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JAN 15, 2019
Fantasy, control and obsession: Experts weigh in on kidnapping suspect
Criminal experts believe fantasy, obsession and the desire for control may have driven suspect Jake Patterson to allegedly kidnap 13-year-old Jayme Closs and kill her parents.

"He was a perfectly nice kid," JM, his grandfather, told ABC News. "Nobody will ever know what went on in his mind."

Although Patterson's own alleged motivations have not been specified, criminal experts have ideas, based on studies and other cases, on what could have driven him to kidnap Closs and murder her parents.

Former FBI agent and ABC News contributor Brad Garrett said, according to studies, "People who end up abducting kids or young adults start these obsessions or fantasies many times when they're in elementary school. And they don't have the tools to sort of deal with that. When they get older, the fantasies, obsessions and even the violence become much more explicit."

Garrett said kidnappers like the suspect "are absolutely obsessed and driven with a fantasy to control and dominate a woman. And many times they target younger women... because they're easier to control."

"You also have to look at this as an absolute obsession," Garrett said. "This is in his mind all the time... and as the fantasy becomes richer and more explicit, the more likelihood he's gonna act on it. And I think that's what happened with Patterson. He didn't all of a sudden in October of last year, one day have the fantasy and the next day go abduct Jayme. This is something that has been building up."
 
JAN 15, 2019
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6595431/Jayme-Closs-kidnapper-branded--girlfriend.html
The alleged killer-kidnapper accused of holding 13-year-old Jayme Closs prisoner and slaughtering her parents has been branded a '' - by his 'first and last' girlfriend.

Warped Jake Patterson, 21, dated the 'shy, geeky' girl in ninth grade but became so embittered when they broke up he allegedly slashed the tires on her mom's car.

The balding introvert was never able to convince any other girls to go out with him after that, according to classmates at Northwood High School in Minong, Wisconsin.

'They sat next to one another in math. They were both very geeky so eventually they became friendly,' dished a source.

'Patterson was quiet but he would lose his temper. Eventually he scared her away with his moods.

The ex-girlfriend, 21, says she does not want anything more to do with Patterson, who is accused of shooting dead James and Denise Closs before holding their daughter prisoner at his family's secluded woodland cabin.

In a group photo taken in his 2015 graduation year Patterson can be seen sitting alone, his head buried in a book, as smiling students pose for the camera.

Another high school photo obtained by DailyMail.com shows the twisted loner play-fighting with another teen on the trunk of a Toyota sedan, suggesting he did have a small number of friends.

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That car is still parked beside the now-deserted cabin in Gordon, which is strewn with old furniture, trash and junk cars and is where Patterson kept Jayme prisoner for 87 excruciating days.

The teen in the picture play fighting with Patterson, DF, told the Duluth News Tribune that there were no 'red flags' and that Patterson was a 'normal' student who loved his family and his dog Rosie.

'He was awkward with everyone, not just girls. He made very little eye contact with anyone.

'We knew he had a rough life. It was pretty evident he was losing his hair in high school but he was never bullied over it as far as I know.'

Former student TR boasted of fighting with Patterson and kicking him off the school bus.

'Got in a fight with him on the bus once in HS should have kicked em out the emergency exit,' he wrote on Facebook.

'His eyes never held much of a soul. If he had someone who cared about him probably would never have happened.'
 
JAN 15, 2019
'He Was Full Of Rage!' Jayme Closs' Kidnapper Killed Animals, Ex-Girlfriend Claims
Before he was accused of murdering James and Denise Closs and kidnapping their teen daughter Jayme, Jake Patterson killed a dog, collected dead animal heads and slashed the tires of his former girlfriend’s mother’s car, his ex claimed to RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview.

Briana — Radar has withheld her last name to protect her privacy — dated the “nerdy and quiet” 21-year-old for four months at the end of their freshman year at Wisconsin’s Northwood High School after meeting in math class.

In August 2011, a dead dog was found in a wooded area in town, Briana said: “That’s when he told me he was ‘experimenting’ with animals. I was like, ‘What the *advertiser censored**?'”

The ex-girlfriend claimed that Patterson collected dead animals and roadkill.

“It was an insane obsession of his,” she said. “His cabin was full of animal heads, but I don’t think people understand that he found those animals on the side of the road and stuffed them himself.”

Before they split, Patterson gave his girlfriend a strange trinket he called a “family crest.”

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“I would bet my life that he entered that home before, not with Jayme, just on his own. He’s that kind of creep, a new level of creepy.”
 
JAN 15, 2019
Jayme Closs' church says prayers were answered: 'God was listening'
The entire time Jayme Closs was missing, her church kept a candle burning as a symbol of hope that she would one day return.

And after 88 days of praying and petitioning God for the safe return of the 13-year-old girl in a small northwestern Wisconsin town, the sign in front of St. Peter's Catholic Church was changed to: "Welcome Home, Jayme."

"God was listening to everybody's begging, multiple times we just said 'please,'" PG, St. Peter's parish director and close friend of Jayme's late mom, told KSTP.

Just 24 hours before Jayme was found, Gerber had set a place for her in her classroom with a binder full of prayers to show that she was not giving up hope.

"I believe in miracles, too. Whether you call this a miracle or not, I think the prayers of her family especially were answered," Gerber said.

Jayme's family never gave up hope after she was abducted during a home invasion that left her parents dead three months ago.
 
JAN 15, 2019
Mary McGuire on Twitter
I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the $50,000 #JaymeCloss reward and what will become of it since Jayme saved herself. I’m told it’s being discussed with the FBI and the determination will be done at a later date. @WCCO #wcco

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JAN 15, 2019
Suspect in Jayme Closs disappearance moved to different jail
The suspect in the disappearance of 13-year-old Jayme Closs and the murder of her parents has been moved from the Barron County Jail to the jail in neighboring Polk County.

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said after meeting with his administrative team, the decision was made to move Patterson because one of Jayme's relatives works in the jail in Barron County. All court appearances will still take place in Barron County.
 
BARRON - Authorities investigating Jayme Closs' disappearance knew that deputies had passed a lone vehicle on the highway just minutes after they received a 911 call from the girl's home.
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Authorities didn't immediately know what had happened at the home, said Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald, so no one pulled over Patterson.

"They didn’t know what they were going into," he said
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As Patterson fled, he drove past first responders heading to the home. A deputy en route recalled seeing an older, maroon Ford Taurus or similar vehicle traveling east on U.S. 8 as he drove west. The deputy saw the vehicle yield to his squad and other deputies responding to the scene. It was the only eastbound vehicle the deputy encountered.
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A week later, authorities notified the public of two vehicles of interest in the case: a 2004-2010 Black Acura MDX or a 2006-2010 Black Ford Edge, and a 2008-2014 red or orange Dodge Challenger. But investigators eventually became less "keen" on those cars, Fitzgerald previously told USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin, and there was never public mention of a Ford Taurus.

Fitzgerald said Tuesday that the passing car was discussed during the investigation, but they didn't feel they had enough to information to alert the public to it. It was dark, and police were traveling fast, so it was difficult to determine the make, model and other details, he said.

“We didn’t have any specific information about that car," he said.
Barron County sheriff: Not enough information to pull over Jake Patterson, search for car
 
JAN 15, 2019
https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-c...idnapping-jayme-closs-clues/story?id=60397002
The young man accused of abducting a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl, gunning down her parents and holding the child captive had been "a perfectly nice kid," according to his grandfather.

"Nobody had any clues up until this thing happened," JM told ABC News Tuesday, days after his 21-year-old grandson, Jake Patterson, was arrested in the abduction of 13-year-old Jayme Closs.

Patterson's maternal grandfather described the 21-year-old as a "nice boy, polite."

Patterson was "shy and quiet," Moyer said, and often "backed off from crowds."

“Computer games were more of a priority than social interaction," Moyer noted.

"Nobody will ever know what went on in his mind,” said Moyer,. “I can’t fathom anything in his life that could change him so drastically. It has to be some kind of a twist in the mindset.”

When Patterson's mother called Moyer with the news, he said they were shocked, and hoped it was a case of mistaken identity.

"We are absolutely heartbroken," Moyer said. "It’s wrenching to deal with.”
 
JAN 15, 2019
Jake Patterson’s Father To CNN: ‘All I Care About Right Now Is Jayme’s Family’
CNN’s Jean Casarez reports that JP’s father arrived at the Barron County Justice Center on Tuesday afternoon, saying he wanted to pass along a note to the Closs family.

In what’s believed to be the first public comment made by PP since his son’s arrest, Patterson was on the verge of tears as he spoke with CNN at the Justice Center, shaking with emotion. He looked directly into the eyes of CNN’s Jean Casarez and Jennifer Goelz, apologizing for not being able to speak for longer saying, “I’m sorry, I can’t talk,” several times.

Patterson did share with CNN, however, why he was at the Justice Center: “All I care about right now is Jayme’s family. I want to get them a note.”

Patterson was greeted by a deputy after speaking briefly with CNN, and escorted from the public area.
 
JAN 15, 2019
Lawyers for man accused in Jayme Closs kidnapping have had run-ins with state regulators
Charles Glynn and Richard Jones are representing Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, who was charged Monday in the kidnapping of Jayme Closs and the killing of her parents.

In 2000, Glynn was convicted of felony theft after authorities discovered he had taken nearly $80,000 from clients, including one who was a tube-fed multiple sclerosis patient. Glynn was overseeing the man's finances. He was sentenced to three years of probation, including four months in jail.

Glynn's law license was suspended for one year in 1999 and the court added an additional nine months to the suspension for other misconduct.

The state Supreme Court reinstated his law license in 2011 after Glynn asked the court to do so.

Jones was reprimanded by state regulators in 1992 for having a sexual relationship with a client he was representing in her divorce. The Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility — then the policing arm of the Supreme Court — said the consensual affair was a conflict of interest.
 
JAN 15, 2019
Couple says they wouldn't accept $50,000 reward because Jayme Closs 'got herself out'
Authorities are deciding what to do with a $50,000 reward for information about 13-year-old Jayme Closs, the Wisconsin girl who was found alive nearly three months after authorities say she was abducted from her home and her parents killed by an intruder.

Milwaukee FBI spokesman Leonard Peace said Tuesday that the reward remains under review. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says the reward is being discussed with the FBI and will be determined later.

PK told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the couple does not want the reward. He says if anyone gets it, Jayme should because "She got herself out."
 
JAN 15, 2019
https://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/a...ping-suspect-kept-Wisconsin-girl-13534048.php
The prosecutor in the case, Barron County District Attorney Brian Wright, said after Patterson was charged Monday that a conviction in this case is important.

"We are seeking justice. We have two parents of a 13-year-old who are deceased. We have a 13-year-old who was abducted for 88 days against her will, forcibly. It doesn't get any more serious than that," he said.

Patterson's defense attorneys, Charles Glynn and Richard Jones, have said they might seek a change of venue.

Madel said the defense may try to suppress Patterson's statement to police, but it's unlikely that will succeed. They also might pursue an insanity-based defense, arguing that Patterson did not understand what he's accused of doing was wrong. But Madel doubts that would work either.

"He wore all black. He shaved his head. He took steps to conceal her in his home when people were over, and he was seemingly out looking for her when she was gone," Madel said. Those are indications that "he appreciated the criminality of what he was doing."

Wright said he does not plan for Jayme to testify at any upcoming proceedings, but Madel said it should be up to her. He said it can be helpful for victims to testify, even if they undergo extensive cross-examination, because doing so helps them feel like they helped convict their attackers.

"I get what the prosecutors are saying: They don't need to call her. But I sure hope they are going to leave that up to her," Madel said.
 
JAN 15, 2019
Barron community reacts to Jayme Closs case after more details are released
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says he expects the community to rebuild after this tragedy. “There's always a will and the courage this 13 year-old has shown us will only build this community and make it stronger," said Fitzgerald.

He says the safe return of Jayme is the best possible outcome in this tragedy. "We've seen bad things happen in the Barron community and we've been a part of tragedies before but we've never seen a child get kidnapped and I think that’s a struggle and has been a struggle for three months for this community and for law enforcement and for families all over," said Fitzgerald.

Despite the fear and discomfort the situation has brought to the community, Fitzgerald says he believes the tragedy will bring the community closer, encouraging residents to look out for one another.

"This community has done everything they can for Jayme, for law enforcement, for me as the Sheriff and we'll get through this wholeheartedly.” He says the community will rebuild and come out stronger. “If a 13- year-old girl can do it...we can do it," said Fitzgerald.
 
JAN 15, 2019
‘Small, Close-Knit Town’ Of Haugen, Wis., Also Reeling From Closs Family Tragedy
On the day Jayme Closs escaped last week, court documents say Jake Patterson drove from Gordon to the town of Haugen, Wisconsin. It’s where his mom lives and where WCCO found more people are wondering what they might have missed.

Haugen is a town of just 300. The news of Jake Patterson’s connections here has rattled the people who call this place home.

JH has been a part of this tight community for 40 years. His grocery store is a staple for anyone looking for basic supplies, but, it’s an infrequent customer that people are focused on now.

“When I had seen him in the store like last summer — June or July — he didn’t look that way,” Hill recalled about Jake Patterson.

Patterson’s mom has lived in Haugen for the last few years. She didn’t answer the door when WCCO stopped by. In a strange twist, WCCO has learned she drives a school bus for the Rice Lake School District. Patterson told investigators he knew he wanted to take Jayme Closs after seeing her get on her bus in nearby Barron.

Online records show Jake’s parents divorced in 2007. He went on to graduate in 2015 in Minong where his yearbook lists him as “quietist” in his senior class. On another page, Patterson said, “I’m finally done with school,” and that he planned to join the Marines. The Armed Forces confirm Patterson served for one month that following fall. That’s about the time his mom would have moved to Haugen.

Hill said Patterson didn’t come in often, but that he noticed a change the last time he stopped by. “I seen him once when he was shaven clean. I don’t remember what date it was or nothing,” Hill said.

Neighbors told me they haven’t seen the school bus Jake’s mom drives by her driveway since Thursday. They believe they are staying away as they try to cope with all that’s happened.
 
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