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How old was Aaron Larson when he witnessed Jacob Wetterling's abduction?
The Jacob Wetterling Act was the first U.S. law requiring sex offender registration
The Jacob Wetterling Act was incorporated into the Adam Walsh Act
The Wetterling Act was part of a $30.2B federal crime bill!
Jacob Wetterling's abduction inspired the 1994 Wetterling Act, part of the $30.2 billion Violent Crime Control Act — the largest crime bill in U.S. history — which created the national sex offender registry.
Aaron Larson was Jacob's best friend & a key eyewitness in 1989.
On Oct. 22, 1989, Aaron Larson (11) and Trevor Wetterling (10) were ordered to lie face-down in a ditch by the gunman. Their accounts were the primary witness descriptions investigators relied on for 27 years.
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