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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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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. | 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 was arrested 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 alive by the suspect's neighbours on Thursday. | Jayme Closs was found alive by the suspect's neighbours on Thursday. |
She had escaped on foot from a remote cabin where she had been held against her will after her parents' murder. | |
Jayme will soon be reunited with her family, said officials during a news conference on Friday. | 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. | Officials did not expand on why Jayme was targeted. |
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 said Jayme had not connected with Mr Patterson on social media, and the suspect had had no contact with anyone else in the family. |
He said the unemployed suspect had ties to the Barron area, but did not elaborate. | 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. | 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 (110km) from her home in Barron. | |
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. |
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." |
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. |
'Like a ghost' | 'Like a ghost' |
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 neighbours Kristin and Peter Kasinskas, as it was further 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." |
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. | 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. |
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". | 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. | "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 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. | 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 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. | 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. |
Jayme Closs went missing on Monday 15 October 2018, after emergency services received a mobile phone call from her family address in Barron. | Jayme Closs went missing on Monday 15 October 2018, after emergency services received a mobile phone call from her family address in Barron. |
911 dispatchers heard a disturbance in the background, but no-one spoke to them directly. | 911 dispatchers heard a disturbance in the background, but no-one spoke to them directly. |
When police arrived at the home four minutes later, they found the parents, James and Denise Closs, shot dead. | 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. | There was no sign of Jayme, nor of a suspect or murder weapon. |
The Closses' deaths were ruled as homicide by a medical examiner. | The Closses' deaths were ruled as homicide by a medical examiner. |
A survivor of one of America's most infamous kidnaps has welcomed the news of Jayme's escape. | A survivor of one of America's most infamous kidnaps has welcomed the news of Jayme's escape. |
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." | 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." |