specifically about the evidence that we have or do not have. i wish i could, but the last thing i want to do is do something to contaminate a potential prosecution down the road, and i'm very careful to protect the case that way. >> i think that the sheriff is trying very hard to solve this case. it is an ongoing investigation. the only problem with this case is it never got solved. it's gone on for 25 years. there are new tools to help solve this case. >> i'm joy baker, and i am a freelance writer. in 2010, i was looking for something new to write about, and a story came on the news about the jacob wetterling case, and i thought, what happened here? you know, how does a kid just disappear from here? the first time i met patty, i was actually at a work function,