Story highlights Stearns County Sheriff's Office confirms the remains were found

Jacob Wetterling, 11, was abducted in 1989 on a rural Minnesota road

(CNN) The remains of Jacob Wetterling, a Minnesota boy abducted from a rural road 27 years ago, have been found, the Stearns County Sheriff's Office said Saturday.

"The Ramsey County Medical Examiner and a forensic odontologist identified the remains as Wetterling's earlier today," a news release said.

The release didn't say whether anybody has been charged. The sheriff's office said investigators will evaluate new evidence and "expect to be in a position to provide more detailed information early next week."

The abduction of the 11-year-old boy led to the 1994 Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, which requires states to maintain sex offender registries and guidelines.

Child pornography suspect Danny James Heinrich, who was questioned in the Wetterling case, gave information that led authorities to the remains, said CNN affiliate WCCO and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, quoting unnamed sources.

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