AMBER ALERT WI - Jayme Closs, 13, Barron, missing after parents found shot to death, 15 Oct 2018 *endangered*

[WisconsinSleuth02]

I do believe FBI is involved!

 

[Oller]

It snowed here in Northwest Wisconsin yesterday. It didn’t stick, but it’s only in the low 40s right now. It’s getting cold out. I hope like heck she is not being held captive outside somewhere.

 

[kkdj]

More than likely and imo the violent crime scene goes along with my thinking, this person or people that committed these crimes were known to the family. We haven't heard anything about forced entry have we?

 

[AdorableOrca96]

This is a very troubling case. <modsnip - not victim friendly> However, police wouldn’t issue an AMBER alert if they believed this was so. All evidence so far from MSM points to a violent murder and abduction. I hope and pray for the best in this situation, that Jayme is okay and is able to tell her story.

 

[Tippy Lynn]

More than likely and imo the violent crime scene goes along with my thinking, this person or people that committed these crimes were known to the family. We haven't heard anything about forced entry have we?

Not that I've seen.

 

[WisconsinSleuth02]

Yes, it's been very cold here. Snowed all over N WI.

 

[PommyMommy]

Are LE actively searching with police cars? Advanced search tactics should be used. Drones or thermal cameras with drones could find her if she is in the woods.

Earlier today, the sheriff said they've used drones, infrared, they have searched the area around the home and they've searched the school. They have met with Jayme's friends, are working closely with the middle school she attended, and have reached out to the community to request they share her picture and report any sightings of Jayme. An Amber Alert was issued later in the day.

Agreed .

I was going to ask about the use of SAR dogs. It'd indicate whether she left on foot (dragged away by a perp ?) or car, right ?

Wonder if the FBI will be asked to assist.
And, I mean this with all due respect.... but are the local LE equipped to handle a case of this magnitude ?
TWO dead and one possible kidnapping.... just seems like a lot for one small town police force to be able to cope with , I do mean that respectfully.

If I were the sheriff.... I'd want outside help ! I'd be asking for SAR dogs, infrared or thermal (SAR) night time imaging, etc.
Absolutely.

What if she is being held in someone's hunting stand or outdoor bunker ?

The NCMEC and FBI are assisting in the investigation.

 

[kkdj]

Not that I've seen.

Seems to me that would have been mentioned and the public be made aware if it were the case.

 

[WisconsinSleuth02]

Thanks for the clarification. I have a gut feeling that this case won't be solved for a while.

 

[kkdj]

Is this an area where people typically lock their doors at night?

 

[Will1245]

Did LE collect a weapon?<modsnip - not victim friendly>.

Sorry, what is LE?

 

[rainynights]

Tajma Hall (@TajmaHallTV) | Twitter

13 year old Jayme Closs is still missing. Barron County Sheriff Fitzgerald tells me he’s meeting with other law enforcement right now and will provide an update after 6pm. AMBER Alert is still active.


Tajma Hall on Twitter

 

[kkdj]

Thanks for the clarification. I have a gut feeling that this case won't be solved for a while.

Why?

 

[PommyMommy]

Article has been updated with more details:

The sheriff's department says it received a 911 call overnight with one word standing out, "help."

Neighbor JS said she woke to shots close to 1 a.m. on Monday.

JS recalled, “When I heard the first shot it was, "boom!" Then second, “boom!" even bigger, louder.”

JS said in her experience the family mostly kept to themselves but it is still hard to believe such a tragedy could happen so close.

“It's a mother and a father and it's this close to you,” added JS. “It gives you goosebumps and it just makes you sad that this happens.”

Deputies say when they received the call no one on the phone interacted with dispatchers and while yelling was heard Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said it was hard to decipher.

“We could get "help" out of it, we could hearing yelling out of it but not much information,” Fitzgerald explained.

The department says it is now working to get the audio enhanced.
UPDATE: Adults found dead in Barron Co. were parents of missing 13-year-old girl

 

[kkdj]

Sorry, what is LE?

Law Enforcement.

 

[FlossyMay]

Matthew Hoffman iirc

Yes!! That's him. Thank you.

 

[Oller]

Is this an area where people typically lock their doors at night?

No, not typically. I got teased by my dad a few weeks ago when I went home and locked my car doors when I parked in the driveway.

 

[AdorableOrca96]

Sorry, what is LE?

(Deleted, someone answered before me.)

 

[WisconsinSleuth02]

Is this an area where people typically lock their doors at night?

No. I live in GB, and we do. In a small WI town, I do not think so. My mom lived in Brillion, around the same population and didn't even lock her door.

 

[kkdj]

Were both of the deceased Jayme's natural parents or was one a stepparent?

 

[kkdj]

No, not typically. I got teased by my dad a few weeks ago when I went home and locked my car doors when I parked in the driveway.

So, wouldn't LE now advise people to lock their doors at night if they thought this was random? I don't think they think this was random. jmo