The man who killed Jacob Wetterling was sentenced to prison today in Minneapolis. Federal prosecutors cut a deal with 53-year-old Danny Heinrich of Annandale, who was awaiting trial on 25 counts of child pornography. He agreed to plead guilty to one count of receiving child porn with a sentence of 20 years behind bars in exchange for providing answers and leading investigators to Wetterling’s remains. MNN’s Scott Peterson has more on today’s sentencing:
Also taking the stand today, Heinrich himself: