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Investigators in a decades-old Minnesota abduction case have a new lead after authorities found the remains of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling, who was kidnapped in 1989.A former suspect in the state's biggest cold case, Danny Heinrich, now 53, led authorities to Jacob's remains. Though he has not been charged in Jacob's case, Heinrich was arrested last October on child pornography charges.This weekend's revelation has re-sparked two similar cold cases in Iowa.Johnny Gosch and Eugene Martin – both of whom vanished while delivering newspapers – disappeared in 1982 and 1984, respectively. And Labor Day marks the 34th anniversary of Gosch's disappearance.The Johnny Gosch Foundation has been following news of Jacob's story, saying they can never give up the fight to find Johnny."How do you take a deep breath?" said Ron Sampson, president of the Johnny Gosch Foundation. "It's always on your mind. It's never not your focal point. It makes me feel very happy for (the Wetterlings) because it is a relief to know what happened to your child."While the Wetterlings have closure, the Gosch family does not."It just doesn't seem like it could happen in your neighborhood two blocks from your house," Johnny's mother, Noreen Gosch, told KCCI in a 2012 interview "You just go minute to minute. You don't even dare think ahead an hour, because everything changes and the waiting is such a hard thing to do."Sampson said his foundation still has his briefcase full of fliers and notebooks."Growing up in central Iowa, it's a safe place," he said. "We're sheltered. We're out here in corn country, and something like this happens and it robs you of your innocence."And yet their message to parents remains the same."Stranger danger," Sampson said. "What to teach your kids about if you're walking to school and somebody pulls up, what do I do? You withdraw and you run."LINK: More coverage from KCCI.