&e policc have made him f€el so guilty, to tho erctmt tbst if o(her people-were

ao,urs of thaf tney could go on his property md bary tracob, thon commautiag tftd *he n'etgld bs

d6ad,'making refer*c* to t*iog in touble with Isrr mfomement. Petty Wsttcrliry carcmented

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.

Rassir rnslltiooed thst lsn mforcemmt did dig arcund in a gravel prt oa tbeir pmpctg lookiryfor 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.

P61ty qgeetioncd Ras$icr 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 prop€rqy. 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

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

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 describ€d Trcvorhaying a na#ight. Rassis qucstioned Trwor heviry Lad a flsshligbt, ud askcd if tte ab&gbrtotd hi,D to tunr offthe ftrshlight Rsssi€ also qu*stioned urhsthq it wus possiblc tlc egy didnot have a sask on, md whcths tle abductor hed a het oa. Rassir also qucstioocd ltrsdt€rliag

whether ornot tho boys recogdzod tbe abdu*tor's voifi€.

On krroh 19, 2018 Pdty and Jery Wettcrling went to tbc Recai€r fsrm to rpeak wit& Rebmt and

Rita Rsssler. As psrt of the cow€rsdion Pafity rnffitistrsd thd Bhe had epokm with Dan inOctober. The pnrmts indicated tbg Dar madc rs mention of this coavemdion.

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Basgd 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 Wcil€ding ard o'ther itms dcssiH will be

formd on the described pmperty, d thus reqrrcsb tbis wanant to scarch tbp above deffiibed

flopsrty furthffi dessribod ims.

In suumery, the victime dssotibe hesdrg sonefhing ia &E qt€ods es th€y prssed tlre abdtu{i*n

rite hceding towrryds tonrn fts sbfustion oscurrcd at thp md of the Rassisr drivarey, the

poptrfy Vo* "muot

mds permission trc sc*th. The suspect, Drniel Rlsoi€r was Lome aloas Et

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*i€r

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 abdudiouRassier irru

"A*ittBO thsre arc-pleuty of placee on the ftrm to dispose of a body. Hp alm has

oxpressod Gonscms thd Jasob Wett$rling may bc buriod on tbp farm whioh is tho dss&Y{M

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& iftr€oess&ry, usiry ell rcsotrses available to locab the suliect ieus of tho scslce.

Your affiant has good tEason to believe, d does bcliwe, thd the foilowirg dnscribed psoptrty

aodthingi, to-wit:

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VL .*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 ahpermls$on to s€rrch ths outhulldlngs of that locstlon ah as weff r ah, some more lnvasltre

ffie&surer lf the propefi seklng to be discouered trnntt he locatcd ah on a serrch slmpty oftlre 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 Wetterllngnn the date that th, hc urff atduct€d which was October IA, 1S$. I haw revhwed the seanftwanant reguEst and I guase rny frst queeuon rerlly rela&s ts the, um, wpll l'm aasumlrg the-the berir for the sarrch warrent request b Just a culminathn of hrctdents and Informatlongathcred wlth r€spectto thls Den Rassler,lsthatoonect?

KM That'smmqt

VL Um, and lguess ontlt thls point ah, gtuen fie culminatlon d lncldents indudtng the hypnosls and

tre ah, conwrs|tlon that Fatty W€frerllng 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 That'sfair.

VL 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 wftatyeu pecefue as the legal basis for gettlng thls search warrant at thls polnt

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

VL Sura.

JK .".r.rn, ure put thls much in to come to you and lf the court would llke morc, if there's spdffcthtng 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.

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 *wnsusplclons, um ard agaln l'rn not sure Srrt that reallyumoumr tr prubable causs, but lt *ertefmlyah, wouldobvlously be lawenforcamafitto beooma more susplchtx.-

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vL ..,1 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 morethopu3hly ruould, reem to be as*usplclou$ to tfte caurt. nh, I guees lf $ere ls anythtrg that,your af$r* ar the pollcp haw llr (endalltlut muH tls hlm r llttle morc dlrcctly, um, lrrrculdlike to knou that, Im not xylng I rr'lon't Sn It but I 8ues6, wpuld llk tq know thae

Jl( Everyth?rW that I kncw ls In thst warrant, so if3 hen ah, I umuld dlrec{ those to-to you Ken.

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Vt That'sfine.

KM Lilc Jmelte s*ld *c lust a- a lot of it ln the warrrarrt so l'm trylng to think of",.

vL sure.

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

VL I don't knawthatifs reallygolng any'whsre rlght now. 1...

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

VL Okay.

Jl( ..,enythingthetweciry...

fM O*ay.

,K ...herc ls slss part of It, so whefl that becomes publ[c, tltls becomes publlc as well.

VL Okay.

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

VL $ure.

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

VL 0kay.

lm For th*t ree$sn. urn, somc of that ls where, yru knsrr, srs abductor rlrent up, hed the bryys IIe

on the grouad, he uns vory svstematic In he dld grr*pe t&em, he felt asch of thelr gsntltres end

wer orkirq thclr ager and what not

VL Olsy.

KM And made thr slectlffi prestmabty based upon at Issst part of that.

Vt OkaY.

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

VL Okay.

XM ,-ure htw dcne some haekground on hlm, he daes#t, se cearched the ccmputer, but lf ourknouded*p he4re teaches yuunE bsys at that a8!.,,

vL Alsht.

KM -*ther tfuan that, we crnnot flnd him wlth hlstery of datlng mcn or uucrmcn rr havlmg

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VL Olqay.

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

VL ftight.

lffi Um, we harru, rh, oonducted inrrestigatbn, h*he mentlan€d that he trrvcls in Europe or st hastdid, ah, lu mede some stnErtge commants rbout belrg oh e tnln but nevar rtally spacffyin& we

trled to tfifftlglh that thrcu8h $IIERPoL

VL Oksy.

KM ...*lth not much succe$, rmr, he is h lrablt of{unner and wr*E of the theorlGs arE that he runtto suppress, um, he rur$ rnarEthsns thrcughout tha Untted Stat*s, that too we hava...

VL Otay.

l(M ...fullowed hirn and contacted law enforcernent ln each of thoae, rnd no slmllar crime+ htt a

fie$rspaper artlcla aEain this ls allvery drcumstanthl, but,-

VL Sure.

KM -. {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 w€ll t€ runnlng:and suppres*ingpaln wlth runnltq or lr he running auny&om something"

VL Sure. Skay.

KM Um, Hhat, based on th€ ltlfomrtion on that vehlcle Urning ircund, I mean that wes a fucur ourintrestigatlon for a long perlod of tlmg well the most loglcal thln8pto me ls lt heppened riEht atth€ ffid of the drhrcwtY*.

Vt tla*udibhl

KM ".xnd hls parerB happened to be gone and,-

VL Sure.

XM ..,and there vtras no vehicle se*n ahng those llnes...

VL Okny.

KM ...whlchlsahtadyttthe\iltnant

VL IISll thr othertl*ng thst I thoqrrt uns lntarcstfq ls hb parcrtth, tlu way he could rcell sudtdEtalls ah befiore and after but havlng a lltilc morc prcblems rvitlt the-the timc fiarne rlgfttenctly 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 husbndoceasionally, 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 wantabsolutely no lnformatlon ahout this-.

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

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

I do, Can we shut thh off now? Or do you want ta kep lt on?

You can sh.rt lt off.

Okay"

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STATE OFMINNESOTA INBISTRTCT COURT

CCIIJNTY OF SltsARNS

In Re: Disappearancc sflscob Wetteding}tCITION PURSUAI{'T TO MII$'TESOTARUI,E OT CnIMINAL TRT}CEI}IIRE 3i}.04

The underaigned St*ams County Attomsy her*y mover the Cou4 pursusr$ to

MitrE€sota 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 ir based on thp

gjtached Affidavit of lrrr*ig6or KeolvIcDouat4 lvfinnesotaBur€arr 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 filed release of ttre

infwmcioa oortaired thrcia cqrld causc flturc, ralstd scorches to be rrnslccas$fuI and could

crefltE a qrbstantial risk 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: &me28,2010Beg. No. O2ll29l

AttornrryCentor, RM448

705 Courthouse $quare$t. clsd,ltIN 56303

i32o) 65&3880

SE\IENTTI JUI}ICTAL DISTRICT

coLrRrFItENO. . N/A

STATE OF MINNESOTA INDISTRICT COTJRT

COT]NTY OF $]3ARNS SEVENIII ruHCIAL DI$TRICT

COI]RTFILENO. NIA

Ia Re: Ilisappearance of }acob WettolingASXIDAVIT OT D{SESTIGATOR

IGI{ MCIX}TALI}

St*e ofMianesdr)pe.

Couuty of Steants )

Tlre uadersiglo{ Iavestigffor KGn l{rDonal4 lvlinnesote Buranr of Criminal

Apprehensiorq statee thrt he is ose of ttc investigxom involved in the iavestigarion into ths

disapperrame of lao& Wcttrling as srtmmarized is tls afiachod searsh urerrant* Yoru affiarc

states that tbis invostigrion is oqgoing, thrt rc 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 csuse filture, related eearcher to be uasuccessful aod could crsate

a $b*a*ial risk of rcrmely hamperiog this orgpiog innestigetion.

,l**, aStde ofMnnocota )

)ss.Corrdy of Stcarns )

Investig$er I&n Mr;DotrB,ldMinnesote Ewcur of Crimind Apprehension

Subscribed and sworn to before mc this A#day cffure, hy KenMcDonald

Notsrytublic J*$* o( [,#rrd &,*f

STAIB OF MINNESOTA IN DISIRICT COIJA.T

COT]NTY OF STEAKNS SE\IENffI IUDICIAL DISIB,TCT

COI]RT FILENO. N/A

In Re: Diseppear&rrce of Jacob l{utteriingORI}ER

Bas€d upot the attachd Motica $bnittod by Stearns Cornty Afionrry Iaoelle P.

Kendall and the Affidavit of Investigator Kcn lvtrcllarald, Minnesota Burear of Criuind

,dppreheosion, and Fur$rarrt 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$e, dated searchos to b unsucc.es$frrl afid could crests a qrbgtantial risk

of raverely hrmpering thir ortgoing invertigntion ofthe disappe$arco oflacob Wett€rtin&

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 &on fiIing ind be retaioed by Invertigntu Km McDsnEl4

Minnesota Brrreau af Criminal Apprehension. IT IS FtiRTIIEn ORDERED that upon

commencement of aary crimin l 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