Man confesses to killing an 11-year-old boy 27 years after he committed the crime

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September 7, 2016 5:07 PM

A US man has admitted to abducting and killing an 11-year-old boy nearly 27 years after.

Danny Heinrich

A US man has admitted to abducting and killing an 11-year-old boy nearly 27 years after he committed the crime.

Danny Heinrich, 53, confessed to abducting, sexually assaulting and killing 11-year old Jacob Wetterlin in 1989.

With his parents, Patty and Jerry Wetterling in court, Heinrich described wearing a mask and confronting Jacob and two friends with a gun. SKY News reported.

He said he told the two friends to run, before he handcuffed Jacob and drove him away.

Henrich was first questioned shortly after the boy disappeared but maintained his innocence and police didn't have enough evidence to charge him.

Authorities then named Heinrich a person of interest last October, when they turned a renewed spotlight on him as part of a fresh look into Jacob's abduction.

According to an investigator, Henrich led authorities to Jacob's buried remains in a field in Minnesota last week.

When asked whether he Jacob Wetterling, Heinrich said: "Yes I did."

Jacob went missing near his home in St Joseph in October 1989.

After Jacob's body was found, Jacob's mother, Patty Wetterling, tweeted: "Our family is drawing strength from all your love and support. We're struggling with words at this time. Thank you for your hope."

She added that it was "incredibly painful" to learn of Jacob's last hours alive.

After their son vanished, Patty and Jerry, became advocates for missing children.

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