It was like any other typical day for Wisconsin teen Jayme Closs that changed when a gunman broke into her house, and so began her horrific ordeal that lasted for 88 days and finally ended with the gunman getting arrested.
What The Officers Found on Arriving at Jayme Closs’s house
On October 15, 2018, The Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a phone call that lasted 47 sec to a minute with no one responding. Noise could be heard in the background, but nothing could be made with a clear distinction. Immediately officers were dispatched to check the scene out. Upon arrival, they found the door forced open and two dead bodies with shotgun wounds.
One body belonged to Jayme’s father, and the other a female one which was found in the bathroom was of Jayme’s mother. The officers initially thought that Jayme was out but later found her to be missing. So a full-scale search was launched to find her which ended in vain.
Steps Taken By Authorities To Find Jayme Closs.
The sheriff office issued an amber alert and asked for a 100 volunteers initially and then asked for 2000 volunteers to help them. Over the days that followed, the police received multiple tips and leads most of which were investigated. The FBI added Jayme to their missing and kidnapped list and published it online.
Jayme Closs Finally Found
On 22 Oct the sheriff office issued a statement to be on the lookout for red or orange Dodge Challenger made between the years 2008 and 2014 and another vehicle which was either a Black Ford Edge, built between 2006 and 2010, or a Black Acura MDX made between 2004 to 2010, believing them to be linked to the case. On 10 Jan police said they had found Jayme closs after she escaped and refrained from giving details on how they found her. She was found in Douglas County. The police further said that they had apprehended a suspect whom they believed to be 21-year-old Jake Thomas Patterson, of Gordon.
Status Of Jake Patterson
Jake Patterson was arrested by authorities on 10 Jan and has been charged with two accounts of homicides and kidnapping. His bail has been set to 5 million, and he is waiting for the final verdict.
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