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JAN 18, 2019
911 dispatcher describes Jayme Closs call: 'It's definitely going to be one that you never forget' - CNN
Watch Amy Pullen's full interview on HLN's "88 Days of Terror," airing Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET.

"I just remember hearing 'Jayme Closs,' and that's when it took me a couple seconds to realize what she had said," Pullen told CNN Thursday. "And I remember asking her, you know, 'Have you seen this girl's picture?'"

"I wanted to make sure that she knew -- or that this was real," Pullen added. "And she said, 'I'm a hundred percent sure that this is her.'"

"Once a deputy came up and said he was in custody, then I felt like we could breathe," Pullen recalled. "My partner and I just kind of looked at each other, and it was like, then you can breathe and everybody's safe."

The 911 call left a deep impression on Pullen, she said.

"Nothing has ever affected me like this before," she said, but she doesn't feel she did anything that any of her colleagues wouldn't have done. She just did her job.

 

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JAN 18, 2019
Jayme Closs' Relative Was 'Not Prepared' for Horrifying Details of Murders: 'New Level of Terror'
For several months, JA wondered what exactly happened the night her sweet, fun cousin Denise Closs died. She knew she had been fatally shot, but she knew few details, and her imagination filled in the horrifying blanks.

The specifics of the Oct. 15, 2018, crime at the Closs home in Barron, Wisconsin, were worse than she imagined. “I was not prepared,” Arnold tells PEOPLE.

Arnold had hoped that her cousin had died quickly — perhaps while sleeping. Instead, her heart broke when she read in the complaint that Denise and Jayme heard the fatal gunshot that killed James, compelling Denise to call 911. Then, while she and Jayme hid in the bathtub, Denise enveloped Jayme in a protective bear hug moments before her death.

“Denise’s last thoughts were probably, ‘My daughter is next,’” Arnold says. “It makes me so heartbroken. It just wrecks me…When somebody dies, it just feels a million times worse when their last thoughts are of utter despair and terror. I had been hoping it had happened so fast that it wasn’t time for her understand.”

“I wanted to know. I had to know — to give myself some closure. Unfortunately, with some closure came a whole new level of terror for me as a mom,” she says.

 

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JAN 18, 2019
"Knoxville's Truckster" brings Christmas to Jayme Closs


The Wisconsin teenager, Jayme Closs, whose parents had been killed and was missing for nearly three months, did not celebrate Christmas last year.

A Knoxville staple made the 1,400-mile trip to bring Christmas to her and her whole community. David Moore had driven his car that he calls "Knoxville's Truckster," a tribute to the film Christmas Vacation, to Closs's home town Barron, Wisconsin.

Moore brought gifts for Closs, her family, school and rescue crews. He brought with him things such as handmade quilts, crosses, stuffed animals and University of Tennessee sweatshirts and hats.

Moore says he felt called by God to make the trip and he's there to represent East Tennessee. He said he plans to stay for a few days.

 

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JAN 18, 2019
Discussing The Jayme Closs Case With Your Children
What happened to Jayme Closs is rare.

Less than one percent of abductions are from strangers and Jayme’s case is rare even within that one percent. Experts say parents should not downplay what happened to Jayme, but to use it as an important teaching moment.

Jane Straub educates children and parents on abductions. She works with the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center.

“This is one extreme example of a very bad person who did a really bad thing, but look at all the good people who did the right thing in this case,” Straub said. “Jayme was in a situation and she knew it wasn’t OK what was happening to her and she did what she could to get out. And even when she didn’t know that lady walking the dog, she knew that that was a safe adult because that adult wasn’t breaking her safety rules and she knew to go to that adult and get help and that’s what we want kids to know.”

Straub says kids don’t need to know all the details, but this case brings up a huge teaching moment about abductions in general.

Here are some basic tips:

– Tell kids to always check before they go anywhere
– Play and stay with a buddy
– Identify 5 adults you can always go to and talk with and trust
– Trust your gut
– No secrets with adults
– Private areas are private

 

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JAN 18, 2019
Ladysmith basketball players, fans honor Jayme Closs' safe return
During an area high school basketball game Thursday night, the home team is celebrating a big moment for its opponents.

Players and fans wore blue Friday night at the Ladysmith High School Boys Basketball games against Barron, in celebration of the community’s welcoming home of Jayme Closs.

A 50/50 raffle was also put on by the Ladysmith Athletic Boosters. All proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the Closs family.

 

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JAN 14, 2019
Lou Raguse on Twitter
So i guess the question is why the public wasn't asked to help find a red Taurus. Is that something they would keep close to the vest or did they overlook it?

Lou Raguse on Twitter
Circling back to this, authorities withheld that info because it was the best lead they had. They were trying to find a red Taurus owner and didn’t want him to know they had that info and get rid of it.

 

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JAN 18, 2019
Ethics in media: What to make of the Jayme Closs case
Victim's right's advocates have said Jayme Closs' need to heal outweighs the public's curiosity after she was able to escape a home she was kept in for 88 days and witnessing the deaths of her parents.

KSTP's Leah McLean sat down with University of Minnesota Media Ethics Professor Jane Kirtley to discuss finding the balance.

Watch the video box above for the full story.

 

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JAN 18, 2019
FBI credits teamwork, determination in Jayme Closs search; has hope for other missing children cases
We are learning more about the Jayme Closs investigation from an FBI agent assigned to the case. Justin Tolomeo, FBI Special Agent, and a team of 250 FBI agents and personnel worked nearly round the clock to bring Closs home. In the end, it was Closs herself who broke the case.


Justin Tolomeo

A law enforcement agent for more than 30 years, Tolomeo says solving crimes against kids matters.

"It is a threat to life of a child," Tolomeo said. "We are going to pull out all the stops and move rapidly and flood resources into that area to help with the investigation."

Tolomeo and his team worked 24-hour shifts to follow up on thousands of tips. None panned out and the FBI scaled back its operation, but Tolomeo says his team never gave up.

"We did everything we possibly could and I again, I said it, Jayme herself that gave us that break," said Tolomeo.

Tolomeo has yet to meet Closs, and his work isn't done. There are more missing children.

 

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JAN 19, 2019
Decision to add charges in Jayme Closs kidnapping will be sensitive
Prosecutors in Douglas County could file additional charges against Patterson for various other crimes: among them, false imprisonment or any sort of assault committed against Jayme on his wooded Gordon, Wis., property while she was missing for 88 days, legal experts said. For instance, Jayme told authorities Patterson once hit her with an object, according to the court documents in Barron.

While prosecutors may want to pile on charges against Patterson in an attempt to ensure the 21-year-old stays behind bars until he dies, “it may very well be that, out of concern for [Jayme’s] emotional and psychological well-being, that they want to limit her experience in a courtroom to the most serious charges involving homicide and the original kidnapping,” said Daniel Blinka, a Marquette University law professor who formerly prosecuted sensitive crimes. “It’s not like they need additional charges to emphasize the seriousness … of this offense.”

Douglas County District Attorney Mark Fruehauf said at a news conference this week that he anticipated having more information on any additional charges before then.

“My office is still in the process of reviewing the reports on the case to determine whether or not there are any additional charges that would be filed in Douglas County,” he said.

Experts said Fruehauf and his colleagues are not under intense time pressure, however. They could potentially wait to see how the charges in Barron County are resolved before deciding whether additional charges against Patterson are necessary.

Similarly, Barron County prosecutors could amend charges against Patterson, too. They are likely still sifting through evidence, experts said.

 

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JAN 19, 2019
Jayme Closs’ Church To Hold Celebration
A Wisconsin community will come together Sunday to celebrate the homecoming of Jayme Closs.

Faith and community leaders will gather for the Praise and Gratitude Service at Jayme’s church in Cameron — St. Peter Catholic Church. It starts at 6:30 p.m., and all are welcome.

 

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JAN 19, 2019
How did Jake Patterson's life lead to Jayme Closs?
Teachers and classmates at his small country school described him as smart and quick-witted — quiet, but not a loner. He had friends and was well-accepted among the 34 members of the Class of 2015 at Northwood School, most of whom had been together since kindergarten.

He played video games, board games — “Risk” was a favorite — and devoured Tom Clancy spy novels.

So what could possibly have transformed this lean, prematurely balding and reserved young man into the alleged perpetrator of a brutal crime that shocked a nation?

“Something just got stuck in his head,” said JM, Patterson’s maternal grandfather. “I can’t imagine anybody thinking about this, let alone doing it.”

In Haugen, a village of about 270 residents some 45 miles south of Gordon and home to Patterson’s mother, DF, few noticed Jake when he visited. “It’s a very close-knit town,” said one resident. “If you haven’t been here three generations, people don’t really know you.”

Frey, who drives a school bus for the nearby Rice Lake district, has lived in town only a short time, but locals know who she is by the bus that’s sometimes parked in front of her home.

“She’s friendly. She’d wave when she went by,” said JH, owner of the Village Grocery. Hill said last week that he didn’t see Jake often, but remembers him stopping in the store occasionally for cigarettes.

“Marlboros,” Hill said.

“It’s profoundly sad. It’s not ordinary sad,” Moyer said softly. “We lost our grandson, too. It’s like a death.”

Said Fisher, Patterson’s best friend: “I’ve been trying to figure it out, and I can’t.”

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JAN 19, 2019
How did Jake Patterson's life lead to Jayme Closs?
The divorce decree provided scant details other than outlining the financial arrangements and joint child custody. Both parents were required to take a class titled “Effects of Divorce on Children.”

Moyer said the divorce bothered Jake, “like it would any kid.” But he’s not sure of the lasting impact.

As Frey moved from one local town to another over the years, Jake began spending more time at his father’s home in Gordon, according to VF, whose son Dylan was a close friend of Jake’s through middle school and high school.

Fisher said to his knowledge, Patterson never dated. In fact, he never discussed the topic. “He never said anything [about girls],” Fisher said. “It never seemed to be a pressing concern.”

Three months after graduating, Patterson headed for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. But he returned to Gordon after five weeks, a washout as a Marine Corps private.

It was a bitter experience, Patterson’s grandfather said.

“It was profoundly disappointing when he didn’t make it in the Marines,” Moyer said. “He had health issues. He wasn’t able to hold up to the regimen.”

Asked what the health issues were, Moyer replied, “It was internal.”

Once back home, Patterson distanced himself from his high school friends.

Fisher said he tried several times to reach him in the months after graduation but never got a response.

“I haven’t talked to him in three years,” Fisher said.

 

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JAN 19, 2019
Jayme Closs case: A chilling tale of murder, kidnapping and escape in rural America - CNN
He wore brown, steel-toed boots, a black jacket and jeans. The mask concealed his round, bespectacled face. Gloves covered his hands. The Taurus coasted into the Closs family driveway early that Monday morning with its headlights off.

Patterson climbed the brick stairs and opened the storm door. He pounded on the wooden door. Jayme's father looked at him through a small, wrought iron-encased window pane in the middle of the door.

Show me your badge, James Closs demanded, mistaking Patterson for a cop.

He stared through the glass, down the chrome-plated shotgun barrel. Patterson pulled the trigger.

It was about 12:53 a.m. when the call came into the Barron County Dispatch Center, three miles from the Closs family home. No one spoke. Dispatchers heard screaming. One dispatcher returned the call and got Denise Closs' voicemail.

Outside, Patterson tried to break open the door. He ejected a spent shell and unloaded a blast toward the doorknob. He pushed the door open and stepped over James Closs' body.

A flashlight in hand, Patterson stalked the rooms. One door wouldn't budge. He checked the rest of the house: vacant. He returned to the bolted door. He couldn't kick it open. He rammed it with his shoulder, over and over. The drawer. It took 10 to 15 blows from the upper half of his 6-foot, 215-pound frame before it split in two.

He ripped down the shower curtain. Denise Closs clung to her daughter in what the intruder would describe as a "bear hug."

The blast shook Jayme, who cowered in the tub. She knew her father was dead. Her mother dialed 911 on her cell phone.

 

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JAN 19, 2019
Evil Jayme Closs Suspect Kidnapper Jake Patterson Obsessed With His Crimes
Evil Jayme Closs' suspect kidnapper Jake Patterson was a narcissist who was obsessed with following the bizarre crime via news and social media outlets.

“He followed one group in particular very closely. The group is operated by BADmins, and they are known for having a large following of crime buffs from around the world who share theories.”

“He was very intrigued by the BADmins group from his online history,” the source close to the investigation revealed. “He was on it at least twice per day – logging in once in the morning and once at night.”

The source noted that the suspect also monitored RadarOnline.com, DailyMail, CNN, Reddit and even tuned into ‘All Rise’ with Dylan Howard on Nov. 16 when Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald appeared on the show.

The self-confessed criminal also followed local television coverage and scoured the internet to learn new facts.

Twisted Patterson ‘Googled’ terms such as “Jayme Closs, “Jayme Closs Suspect”, “Barron County” and used social media to search for keywords including “Closs” and “Patterson” in related searches.

Other key words searched included; “Jayme Gordon”, “Jayme Closs Gordon” and “Gordon”, “FBI” and “Kyle Jaenke-Annis.”

 

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JAN 19, 2019
Joe Soucheray: Jayme Closs case shows evil, miracles can find us
Embarrassment sets in. An apology seems called for. From the moment Jayme Closs was taken after the murder of her parents on Oct. 15, 2018, until her miraculous reappearance among the living Jan. 10, we held out suspicions, we constructed scenarios: she must have known him; there had to be a connection; the sheriff, Chris Fitzgerald, wasn’t telling us everything.

By “we,” I mean all of us. We are simple human beings and we need things to make sense. We need a set of extenuating circumstances so we can put things in boxes, line things up in a row, rivet together loose ends. Nothing will excuse the horrific mayhem that young Jayme endured, but if there was an ending we could at least pretend that we could set out to understand what happened.

There was nothing to explain the mayhem.

Nothing.

Which leads to only one conclusion. The child was the victim of pure evil, there being no other explanation plausible. There is evil in the world and we all saw it firsthand and this young girl had to experience it. She did not know him. There was no connection. The sheriff was telling us the truth every step of the way.

 

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JAN 19, 2019
Barron tries to move forward after Jayme Closs' return
Barron schools superintendent Diane Tremblay said she still gets stopped on the street by people asking the same question: “How do we convince our kids that they’re safe?”

After initially being reluctant to accept offers of help from outside groups out of what she now describes as an “overprotective” instinct that made her want to limit the number of new faces kids would be exposed to in school, Tremblay said she eventually came to realize that people with experience and expertise could provide valuable insights into how to help students, staff and community members cope with the traumatic events of the past three months.

A crucial challenge involves restoring a sense of physical and psychological safety among students, she said.

“There is a lot of fear to manage,” Gay said. “There is a sense that, ‘Oh my goodness, this could happen to me.’ Even though the odds are astronomically rare, there is that idea that has opened up in children’s minds.”

While Tremblay already has been meeting with various school groups to see how they’re doing, she said administrators plan to do a formal assessment of all students and staff beginning on Jan. 29 so they can address the distinct needs of each person in recovering from the trauma they have endured.

 

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“A week later, authorities released two more descriptions of vehicles of interest, a black Acura MDX or Ford Edge and a red or orange Dodge Challenger.

Deputies now know that they did see the car that Barron County prosecutors say carried Jayme away from her home that night; they passed right by it as they approached the Closses' house, according to court documents.

Since deputies didn't know the nature of the call they were responding to yet, they had no reason to pull that car over. Barron County Sheriff's Deputy Jon Fick later stated that he remembered passing a maroon vehicle that, to him, appeared to be an older model Ford Taurus, in the dark that night. It was the only car he observed coming from that direction.“

The Kidnapping of Jayme Closs: Charges Lay Out a Terrifying Story
Sun., Jan. 20, 2019 3:00 AM

 

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JAN 20, 2019
Prayer and gratitude service held to celebrate the safe return of Jayme Closs
Jayme Closs grew up in the St. Peter Catholic Church in Cameron, Wisconsin.

Her family volunteered there for years.

The funeral for Jayme's parents, James and Denise, was held at St. Peter shortly after they were shot to death inside their Barron County home last October.

And now, with Jayme's miraculous escape from 88 days in captivity, a prayer and gratitude service to celebrate her safe return to relatives was held Sunday night. Dozens of people filled the sanctuary to help lift up Jayme, her family and each other after their journey through darkness that chilled northwest Wisconsin and beyond.

Seven different prayers of gratitude were shared for law enforcement, schools, childhood friends, the community, Jim and Denise and Jayme herself.

AH is Jayme's cousin and shared thoughts about Jayme's childhood friends and the broader community.

"They share our tears, give hugs, call, offer more prayers than we will ever know," she said.

There were prayers for Jim and Denise, and Jayme herself who endured the trauma of her parents' murders and more horror after the nearly three-month struggle with a complete stranger, 21-year-old Jake Patterson.

 

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JAN 20, 2019
Cameron community unites in praise, gratitude after Jayme Closs' safe return
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People packed in the pews to celebrate the strong 13-year-old girl who escaped her accused captor and is now home safe with her family. Songs of celebration were ringing through the air. "Music has such a powerful way of going places where spoken word can't,” said Luke Spehar, a singer who is leading the service on Sunday night.

There were words of gratitude for law enforcement and a standing ovation for Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald. "I know this community can do anything now, I have seen it, we've done the impossible and it starts with a 13 year old girl and it ends with a community of 44,000 strong.” Sheriff Fitzgerald said.

They prayed in gratitude for Jayme’s family and specifically her parents, James and Denise Closs. "For what Jayme's parents themselves did, they gave Jayme the gift of life , love and the faith that really helped to keep her strong,” said Father John Gerritts, the supervising pastor.

They were praying for healing of the community that even after nearly 90 long days and never gave up hope. "These communities are really a shining example for the rest of us, it's not so much maybe what we heard it's what we didn't hear, we didn't hear people pointing fingers, we didn't hear blaming one another,” Father Gerritts said. “That's what I believe really helped them maintain that hopefulness and now the joy that they are able to express."

But above all else they prayed for Jayme. "I don't know about all of you but everything just seems a little different since Jayme got home, so much new meaning around us,” said Diane Tremblay the Barron Schools Superintendent.