Tag Archives: James Closs
Sheriff honors Closs near 1-year anniversary
One year ago tomorrow Jayme Closs was kidnapped, and her parents were killed. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald took time today to honor Closs, investigators, and the community. He credited Closs...
Oct 14, 2019
Closs family home torn down
The Closs family home in Barron in northwest Wisconsin is torn down. Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs was kidnapped last October and her parents were killed at that home. Jake Patterson pleaded guilty to...
Aug 07, 2019
Patterson moved to out-of-state prison
The man convicted of kidnapping Jayme Closs, and killing her parents, is now in an out-of-state prison. Twenty-one-year-old Jake Patterson was moved yesterday to an undisclosed place. He was initially...
Jul 16, 2019
Patterson gets life in prison for Closs case
The man convicted of kidnapping Jayme Closs and killing her parents will be in prison for the rest of his life. Barron County Judge James Babler ruled that 21-year-old Jake Patterson should never be e...
May 24, 2019
Patterson pleads guilty in Closs case
The suspect in the kidnapping of Jayme Closs and the murder of her parents is pleading guilty. Twenty-one-year-old Jake Patterson agreed to a deal with prosecutors, and he was convicted in Barron Coun...
Mar 27, 2019
Patterson to stand trial in Closs case
The 21-year-old man accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl from western Wisconsin and killing her parents will stand trial. Jake Patterson was in Barron County court this morning, and he waived his ...
Feb 06, 2019
Jennie-O donates $25K reward to Jayme Closs
Jennie-O says it will donate its $25,000 reward in the case of Jayme Closs directly to the 13-year-old girl. Closs was kidnapped from her home in Barron last October and her parents were killed. James...
Jan 23, 2019
Patterson worked with Closs' parents for 1 day
The suspect in the Jayme Closs abduction worked at the same plant as her parents for one day, almost three years ago. Jennie-O Turkey President Steve Lykken says Jake Patterson was hired one day, but ...
Jan 11, 2019
Reward doubled in Closs case
The reward is now $50,000 for information leading to the location of a western Wisconsin girl. Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs went missing early last week, after her parents were shot and killed in the...
Oct 26, 2018
Sheriff: Missing teen not a runaway
The search continues for a missing 13-year-old girl from western Wisconsin, and investigators say she's not a runaway. There was an Amber Alert yesterday for Jayme Closs. Barron County Sheriff Chris F...
Oct 16, 2018
