Jake Patterson
‘I Can’t Believe I Did This:’ Jayme Closs Kidnapping Suspect Says He’ll Plead Guilty
Jake Patterson, who authorities said admitted to killing the parents of 13-year-old Jayme Closs before abducting the teen, said in a new letter that he plans to plead guilty. Patterson admitted in the letter, sent to a KARE 11 reporter and published in full by the network, that he did confess to the crimes on […]
Jayme Closs Kidnapping Suspect Jake Patterson Won’t Be Able to Use Insanity Defense: Experts
Jake Patterson, who police said confessed to kidnapping a Wisconsin teenager after killing her parents, would have trouble using the insanity defense during his upcoming trial, experts said. Patterson, 21, is accused of abducting Jayme Closs, 13, from her home in Barron after shooting her parents dead on Oct. 15, 2018. He told officers he […]
Father of Jayme Closs Kidnapper Apologizes for Abduction After Telling Son ‘I Love You’
The father of Jake Patterson, who authorities said confessed to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after killing her parents, apologized to Jayme’s family after telling his son”I love you” in court on Feb. 6. Patterson, 21, of Gordon, was ordered to stand trial after waiving his rights to a preliminary hearing. Wearing an orange jumpsuit, Patterson […]
Jayme Closs Kidnapping Suspect’s Cellphone Examined by Investigators
The cellphone of the 21-year-old man who admitted to police that he kidnapped 13-year-old Jayme Closs after killing her parents is being examined by investigators. Jake Patterson held Jayme in his family’s Gordon, Wisconsin cabin for 88 days until she escaped on Jan. 10, police said. New documents filed in Barron County show that authorities […]
No New Charges for Man Who Admitted to Kidnapping Jayme Closs: Prosecutor
A Wisconsin prosecutor said on Jan. 25 that there will be no new charges “in the immediate future” for Jake Patterson, who admitted to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after killing her parents. Patterson, 21, has been charged with two counts of intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping. He was arrested in Gordon on Jan. […]
Jayme Closs Kidnapper Hosted Christmas Party After Forcing Her Under His Bed: Report
The man who police officers said confessed to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and imprisoning her for 88 days hosted a Christmas party after forcing her to hide under his bed, according to a new report. Closs was abducted from her house in Barron on Oct. 13 by Jake Patterson, 21, after Patterson shot her parents […]
Jayme Closs Kidnapping Suspect Applied for Job on Day Teenager Escaped
Jake Patterson, who authorities said confessed to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after killing her parents, applied for a job on the day the teenager escaped from captivity. Patterson, 21, lived in the small town of Gordon, where he kept the girl imprisoned after abducting her in October 2018. Friends previously said that Patterson didn’t have […]
Grandfather of Jayme Closs Kidnapping Suspect Says Family Had No Idea
The grandfather of Jake Patterson, the 21-year-old Wisconsin man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after killing her parents, said the family of the alleged kidnapper had no idea what had happened. “Nobody had any clues up until this thing happened,” Jim Moyer told ABC following Closs’s escape from captivity on Jan. 10. “Nobody will […]
Neighbors Describe Arming Themselves After Finding Jayme Closs as Suspect Jake Patterson Due in Court
The Wisconsin residents who assisted missing teenager Jayme Closs after she escaped from captivity said they were ready to shoot if the girl’s kidnapper came looking for her. Jayme approached a community member in Gordon on Jan. 10, the first time she’d been seen since vanishing from her house on Oct. 15, 2018. When law […]