A new ABC 20/20 episode, “Where Are You, Jacob?”, has renewed public interest in the Jacob Wetterling case. The special also features an updated interview with Jared Scheierl, the Minnesota man whose survival and decades-long pursuit of justice played a pivotal role in solving the 1989 murder. Following Danny Heinrich’s court admissions, Jared Scheierl speaks with the media in September 2016. (@CarolineLoweTV) Scheierl was 12 years old when he was abducted at gunpoint and sexually assaulted by Heinrich near Cold Spring, Minnesota, on January 13, 1989. He survived the attack after Heinrich ordered him to run without looking back. Months later, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted similarly and murdered. On October 22, 1989, Jacob Wetterling was abducted while riding his bicycle with his younger brother and a friend near St. Joseph, Minnesota. Heinrich later confessed to sexually assaulting and killing the 11-year-old out of fear that the boy could identify him. The case remained unsolved for nearly 27 years until investigators matched Heinrich’s DNA with evidence preserved from Scheierl’s assault. Heinrich later confessed to Jacob’s …