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| Jayme Closs, 13, found alive three months after parents' murder | |
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| A 13-year-old Wisconsin girl, missing since her parents were discovered shot dead in their home three months ago, has been found, malnourished and dirty but alive, after apparently fleeing her captor in a remote community. | |
| A man, who has not been identified by police, was in custody, authorities said, in connection with the case of James Closs, 56, and his wife Denise, 46. | |
| Their bodies were found on 15 October at their home near Barron, a town of 3,300 in north-western Wisconsin. Their daughter, Jayme, went missing that day. | |
| The child’s disappearance sparked massive searches, with 1,500 volunteers scouring woods and fields in suburban Minneapolis, and the offer of a $25,000 (£20,000) reward for her safe return. | The child’s disappearance sparked massive searches, with 1,500 volunteers scouring woods and fields in suburban Minneapolis, and the offer of a $25,000 (£20,000) reward for her safe return. |
| Jayme was found by a resident of the town of Gordon, about an hour’s drive from the Closs home, after the child, described as skinny and dirty with matted hair and wearing shoes that did not fit, knocked on her door, the Minneapolis Star Tribune said. | Jayme was found by a resident of the town of Gordon, about an hour’s drive from the Closs home, after the child, described as skinny and dirty with matted hair and wearing shoes that did not fit, knocked on her door, the Minneapolis Star Tribune said. |
| “This is Jayme Closs! Call 911!” said a neighbour who recognised the child, the paper added. | “This is Jayme Closs! Call 911!” said a neighbour who recognised the child, the paper added. |
| Neighbours in the small northern community called police, who said they took a suspect into custody. The exact details of the child’s escape were not released. | Neighbours in the small northern community called police, who said they took a suspect into custody. The exact details of the child’s escape were not released. |
| Late on Thursday, the sheriff of Barron County, Chris Fitzgerald, announced Jayme had been found in Gordon. | Late on Thursday, the sheriff of Barron County, Chris Fitzgerald, announced Jayme had been found in Gordon. |
| “We promised to bring Jayme home and tonight we get to fulfil that promise,” Fitzgerald said in a statement, thanking the community. “A suspect was taken into custody,” he added. “We do not have any other details at this time as this is a very fluid and active investigation.“ | “We promised to bring Jayme home and tonight we get to fulfil that promise,” Fitzgerald said in a statement, thanking the community. “A suspect was taken into custody,” he added. “We do not have any other details at this time as this is a very fluid and active investigation.“ |
| Jayme was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, but her condition was not immediately clear, with the sheriff asking the media and public to respect the family’s privacy. | Jayme was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, but her condition was not immediately clear, with the sheriff asking the media and public to respect the family’s privacy. |
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