Jayme Closs
Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Jayme Closs, Killing Her Parents
The man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs from her Barron, Wisconsin home pleaded guilty in a courthouse in the town on March 27. Jake Patterson, 21, pleaded guilty to two counts of intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping, reported the Duluth News-Tribune. Prosecutors dropped one count of armed burglary. Patterson faces a mandatory […]
‘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 […]
Jayme Closs’s Kidnapper Reveals Sick Obsession in Prison Letter
The 21-year-old Wisconsin man who is accused of kidnapping Jayme Closs has shared his obsession for the high schooler in a prison letter, according to a report. In a handwritten letter obtained by Radar Online, Jake Patterson, who is behind bars awaiting a murder trial, wrote about spending time with 13-year-old Jayme and decorated the letter […]
Jayme Closs Thanks Supporters for Slew of Gifts, Donations
The 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who was held captive for 88 days before escaping while her kidnapper was out, thanked supporters for the numerous gifts and donations she’s received. Jayme Closs’s case attracted nationwide attention after police officers arrived at her family’s home in Barron on Oct. 13, 2018, to find her parents shot dead and […]
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 […]
Suspect in Wisconsin Teen’s Abduction Ordered to Stand Trial
BARRON, Wis.—A man accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl and killing her parents waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday, telling his family, “I love you,” moments after he was ordered to stand trial. Jake Patterson, 21, is accused of killing James and Denise Closs on Oct. 15, and kidnapping their daughter Jayme […]
New Photo Shows Jayme Closs, Teen Held Captive for Months, Enjoying Lunch With Grandfather
Jayme Closs, 13, who was held captive for months after getting kidnapped in October 2018, enjoyed lunch with her grandfather who vowed to buy her steak when she was found. A picture of Jayme and her grandfather, Robert Naiberg, was posted on Facebook on Feb. 3 showing the pair smiling and enjoying a meal. It […]
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. […]
Jennie-O to Donate $25,000 in Reward Money to Jayme Closs
BARRON, Wis.—Turkey products company Jennie-O says it will donate the $25,000 it had offered in reward money for information leading to Jayme Closs directly to the 13-year-old girl. Jayme, 13, approached a woman walking her dog and asked for help after managing to escape the remote cabin where she had been held captive for 88 […]
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 […]
Jayme Closs Rescued Herself, Adults Who Helped Her Say as They Decline Reward Money
The couple who helped Jayme Closs after the 13-year-old escaped captivity said that the girl herself should get the reward money offered in her case. Officials were offering $50,000 for tips that led to Jayme being found. Peter and Kristin Kasinskas, two of the three Gordon, Wisconsin, residents who aided Jayme after she fled from […]
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 […]
Complaint: Kidnapping Suspect Kept Wisconsin Girl Under Bed
BARRON, Wis.—For nearly three months, prosecutors say, 13-year-old Jayme Closs was held in a remote woodland cabin and often forced to hide in a 2 and a half foot space beneath her kidnapper’s bed, going without food, water or a bathroom for hours, too terrified to flee from a man she knew had fatally shot […]
911 Call Made After Jayme Closs Escaped From Captivity Released
A 911 call made by one of the women who helped Jayme Closs escape from captivity was released on Jan. 14. “Hi, I have a young lady at my house right now and she says her name is Jayme Closs,” Kristin Kasinskas told the dispatcher. Jayme, 13, escaped from the home of alleged captor Jake Patterson […]
Jake Patterson, After Seeing Jayme Closs Board School Bus, Decided to Abduct Her
The 21-year-old man accused of kidnapping teenager Jayme Closs from her Wisconsin home after slaying her parents initially spotted her boarding a school bus. That’s what Jake Patterson told police officers during an interrogation after Jayme, 13, was found on Jan. 10, according to a criminal complaint filed in Barron County court on Jan. 14. […]