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

[Whiskers16]

Hi all,
Some posts have been snipped/removed. LE has specifically said Jayme is not a suspect. All the information we have right now indicates she is a victim. Please keep your posts victim-friendly. That includes not accusing people who have not been named a a POI or suspect by MSM or LE.
thanks,
whiskers

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[Alethea]

It kills me that they're calling Jayme a teenager. I know she's technically a teen but 13 is still a child.

 

[kkdj]

I agree. I think Jayme was abducted and her parents tried to intervene.

This makes sense at this point. I think someone tried to leave with her and her parents were having none of that so they were murdered. Jayme was then taken and we need to find her! Was this someone she had some sort of a relationship with? Or someone who just wanted to have a relationship with her? Did she know this person was coming for her but had no idea they would murder her parents if they intervened? What happened?

 

[FlossyMay]

They talked to her teachers? I hope they went through her locker while they were there. When I was her age, I kept notes from friends and admirers in mine. There may be some clues there. Hopefully they have her phone and other electronics to look through as well.

 

[Deleted member 278]

It kills me that they're calling Jayme a teenager. I know she's technically a teen but 13 is still a child.

Well, they are calling her a teenager because she is but when I hear "teenager," my mind hops to age 16.

 

[kkdj]

Jayme is 13 years old.
It doesn’t matter if she went willing or knew person or persons.
She is missing and in danger.

Absolutely correct!
But if she knows the person they will find him/her/them and quickly imo.

 

[WisconsinSleuth02]

Wait a second... He says that a case like this has happened recently...

 

[kkdj]

Wait a second... He says that a case like this has happened recently...

Who said?

 

[Deleted member 278]

Wait a second... He says that a case like this has happened recently...

Who?
What?
Where?

 

[Mauig’ma]

Would the daughter be in 7th or the 8th grade? Do we know?

 

[Alethea]

Well, they are calling her a teenager because she is but when I hear "teenager," my mind hops to age 16.

I think I would call her "a 13 year old girl." I too think 16, 17+ when I hear "teenager."

 

[WisconsinSleuth02]

Who said?

Sheriff Fitzgerald in the video that was shared.

 

[LietKynes]

Possibly someone known to the family and was trusted by them... up until now, of course.
Which would give LE a possible clue for where to look ?
I was hoping Jayme had dropped her phone or some other electronic device (IPad ?) to let authorities know who might have abducted her ?
Hoping she didn't witness the murders !

 

[Alethea]

This makes sense at this point. I think someone tried to leave with her and her parents were having none of that so they were murdered. Jayme was then taken and we need to find her! Was this someone she had some sort of a relationship with? Or someone who just wanted to have a relationship with her? Did she know this person was coming for her but had no idea they would murder her parents if they intervened? What happened?

Was there school today? Who didn't show up for school (or work at the school)? That would be my first question.

 

[FlossyMay]

Sheriff Fitzgerald in the video that was shared.

I was unable to view the video thanks to my craptop not wanting to cooperate. That is terrifying.

 

[Deleted member 278]

Sheriff Fitzgerald in the video that was shared.

Can you or someone please share again.

 

[Gardener1850]

It kills me that they're calling Jayme a teenager. I know she's technically a teen but 13 is still a child.

I know what you are saying. And she just turned 13 in July. She is just barely a teen.

 

[Le Singe]

This makes sense at this point. I think someone tried to leave with her and her parents were having none of that so they were murdered. Jayme was then taken and we need to find her! Was this someone she had some sort of a relationship with? Or someone who just wanted to have a relationship with her? Did she know this person was coming for her but had no idea they would murder her parents if they intervened? What happened?

Something along these lines is my personal "most likely scenario" at this point. Considering it was already in the media that they were questioning her friends and at the school questioning people it looks like LE is thinking this is a possibility also.

Although if this was the case I'd think they would already be on to someone. I guess give it another day to scrub the electronics.

 

[leyash]

I think we need to hope at this point that it was her boyfriend or something, maybe an older guy, who wanted to be with her. Parents found out, told them they couldn't be together... dude lost it, kidnapped her.

But, that's the best case scenario I feel. Hopefully there's proof of the relationship, giving them an idea of who he is, and since he cares about her, hope to God he won't hurt her.

 

[WisconsinSleuth02]

Are you near the area where this happened?

No, about 3-4 hours away.

 

[rainynights]

Barron County Sheriff's Department

Press Release

October 15, 2018 6:00pm Update

The deceased individuals have been identified as James Closs, 56 and Denise Closs, 46. They are husband and wife and the mother and father of Jayme, the missing 13 year old.

An Amber Alert has been issued and please continue to call in tips to the tip line 24 hours a day at 1-855-744-3879.

Again the missing and endangered juvenile is Jayme Closs, age 13, 5 feet tall, 100 pounds, green eyes and Blond or Strawberry hair.

Per Chris Fitzgerald, Barron County Sheriff

Barron County Sheriff's Department