Found Alive WI - Jayme Closs, 13, Barron, missing after parents found shot, 15 Oct 2018 *Arrest* #34

[BRRI]

No criminal history at least in the state of WI.

And he did proactive things to avoid detection.

I want to know what was proactive.

 

[Rodnester]

The suspect
Jake Patterson: Suspect named in Jayme Closs' abduction

 

[MachoFantastico]

What Jayme did was amazing, I just hope the media give Jayme and her family room to recover. Honestly LE seemed as in shock as many of us are.

 

[Yellow Rose]

I hated watching this conference. I want to see more praise for Jayme and less praise for themselves! Even praise to the dogwalker would be nice!

 

[SeattleStew]

How?

Sheriff did not elaborate on Barron connection

 

[Rubiconbob]

I'm kind of side-eyeing the self-praise LE is giving itself in this presser. They di not find or rescue her. She rescued herself.

Fairness to law enforcement they did work case tirelessly.... and had zilch to go on..
For all we know ... perp coulda been sleepless and burnt out from fitz/FBI

All credit to jayme... but hard to fault LE

I think jayme has her mom and dad kickback ... neither of them look like they’d tolerate much.

 

[CuriousMaine]

Uhhhh I want to know the connect as to why her??? I mean I remember being 13 and talking to boys online? Or was this just random?

Sheriff said they may have that, and more info at the 4 oclock presser.

 

[Byte]

That I think goes way too far. It's not like they failed to do their jobs. If there's not evidence, there's not evidence. LE aren't magicians.

My only issue is the back patting now.

That's true but this could at least be used to build the framework so that future cases can get solved without having to play a waiting game. Were there any red flags missed after the abduction, how did he fall under the radar and were there any signs of him planning the abduction. I understand the lack of evidence being the problem but we need to take this chance to learn why there was no evidence- there is no such thing as a perfect crime.

 

[Angleterre]

Just initials in a discrete way

Really? Why was his name or initials previously mentioned and by whom? In what context ?

 

[Irmese]

Law enforcement did not solve this, Jayme did. Stop taking credit.

All your effort counts for nothing if it didn't get results.

I disagree. While they didn't find her, they still will prosecute JP. Their work makes that possible.

 

[stephlovescheese]

JP has no criminal record. If this is his first crime, imagine what his future would have been. Jayme Closs is a hero. Her escape will ultimately prevent him from hurting countless other people.

Too bad juvenile histories are confidential, sealed, expunged or all of the above. My gut tells me he's likely known to juvenile authorities and local mental health providers. JMO.

 

[oviedo]

So a 21 year old planned this, killed two people very quickly, grabbed jayme (probably barefoot) and sped up to Douglas County and hid for 88 days? Wow just wow

 

[cakegirl0905]

No previous contact. Wow. That is terrifying. The family didn’t know this guy. He must have seen her, developed a fixation, followed her home, and planned this out. Holy ****. This stuff just doesn’t happen! This is horror movie thriller novel stuff, not real life. It’s so chilling and horrific. Her poor parents, they must have been so scared and confused when he broke in. And poor Jayme. I really cannot wrap my mind around this.

 

[bechk45]

How dare le and fbi pat themselves on the back. Jayme rescued herself. Why are they not praising Jayme. She is the one who is BRAVE

It's pretty gross. The sheriff is treating the press conference like an acceptance speech. What a bunch of buffoons.

 

[flashy09]

Great information thank you
And a house in the middle of the two circles at the top was the dog walker named according to mainstream media?

I think the last names are actually different - Peterson and Patterson.

 

[StarEyes]

I cried 1/2 the presser!!! It’s so nice to see smiles. It’s awesome that he showed us JPs mugshot and purposely put him on blast. No more hiding, creeper!
Oh & JAYME IS ALIVE!!!!! JAYME IS SAFE!!!! HOORAY!!!!

 

[holtzmann]

Reuploading JP's intake shot here, since I know posts were flying by during presser.

 

[gitana1]

Fairness to law enforcement they did work case tirelessly.... and had zilch to go on..
For all we know ... perp coulda been sleepless and burnt out from fitz/FBI

All credit to jayme... but hard to fault LE

I think jayme has her mom and dad kickback ... neither of them look like they’d tolerate much.

I'm not faulting them one bit. They worked harder than one can imagine. There just seemed to be a lot of self-congratulation for what the actual victim accomplished rather than them.

But @zea mays made a good point. They're likely just so stunned and elated that it's coming out a bit inarticulate.

They don't get outcomes like this very often.

 

[Kristineellen]

This guy honestly could have done so much more damage had he not been caught. The insane thing is there were NO leads on him. I am so happy she ran because I don't know if she would've been found any time soon.

I'm interested in seeing the steps he took because there was not a trace of him!

 

[oviedo]

I want to know what was proactive.

My guess is since it appears he planned this - he bought food for himself, maybe lots of gas in advance so he could still drive and stay off the radar for buying stuff? How else do you conceal illegal activity? He was not employed apparently so he had no job to go to- just spent all day every day with her? oh dear god.

 

[carmenugt]

Medically cleared overnight. Interesting. My next question is this the older boyfriend that was suspected?

 

[Deerrun]

Surprised at all the negativity about LE. This is a fluke crime without much of any evidence, YES, Jayme is the one who escaped and saved herself. LE was so emotionally attached this case, I give them all the credit in the world for never giving up. They are overwhelmed with joy I do not see it as them patting themselves on the back. Please remember that most of us thought she was probably deceased and this is an amazingly positive experience. just saying I am going to focus on the positive IMO