Jayme Closs case timeline

By Staff Reports

February 6, 2019 at 2:36PM
The home of James and Denise Closs in Barron, Wis. is seen with Barron County Sheriff vehicles parked outside. ] LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Press conference held at the Barron Couty Justice Center in Barron, Wis. to update the case of missing person 13-year-old Jayme Closs on Wednesday, October 24, 2018.
The home of James and Denise Closs in Barron, Wis. is seen with Barron County Sheriff vehicles parked outside in October 2018. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Oct. 15, 2018: Barron County Sheriff's Office receives a frantic 911 call at 1 a.m. from a home just outside Barron, Wis. When they arrive, they find the bodies of 56-year-old James Closs and 46-year-old Denise Closs. Their daughter, 13-year-old Jayme, is gone. She was last seen on Oct. 14 at a family function. Jayme "is missing from the residence" and her life "is considered endangered," Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says at a news conference later that day. An Amber Alert is issued. A tip from Miami is dismissed.

Oct. 18: About 100 volunteers trudge through brush and scour ditches along Hwy. 8 looking for clues, but find nothing.

Oct. 22: A "gathering of hope" for Jayme draws a crowd to a local high school football field. Earlier that day, authorities ask the public to look for two cars seen in the area around the time Jayme disappeared.

Oct. 23: About 1,500 volunteers cover a dozen square miles searching for clues in the second search for Jayme.

Oct. 24: Jayme's family members break their silence at a news conference and deliver an emotional plea for her safe return. A $25,000 reward for information leading to Jayme's whereabouts is announced.

Oct. 27: Hundreds of mourners attend a funeral service for James and Denise Closs in nearby Cameron, Wis.

Jan. 10: Jayme is found alive in the town of Gordon, Wis., at 4:43 p.m. Minutes later, suspect Jake T. Patterson, 21, is arrested.

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