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Jayme Closs: Man, 21, named in kidnapping and murder case Jayme Closs: Man, 21, named in kidnapping and murder case
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Police have named a suspect in the case of a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who was kidnapped in October after her parents were murdered. Wisconsin police have charged a 21-year-old man with murdering a 13-year-old girl's parents last October so he could abduct her.
Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, is being held on two counts of first-degree homicide and one count of kidnapping, police said on Friday. Jake Thomas Patterson was arrested on two counts of first-degree homicide and one count of kidnapping, police said on Friday.
Jayme Closs was found on Thursday evening and is to be reunited with her family, said officials. Jayme Closs was found alive by the suspect's neighbours on Thursday.
Police believe the suspect attacked the Closs family in order to abduct Jayme. She had escaped on foot from a remote cabin where she had been held against her will after her parent's murder.
Jayme will soon be reunited with her family, said officials during a news conference on Friday.
They described the 13-year-old as the suspect's "only target" and said Jayme was "taken against her will".They described the 13-year-old as the suspect's "only target" and said Jayme was "taken against her will".
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said Mr Patterson has no criminal history in the state of Wisconsin.Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said Mr Patterson has no criminal history in the state of Wisconsin.
Investigators say he took "many proactive steps" to hide his identity from law enforcement and the public.Investigators say he took "many proactive steps" to hide his identity from law enforcement and the public.
Officials did not expand on why Jayme was targeted. Sheriff Fitzgerald said Jayme did not have any contact with Mr Patterson on social media. Officials did not expand on why Jayme was targeted.
He said Mr Patterson had ties to the Barron area, but did not elaborate. Sheriff Fitzgerald said Jayme had not connected with Mr Patterson on social media, and the suspect had had no contact with anyone else in the family.
Sheriff Fitzgerald noted police information was "limited" and Jayme is still being interviewed. He said the unemployed suspect had ties to the Barron area, but did not elaborate.
Sheriff Fitzgerald noted police information was "limited" and Jayme is still being interviewed, but she has been medically cleared and released from hospital.
"There is a reunification process in place going on right now that includes medical mental evaluation, questioning by detectives and FBI agents, and then reunification with family," he said."There is a reunification process in place going on right now that includes medical mental evaluation, questioning by detectives and FBI agents, and then reunification with family," he said.
"It's amazing - the will of that 13-year-old girl to survive and escape.""It's amazing - the will of that 13-year-old girl to survive and escape."
Jayme was found on Thursday in the small town of Gordon, some 70 miles (112km) from her home in Barron.Jayme was found on Thursday in the small town of Gordon, some 70 miles (112km) from her home in Barron.
Police say she had escaped on foot from a remote cabin.
According to Douglas County Sheriff Tom Dalbec, Gordon police pinpointed and arrested Mr Patterson 11 minutes later thanks to a description of his vehicle that Jayme provided.According to Douglas County Sheriff Tom Dalbec, Gordon police pinpointed and arrested Mr Patterson 11 minutes later thanks to a description of his vehicle that Jayme provided.
Mr Patterson was interviewed by Douglas County officials and then transported to the Barron County jail.Mr Patterson was interviewed by Douglas County officials and then transported to the Barron County jail.
Police said the suspect is currently unemployed.
FBI Special Agent Justin Tolomeo told reporters: "In cases like this we often need a big break - it was Jayme herself who gave us that break."FBI Special Agent Justin Tolomeo told reporters: "In cases like this we often need a big break - it was Jayme herself who gave us that break."
The Barron County District Attorney Brian Right said he plans to have a criminal complaint against Mr Patterson filed by next week. Barron County District Attorney Brian Right said he plans to have a criminal complaint against Mr Patterson filed by next week.
Local teacher Jeanne Nutter was walking her dog when she found Jayme on Thursday.Local teacher Jeanne Nutter was walking her dog when she found Jayme on Thursday.
She told the Associated Press that the 13-year-old had shouted "please help me, I don't know where I am, I'm lost".She told the Associated Press that the 13-year-old had shouted "please help me, I don't know where I am, I'm lost".
Ms Nutter said Jayme was skinny, dirty and wearing shoes too large for her feet.Ms Nutter said Jayme was skinny, dirty and wearing shoes too large for her feet.
She brought Jayme to the home of neighbour Peter Kasinskas, as it was farther away from where she found the teenager. She brought Jayme to the home of neighbours Kristin and Peter Kasinskas, as it was farther away from where she found the teenager.
"It was like I was seeing a ghost," Mr Kasinskas told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "My jaw just went to the floor.""It was like I was seeing a ghost," Mr Kasinskas told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "My jaw just went to the floor."
Jayme stayed at the home for about 20 minutes and declined food and water, the Associated Press reports. Mr Patterson lived just a few houses away from the Kasinskas family, and Mrs Kasinskas had been one of his school teachers, the Associated Press reported.
Jayme's aunt, Sue Allard, told the Tribune: "It's the news we've been waiting on for three months. Mrs Kasinskas told the Press she had not seen him on their street or in town since high school, describing him as "a quiet kid".
"I don't recall anything that would have explained this, by any means," she added.
Jayme reportedly stayed at the home for about 20 minutes, declining food and water.
Jayme's aunt, Sue Allard, told the Star Tribune: "It's the news we've been waiting on for three months.
"I can't wait to get my arms around her. I just can't wait.""I can't wait to get my arms around her. I just can't wait."
Her uncle, Jeff Closs, told KARE News the family had "thought it was going to be a different ending".Her uncle, Jeff Closs, told KARE News the family had "thought it was going to be a different ending".
"We don't really know what shape she's in," he added. "We don't really know a lot, all we know is just she's alive.""We don't really know what shape she's in," he added. "We don't really know a lot, all we know is just she's alive."
The area where Jayme was eventually found is a remote community with around 30 homes near the Eau Claire River, the Star Tribune reported.
The town of Gordon itself has under 750 residents, according to census data.
During the intense, nationwide investigation for Jayme, officials from the FBI, state patrol and local law enforcement received thousands of tips.During the intense, nationwide investigation for Jayme, officials from the FBI, state patrol and local law enforcement received thousands of tips.
The area where Jayme was eventually found is a remote subdivision with around 30 homes near the Eau Claire River, the Tribune reported. The town of Gordon itself has under 750 residents, according to census data. A survivor of one of America's most infamous kidnaps on Friday welcomed the news of Jayme's escape.
On Monday 15 October 2018, emergency services received a call at the Closs family address in Barron from a mobile phone. Elizabeth Smart - who was abducted aged 14 in 2002 in Utah and held captive for nine months - said in an Instagram post: "No matter what may unfold in her story let's all try to remember that this young woman has SURVIVED."
They heard a disturbance in the background, but no-one spoke to them directly. Jayme Closs went missing on Monday 15 October 2018, after emergency services received a mobile phone call from her family address in Barron.
When police arrived four minutes later, no gun or suspects were found at the scene and there was no sign of Jayme. 911 dispatchers heard a disturbance in the background, but no-one spoke to them directly.
The deaths of James and Denise Closs were ruled as homicide by a medical examiner. When police arrived at the home four minutes later, they found the parents, James and Denise Closs, shot dead.
There was no sign of Jayme, nor of a suspect or murder weapon.
The Closses' deaths were ruled as homicide by a medical examiner.