The grandfather of abducted teen Jayme Closs, who reunited with her family last month, promised to get his granddaughter a steak once she returned home, and apparently he lived up to his promise. A photo shared on the Facebook group, “Healing for Jayme Closs” showed the 13-year-old smiling while enjoying a steak dinner with her …
On Friday, a Wisconsin prosecutor stated he had no plans to file more charges “in the immediate future” against suspect Jake Patterson, the man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old teenager Jayme Closs after killing her parents in October. Associated Press reports that Douglas County District Attorney Mark Fruehauf said in a statement that his decision was based upon …
The Wisconsin company where 13-year-old Jayme Closs’ parents worked for decades announced it will donate $25,000 of the reward fund set aside for whoever located the girl, to Jayme herself. The Green Bay Gazette reports that Hormel Foods announced the decision on Wednesday to allow its company Jennie-O, where slain victims James and Denise Closs worked, …
A Wisconsin man suspected of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after shooting her parents dead, apparently held a Christmas party at his home, all the while hiding the young girl out of sight, according to sources. Journal Sentinel reports that 21-year-old Jake Patterson held a Christmas Day party at his rural home in Gordon, a home …
A 12-page criminal complaint released earlier this month by the Barron County Sheriff’s Department, which details the murder of a Wisconsin couple and the kidnapping of their daughter, Jayme Closs, doesn’t reveal a motive or all that happened during the 88 days the young girl was held captive. Whether those details will be released will …
Days after the missing 13-year-old girl showed up nearly three months after her disappearance and her parents’ murders, relatives of Jayme Closs say they are struggling to process details about the gruesome double homicide. According to People, Jodie Arnold said she “was not prepared” to hear the circumstances surrounding the shooting deaths of her cousin …
A GoFundMe fundraiser set up for 13-year-old Wisconsin girl Jayme Closs, who escaped her captor last week after being kidnapped from her own home, has far exceeded the original goal. The fundraiser is now closed, but there are still ways people can help the young girl. ABC 13 reports that Jayme’s aunt, Jennifer Smith, gave …
A kidnapping survivor and advocate has spoken out in a viral video to explain why holidays are especially hard for her—and could be for others who’ve experienced trauma. Alicia Kozakiewicz, 30, revealed that the holidays are especially traumatic for her as a man she met online kidnapped her on New Year’s Day 2002. She says …
The father of a Wisconsin man accused of kidnapping Jayme Closs and killing her parents says he hopes to get a note to the girl’s family. “All I care about right now is Jayme’s family. I want to get them a note,” Patrick Patterson told CNN on Monday, shortly after his son, 21-year-old Jake Patterson, …
The Wisconsin man accused of abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents apparently had one and only girlfriend, who reportedly revealed there were signs of trouble in high school. RadarOnline reports that the a former girlfriend of alleged killer and kidnapper Jake Patterson told the outlet she broke up with him after brief relationship …
The Wisconsin man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after killing her parents in October was apparently discharged from the military after a brief enlistment. AP reports that Marine spokeswoman Yvonne Carlock responded to a request via email about 21-year-old suspect killer and kidnapper, Jake Patterson, who was briefly in the Marines. “The character of his …
Prosecutors in the case of Wisconsin man, Jake Patterson, accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after shooting her parents dead, will not put the girl on the stand to testify. AP reports that Barron County District Attorney Brian Wright told reporters that Jayme, who he described as an “unbelievable” teen, would not be asked to take the …
