No State Murder Prosecution for Heinrich

Heinrich pleads guilty to child pornography charges

A plea deal for the killer of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling calls for no charges in the boy’s death.

Danny Heinrich admitted abducting, sexually assaulting and shooting Jacob on Oct. 22, 1989, in a crime that horrified and mystified Minnesotans for more than a quarter-century.

Heinrich faces as much as 20 years in prison on a child pornography charge.

His sentencing is set for November 21, 2016 at 10 a.m.