Minnesota Man Confesses to Killing of Jacob Wetterling

A Minnesota man confessed Tuesday to abducting and killing 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling nearly 27 years ago, putting to rest a mystery that had haunted the state and led to changes in national sex offender laws. Danny Heinrich made the admission as he pleaded guilty to federal child pornographycharges that could put him behind bars for decades. Asked whether he abducted,

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Doniphan men accused of killing sex offender, burning his body

DONIPHAN, Mo. — Two Doniphan men were charged Tuesday night after authorities say they admitted they shot a sex offender to death and burned his body in April. Matthew Brandon Bruce, 29, and Michael G. “Mick” Harris, 59, were charged Tuesday with the first-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with physical evidence and abandonment of a corpse. The men are

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9th Circuit issues conflicting decision.

One week after the 6th Circuit issued an opinion declaring the Michigan Sex Offender Registry “punishment” and therefore a violation of the Ex Post Facto provision of the Constitution, the 9th Circuit issued a conflicting decision. You can read the opinion here. So what’s next? Generally, where there is a discrepancy among Circuits, the US Supreme Court has jurisdiction to

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