I have never followed other cases on here but I keep seeing remarks on how odd this one is. I agree. One could not plan nor make such things up.
One thing that may mean nothing but still bothers me is Jayme's alert states she has green eyes. Her aunt in one interview, I cannot remember which one, stated that they are amber and sometimes look blue. Her pictures as well are all over the place, in the originals she looks like a young, maybe a bit awkyard yet of a teen; and now we have seen several where she looks like a poised young lady older than the original pictures. Her eye color in the pictures as well sometimes looks blue, and sometimes does not, etc. I am not saying this means anything important, it is just odd that in one release they are green and yet a family member said otherwise.
A few weeks ago I had occasion to drive Highway 8 through Barron. I paid very close attention. I found it extremely strange there is not one single billboard or sign of any kind from the MN Taylor Falls border through Barron. Barron has literally dozens of Chris Kroeze signs (contestant on The Voice) understandably, he did great(!), but basically none of Jayme. One City office had something about her on their sign and one house had a tree and a "hope" sign. Throughout the entire stretch of Highway 8 and the main drag. Yet Kroeze signs were everywhere as were Barron Bear signs even more present than anything about Jayme. The two things I saw about Jayme were negligible for the length of Barron and not a picture nor a detail. I stopped at one gas station, used the restroom and shopped for a snack and again noticed not one thing about her. I cannot say there may not have been something somewhere, what I am saying is I shopped the gas station and used the restroom as 90 percent of people would, without LOOKING for anything about her, and never noticed a thing. Could there be something somewhere? Sure, but nothing that would stand out to someone entering the station or shopping in it. Not to me anyhow.
There are billboards in other states but not a one from the MN border nor in her own area towns (not the ones I was in anyhow). Again, I am talking the main streets which I would think is where you would want such signs. Cameron was the same. I was not on Highway 53 so I cannot comment on that but I would doubt it as if Highway 8 has nothing why would 53? They searched along 8.
Nothing by Jennie-O either despite having a several block presence and a fence where something could be hung.
I allow for people could be scared and not want to call attention to themselves but I do NOT understand why there wouldn't be a ton of businesses doing so and at least a billboard. I do not know what is the norm in a missing case but I find it somewhat odd.
Then for odd things we have a panty thief who just happens to break in and the place happens to be under camera. What are the odds? Maybe he has no connection but we do know he skulks around at that time of night and stalks. Based on his arrests.
We have cars that mattered that now seem not to and yet they are still on posters as if they matter, etc. It has never been said definitively they do not matter, just more of a "not the focus" sort of right now.
A remark that stands out to me to this day is the sheriff saying or seeming to be surprised they did not find a weapon/gun. Why would they expect to??
I know people in the area and they are not talking about this case. I was told it is not in the papers and it is quiet and off of many people's radar as there is nothing about it in the local papers, etc. It was remarked to me the tree lighting was recently in the paper but other than that, there has been nothing. I can't say people do not talk privately about it in their homes or that some do elsewhere s well but I found no evidence of it, just the opposite when I asked a few close to me.
I also for the first time came by the house and tried to watch for it to see if I felt it would be easily picked or targeted. I can only say it is easily visible from the road now but it wouldn't have been in October and one is past it before you register you see it. I mean maybe at 1 a.m. you could be driving slowly to watch for it but in normal traffic that is not an option imo.
I was also struck by the fact that, even though we know it is just about a mile, I felt in no time flat I was in the Barron City Limits. It seems like a poor choice of a home to target randomly with no knowledge unless you are just stupid or methed up or something. When I returned by the same route I felt the same although the house seemed a bit further out but still, I just do not see it being randomly selected IF you knew two police agencies were less than four miles away.
I could and many others could as well add many more odd things that just do not make sense nor add up. I am in no way questioning LE or the victims, etc., I just cannot figure out the reasons. I imagine some of these things are tactics or they have a good idea of who did it. I sure hope so. The alternatives one can think of are not good ones.
I also find the silence about the family's activities even the weekend prior to possibly be significant. And it has been especially silent with regard to Jim.
Another oddity in this case is the neighbor's account. Either they are wrong or LE is. I also wonder where they were until 11:30 p.m. Again, this is not directed at them I am just thinking like a middle aged person. It is a Sunday night almost to Monday. The casino and perhaps a few bars would be open. While there may be some middle aged die hard bar flies, I think the majority have turned to being more daytime, early afternoon or early evening types. Perhaps they were at a family member's home for a party? I thought of that but others would most likely have jobs or children with school to attend the next day and such things would not go late on a Sunday. Now the casino would be a different story. One gets into a casino and forgets the time or keeps gambling. And if one did not have to work it would not be a big deal.
I have wondered if the neighbors won a big pot or even upset someone and they were followed at a distance. They see them signal and turn into a driveway and the ones following get the wrong driveway, the Closses.
I have no way of knowing this is even likely, just a thought. The neighbors could have been anywhere even coming from Wal-Mart in Rice Lake. It just seems unlikely and seems a late hour for a Sunday night.
My very first instinct when this case was in the news was meth heads and a possibly wrong residence. And then there was an arrest in the neighborhood and I still think it is possible.
However, like everyone, I entertain them all. Parents the target, Jayme the target, random, targeted, etc.
For some reason and I am unsure why, I feel the parents were the target (or one of them).
Just rambling and thought maybe some of it would give some food for thought. I have not been on here in awhile but have now caught up and read all posts.
